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In some parts of the republic of Uraguay 

 the plains of grass cease to predominate, and a 

 richer vegetation presents itself. Excellent tim- 

 ber abounds for building houses and ships, and 

 dye-wood is found, producing a great variety 

 of colours. Hemp, sugar-cane, and those plants 

 which require a warmer climate than that of 

 the Plata, are also susceptible of cultivation in 

 certain latitudes of this extensive country ; the 

 cotton plant flourishes, and in general all the 

 varieties of nature suited to the rich and pro- 

 ductive soil of the southern parts of Brazil. But 

 the scarcity of population, and the stagnation 

 of all enterprise, render these natural advantages 

 at present of little value. All these produc- 

 tions are generally abandoned, and the breed- 

 ing of cattle substituted for agriculture. 



In a south or south-east wind the anchor- 

 age is bad, on account of the heavy swell. The 



