in botany, a name given by the Spaniards and others to the finest sort of Paraguayan tea. It is the leaf of a shrub which grows on the mountains of Maracaya, and is used in Chili and Peru as the tea is with us. The mountains where this shrub grows naturally are far from the inhabited parts of Paraguay; but the people of the place know so well the value and use of it, that they constantly furnish themselves with great quantities of it from the spot. They used to go out on these expeditions many thousands together; leaving their country in the mean time exposed to the insults of their enemies, and many of themselves perishing by fatigue. To avoid these inconveniences, they have of late planted these trees about their habitations; but the leaves of these cultivated ones have not the fine flavour of those that grow wild. The king of Spain has permitted the Indians of Paraguay to bring to the town of Saintfoy 12,000 arbors of the leaves of this tree every year, but they are not able to procure so much of the wild leaves annually; about half the quantity is the utmost they bring of this; the other half is made up of the leaves of the trees in their own plantations; and this sells at a lower price, and is called pabos. The arbor is about 25 pound weight; the general price is four piastres; and the money is always divided equally among the people of the colony.