Sarthiftle - - F e b . - - - -
Swallow-wort - . — — - - - -
T .
Tanfey - - - Dec. common
Tares - - - — — - — -
Tbiftle bleffed - Feb. - - - -
T ^ ym e mother o f -
Thyme - - - - -
Toad flax - - i
Tobacco - - ¡Dec. — :
Tomates - — •—— garden
Tormentii — - ■ front
Thorn - — - ------ . - -
T r e fo il - - - Dec.'" a ll oyer
T u rn ep - - - front
V *
V in e - - - - F e b . common
V io le t - - - - D e c . garden"
"Viper gr-afs - - — common
V e rv a in * “ *»•* —-— front
W.
W a l l flower - - D e c . garden
W o od b in e - - •------ common
W o o d ro o f - - A p r . — - - ,
Wo rm w o od rom an fron t
T h e y have extraordinary mallow trees, (th e feeds o f which they had from
Spain) about 2 years o ld, and are now ( i 778) *4 ^eeC high. T h e y are always
gre en , and flower in A p r il , M a y and June, fuppofed to be unknown in England.
t y Juft as -I am doling this work, I find-the following article inferted in the foreign newspapers,
dated Oviedo, April is , 1780: The Count de Tqrena and Father Ignatius Buenaza
have been employed upwards o f a year, by orders o f the council o f Gallile, in examining fe-
yeral mines o f ocre and various coloured alum. They have lince difcovcred an exceeding line
quarry o f alaballer, abounding with the molt beautiful hones, held by tneconnoiffeurs to be equal
inwhitenefs to thofeof Mount Taurus^ Ours are however larger and more proper for columns
.and ilatues.* They have alfo examined a mine o f jet, the Hones o f which much referable thofc
o f Calcite. Great quantities of pit coal are found in the neighbourhood o f Coboalles. In.
■the diftriA o f Cangas they have difcovered a mine of flones refembling agate and alaballer;
and in the hamlet Of Carre (in they found a cryllal which has the brilliancy of a diamond.
Thefe expert naturalUls have fent {pecimens of all thefe {tones and minerals to the council.
1N D E X -
I N D E X of C O N T E N T S .
A .
\ C ID S, Three in nature compared
Aereda, Town in Cattile
39* Almazarrón,Town of, fmgularities ob-
13 ferved there. 355
Air of MaI
I . V 68
Almeria, City of 3.35
drid,
r Fables relating thereto. Alum Mine near Alcaniz, defcribed. 220
Alava, Province of 130 Plume 355
Alan is, Town of 301 Amber, 365
Albufera, De Valencia 37r Amianthus., Or arbeftus 355
Aicanis, Town of 220 Anduxar, ‘ Curious earthen ware made
Alcora, Manufa&ure o f delf ware,
Eftabliihed there b y Count
219
Angora,
there.
Goats from, introduced into
34S
Aranda. 377 Spain by Charles Hid. S8
Alcala De Henares, city of, and uni- Antimony, Mine of; near S'»- Cruz de
verlity founded by cardinal Múdela. I 422
Ximenes. *5 Ant bear From Buenos Ayres, defcribed. 76
Alcocer, Iron mind between that place Aquafortis, Its ufe with filverfmiths of
and Orrellana. 286 Madrid. 395
Alfalfa, Or medick, plentiful in VaAranjuez,
Gardens and palace defcribed Si
lencia. 380 Archena, Baths and waters of 357
Algaroba, Or carob tree. 359 Arcos, City of 351
Alicant, City of -- Arrobe, Spaniih weight. 23
Huerta de Afphaltos, Or Jewiih bitumen. i l
Almadén, In la Mancha, its famous Artifts, Name o f Spaniih, famous for
quickfilver mine defcribed. 231 making fine blades. *37
Almagre, TJfed at St. Udefonfo inftead Atienza,, * Hill of, 'confines o f the two
of Tripoli. 355 - Caftiles. *3
Almazan, On the banks of the Duero, Auguftin
Angular appearance ob- Antonio, J Some “ count of that prelate. 414
ferved in that diftrift. 1 3 Azure, Or enamel blue 218
L 11 Badajoz,