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The description of the Pampas records long tufted grass mixed with flowers, providing pasture for thousands of horses and cattle. The description of the banks of the Paraná and other tributaries of the La Plata records tropical vegetation, especially palms, and orange groves on river islands. The account of annual river floods says that the waters enlarge swamps, inundate the Pampas and leave a fertilizing coat of mud.
The discussion of sea plants records reddish-brown bands resembling chopped hay off Bahia on the coast of Brazil, with bands several miles long. The botanical discussion offers a proposed explanation for the Red Sea's name, reporting that the plant is said to have given the sea its name.
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- Mary Somerville
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