CHAPTER VII

THE WORLD’S HORTICULTURAL AND MEDICINAL DEBT TO BRAZIL 306 Brazilian Origin of Well-known Flowers—First Botanists—Piso and Marcgrav—Loudon’s Hortus—Gardner—Orchids—Cattley—Flowers and Shrubs—Fruits—Medicines—Ipecacuanha—Copaiba—Jaborandi— Guaraná—Native Remedies—Mineral Waters.