Project Gutenberg 2012-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 134 Thiéry de Menonville, Nicolas-Joseph 1739 1780 Thiery de Menonville, Nicolas-Joseph Menonville, Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry de De Menonville, Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry Berthollet, Claude-Louis 1748 1822 Berthollet, Claude Louis, comte Berthollet, M. (Claude-Louis) Berthollet, Claudius-Ludovicus Velloso, José Mariano da Conceição 1742 1811 Veloso, Jose Mariano da Conceicao Velloso, Jose Mariano da Conceicao Veloso, José Mariano da Conceição Conceição Velloso, José Mariano da Da Conceição Velloso, José Mariano Mariano Velloso, José Memoria sobre a cultura da Urumbeba e sobre criação da Cochonilha Produced by Rita Farinha, Alberto Manuel Brandão Simões and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).) "Memoria sobre a cultura da Urumbeba e sobre criação da Cochonilha" by M. Thiery de Menonville is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. The book discusses the cultivation of the Urumbeba plant, a type of cactus significant in the production of Cochonilha, an insect whose dye extract was valuable for trade. It highlights agricultural techniques and observations aimed at improving the economic output of this natural resource in the colonies. The text details the journey and research conducted by Menonville in Mexico, where he studied the Cochonilha and its habitat, the Urumbeba. He describes the challenges faced in transporting the delicate insects and plants, as well as the nuances of their care and cultivation. Furthermore, the book compares different species of Cochonilha and their respective qualities, emphasizing the economic potential of establishing Urumbebals (plantations of Urumbeba) in regions with sandy soil unsuitable for other crops. Menonville's meticulous observations aim to revive and enhance local agricultural practices to leverage the lucrative market for Cochonilha dye, asserting its importance for commerce in Europe and beyond. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. pt Cactus Nopalea cochinellifera SB Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Economics 76783 2025-09-16T09:38:05.473014 text/html 52135 2024-10-23T09:21:16 text/html 323935 2025-09-16T09:38:11.492495 application/epub+zip 322055 2025-09-16T09:38:09.004032 application/epub+zip 85454 2025-09-16T09:38:07.776034 application/epub+zip 450024 2025-09-16T09:38:13.199522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438844 2025-09-16T09:38:10.651009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285400 2022-09-18T11:12:01.056411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66559 2025-09-16T09:38:05.194038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46413 2024-10-23T09:21:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19631 2025-09-16T09:38:13.328482 application/rdf+xml 25668 2025-09-16T09:38:08.262060 image/jpeg 4645 2025-09-16T09:38:08.018029 image/jpeg 322777 2025-09-16T09:38:05.484054 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia