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,,'77'- on fmall trees, always facin? the fea ; but the others belong 

 to larger trees that Hand farther within the wood, and which; 

 we frequently eut down for fuel. 



A fpecies of Pbi/adelphns grows on the eminences which jut 

 out into the fea j and alfo a tree bearing flowers almoft like 

 myrtle, with roundifli fpotted leaves of a difagreeable fmell. 

 We drank the leaves of the PbiladeJphus as tea; and found 

 that they had a pleafant tafte and fmell, and might make 

 an excellent fubfritute for the oriental fort *. 



Among other plants that were ufeful to us, may h<^ 

 reckoned wild celery, which grows plentifully in almoft 

 every cove; efpecially if the natives have ever refided there 

 before ; and one that we ufed to call fcurvy-grafs, though 

 entirely different from the plant to which we give that 

 name. This, however, is far preferable to ours for com- 

 mon ufe ; and may be known by its jagged leaves, and fmall 

 clufters of white flowers on the top. Both forts were boiled 

 every morning, with wheat ground in a mill, and with" 

 portable foup, for the people's breakfaft; and alfo amongft 

 their peafe-foup, for dinner. Sometimes they were ufed as 

 fallad, or drclTed as greens. In all which ways they arc 

 good ; and, together v/ith the fifli, with which v<iq. were con- 

 flantly fupplied, they formed a fort of refrefliment, perhaps 

 little inferior to what is to be met with in places moft noted' 

 by navigators for plentiful fupplies of animal and vegetable 

 food. 



Amongil the known kinds of plants met with here, are 

 common and rough bindweed ; night-lhade and nettles, both 



* See a reprefentation of thi?, Plate N" XXII. in Captain Cook's Juount of hi- 

 Second Voya^Cj Vol. i. p. ico, 



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