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but much fweeter. We continued to ufe them in 
this manner, till towards the end of the month, 
when the weather becoming much warmer, we 
obferved them not to be fo good, and found that 
thofe which were hung up near the cabin-windows, 
in the pantry, and in the flair-cafe, began to wither 
and fhrivel, and appear yellow. ~ Thofe which re- 
mained in the bafket, with their roots downward, 
were ina much better ftate. On the firft of January 
1793, fome of thofe in the latter ftate were dreffed 
as follows:—The roots and tops being taken off, 
‘but the rind left on, they were boiled in falt water 
with the falt beef; the falt of which did not appear 
to have affected the infide much, after boiling three 
hours; they were then taken up, and the infide 
fcooped out of the top, and were found to be much 
fweeter and better, and the colour yellower, than 
any of the former ones boiled in frefh water. 
In addition to thefe minutes of the Captain, I 
have to remark, that three or four plants, which re- 
mained when they arrived at Kingfton, were de- 
livered to my, brother Dr. Broughton; who hung 
them up inhis pantry. Three weeks after they were 
placed there, he obferved one of them to throw 
out fome green fhoots; which, though divefted of 
its roots in England, he planted in his garden, 
where it took root, and was growing very luxuri- 
antly at the time the veffel left the ifland, nearly 
three months from the time they were cut in Eng- 
land, I conclude 
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