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occasion of my last visit several proprietors mentioned their 

 intention of making large plantations. The tree requires 

 little or no cultivation, and even thrivos where Coffee and 

 Cocoa would not grow. 



" 38. The value of the Cloves in Seychelles is about 6 

 dollars per 100 lbs., or about 3d. per lb, for gathering, dry. 

 ing, &c. 



" 39. Although found in all the Islands, the Cinnamon is 

 most common in Mahe, especially about Port Victoria, ^o 

 attention is paid to it now as an article of commerce. 



" Tbe species is the Cmnamomum quassia — the better Cin- 

 namon of commerce,— and is comparatively worthless. 



" 40. Before 1871 there were neither Nutmegs nor Allspice 

 trees in these Islands. Some plants of these which were 

 sent to Seychelles in that year have thriven well, so also have 

 some plants of the Durian. I have no doubt that these, as 

 well as the Mangosteen, would thrive well in Seychelles. 



" 41. In 1871 a piece of land was set apart, especially for 

 the cultivation of these and other useful plants which might 

 be occasionally sent from Mauritius, bup, as no one had taken 

 much notice of them, they were abandoned. 



" 42. In future I think it would be better to send the 

 plants to the Chief Commissioner for distribution among 

 those who would be most likely to take care of them. 



" 43. Pepper (Pqjer nigrum} might be profitably cultiva- 

 ted, the climate, &c being well adapted to its growth. It 

 would appear to have been cultivated at one time, or the 

 plant is indigenous in these Islands. 



" 44. It is found in great abundance in all the Islands, 

 climbing over the granite boulders like Ivy. A few China- 

 men or Malays from Singapore would soon revive its culture 



