aS& November 1748. 



the firs on one fide, and afterwards letting 

 them ftand another year ; during which the 

 refin comes out between the cracks of the 

 ftem. The tree is then felled and burnt 

 for tar; and the tar thus made is called 

 green tar, not that there is that difference of 

 colour in it, for in this refpect they are both 

 pretty much alike ; but the latter is called 

 lb from being made of green and frefh trees ; 

 whereas common tar is made of dead trees : 

 the burning is done in the fame manner as 

 in Finland. They ufe only black firs ; for 

 the white firs will not ferve this purpofe, 

 though they are excellent for boards, mafts, 

 &c. green tar is dearer than common tar. 

 It is already a pretty general complaint that 

 the fir woods are almoft wholly destroyed 

 by this practice. 



Rice is planted in great quantity in Ca- 

 rolina : it fucceeds bell: in marmy and 

 fwampy grounds, which may be laid un- 

 der water, and likewife ripens there the 

 fooneft. Where thefe cannot be had, they 

 muft choofe a dry foil ; but the rice pro- 

 duced here will be much inferior to the 

 other : the land on which it is cultivated 

 muft never be manured. In Carolina they 

 fow it in the middle of April, and it is ripe 

 in September: it is planted in rows like peafe, 

 and commonly fifteen inches fpace is left 

 y between 



