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CHAP. IX. 



Catalonia Watered Meadows Fertility 

 Surprifing Cbeapnefs of Living Barcelona 

 High Degree of Cultivation Vineyards 

 Olives Tiortofa Beautiful Country 

 Quick SucceJ/im of Crops State of Caftile 



Valencia Management of Lands 



Alicante General Qbfervations* 



THE loth, I arrived at Urgel, in 

 Catalonia, having changed my mind, 

 and laid afide the plan of paffing into Spain 

 by Perpignan. The firft part of the journey 

 Was mountainous, but the latter part of it 

 was through fome rich and fertile tracts of 

 watered grounds. Near Urgel the country 

 is exceedingly populous and well cultivated. 

 It is remarkable, that the patois of the 

 Pyrennees, and the Spanish of this part of 

 Catalonia are fo alike, that my French in- 

 terpreter found no difficulty in underfland- 

 ing every peafant we converfed with. All 

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