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more especially suited to the produclion of sugar than 

 any other in the West Indies, it is neither within my 

 province or ability to explain." 



PAGE 430. 



*' I am informed, however, that the planters of Saint 

 Christopher's are at a great expencefor manure^'* 



ISLAND OF NEVIS, 



VOL. I. BOOK III — PAGE 434. 



" The soil is stony ; the best is a loose black mould on a 

 clay. In some places, the upper stratum is a stiff clay, 

 whic h requires labour ; but properly divided and pulve- 

 rized, repays the labour bestowed upon it.'' 



ISLAND OF ANTIGUA. 



VOL. I. BOOK III — PAGE 446. 



" This Island contains two different kinds of soil; the 

 one a blackmould o\\ asubstratuni of clay, which is naturally 

 rich, and when not chequed by excessive droughts, to 

 which AntigUR is particularly subject, very produdlive. 



The 



