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that about two thirds of the quantity arrived 

 in good condition. As this experiment has 

 been found to answer, we may in future ex- 

 pect a regular supply of pine-apples, not only 

 from the Bermudas, but also from the West 

 India islands. I observed, that those pines 

 which were packed with the roots, arrived in 

 a better state than others that were cut off in 

 the usual manner. 



