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he has seen it prepared, and that it is very little in- 

 ferior to the West India, and he thinks, if cul- 

 tivated, would be equal to it. 



Fruits. I believe those I have enumerated are 

 common throughout the Lower Provinces, perhaps 

 under different names, with the exception of the 

 Jullpye, or Olive,* which I have never before met 

 with ; it is common throughout these lower districts, 

 and grows to a considerable size. I have cultivated 

 a few young plants, which I will take the first 

 opportunity of forwarding to the Society ; it ap- 

 pears a hardy plant, and requires but little care. 



Sugar-cane. This is cultivated to a considerable 

 extent, and may be considered one of the staples of 

 the district ; but the smaller appears to be preferred 

 to the larger kind sent by the Society last season, 

 for although more juicy, it is not supposed to con- 

 tain so much saccharine matter.f 



Mustard Is cultivated, but limited, and is very 

 inferior to that of the other parts of Bengal ; the 

 Teel is also much smaller. 



Cotton. This is cultivated to some extent, but 



* Not the true Olive, but Elacocarpus serrata. H. II. S. 

 t Where this occurs it is the fault of the people in not thrashing the 

 Canes sufficiently. II . II. S. 



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