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we fhould find that we might foon become independent of 

 the Weft-Indies, for the expenfivc article of rum,, and 

 thereby yearly fave many thoufand pounds to this colony. 

 A valuable gum exudes from this tree; for [he colle£ting 

 of which, the Society eftabliflied in London for promoting 

 artsand manufadures, offereda premium of twenty pounds 

 fterl. for the greateft quantity, not lefs than fifty pounds 

 weight that Ihould be coUedcd from the perfimon tree, 

 in any of the Britilli colonics in America, and imported 

 from thence into the port of London, between the firft: of 



April, 1762, and the firll of April, 1763. And for the 

 next greateft quantity, not lefs than twenty-five pounds 

 weight, a premium of ten pounds fterling. 



I have alfo been informed, that an excellent beer is made 

 ofperfimons in fome of thefouthern provinces. 



Hence it will appear, that the cultivation of the per- 

 fimon tree is an objed: worthy the attention of our farmers, 

 as it promifes great profit to themfelves, and a ftiil greater 

 advantage to the community in general. 



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A letter from DoBor Otto to DoSior Bond, givex the 

 foUoiving account of an Oil, made from the feeds of the 

 common large Sun-Flow£]^, viz 



THE oil is made much in the fame manner as the 

 linfeed oil with fire, only that the hufk is taken off 

 before it is pounded and prefted; tho' I think it would be 

 much better if it had been drawn cold. One buihel of the 

 feed, in the manner this was made, yields about three 

 quarts of oil : What quantity of oil one acre of land will 

 produce, I cannot aflert at prefent; however, there is a 

 fpot of land planted, and the feed now ripening, the con- 

 tents whereof we will meafure, and alfo the produce, and I 

 will inform you of the refult. It Is frequently ufcd by our 

 brethren, inftead of fweet oil, for fallad, and, with a finall 



addition of the fweet oil, ferves very well for that purpofe.'* 



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