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seen in one or two places in some abundance, but I was informed that it 

 was less abundant than in many other past seasons. The raspberry was 

 rarely met with. 



The most surprising part of the natural vegetation was a species of pea 

 Which was found on the beach, and in open spaces in the woods.; on 

 the beach the plant, like the ordinary cultivated field-pea, often covered 

 spaces from a-quarter of an acre to an acre in extent. The stem and the 

 leaf were large, and the pea sufficiently so to be gathered for use. The 

 straw when required is cut and cured for feed for cattle and horses during 

 the winter. 



But little is yet known of the agricultural capabilities of the island. 

 The only attempts at cultivation that have been made are at Gamache 

 Bay, South-west Point, and Heath Point. South-west Point and Heath 

 Point are two of the most exposed places in the Island ; and Gamache 

 Bay, though a sheltered position, has a peat soil : the whole three are 

 thus unfavourable. 



On the 22nd July potatoes were well advanced, and in healthy con- 

 dition at Gamache Bay ; but a field under hay, consisting of timothy, 

 clover, and natural grass, did not shew a heavy crop. At South-west 

 Point, Mr. Pope had about three acres of potatoes planted in rows three 

 feet apart. He informed me he expected a yield of 600 bushels, and at 

 the time of nay arrival on the 5th of August, the plants were in full 

 blossom, and covered the ground thoroughly. Judging from the appear- 

 ance, they seemed the finest patch of potatoes I had ever seen. About half- 

 an-acre of barley was at the time commencing to ripen. It stood about 

 four feet high, with strong stalk and well-filled ear. I observed oats in 

 an adjoining patch. These had been late sown, being intended for winter 

 feed for cattle. Their appearance indicated a large yield. 



On the day of my arrival at Heath Point, the 23rd August, I accom- 

 panied Mr. Julyan about a mile from the light-house, to a piece of ground 

 composed of yellowish-brown loam, which he had cleared in the wood, 

 and planted in about the middle of June with potatoes and peas. Of the 

 potatoes he procured a bucket-full of good size and middling good 

 quality. The peas were in blossom, yet a few pods were found to be fit 

 for use. In this patch I discovered three ears of bald wheat, the seed 

 of which had been among the peas when sown. They were just getting 

 into blossom, and probably would ripen. The ear was an average size, 

 and the straw about three and a-half feet high. 



I observed frost only once ; it was on the 18th September, but not 

 sufficiently severe to do injury to growing crops ; and I was informed 

 by Mr. Julyan that the lowest temperature of the previous winter was 

 only seven degrees of Fahrenheit below zero. On the coast, as might 

 be expected, the atmosphere is damper, and the temperature from ten to 

 fifteen'degrees below that of the interior, during June, July, August, and 

 September, and probably May and October. 



During the three months of my stay on the island, fogs prevailed for 

 ten days, five of which were the 31st July and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th 



