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The fruit steamers always enter at 

 Port Antonio, then sail along the coast 

 west to Lucea, or east to Morant Bay, 

 sometimes rounding the eastern point 

 and continuing along the southern 

 shore to Kingston, stopping at numer- 

 ous little harbors between these 

 ports to take on bananas, and usually 

 returning to Port Antonio to clear. 

 It was our custom to remain aboard 

 the steamer while it was sailing about 

 the coast; and, during the loading of 

 bananas, we went ashore to search 

 the beaches for seaweeds, or to stroll 

 through the streets of the little villages 

 to note the different varieties of fruits 

 and flowers by the wayside and in the 

 gardens of the negro cabins. In this 

 way we had opportunities to make 

 collections at many places besides 

 those at which we made lengthened 

 stops for that purpose. 



