134 A MISSION TO VITI. 
of pine-apples and cassava-root, and around nearly all 
the yam, banana, and sweet-potato patches I observed 
the cotton-trees, which had been planted by order of the 
King and at Mr. Pritchard’s instigation. The village of 
Koroivau was a complete cotton garden ; the trees were 
twelve to fourteen feet high, and formed regular ave- 
nues in the streets. In my rambles in the forest I met 
with some natives who were clearing pieces of ground for 
cultivation. They were extremely friendly, and invited 
me to partake of some wild yams (“Tivoli”) which they 
had just been roasting in the hot ashes. I gladly availed 
myself of their offer, and found the roots like cultivated 
yams, and quite as good in taste. Though no smoker 
myself, I carried a pipe and tobacco, which passed from 
mouth to mouth, every one having a few puffs and then 
passing it on to his neighbour; and when I intimated 
to them that the pipe was theirs, and presented an ad- 
ditional stick of American tobacco, they were highly 
pleased, and hoped that I would soon come again to 
“oather leaves.” In the swampy parts of the forest I 
found a new Aroideous plant, the Viu kana (Cyrto- 
sperma edulis, Schott) under-cultivation. Like the Taro, 
or Dalo, as it is here termed, which it somewhat re- 
sembles, its root is edible, and very much used. 
We left Bau on the 2nd of August, early in the morn- 
ing, our party consisting of Colonel and Mrs. Smythe, Mr. 
and Miss Pritchard, Mr. Collis and myself, all embarked 
in two boats belonging to the mission, and proceeding 
to Rewa by way of the river and the canal, a route, 
it will be remembered, which My. Pritchard and myself 
took on a former occasion. After two or three days’ rain 
