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good tree, is computed at a pound 

 and an half. The trees are planted in 

 ftraight lines, at five feet diftance from 

 each other ; and a well ordered Coffee 

 Plantation may be juftly faid to form a 

 very agreeable profpeft. 



The Cotton Trees are of feveral fpe- 

 cies, but have all a near refemblance 

 to each other. They confift of feveral 

 fmall fhrubs arifmg from one common 

 root, and growing to about eight feet 

 in height. The leaves of each fpecies, 

 though they differ in fize, are indented. 

 The flowers confift of five large yellow 

 petals. Their piftils are covered on the 

 top with farina fcecundans, of a yellow 

 colour, which when mature falls into, 

 and impregnates the fubjacent matrix. 

 When the petals fall off, a capfular pod 

 arifes, furrounded by three triangular 

 leaves. The pod is fomewhat conic, 



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