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7. — Do all the tropical products flourish f 



All that have been imported and cultivated appear to 

 do well. Among them are the banana, pine-apple, 

 gnava, tamarind, mango, citron, lime, oranges in certain 

 localities, and among roots, tapioca, sago, arrowroot, 

 sweet potato, yams, &c. Among berries, are the cape 

 gooseberry, strawberry, ohelo or whortleberry, rasp- 

 berry, &c. 



8. — Can products of the temperate zone he raised? 

 Fruits of the temperate zone have not so far done 



well here, perhaps because they have not been suffi- 

 ciently acclimatized or have not found their proper 

 locality. Peaches have done best, but are inferior to 

 those in other countries, and will bear only from seeds 

 planted here. Grain, such as wheat, oats, barley, rye, 

 buckwheat, &c, grow pretty well ; but they are not 

 equal to American, and on this accoimt flour and 

 grains are imported. Irish potatoes grow well above 

 one thousand feet elevation. Vegetables and melons 

 also do well, and are equal to any raised elsewhere. 



9. — What animals, birds or reptiles abound? 



All domestic animals and fowls do as well here as in 

 any country, and are kept at a much less cost. There 

 are no wild animals, unless we except a few dogs, hogs, 

 goats and cattle which run wild in the mountain for- 

 ests, and furnish game for sportsmen. Of reptiles and 

 insects there are few venomous ones. Centipedes, 

 scorpions, ants, spiders, and wasps, are abundant, but 

 their venom is modified by the climate — at least they 

 are not fatal as in other countries. Mosquitoes are 

 found in some localities. There are no snakes or frogs 

 in the group. Besides domesticated poultry, which in- 



