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to our obfervatlon. Among thofe which 

 moft attraded our attention were the pi- 

 mento, wild cinnamon, ginger, caffia, cafiada, 

 banana, plantain, tamarind, cafliew apple, 

 mango, fapadillo, papaw, mammee, fourfop, 

 goava, grenadillo, water lemon, oranges, 

 limes, lemons, (haddock, forbidden fruit, 

 the aloe, logwood, mahogany, cedar, and lig- 

 num vltae. The great ftaple produdions of 

 the Weft Indies, — fugar, cotton, and coffee, 

 were alfo brought frequently before the eye, 

 during this interefting excurfion. 



It appeared to us fomewhat remarkable 

 that, in thewhole extent of our tour, we fhould 

 not have feen any pines growing, except at one 

 fpot near Hilloughby hill, where they were re- 

 gularly planted as the crop of part of a fugar 

 field. The fruit was not ripe; and therefore we 

 had no opportunity of comparingits flavor with 

 that of the pines of our Englifh hot-houfes ; 

 and, confequently, none of judging whether 

 the cultivation of this plant is one of thofe 

 circumftances, as fome have aflerted, in which 

 art has been made to rival , or even to furpafs 

 the works of nature. Improbable as this 



