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The process of preparation consists simply in washing it in 

 fresh water and drying it several times in succession ; when 

 • boiled and allowed to cool it forms a transparent, nearly 

 tasteless, but, I am told, nourishing jelly. The preparation 

 of the plant was first commenced in 1 806, at which time the 

 usual price was 9d. per lb., it has now, however, fallen 

 to l±d. 9 but the process is less carefully conducted than 

 formerly. 



The fruits and vegetables are the same as in other parts of 

 the low country; but no attention whatever being paid to their 

 cultivation, the produce of the majority is poor and insipid. 

 English vegetables have at various times been planted ; but 

 lettuces, radishes, and some kinds of bean, are the only 

 ones which appear capable of accommodating themselves to 

 the climate. 



Cotton grows wild over the whole District, and the product 

 used to be collected in large quantities. Cloth from English 

 looms has, however, to a great extent, driven the native 

 manufacturer out of the market. 



Timber, 



The whole face of the District, with the exception of a 

 narrow strip along the sea- coast, being covered with wood, a 

 considerable variety of timber trees is to be met with. 

 The commonest of these are the following. 

 Ebony. Diospyrus Ebenses. 

 Sat tin wood. Chloroxylon Stvietenia. 

 Meele. 

 Halmillil. 



Paloo, commonly called Iron wood. 



Godaparre. Dillenia dentata. 



Hora gaha. Dipterocarpus turhinatus. 



Jack. Artocarpus integrifolia. 



Teak. Tectonia gratidis. 

 Of these, Jack is never found growing spontaneously, and of 

 the Teak there are unfortunately but few specimens left.; all 

 the plantations of this tree formed in the southern part of the 



