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the town. The road was stony, and there was 

 nothing- in tin' asitcrt nf tlie rnnntry nroniid to 

 relieve tlic eye ; a few stunted Mhnosce^ (occa- 

 sionally varied by a few of the same species of 

 lairg^^lm^iij&d atti gr^^t skmie stiimtei 



ZizijpJn, and u iVnv trailin*;- ] slants of Convolvulus 

 soh/d/irila, wliicli, by its dark oreen loaves and 

 purplish flowers, contrasted in a beautiful manner 

 with the sterile brown soil of the scorched plains. 



The plantation we vidted was not yat m orda^i 

 it ti^ittdizied simefloimdiliig eo£Fee plants, with 



cocoa, ]dantain, cashew-nut, and other tropical 

 trees ; but the ju'incipal object of my visit was to 

 view a specimen of tlie Admisonia digiiata^ or 

 tsm&js^ iMf^ad Ijsee, attd ils very peQuHat ap- 

 peamee <mdgiN)i)^ bnpafii^initdi gmiSdsition ; 



it was about eighteen or twenty feet high, and 

 twenty-one feet in circumference. This tree was 

 in full foliage, and its bright green digitated 

 1^V«$ impaired much animation to The tree 

 is mmmdied ify mm& d^pSt a spongy sap^ 

 As subsequently at the valley I saw a much larger 

 specimen of this gigantic tree, but destitute of 

 foliage, 1 shall then return to its description, 

 and add a sketch. From this part of the island 

 I collaeted Imt few plants? ; Mmm^^ m^g^iSmm 

 grew wild about the fertile parts, as well as 

 JLoimjixeohmiSf Tr^ulm mtoideSf Asdcpkis^ (pro- 



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