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furru is valiuihlo, consisting ]»riijci|jally nF ricli 

 araljlo luinl ; the Ncpcau river also rimiiiiiii- fty 

 the estate, is a valuahle acquisition tor sheep- 



vaneed at this part of ilte fe<>tmliy 4toai hn&ev 

 in the interior. StraM'hert ies and cream was not 

 an uncommon dish, and tht^ fruit was very al)un- 

 dant this season. Green peas were also in large 

 qTiaixtitiea, and the %hQm&i Eng- 



lish, and the mdre delicate^ hni ^ranwent 

 China varieties of roses, and in such profn$iO% 

 that one mijjht have died of " roses in aro- 

 maticpaiu." Pinks^ stocks, and other European 



heantifiil roae43?«fe^ m^m^ i*ith Us caramon- 



tinted MossomSj adorne<l tlu^ verandalis ; the 

 white and pink Rohhiia ^vas attractive from the 

 exqaisite beauty imparted by its pendulous clus- 

 ters of hlossoms and tmam^atal gy^owth of 



But another, combining beauty of growtli with 

 fragrant flowers, must not I>e omitted : it i.s the 

 ** white cedar" of the colony, and is iudi- 



ggn^as to this countrf , m w^I m HQOSit ^t0 of 

 India : it is the Mdht amlmr^t^ JxtoastS* The 



tree is doeitbioits, and was now eover^'d Iiy |)eii- 

 tlulous clusters ui lilac-coloured blossoms, adding 



