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of opinion, that this clay, if cleared fi'om the fand, ^ 
which might eafily be feparated, would make excellent 
porcelain. > • - - 
The climate at Sydney Cove is confidered, on the 
whole, as equal to the fineft in Europe. The rains are 
not ever of long duration, and there are feldom any 
fogs : the foil, thovigh in general light, and rather fandy 
in this part, is full as good as ufually is found fo near 
the fea-coaft. All the plants and fruit trees brought 
from Brafil and the Cape, which were not damaged in 
the paffage, thrive exceedingly ; and vegetables have 
now become plentiful, both the European forts and fuch 
as are peculiar to this country. In the Governor's garden 
are excellent cauliflowers, ^and melons very fine of their 
kinds. The orange trees flourifli, and the fig trees and 
vines are improving ftill more rapidly. In a climate fo 
favovirable, the cultivation of the vine may doubtlefs 
be carried to any degree of perfe6tion ; and (liould not 
other articles of commerce divert the attention of the 
fettlers from this point, the wines of New Soutli Wales 
may, perhaps, hereafter be fought with avidity, and 
become an indifpenfable part of the luxury of European 
tables. 
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