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5th. The different preparations of manhiot. This plant is 
cultivated chiefly for the subsistence of the slaves. The cas- 
sava bread so common in the West India islands, and the 
substance which is sold in the shops of London under the , 
name of tapioca, are the produce of its long tuberous roots ; 
and they make from it a hair-powder as white as snow. It is 
propagated from cuttings, and the root is rasped into a 
powder by wheels that are covered with dentated metallic 
plates. 
6th. View of a coffee plantation. The cultivation of this 
article seemed to be on the increase ; and there can be no 
doubt that the loss of St. Domingo to France will con- 
tribute greatly to the encouragement of its propagation in 
the Brazils. 
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7th. View of a rice plantation ; which, as the most pro- 
ductive of all grain, is abundantly cultivated in all the northern 
provinces. 
8th. View of a plantation of hemp, and its manufacture into 
cordage. This article is chiefly cultivated in the southern 
districts near the island of St. Catharine, but hitherto has met 
with little encouragement. 
Of other productions equally or more important I shall 
give a brief account in the next chapter. 
There is another garden belonging to the Crown, which is 
chiefly intended for the cultivation of that species of cactus 
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