Plants in N. Holland. 1 5 i 
very hot. All this while we faw no more 
of the Natives, but faw fome of the 
Smoaks of fome of their Fires at 2 or 3 
miles diftance. 
The Land hereabouts was much like 
that part of New Holland that I formerly 
defcribed [Vol. I. p. 463.] ’tis low, but 
feemingly barricado’d with a long Chain 
of Sand-hills to the Sea, that let’s nothing 
be feen of what is farther within Land. 
At high Water the Tides rifing fo high as 
they do , the Coaft fhews very low : but 
when ’tis low Water it feems to be of an 
indifferent heighth. At low Water-Mark 
the Shore is all Rocky, fo that then there 
is no Landing with a Boat ; but at high 
Water a Boat may come in over thofe 
Rocks to the Sandy Bay , which runs all 
along on this Coaft. The Land by the 
Sea for about 5 or 600 yards is a dry San- 
dy Soil , bearing only Shrubs and Bufties 
of divers forts. Some of thefe had them 
at this time of the year, yellow Flowers or 
Bloffoms , fome blue , and fome white ; 
moft of them, of a very fragrant Smell. 
Some had Fruit like Peafecods ; in each of 
which there were juft ten fmall Peas : I 
opened many of them, and found no more 
nor lefs. There are alfo liere fome of that 
fort of Bean which I faw at Rofemary- 
Ifland : and another fort of fmall, red, 
hard Pulfe , growing in Cods alfo, with 
L 4 little 
