CONTENTS. 
Residence at Bombay — brief state of that settlement in 1766 — soil , 
climate , and natural productions — cocoa-nut tree fully described — • 
palmyra — date and banian-tree — gymnosophists — cubbeer — burr 
— anecdote of monkeys — areca , betel , mango , and other fruits 
of Hindostan — flowers— vegetables — rice-grounds— rainy season 
dreadf ul famines in India . 
