CONTENTS 
OF THE THIRD VOLUME. 
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BOOK V. 
AGRICULTURE. 
CHAP. I. 
Sugar Cane.-—-Known to the ancients.—Conjectures concerning its in¬ 
troduction into Europe.—Conveyed from Sicily to the Azores, &c. 
in the 15 th century, andfrom thence to the West Indies. — Evi¬ 
dence to prove that Columbus himself carried it from the Ca¬ 
nary Islands to Hispaniola.—Summary of P. Labat’s reasoning to 
demonstrate that it was found grovjing spontaneously in the West 
Indies.—Both accounts reconciled. Botanical name and descrip¬ 
tion.—Soils best adapted for its cultivation, and their varieties 
described.-—TJse and advantage of the plough.—Usual method of 
holding and planting. Season properfor planting.—Blast.—Ma¬ 
nures .—Improvements suggested. . . .9 
CHAP. II. 
Crop-time, the season of health and festivity.—Mills for grinding the 
canes.—Of the cane-juice, and its component parts.—Process for 
