. La narrazione della spedizione di uno squadrone americano per i mari della Cina e del Giappone. zioni dal centro ; queste però sono riempiti con acqua in rainyseason soltanto, e quindi si formano numerose cascate e cataratta. In stagione thedry l'acqua evapora rapidamente. L'isola era una volta ben boscosa, e una parte considerevole del nativeforest rimane ancora. Il cacao dado di palm e sago, sono comuni, come sono alsotamarind alberi, le mangrovie e bambù. Patate, manioca, mais,le banane da cuocere, le banane e i meloni sono tutte coltivate come articoli di cibo, come wellas alcuni dei nostri ortaggi come spinaci, un

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. Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan. ctions from the centre ; these, however, are filled with water in the rainyseason only, and then they form numerous cascades and cataracts. In thedry season the water rapidly evaporates. The island was once well wooded, and a considerable part of the nativeforest still remains. The cocoa-nut palm, and sago, are common, as are alsotamarind trees, mangroves, and bamboos. Yams, cassava, Indian corn, plantains, bananas, and melons are all cultivated as articles of food, as wellas some of our vegetables, as spinach, asparagus, artichokes, cabbage, andpeas. Wheat and rice are also produced, but in small quantities. Of fruitsthere are mangoes, shaddocks, and pine apples; but oranges, grapes, peaches, and apples are inferior. The French introduced the spice trees of the In-dian islands; none, however, succeeded but the clove. The chief article ofcultivation, since the British obtained possession, is sugar; not more, how-ever, than three-eighths of the island is cultivated at all. The sugar cane. AGRICULTURE OF MAURITIUS. 133 is planted in the usual manner, tliough the fields present one peculiarity.The surface of the ground, in its original state, was covered with loose rocksand stones. These have been formed into parallel ridges about three or fourfeet apart, and between these the cane is planted. The cultivators are ofopinion that these ridges, instead of being injurious to the cane, are ratheradvantageous; they retard the growth of weeds, shade and protect theyoung cane from violent winds, and retain moisture which reaches the rootsof the cane. Before the introduction of guano as a fertilizer, the product was from2, 000 to 2, 500 French pounds of sugar to the arpent or French acre; butthe increase since the application of the guano has been so extraordinary asto be scarcely credible. In ordinary seasons the product has been from sixto seven thousand pounds, and, under peculiarly favorable circ

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