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Some account of Savu

Guinea corn.  Rice, Calevanses.  Limes. oranges. Mangoes. Plantains. Water melons. Tamarinds. Custard apples Sweet sops Fewer sops (annona reticulata  squamosa) Blimbi. (Averhoa Bilimbi)  besides Cocoa nuts & Fan palm which Last is in sufficient quantities should all other crops fail to support the whole Island  people  stock and all 
[Margin note] Palm keeps them
who have been at times oblig'd to live upon its sugar Syrup & wine for some Months. we saw also a small quantity of European garden herbs as Cellery. Marjoram  Fennel & garlick & one single sugar cane. besides these necessaries it has for the supply of luxury Betel & Areca. Tobacco. Cotton. Indigo. & a little Cinnamon.  only planted for curiosity said Mr Lange  indeed I almost doubt whether or not it was genuine cinnamon as the Duch have been always so carefull not to trust any spices out of their proper Islands. Besides these were possibly many other things which we had not an opportunity of seeing & Mr Lange forgot or did not chuse to inform us of

All their Produce is in amazing abundance so we judgd at least from the Plantations we saw  tho this year every crop had faild for

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