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H.M.S. Providence Kingston Bay St. Vincents Janry. 26th. 93
Sir Joseph,
We arrived here Tuesday 22nd. in the Evening, having had an extraordinary Passage of only 27 Days from St. Helena, a most fortunate Circumstances for the Plants as several of them began to suffer considerably from the length of time we have been at Sea; however we had then on board the following Number of Plants in a very healthy and flourishing State –
Plants from Otaheite [Tahiti] 678 Breadfruit 54 Rattahs 83 Ayyahs 22 Avees 20 Ettons 7 Mattee 6 Oraiah 2 Vahees 15 Peeah 9 Cocoa nutts 21 for Kew Garden
917 Total from Ota.
Plants 3 from Possession Isl. 5 from Tobd. H. raised from seed 4 from New Holland From Mr.Cochrane a Passenger in the Ganges Indiaman 2 Mango 2 Creepers 1 Guavah
17
Plants from Timor 4 Breadfruit (sterile) 4 seedlings 7 Mangos 16 Jamolan 11 Jamboo armarvah 23 - - marree 5 Bimbling 8 Cherimalah 1 Carembola 7 Lemon China 6 Cosambee 2 Cattappas 4 long Pepper 4 black do. 12 Beetle nut 4 Bintalloo 4 Dangreedah 8 Bughna-kanana 1 Sureelandang (Grass) 2 Jattee
133
Young Timor Plants raised from Seed 93 Nanka (Soursop) 20 Mango 10 Jambolan 1 Nam-nam (coming up) 6 Pomegranate
263 Total from Timor
Plants from St. Helena 6 Fern Trees 1 Dwf. Peach 1 Green Tea 1 small Citron 17 Coffee 8 St. Helena Almonds 3 Plantains (difft. sort, large Fruit) 1 Lyciuym japonicum flore pleno 1 Camellia japonica flore albo 2 Nicotiana fruticosa 1 Spiræa species 1 Hydrangia hortensis 1 Unknown (Shrub from China) 1 Do. [ditto] (beautiful Shrub) 1 Do. [ditto] (Shrub) 2 Guinea Pepper
48 Total from St. Helena
1245 Number of Plants on board the Providence when she arrived at St. Vincent —
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