Letter received by Banks from Christopher Smith, 2 December1800 (Series 16.08) - No. 0003

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of Botany, and that the Breadfruit thrive well in Jamaica.

At Prince Wales Island we have the Green & purple Sugar Cane, which  grows from 14 to 20 feet high and from 8 to 13 Inches in circumference, it comes to maturity in nine months and both kinds are very productive.

I received a letter yesterday from Sir G[eorge] Leith Bart, Lieut. Governor of Prince of  Wales Island informing me that he was of opinion that they had a Sufficient
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