Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0690
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Some account of St Helena
fruits tho probably very few kinds exist in either Indies which might not be cultivated here & brought to at least a great degree of perfection but while their Pastures lay as they realy do as much neglected as their Gardens there can be little hopes of Amendment in short the Custom of the Indias Captains who always make very hansome presents to the families where they are entertaind besides paying any extravagant prizes for the few refreshments they get seem to have inspird the People with a degree of Lazyness were refreshments cheap they would probably upon the whole receive not much more money for them by the year & the present would be the same so at least they seem to think in short the Cape of Good hope which tho by nature a mere desart supplys abundantly refreshments of all kinds to ships of all nations who touch there Contrasted with this Island which tho highly favourd by