{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p4", "byline": ""}
ance and most delicious; no part OF eie
world produces finer ones than brazh' 'rol'i
to 500 are sold for dollar. The SIZE OF
them is very large; one measured was ~
inches in circumference, and was not '"e
largest had seen; but such have very
thick peal, and are not the best. nc gar
dens and fields are every where ABOUT nio'
planted with oranges; the tree is some years
coming to full growth; but produces 1ruil
when very young. have seen trees no La
ger than whip sick, with hal a dozen 1T
tie branches, the size of pipes tan, bend
ing down with the finest fruit. The orange
tree produces two crops year, or rather
there are two seasons when the fruit is most
plentiful, for ripe fruit and green, and even
blossoms, arc sometimes seen on one tree
at the same time. The Orange and the
Banana are so plentiful and SO cheap, that
they form principal articles OF food Tor the
slaves and common people.
Besides the Spices, Fruits, &c. noticed
above, there were many other things IN the
Botanic Garden, some OF which were NOT eH-
planned to me, and others l have Forgotten;
in particular, great variety OF mowers, ma
tive and exotic, but | saw very few OF them.
The principal gardener is German, ana
speak pretty good English, but unfortunate
| ly for me, he was not there when Visitea
the garden. 1t appears to be his perquislte
to collect seeds and dispose of them t. VISIT
ors; almost any one will consent to pay Tor


few seeds, when asked if he will have them;


and when he gets them they are accompa-


MED with a bill Of or 10 dollars. had


collection of rs specimens OF flower seeds,


labelled with what was said to be their bo-


tanic names; but could not find nail OF


them in the "lIncycloprdle Britannica.


hope some Of my Lady friends, to whom


they are distributed, viii be able to class


them, aud that shah some day have the


pleasure to see them blossomins In Their
ilower-pots.