Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Old Ledger, Vol. 3 of 3
Spices of the East and the cereals and pulse of the West, the cocoa-nut, the plantaih, the yam, the bread-tree, the batatas, the sago, the mango, the guava, the pine apple, the tamarind, the pomegranate, peaches, pears, raspberries, oranges, citrons, lemons and limes, the vine, the melon, the cucumber, the potato, the cabbage, and most of the culinary vegetables of Europe; trees and shrubs, and reeds and grasses, useful and ornamental, medicinal plants, &c., in endless variety - Java, the costliest pearl in the Indian Ocean, the brightest gem in the rich diadem of the Dutch Eastern Emp1re.
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