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Lettter XIV. Shrubs and Trees brought to the Isle of France..
The rose-tree thrives so well here, that hedges are made of it; but the flowers are not so tufted, nor is the smell so fine as ours; there is of different sorts, among which, a small one from China, is in bloom all the year round....
Port Louis, July 10, 1769.

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Letter XIII. Agriculture. Herbs, Vegetables, and Flowers imported....a Chinese plant that sows itself, and bears Little flowers like roses; upon its stem there are five or six, variegated alike, from a deep blood-red to the brightest scarlet. None of these flowers have any smell...
Port Louis, Isle of France, May 29, 1769.