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 made of hemp; and the body and branches make floats for eins, or fihing-nets, equal to any made of cork, and as durable.

The black crabs are excellent, and afe eating, if caught in places where the Mahaut tree does not grow; particularly thoe brought from a part of the iland, called ";" where they are to be had nearly as large as ea crabs, and in great plenty. They are extremely fat when in eaon; and the females are full of a rich glutinous ubtance, called the eggs, which is perfectly delicious.

The red crabs are as mall as the common ort of crabs in England, but are by far preferable to them; the females being full of the ame rich glutinous ubtance as the black fort, when in eaon; at which time, the red crabs make their appearance in atonihing numbers: o that it is common for a peron