[Works] . Cbapter f If. ARRIVAL OF COLUMBUS AT ISABELLA—SICKNESS OBTHE COLONY. [I494-] ON the 29th of March Columbus ar-rived at Isabella, highly satisfiedwith his expedition into the appearance of everything inthe vicinity of the harbor was calculated toincrease his anticipations of prosperity. Theplants and fruits of the Old World, which hewas endeavoring to introduce into the island,gave promise of rapid increase. The orchards,fields, and gardens, were in a great state offorwardness. The seeds of various fruits hadproduced young plants ; the sugar-cane hadprospered exceedingly
[Works] . Cbapter f If. ARRIVAL OF COLUMBUS AT ISABELLA—SICKNESS OBTHE COLONY. [I494-] ON the 29th of March Columbus ar-rived at Isabella, highly satisfiedwith his expedition into the appearance of everything inthe vicinity of the harbor was calculated toincrease his anticipations of prosperity. Theplants and fruits of the Old World, which hewas endeavoring to introduce into the island,gave promise of rapid increase. The orchards,fields, and gardens, were in a great state offorwardness. The seeds of various fruits hadproduced young plants ; the sugar-cane hadprospered exceedingly ; a native vine, trimmedand dressed with care, had yielded grapes oftolerable flavor, and cuttings from Europeanvines had already begun to form their the 30th of March a husbandman brought149 I50 Ube 3Life anO Dosages of to Columbus ears of wheat which had beensown in the latter part of January. Thesmaller kind of garden herbs came to maturityin sixteen days, and the larger kind, such asmelon
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