Its fisheries are of great value to the inhabitants, and the produce is carried to great distances.
Among the vegetable products of this region, that which interested me most was a sort of potato.

It does not belong to the solanaceous, but to the papilionaceous or pea family, and its flowers have a delightful fragrance.

It is easily propagated by small cuttings of the root or stalk.

The tuber is oblong, like our kidney potato, and when boiled tastes exactly like our common potato.

When unripe it has a slight degree of bitterness, and it is believed to be wholesome; a piece of the root eaten raw is a good remedy in nausea.