Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America

CHAPTER II.

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Curious Seaweed.--Professor Agassiz.--Myth of a Lost Continent.--Island of Martinique.--An Attractive Place.--Statue of the Empress Josephine.--Birthplace of Madame de Maintenon.--City of St. Pierre.--Mont Pelee.--High Flavored Specialty.--Grisettes of Maritinque.--A Botanical Garden.--Defective Drainage.--A Fatal Enemy.--A Cannibal Snake.--The Climate 33