Cultivation is very much neglected though the soil is very fruitful.
I am glad to say I have been able to induce my landlady, who is an English woman, to become a vegetarian, and bring up her children on a vegetarian diet, but I am afraid she will slide down. Proper vegetables cannot be had here. Such as can be had are very dear. It therefore becomes very difficult to give her a sufficient variety. She would certainly leave it off if she finds it more expensive.