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rots under glass outdoors, while $9
in their homes they make roses,
geraniums and other house plants
grow and bloom profusely.
Potatoes do not flourish, even
with the greatest attention. Disko
coal is used as fuel though it is
not nearly so good as that from
England. But it is not nearly
so expensive, costing only 7 kroner
($1.89) per long ton.
An evening of violon music
on board the