and about the roots of trees; but not in the vallies, nor in 
open fituations. It is remarkable, that this miffionary fhould 
guefs from the fimilarity. of the countries,. that the fame 
plant might probably be found in Canada. The Jefuit’s 
fufpicion excited Larirzau, a miflionary in that country, to 
make fearch for it; and after a time his labour was crowned 
with fuccefs. : 
The Iroquois Indians, though acquainted with the plant as 
a remedy among them, do not appear to have had fuch extra- 
vagant ideas of its virtues as:the Chinefe ; but it is {ufficiently 
remarkable, that they call it Garext-oguen, a compound word, 
fignifying the lower extremities of aman; thus having the 
fame fignification and fome fimilarity of found with Ginfeng: it 
might be adduced as a corroboration of the notion, that part 
of America was originally peopled fram the north of Tartary. - 
Since this difcovery, large quantities. of the root of PAN ax 
quinguefolia have been colle€ted and {ent to China, where it 
has fold at a great price ; but not having undergone the fame 
preparation as that colleéted in Tartary, it is lels efteemed by 
the Chinefe. Lourxiro even doubts if it be the fame plant; 
but the figure and defcription given by Jaxtoux, are fuffi- 
cient to afcertain that our plant, a native of the lofty moun- 
tains of North-America from Canada to Virginia, is precifely 
the fame fpecies as what he faw in Chinefe Tartary; and 
confidering the circumflances under which he obtained it, it is 
not at all probable that he could be deceived with refpeét to 
the genuine Ginfeng. 
The fenfible qualities of this root do not promife any 
particular efficacy, according to. European ideas; and this 
prejudice may perhaps occafion us to under-value it. For 
although it can hardly be doubted but that its virtues are 
highly over-rated by the Chinefe, yet it does not feem credible | 
that any abfolutely inert remedy could for ages, and in diftant 
countries, maintain fo high a reputation. The Sium Ninf 
cultivated in Japan, appears ta us to have been miftakenly 
adopted for the true Ginfeng, being fuppofed to have been 
brought from Corea in Chinefe Tartary. It is found, as 
Kempfer obferves, to poflefs littlke or none of the virtues 
afcribed to. the imported root; what he fays of the value 
fet upon the latter, muft be confidered as applicable to the 
Ginfeng; Ninfi being only another mode of expretling the 
fame word. Its flowers are very fweet fcented. “is 
Peter Coriinson received this plant from Penfylvania; 
and it flowered and produced ripe fruit in his garden at Peck- 
ham, in the year 1746. It was from this fource that Caressy’s 
figure was drawn. Communicated by Mr. Fraser, who bronght 
planis of it from North-America, on his laft return from 
that country. : 
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