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plaifler of Paris cafts, which he preferred to the infant 

 Society, the number of fubfcribers, at 25 piafters each, 

 amounted to 180. 



The fecond InSUtution is a Botanic Garden in the neigh- 

 bourhood of New- York ; as yet but a fmall part of -the 

 treafures of the vegetable kingdom are to be feen in it, but 

 the admirers of botany haften to fend to it every interefling 

 plant which is to be found in their vicinity. The charier of 

 incorporation of the fubfcribers, is entirely conformable to 

 the views of the founders of this garden of plants, and ao 

 cording to cufiom, enfures the permanency of the establish- 

 ment : when the hot houfes are finished, it is expected, that 

 the collection of every thing rare and moSt interesting, pro- 

 duced by the fouthern ftates, will be compleated. 



The third Institution is an agricultural fociety, eftabliShed 

 at Washington, under the fpecial protection of government. 

 The prefident of the United States, who is a moft enlightened 

 agriculturist, the chief men of the administration, the fena- 

 tors, and the deputies of congrefs, are all members of it 

 officially. The fociety being now wealthy from the fums 

 granted by government, and the numerous fubfcriptions of 

 affociates and correfpondents, have purchafed an handfome 

 houfe, and a farm of thirty acres ; they have alfo began a 

 library ; and are in poffeflion of the fine collection of ploughs, 

 and other instruments of Agriculture, which formerly be- 

 longed to general Washington : the form of its administration, 

 the number and the fucceffion of its members, the capital 

 which it may poSTefs (fpecified in buShels of corn) and its: 

 whole organization is regulated by its charter of incorpora- 

 tion; which constitutes this aSTociation a body politic, and 

 fixes the perpetuity of its continuation: It is reported, that 

 ihe anfwers which it returned to the numerous queftions 

 propofed by the focieties of the different States foorw 

 after its establishment, will form a very interefting work 

 Which will foon be published. 



