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The Green-Tree Frog. Grénouille d’arbre verte. 
mae A HIS Frog was of a bright graf es ie Aig BYTE Grérouille étoit d’un vere 
oO aS green, with two light yellow lines COKE Met d’herbe fort vif, avec deux rayes d' us 
\@ extending the length of its body on a : 
both fides: the eyes were black and & 
large, with a yellow circle round & Bales 
” them, But what is moft remark- ESAT e7ritar un cercle jaune 
able in this Frog are its feet, which, as in all the 9# a de plus pei se dans el oi ce. 
kinds of Frogs, had four toes on each of the ie i fe piés - ceux evant ont (comeme tl eft ordinaire 
other kin BS utes les Grénouilles) quatre doigts, & ceu 
ve on the hind feet; but of 4 riere en ont cing, mais d une forme phate ae a cet- 
ja: té ef pe ece ci, étant charnus, ronds, & concaves, @ pest 
round, flefhy; and concave; fomewhat like the pres comine la bouche < une fangsue. On les trouve 
mouth of a Leech. They moft commonly are Gpdingirement attachées au de effous des feuslles sat 
found adhering to the under fides of green leaves, ¢¢ qu elles femblent we pour leur fureté, afin de 
‘which they feem to do for their fecurity, to conceal § gycher 2 leurs ennemis voraces, feavoir les oifeaus, ‘es 
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‘themfelves from their “same enemies, as Birds, ferpens, &c. Cette fituation leur feroit impoffible 
‘Snakes, &%c. which they could not do without faas la firuffure extraordinaire des doigts de leurs 
‘this extraordinary ftructure of their toes, by which the k car par fon moyen elles fe colent aux feuslles les 
they cleave to the {mootheft leaf by fu@tion; and; if us liffées, pier aint dire, en fugan t3 © fi on les tient 
the t four yards dilicee @ ee ‘ dake piés de diftance d'un miroir panehhe aun faut 
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cing ee Bea will, at one leap, ftick faft 
e numerous in Virginia and Carolina; 
ears both herbaceous Plants ard the loftieft 
Trees. They appear feldom in the day, but at night 
are very active and noify, are from {pray to (pray; “branche en branche fur les plus hauts arbre’, attra- 
e talleft trees, catching Fire-flies, and other pane Jes mouchés luifantes © d'autres infectes, & 
neds, inceflantly chirping ie chit, chit, chit. croaffant fans ceffe tchit, tehit, tchit, tchits 
ARUM Americaniim, Beta folio. 
The Scunk Weep. Pié de Veau de PAmérigué. 
WAHIS Plant, before the leaves appea arrived - Prat f gue les feuilles de ee Plante parufeit, alle aout 
full fize, as is here ae contttiog of thre atteint toute fa grandeur: elle confftoit, comme elle ¢ ict 
fucculent, monopetalous; holl flow with re 
u " ow ort Rens reprefentér , en trois i manopétales, creufes, & fects, avet 
difclofing, as within an nitch, its Holitel of an oval One des tiges courtes: le e piflil, quis oe ovale, Gi t Ia 2 fitpe rficie 
ing i ies | ed wi ie ie 
ore the leaves open, they appear pale green, but in a fhiort dans une nic ee, Avant que lis ui sonbrent, eo font dun 
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time become fp ith green and ee blended together.  verd pale; mais en peu de te sae elles deviennent tacbetées de verd S 
At the decay of the flowers, the leaves appear of the fize de violet wntll enfemble: aa d les fleurs fe paffent, les asad fh 
here exhibited, and ufually four or five in number. de la grandeur dont elles font ti repréfentées, © ily en 
re eee ou Ch Wee 
The intr opoede of this moft curious Plant, with innumerable bles d ollinfon ee dgh i dé 
others, is owing to the ee attachtrient of Mr. Col/ infor, cette Pla curietfe, S d'un hn i ae dans notre climat: 
who, in the year 1735, received it from Pen/y/vania, and in the a cit de Pe ae eh 179253 ole eof é pees 
fpring Slowing it cate yed "HIE in this manner at Peckham. fuivant a Pec teile qu'on la vot y il. 
the flowers of this Plant were engraven before I had an Pa ai # bed obligé ee placer une des feuilles, oink qe elle left “pe 
oppor of feeing the mak I was obliged to introduce a Ligure, parce que la fleur de cette tg ate éetoit gravee; avant 
leaf in the manner 4s in the Plate. j cufe eu occasion de voir les feutlle 
