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The Pomegranate-Tree. ie Grénadier. 
‘Omegranates being equally tender with oranges, require the A A Grinade ttant u ge, elle demande auffi, 
Bilike falt-water fruation ; yet I remember to have feen them comme elle, le vo aes ip eaux ow me eae conten 
in great perfection in t e gardens of the Hon, William Byrd, Efg; — d’ avoir vil des grénades oe dans les Far rae ie Mr. Guillaume Bird, 
in the frethes of Fames river in-Virginia dans des courans a’ eau douce de la riviere de James en Virginie. 
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The Vine. La Vigne. 
us are not only fpontaneous in Carolina, but all the BS aie vient de lui-méme non feulement a la Caroline, mass encore 
rthern parts of America, from the latitude of 25 to 45, dans toutes les parties Septentrionales de ?’ Amérique, depuis le 25me 
the woods are fo abundantly replenifhed with them, that in fome  ju/qu’au 4sme degré de latitude, F les bois en font fi remplis que dans 
places for y miles togetl hey c t round, and are — quelques endroits I. e off couverte, pendant plufieurs milles, de Vignes 
ment to travellers, by entangling their horfes feet wit ui embarraffent les 5 en arrétant iés des chev ar Ven- 
their trayling branches; and lofty trees are over-top’d and wholly — ¢relas de leurs branches rampantes, @ partie monte auffi au haut 
obfcured by their embraces. From h indications one woul les grands arbres, les obfcurcit entierement, en s’y attac } 
‘conclude, that thefe countries w: u apted for the cul ura peut-ttre a de pareils indices, que ces pays font auffi propres a la 
ur € 5 Spain or Italy, which lie in the fame lati- — cadture de la Vigne, que ’'E{p € lItalie, gui ont la méme latitude; 
tude. ‘Yet, by the efforts that een hitherto made in Vér cepen il paroit out ce qu’on bé de faire jufqwici pour la 
Inia 8 a, it is a nt, that they are not bleft with  caliiv ta irginie gu’ la Caroline, que ces pays ne jouiffent pas 
that clemency of climate, or aptitude for making wine, as t ‘une température a’ uffi propre a faire venir le Vin, que les pays 
parallel parts of Europe, where the feafons are more equal, and  d’Euro te qui leur Wa. Dmg car dans ces derniers les Tisons Sont 
the fpring not fubject, as in Carolina, to the viciffitudes of wea- lus égales pe Printe mps Weft p 5 fijet, comme a la Caroline, aux 
ther, and alternate changes of warmth and cold, which, by turns, j epides du temps, Bala erate du fred @ lu chaud, qui arrétent 
both checks and agitates the rifing fap, by which the tender e Liss is. fac vement la feve dan. a anches, de maniere a faire 
fhoots are often cut off. to this the ill effeéts they are lia- ye, peri Bis eo) tendres : iat 2% a cela les mauvais effets que 
ple to.by too much wet, which frequently happening at the dit exceffives, a “ omtam Bes: Ja Caroline 
‘time of ripening, occafions the rotting and burfting of the fruit. vers AE en ei aie turite ad ne he a le font % pourrir, ou créver. 
Though the natural caufes of thefe impediments may not pre- Yoi qu'on ne pui wiffe pas a aifeme: raifon d de ees 
' fently be accounted for, yet it is to be hoped that time, and an — imconveniens, on peut néanmoins Wace qu Pavec le t temps 
affiduous application, will obviate thefe inclement obftructions of affidu, o on obviera ptuie aun 0 obftacles Oe nous ee a’un ae or: 
hides 
© may prove. 
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Of Pine-Trees. Des Pins. 
Here are ‘in Carolina ne ee of Pine-trees, which are there {hy 24 Ta Caroli atre efpeces de pins, qu'on y diftingue par les 
ons de 
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diftinguifhed by the Ss Of 
Pitch Pi 46 Pins 4 poix. 
Rich-lan Pins de terre fertile. 
Short- Lad Pin a : courte feuille. 
‘Swamp Pine, Pins de fwamp, ou de marais. 
‘The Pitch-Pine is the largeft of all the Pine-trees, ahd rnounts Le Pin a Poix of le i B75 6 de polit & ecient oes haut qw aucun 
a greater height than any of thems its leaves and cones are autr augfi plu [Jes &F plus longues que 
lf larger and long nger than thofe of the other kinds; the wood is celles “des autres feces. Le bois a eft jaune, &F le ceur fi bier de 
yellow, the heart of it is fo replete with turpentine, that its weight therchentine, que cela he rene fei pele que mh bois de gayac: 
exceed that of Lignum Vite; of this Hag therefore is made eee 2 I? la poix, eae dron, la réfine, 
tar, rofin, and turpentine. The wood is the moft durable, of — therebentine. Le bois et plus d dura able, &F plus généralement a ane 
more general ufe than any of the other kins of pines, pica celui a ures le a aa fur tout pour es des douves, des fonds 
for ftaves, ‘heading, and fhingles,  e. ering for houfes: de tonneaux, pace uvrir les maifons. Cet Arbre oe 
trees grow generally cn the pooreft Jand. erdinairoment fr le lero " C re. 
ich-land Pine is not fo large a tree, are its leaves ¢ Pin de p a. Si Meg! les feuilles & kes 
nor cones fo long as thofe of the Pitch Pine; Pee the wood ae ffi 5 q On en 
contains much lefs rofin, the grain is of a yellowifh white ce de eis ” Le grain en re a) mee lance jaunitre ; & le bois inftreur 
the wood of this tree is inferior to that of the Pitch Pine, o 0 cd de Pn A Poix. Ji end cependant bien, @ fon u 
it fplits well, and has its peculiar vfes: thefe grow in better lan 2 lté pees Il croit io, un terroir meilleur que celui du Pin 3 
oe the Pitch Pine. 
he Short- vices Pine is ufually a fimall tree, with fhort leaves Le Pin 4 courte sate oft sins sesh un petit arbre: fes feuilles 
a fmail con It delights in middling land, and ufually grow font courtes, & fes pommes petites. Il aime un terroir médiocrement fer- 
_mixed with oaks. tile, &F croit Sethe Sees parmi i ¢ he 
_ The Swamp Pine grows on barren wet land; they ae gene- Lz Pin de cree croit fur les es fiériles © bumides. DL oft géné 
rally tall and large; the cones are rather Pe. Thele trees af- oe ment gros &S haut: fes pomines Hs grofes que Petites. Il ne 
ford en rofin, te are ufeful for matts, yards, and es other denne que fe 1 de rin mais i eft fort utile pour faire des mats, des 
neceffaries. Ver aes F plufieurs a dont on a befoin. 
There is alfo in Carolina, a fir which is there called Spruce- ya oa a la Gaoline une efpece de Sep qwon y appelle le Pin 
ee de ee aufe de ce pays la. 
numerous fpecies of the fir and pine which our northern Le grand nombre a ora o epi ns §F de e pins ue nos colonies Septen- 
oldies abound in, have (till of late) been little known to the penales proj en ois, wont été connues on curieux que depuis 
curious, of whom no one has contributed more than my inde- tres pu de temps; aucun deux wa plus contribué a nous en donner I. 
a 
fatigable friend Mr. P. Collinfon, who, by procuring from the dif- conn Mine 7 mon ami inrauigalie Mr. 2. Colli ini fon, gui, en faifant 
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ferent parts of America, a great variety of feeds, and fpecimens iN venir ee iff entes variéle de femences 
various a has a large fund for a complete hiftory of th &3 d’échantillons des di es efpe ces de ‘pins “de ie ins, a aujourd'hui 
uleful ¢ une ie ame wale, aa Pale riats Pe a pour former Vhijicire 
rplete d’u oft fi ét 
Befides Outre 
