THE LINN^AN SOCIETY, 



THE FOLLOWaNG 



FRAGMENTS 



(WHICH ARE INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE, IN SOME DEGREE, 



THE 



NATURAL HISTORY 



OF 



A COUNTRY 



EXTREMELY IXTEEESTIXG TO PHILOSOPHERS, 



AND 



HITHERTO VERY EMPERFECTLY EXPLORED) 



ARE, WITH GREAT RESPECT, INSCRIBED BY 



THE society's friend AND BROTHER-MEMBER, 



BENJAMIN SMITH BARTON. 



'HIA, 1^ 



April 1 8th, 



Philadelphia, 1 

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