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(the natives of the Malabar coaft) wliich exceeds not two- 

 pence 01- twopence hai/penny a day, therfe is leafon to Hope 

 that this valuable drug may be in a fliort time afforded fioirt 

 thence, at a much fmaliler expence than it can be had for 

 from the Spanifli Main. 



That gentleman, ever attentive to whatever cah augment 

 the happinefs of individuah:;, or advance the profperity of the 

 Hate, has alfo lately fent Dver to thiS country a conhderablc 

 quantity of the feeds of the plant, from the roots of which is 

 cxtrafted that beautiful and permanent red dye, with which 

 Indian cottons are fometimes ftained, together vjitli full di- 

 reftijns for cultivating it. Thefe feeds, with diredions, 

 have been fent to different perfons in the Weft Indies, and 

 in this coimtry, who are the moft likely to give it a fair 

 trial. When the refult of thefe trials are known, they fhall 

 be communicated to our readers. The plant is called by 

 tlie natives, Che, or Chay. Its botanical pame, according 

 to the LInncean fyftem, is OdlenlaJidia L/mbellata. 



Our limits forbid us at prefent to enter more fully into 

 the other patriotic exertions of this worthy and refpeciable 

 member of fociety, but we cannot deny our readers the fa- 

 tisfaftion they will derive from the peryifal of the following 

 letter, whicli difovers at once the liberal vlew^s, and the 

 warm bene'icence of heart of Dr. Anderfon. May his pa- 

 triotic exertions be crowned with fuccefs ! 



To the Honourahle John Holland, Efq., Prefident and 

 Governor, l^c. Council. 

 Hon. Sir and Sirs. 

 \ OUR ready acquiefcence to the importation of valuable 

 plants, will enable me to derive advantage from the re- 

 learches of the Aiiatlc fociety, by the hopes. 1 entertain, 

 that you will folicit the fuprerae board for plants of the 

 Mahwah tree, fo certainly fupplying food in hot countries, 

 as defcribed by Lieutenant Charles Hamilton, a memoer 

 of that fociety. 



In this country, the Materia Medica extends to the bark 

 of every tree, and is the principal caufe of our want of tim- 

 ber, alniolt every tree being ftriped of Its bark at an early 

 uc.iod by the natives, either for tlumfelves, or on purpofe 



cL-re the difeafes of cattle : and it mull be allowed, that 



