1 791. LITERARY INTELLIGENCER. Iny 



Lijl of Seeds for the St. Helena Planters Society^ alluded 

 to in the foregoing Letter, 



" Nympk,fa, — The Egyptian bean, or great water lily. 



" Phafioltis Ber.^alenfu^ — Kidney bean. 



" Cynofiirus Corocanus, Paiiicium, Milium and Zizania, 

 Grafs ieeds. 



" Tenonia, — The timber is elaftic, ftrong and durable, re- 

 fifts the worm, and is fuperior to any other timber for fliip- 

 building, and beams for houfes. 



■' Erithrina Corolhdendrori, is fo light, that rafts are made 

 of it, as well as many kinds of toys. 



Mimofa odoratijjinia, fit timber for carriages of burden, 

 fiich as carts, ike. 



" Thefpi/ia Popiclnia, — Light fmooth grained timber, and 

 ftrong enough for wheel carriages. 



" Cajalpina SappJ7i — Logwood for dying. 



" Mimofa Nilotica, yields gum-arabic, and bark for tan- 

 ning leather. The feed pods equal galls for ink. 



" Mimofa Cinerea, the infpiflated juice of this tree, is 

 called terra Japonica. 



'' Mimofa Mladrafpatenjis, — Hedge mimofa. 



" Robinia Mil is. 



" Robinia Grandifora, — Its leaves are boiled and eaten as 

 greens. 



" ylnnorta Sqnaviofa, cuftard apple. 



" Cachu nut. 



" Tamarindus^ the Tamarind tree, of which the leaves and 

 fruit are a pleaiknt acid. This tree grows wild hare amon?" 

 lleep rocks. 



" Gojjy-piuni, Cotton of the fineft grain. 



" Indigofera, Indigo. The large feed from Surat ; the 

 fmaller, the beft fort of indigo made here. 



" Moringha, Indian horfe radilh. 



" All thefe feeds are frefh gathered : Some of them are 

 mixed with powdered tobacco j and the bags in which thev 

 arc contained dipped in a folution of corrofive fublimated 

 mercury, to prevent infeds deftroying them." 



What benefits would relult to fociety, if men of letters 

 would in general turn their attention towards ufefulpurfuitsl 

 How much might the lot of mankind be meliorated in a few 

 Lcnturici by fuch purfuits I Europe, Alia, Africa and Ame- 



