130 September 1748. 



feels at the fight of our verdant, odoriferous 



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 meadows. 



The America?! Nigbtfiade, ox the Phytolacca 

 decandra, grows abundantly in the fields, 

 and under the trees, on little hills. Its 

 bfack berries are now ripe. We ohferved 

 to- day fome little birds with a blue plu- 

 mage, and of the fize of our Hortidans and 

 Yellow Hammers (Emberiza Citrinella and 

 Emberiza HortirfajiusJ flying down from 

 the trees, in order to fettle upon the night- 

 made and eat its berries. 



Towards night I went to Mr. Bartrams 

 country feat. 



September the 29th. The Gnaphalium 

 margaritaceum, grows in aftoniming quanti- 

 ties upon all uncultivated fields, glades, hills, 

 and the like. Its height is different accord- 

 ing to its different foil and fituation. Some- 

 times it is very ramofe, and fometimes very 

 li " Te. It has a flrong, but agreeable fmell. 

 T/.ie Englifo call it Life everlajling ; for its 

 flowers, which confift chiefly of dry, mi- 

 ning, lilvery leaves (Folia calycina) do not 

 change when dried. This plant is now 

 every where in full bloffom. But fome 

 have already loft the flowers, and are be- 

 ginning to drop the feeds. The Englijlo : 

 ladies were ufed to gather great quantities 



of this Life everlading, and to pluck them ' 



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