l6o October 1748* 



feed the cattle with them, all their flavour 

 being loft. But the upper ones are cut, 

 whilft they are yet green. 



The vallies between the hills commonly 

 contain brooks : but they are not very broad, 

 and require no bridges, fo that carriages and 

 horfe can eafily pafs through them; for the 

 water is feldom above fix inches deep. 



The leaves of mod trees were yet quite 

 green, fuch as thofe of oaks, chefnut trees, 

 black walnut trees, hiccory, tulip trees, 

 and faffafras. The two latter fpecies are 

 found in plenty on the fides of the little 

 woods, on hills, on the fallow fields, near 

 hedges, and on the road. The perfimon 

 likewife had ftill its leaves; however fome 

 trees of this kind had dropt them. The 

 leaves of the American bramble were at pre- 

 fent almoft entirely red, though fome of 

 thefe bufhes yet retained a lively green in 

 the leaves. The Cornelian cherry likewife 

 had already a mixture of brown and pale 

 leaves. The leaves of the red maple were 

 alfo red. 



I continued my journey to Chichejier, 

 a borough upon the Delaware, where tra- 

 vellers pafs the river in a ferry. They 

 build here every year a number of fmall 

 fhips for fale. From an iron work which 



lies 



