1736.] TOJOHNBARTRAM. 79 



June 7, 1736. 



Fkiend John : 



I have now a very curious account before me, sent by Paul 

 Dudley, from his house in Roxbury, New England, October 24, 

 1735 ; who very ingeniously describes the Evergreens of New 

 England, in two sheets of paper. 



This is his catalogue : 



White Pine. White Cedar. 



Pitch Pine. Red Cedar. 



Saplin or Pople Pine. Savin. 



Apple Pine. Juniper. 



Hemlock, a small Fir. Holly. 



Balm of Gilead Fir. Ivy, a shrub. 



Spruce Tree, distinguished into Box. 



white, black, and red, from the 



colour of the bark and leaf. 



My kind friend, Dr. Witt, sent me, some years agone, several 

 small plants that he called Spruce ; but, by the very particular 

 description of P. Dudley, they prove to be the Hemlock ; for I 

 have two fine plants, in my garden, which agree exactly with his 

 description of the Hemlock ; and, to confirm me that P. Dudley 

 is right, I had this year, come from Newfoundland, two fine Spruce 

 trees, which both grow, and prove very different plants from what 

 the Doctor sent me ; but agree exactly with P. Dudley's descrip- 

 tion of the Spruce. This I send by way of information, and to 

 put thee on observing what you have, of these kinds, growing near 

 you. 



Very probably, in process of time, thy noble employers may 

 send thee to visit New England, on one side, and Maryland and 

 Virginia, on the other : but this by the by. 



But be it how it may, thee may be assured of the friendship of 

 thine, 



P. Collixson. 



If thee observes any sort of fresh-water or river shell-fish, pray 

 send me two or three of each sort of shells, as specimens ; or any 

 sort of land-snails, &c. Send me two or three shells of a sort, for 



