Colonial Garden-making 9 



an herbalist, not of a botanist. He had some acquain- 

 tance with the practice of physic, of which he narrates 

 some examples ; and an interest in kitchen recipes, 

 and included a few in his books. He said that Par- 

 kinson or another botanist might have "found in 



Garden of the Bartram House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 



New England a thousand, at least, of plants never 

 heard of nor seen by any Englishman before," and 

 adds that he was himself an indifferent observer. 

 He certainly lost an extraordinary opportunity of 

 distinguishing himself, indeed-of immortalizing him- 

 self; and it is surprising that he was so heedless, 

 for Englishmen of that day were in general eager 

 botanists. The study of plants was new, and was 



