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roots to 'England. We owe to him the know* 

 ledge of many fcarce plants, which he firft found, 

 and which were never known before. He has 

 fhewn great judgment, and an attention which 

 lets nothing efcape unnoticed. Yet with all 

 thefe great qualities, he is to be blamed for his 

 negligence; for he did not care to write down his 

 numerous and ufeful obfervations. His friends 

 at London once obliged him to fend them a 

 fhort account of one of his travels, and they were 

 very ready, with a good intention, though not 

 with fufficient judgment, to get .this account 

 printed. But this book did Mr. Bartram more 

 harm than good ; for as he is rather backward in 

 writing down what he knows, this publication 

 was found to contain but few new obfervations. 

 It would not however be doing juftice to Mr. 

 Bertrams merit, if it were to be judged of by this 

 performance. He has not filled it with a thou- 

 fandth part of the great knowledge which he has 

 acquired, in natural philofophy and hiftory, efpe- 

 cially in regard to North America. I have often 

 been at a lofs to think of the fources, from 

 whence he got many things which came to his 

 knowledge. I likewife owe him many things, 

 for he poffeffed that great quality of communi- 

 cating every thing he knew. I (hall, therefore, 

 in the fequel, frequently mention this gentleman. 

 For I mould never forgive myfelf> if I were to 

 omit the name of the firft inventor, and claim 

 that as my own invention which I learnt from 

 another perfon. 



MANY Mufck-flells, or My till anatinl, are to, 

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