IO2 September 1748. 



which an European feels at the fight of our ver- 

 dant, odoriferous meadows. 



THE American Night/hade, or the Pbytolacca 

 decandrq, grows abundantly in the fields, and 

 tjnder the trees, on little hills. Its black berries 

 are now ripe. We obferved to-day fome little 

 birds with a blue plumage, and of the fize of our 

 Hortnlans and Yellow Hammers (Emberiza Citri- 

 ndla and Emberiza HortulanusJ flying down from 

 the trees, in order to fettle upon the nightmade 

 and eat its berries. 



TOWARDS night I went to Mr. Eartrams 

 country feat. 



Sept. 29th. THE GnapbaKxm margaritaceum 

 grows in aftoniftiing quantities upon all unculti-? 

 vated fields, glades, hills, and the like. Its 

 height is different according to its different foil 

 and fituation. Sometimes it is very ramofe, and 

 fometimes very little. It has a ftrong, but agree- 

 able fmell. The Englijh call it Life ever lofting* 

 for its flowers, which confift chiefly of dry, 

 fhining, filvery 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 beginning to drop the 

 feeds. The EngKJh ladies were ufed to gather 

 great quantities of this Life everlafting, and to 

 pluck them w r ith the ftalks. For they put them 

 into pots with or without water, amongft other 

 fine flowers which they had gathered both in the 

 gardens and in the fields, and placed them as an 

 ornament in the rooms. The Englifo ladies in 

 general are much inclined to have fine flowers all 

 the furhrner long, in or upon the chimney?, 



fometimes 



