24 Oration delivered he/ore the Agricultural Society^ 



entirely in the dark refpefting the hiftoiy of the infefts injurious 

 to our ufeful plants, and that man would be laudably and bene- 

 ficially employed, who fhould colle6l what is knowable concern- 

 ing the diflerent moths, bugs, flies and worms, which infeft our 

 fields and gardens. A work of this kind, executed after the 

 manner of Ginanni's, or upon the plan of Reaumur's, would 

 be a capital addition to our Georgical fund of knowledge. 



If the Chamois-goat of the Alps was turned out upon the 

 Alleghany mountains, it is very likely he would thrive and 

 multiply there. 



Heath-hens, teal and black-ducks, might probably be 

 eafily tamed, if attempts were judicioufly made; and the acqui- 

 fition of thefe fowls would add richly to our flock of domeftic 

 poultry. 



But I forbear to dilate on any more of thefe particulars. 

 My hearers have the numerous volumes written within a few 

 years, on oeconomical fubjefts, in the different modern tongues, 

 difplayed before them ; or if their clafTical tafte fliould lead 

 them to turn over the pages of the Latin authors, whofe works 

 are extant. Columella and Caxvley will afford them abundant 

 pleafure, while the Georgica of Virgil, and the Prcedium Riijli- 

 cum of Vanier, fl'iall convey the moll folid inflruftion to their 

 minds. 



