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fiance which no doubt ferved in the room of 

 Bark. Upon cutting it in two, I found the Wood 

 of a pale or faded green. 



10. I hereupon began to refledl ferioufly with 

 myfelf, and concluded, that the vaft Atlantick 

 Ocean (which looks of the fined Azure Blue co- 

 lour occafioned by the great depth and exceeding 

 tranfparence of Water) might abound at bottom 

 with large growing Trees, and fmaller Bufhes, 

 as well as with Weeds, or Grafs : And what 

 renders the point not fo chimerical as highly pro- 

 bable is, That the Shore about half a mile to the 

 Southward of Charles Fort, is plentifully flocked 

 with dead dry Buflies, which the Sea in Hurri- 

 canes and flormy Weather throws up : The 

 Roots of thofe Bufhes, (two of which, together 

 with my Shells, I prefented your Univerfity) 

 are fo firmly fixed in a very hard and folid 

 Stone, that they are all of a piece : To be plain, 

 they mufl grow in the Sea, becaufe the Land 

 Soil of that Country produces none fuch, that I 

 can remember at leafl. 



1 1 . And here perhaps a fruitful Fancy would 

 eafily difcover Mountains and Hills, Vallies and 

 Plains, Woods and Copices, thorough which the 

 number lefs Inhabitants of the great Deep were 

 wunding their way (either feparate or in whole 

 flocks, jufl as their occafions led them,) either 

 for Food or Paftime j as alfo. That the Vallies 



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