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harts tongue, yarrow abundance, mullein the same, 

 both of the country ; sarsparilla, and abundance 

 more I could name, yet not the hundredth part of 

 what remains, a catalogue of which is a work of 

 many years, and without any other subject, would 

 swell to a large volume, and requires the ability 

 of a skillful botanist. Had not the ingenious Mr. 

 Banister (the greatest virtuoso we ever had on 

 the continent) been unfortunately taken out of this 

 world, he would have given the best account of 

 the plants of America, of any that ever yet made 

 such an attempt in these parts. Not but we are 

 satisfied, the species of vegetable in Carolina are 

 so numerous that it requires more ..than one man's 

 age to bring the cl detest part of them into regular 

 classes ; the country being so different in its situa- 

 tion and soil, that what one place plentifully af- 

 fords, another is absolutely a stranger to; yet we 

 generally observe that the greatest variety is found 

 in the low grounds, and savannas. 



The flower garden in Carolina is as yet arrived 

 but to a very poor and jejune perfection. We 

 have only two sorts of roses, the clove July flowers, 

 violets, prince feathers and tres colores, there has 

 been nothing more cultivated in the flower gar- 

 den, which at present occurs to my memory ; but 

 as for the wild spontaneous flowers of this coun- 

 try, nature has been so liberal that I cannot name 

 one tenth part of the valuable ones ; and since, to 

 give specimens would only swell the volume, and 

 give little satisfaction to the reader, I shall there- 



