Colonial Garden-making 9 



an herbalist, not of a botanist. He had some acquain- 

 tance with the practice of physic, of which he narrates 

 some examples ; and an interest in kitchen recipes, 

 and included a few in his books. He said that Par- 

 kinson or another botanist might have " found in 



Garden of the Bartram House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 



New England a thousand, at least, of plants never 

 heard of nor seen by any Englishman before," and 

 adds that he was himself an indifferent observer. 

 He certainly lost an extraordinary opportunity of 

 distinguishing himself, indeed of immortalizing him- 

 self; and it is surprising that he was so heedless, 

 for Englishmen of that day were in general eager 

 botanists. The study of plants was new, and was 



