540 Additional Notes, 



genus Solanum, a very suspicious family of plants. The re- 

 volution in that country, however, has brought it into use, 

 and the prejudices against it are gradually yielding to expe- 

 rience. 



In many parts of Germany, prejudices still more inveterate 

 against the use of the Potatoe prevailed. We are told, 

 indeed, thaj: in some parts of that country, until within 

 a few years past, the inhabitants would almost consent to 

 starve rather than eat this pleasant and most useful vegetable. 

 Count RuMFORD exerted himself to bring it into favour in 

 Bavaria, and at length succeeded. At the close of the 18th 

 century it had come into general use in most of the couptries 

 of Europe. 



Rice and Cotton in South-Carolina, p. 384. 



The cultivation of Rice in South-Carolina has undergone 

 several revolutions in the course of the last thirteen years. 

 In the year 1790, 87,179 tierces of this article were exported 

 from that State. In 1792, 102,235 tierces were exported. 

 Since that time the quantity exported has been, with some 

 variations, generally diminishing. In 1800 the number of 

 tierces amounted only to 64,769. 



The progress of the cultivation of Cotton has been much 

 more remarkable. In 1790, the quantity of cotton exported 

 from South-Carolina was 9840 pounds; in 1795, 1,109,653 

 pounds; in 1800, 6,425,863 pounds; and in 180 J, 8,301,907 

 pounds. 



For the above information the author is indebted to the 

 politeness of Dr. John Parker Gough, of Charleston. 



Artificial Meadows. 



The formation of artificial meadows is, it is believed, in a 

 great measure, if not entirely, a peculiarity of the eighteenth 

 century. 



Gardening, p. 385. 



Cultivated Fruit Gardens may also be considered as chiefly 

 belonging to the eighteenth century. At any rate, the im- 

 provements in this department of agriculture, during the cen- 



