Sect. II.] Botany. 183 



Catesby*, Mitchell f. Garden, Gallissonierrc J» 

 Kalin§, Wangeuheim, Sclioepf||, and Walter Y, 



* For some account of Mark Catcsby, see vol. ii, chapter 26, 

 of this work. His Natural History of Oirolinu, kc, was, at tlic 

 time of its publication, in 1730 — 1/43, the most splendid work of 

 the kind that Great Britain ever produced j and, indeed, it had 

 scarcely a rival in magnificence on earth. Many of the most 

 beautiful and useful plants were, in this performance, for the fir«.t 

 time, exhibited in their true proportions and natural colours. 

 I'he number of subjects described and figured in tJie work is as 

 follows: Plants 171, Suadrupcds g. Birds 111, Amphibia J 3, 

 Fishes 46, Insects 3 1 . 



t Dr. John Mitchell, an Englishman, was sent to Virqinin, 

 m 1741, for the purpose of investigating the botanical treasures 

 of America. After having discovered many new genera and 

 species, he returned to England, about tjie year J 748. He trans- 

 mitted not only to his countrymen, but also to Linnaeus, mucli 

 valuable information respecting American plants. Tlie great 

 Swedish botanist viewed him with so much respect, that he took 

 care to jjerpctuate his name, by giving it to an American plant, 

 tJie Miichelia Ilepcns. 



X The marquis de la Gallissonierre, who, about the middle of 

 the century, was governor of Canada. He explored the natural 

 history of that coiuitry with great industry, and returned to Trance 

 laden with botanical riches. — Kalm's Traiufls, 



§ A Swedish botanist, who was sent, in 17*i8» to A.merica, for 

 Ihe purpose of discovering and collecting plants. After remain- 

 ing between two and three years in the country, and collecting 

 many new plants, in ^vhich pursuit he iravelled through Pcnnsi,l- 

 lania, Neiv Jersey, Neiv York, and Canadn, he returned to Sue- 

 den, and died in 1779. — Sec his Travels, tran.^ated by For.^ler. 

 2 vols 8vo, 1773. 



II Wangenheim anc| Schoepf were tvo l^otanists who came to 

 America with the German troops, during the late revolutionary 

 war. Their works on American pl^Ls, thougii by no means ei\- 

 titled to a place in the first class orWtanical publications, are yet 

 of considerable value. 



^ Thomas Walter, a planter of South Curo/ina, who published, 

 in 17S8, Flora Carolinian't , a work of respectable character. 



