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taken which fall from the tree before they 

 are ripe. 



The American Night- jhade, or Phytolacca 

 decandra, Linn. S. N. grows abundantly 

 near the farms, on the highroad in hedges 

 and bufhes, and in feveral places in the 

 fields. Whenever I came to any of thefe 

 places I was fure of finding this plant in 

 great abundance. Moft of them had red 

 berries, which grew in bunches, and look- 

 ed very tempting, though they were not at 

 all fit for eating. Some of thefe plants 

 were yet in flower. In fome places, fuch 

 as in the hedges, and near the houfes, they 

 fometimes grow two fathom high. But 

 in the fields were always low ; yet I could 

 no where perceive that the cattle had eaten 

 of it. A German of this place who was a 

 confecftioner told me, that the dyers gather- 

 ed the roots of this plant and made a fine 

 red dye of them. 



Here are feveral fpecies of Squirrels, 

 The ground Squirrels, or Sciurus Jiriatus, 

 Linn. S. N. are commonly kept in cages, 

 becaufe they are very pretty : but they can- 

 not be entirely tamed. Th^ greater Squir- 

 rels, or Sciurus cinereus, Linn. S. N. fre- 

 quently do a great deal of mifchief in the 

 plantations, but particularly deftroy the 

 maize. For they climb up the ilalks, cut 



the 



