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lately made. Poor boys fometimes go out 

 of town, wade in the water, and gather 

 great quantities of thefe fhells, which they 

 fell very eafily, they being reckoned a 

 dainty. 



The Virginian Azarole with a red fruit, 

 or Linnaus's Crataegus Crus galliy is a fpe- 

 cies of hawthorn, and they plant it in hedg- 

 es, for want of that hawthorn, which is 

 commonly ufed for this purpofe in 'Europe, 

 Its berries are red, and of the fame fize, 

 ihape, and tafte with thofe of our haw- 

 thorn. Yet this tree does not feem to 

 make a good hedge, for its leaves were al- 

 ready fallen, whilft other trees ftill preferv- 

 ed theirs. Its fpines are very long and 

 fharp ; their length being two or three 

 inches. Thefe fpines are applied to fome 

 inconfiderable ufe. Each berry contains 

 two {tones. 



Mr. Bartram alTured me, that the 

 North American oak, cannot refift pu- 

 trefaction for near fuch a fpace of time, as 

 the European. For this reafon, the boats 

 (which carry all forts of goods down from 

 the upper parts of the country) upon the 

 river Hudfon, which is one of the greateft 

 in thefe parts, are made of two kinds of 

 wood. That part which muft always be 

 under water, is made of black oak; but 

 H2 the 



