Ii8 September 1748. 



fome parts of this province, where no hogs 

 can be kept on account of the great num- 

 bers of bears, the people are ufed to catch 

 and kill them, and to ufe them inftead of 

 hogs. The American bears however, are 

 faid to be lefs fierce and dangerous, than 

 the European ones. 



September i\\Q 26th. The broad plantain, 

 or Flantago tnajor, grows on the high- 

 roads, foot paths, meadows, and in gardens 

 in great plenty. Mr. Bartram had found 

 this plant in many places on his travels, 

 but he did not know whether it was an 

 original American plant, or whether the 

 "Europeans had brought it over. This doubt 

 had its rife from the favages (who always 

 had an extenfive knowledge of the plants 

 of the country) pretending that this plant 

 never grew here before the arrival of the 

 Europeans. They therefore give it a name 

 which fignifies, the Englijhmans foot, for 

 they fay that where a European had walked, 

 there this plant grew in his foot fteps. 



The Chenopodium album, or Goofefoot with 

 linuated leaves, grows in plenty in the gar- 

 dens. But it is more fcarce near the houfes, 

 in the ftreets, on dunghills and corn-fields. 

 This feems to fhew, that it is not a native 

 of America^ but has been brought over 

 amongfl: other feeds from Europe. In the 



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