130 September 1748. 



feels at the fight of our verdant, odoriferous 

 meadows. 



The American Nightjhade, or the Phytolacca 

 decandra^ grows abundantly in the fields, 

 and under the trees, on little hills. Its 

 black berries are now ripe. We obferved 

 to day feme little birds with a blue plu- 

 mage, and of the fize of our Hortulans and 

 Tellow Hammers (Emberiza Citrinella and 

 Emberiza Hortulanus) flying down from 

 the trees, in order to fettle upon the night- 

 fhade and eat its berries. 



Towards night I went to Mr. Bartram*s 

 country feat. 



September the 29th. The Gnaphalium 

 margaritaceum, grows in aftonifhing quanti- 

 ties upon all uncultivated fields, glades, hills, 

 and the like. Its height is different accord- 

 ing to its difi^erent foil and fituation. Some- 

 times it is very ramofe, and fometimes very 

 little. It has a ftrong, but agreeable fmell. 

 The Englijh call it Life everlajiing -, for its 

 flowers, which confift chiefly of dry, fhi- 

 ning, filvery leaves (Folia calycina) do not 

 change when dried. This plant is now 

 every where in full bloflbm. But fome 

 have already loft the flowers, and are be- 

 ginning to drop the feeds. The Englijh 

 ladies were ufed to gather great quantities 

 of this Life everlajiing, and to pluck them 



with 



