Ij6 O5iober 1748. 



with the fame flexibility afcended to a great 

 height. The Smilax laurifolia always join- 

 ed with the ivy, and together with it twitt- 

 ed itfelf round the trees. The leaves of 

 the ivy were at this time commonly red- 

 difh, but thofe of the vine were ftill quite 

 green. The trees which were furrounded 

 with them, looked at a diftance like thofe 

 which are covered with hops in our coun- 

 try, (and on feeing them from afar off, one 

 might expedt to find wild hops climbing 

 upon the trees.) Walnut and chefnut trees 

 were common near enclofures, in woods, 

 and on hills, and at prefent were loaded 

 with their fruit. The perlimon was like- 

 wife plentiful near the roads, and in the 

 woods. It had a great quantity of fruit, 

 but they were not yet fit for eating, fince 

 the froft had not foftened them. At fome 

 diftance from Wilmington^ I pafled a bridge 

 over a little river, which falls north into j 

 the Delaware. The rider pays here two- 1 

 pence toll for himfelf and his horfe. 



Towards noon I arrived at Wilmington, 

 Wilmington is a little town, about 

 thirty Englijh miles fouth-weft from Fhila- 

 delphia. It was founded in the year 1733. 

 Part of it ftands upon the grounds belong^, 

 ing to the Swedijh church, which annually 

 receives certain rents, out of which they 



pay 



