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being accessible. It is used with a bucket and wind 

 lass as an ordinary well. 



A complete catalogue of the trees, plants, fruits, &c, 

 is probably not desired. I will sketch out those which 

 would principally attract notice, as being 1. Medicinal, 

 2. Esculent, 3. Ornamental, or 4. Useful for fabrica- 

 tion ; adding t!ie Linnasan to the popular names, as the 

 latter might not convey jjrecise inlbrmation to a foreign- 

 er. I shall confine myself too to native plants. 



1. Senna. Cassia h'gustrina. 

 Arsmart. Polygonum Sagittatuin. 

 Clivers, or goose grass. Galium Spurium. 

 Lobelia of several species. 



Palmu Christi. Ricinus. 



(S) Jamestown iveed. Datura Stramonium^ 



Mallow. Malva rotundifolia. 



Syrian mallow. Hibiscus moschentos. 



Hibiscus Virginicus. 

 Indian mallow. Sida rhombifolia. 



Sida abutilon. 

 Virginia marshmallow. jVuptsa hermaphrodita. 



JVap(Ba dioica. 

 Indian physic. Spiria trifoliaia. 

 Euphorbia IpecacuanhcE. 

 Pleurisy root. Asclepias decumbens. 

 Virginia snake root. Aristolochia serpentaria. 

 Black snake root. ActtB racemosa. 

 Seneca rattlesnake root. Polygala Senega. 

 Valerian. Valeriana locusta radiata. 

 Gentiana, Saponaria, Villosa and Centaurium. 

 Ginseng. Panax quinque folium. 

 Angelica. Angelica sylvestris. 

 Cassava. Jatropha ureas. 



2. Tuckahoe. Lycoperdon tuber. 

 Jerusalem artichoke. Helianthus tuberosus. 

 Long potatoes. Convolvulus batatas. 

 Granadillas. Maycocks. Maracocka. Passiflora in 



carnata. 

 Panic. Panicum of iruiny species. 



