of John Bartram and Humphry Marshall. 93 
aay I gladly vate do all, and much nits if it eat but. be of 
service to thee, and encourage thy uniey 
there is -owith you, as well as with us. I have sent mine down to the 
Doctor, who admires at thy diligence. He observes paper is scanty, 
comes in a parcel per Captain Wright, with some paper for specimens. 
** The books, Tournefort, _ a present from Lord jeatas which | hope 
will make thee easy. pp. 1 40, 141 
Lord Petre was one of the most seal ag and successful 
planters of that day. How largely s collections enabled 
him to raise American trees, may be rennet from the following 
extract. 
“The trees and eyes raised from thy first seeds, are grown to 
great maturity. Last year Lord Petre planted out about ten thousand 
‘mericans, which, being at the same time mixed with about twenty 
thousand Europeans, and some Asians, make a very beautiful appear- 
ance ;—great art and skill being shown in consulting every one’s par- 
ticular growth, and the well blending the variety of greens. Dark 
green being a great foil to lighter ones, and bluish green to yellow ones, 
and those trees that have their bark and back of their leaves of white, 
or silver, make a beautiful contrast with the others. 
he whole is planted in thickets and clumps, and with these mix- 
tures are perfectly picturesque, and have a delightful effect. This 
will just give thee a faint idea of the method Lord Petre plants in, 
which has not been so happily executed by any: and, indeed, they want 
me materials, whilst his lordship has them in plenty. 
“‘ His nursery being fully stocked with flowering shrubs, of all sorts 
that can be procured,—with these, he borders the outskirts of all his 
plantations ; and he continues annually, raising from seed, and layer- 
The next year, Hhowevse an cibisad letter of Collinson’s an- 
nounces to Bartram the death of his noble patron, of the sm 
pox, in the thirtieth year of his age; and, with a fine tribute to 
his memory, adds :—* All our schemes are broke. Send no seeds 
: for him nor the Duke of Norfolk; for now he that gave motion 
; is motionless ;—all is at an end.” Other subscribers, however, 
" were found, and Bartram’s operations were continued. In the 
b following dictttet for Owegos read Oswego. Bartram had made 
* a journey through the northern part of Pennsylvania and the 
country of the Five Nations to Oswego, an account of which 
| Was soon after published. 
| 
“IT thank thee for thy curious present of thy map, and thy draught 
of the fall of the river Owegos [7]. I was really both delighted and 
