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KAMUTSCHAT EA. 
furprized at the poverty ofits Flora. It muft not be fuppofed that the fcanty enu- 
meration of its plants arifes from a neglect of fearch, or the want of a botanift to 
explore its vegetable kingdom. STeLveR, a firft-rate naturalift of Germany, who 
attended Brerinc in his laft voyage, refided here a confiderable time after his 
efcape from that unfortunate expedition, exprefsly to complete his remarks in 
natural hiftory. The refult of his botanical refearches was communicated to 
Doétor Gmelin, another gentleman fent by the Ruffian government to examine into 
the natural hiftory of its dominions. Europe has from time to time been ranfacked 
for men of abilities to perform this meritorious miffion, and the fruits of their 
labors have been liberally communicated to a public thirfting for knowlege. 
The names of Mutter, GMELIN, STELLER, De L’Istz, KrasHANiINicorr, 
GuILDENSTAEDT, LEPEcHIN, and Pattas, will ever be held in refpect, for adding 
to the ftock of natural knowlege. But how much is it to be lamented that Angland 
wants a patron to encourage the tranflation of their works, locked up at prefent 
in Ruffian or German, concealed from the generality of readers, to the great fup- 
preflion of knowlege ! 
{ here give a lift of the plants of Kamit/chatka in fyftematic order ; and from it 
annex an account of the ufes made of them by the natives of the peninfula. I 
muft not omit my thanks to the Rev. Mr. Lightfoot, and the Rev. Mr. Hugh 
Davies of Beaumaris, for the great affiftance I received from them. Let -me 
premife, that the plants marked 4. are common to America and Kamt/chatka; 
with B. to Berinea’s Ifle; with E. to England or Scotland; and with Virg. thofe 
which extend to Virginia, or the eaftern fide of North America *. It is remarkable, 
that the European plants, which had deferted Sidiria about the Yenefei, appear here 
in great abundance. 
Veronica. Gmel. Sid. iii. 219. N° 33- Sanguiforba canadenfis. 4. 
V. incana. Cornus fuecica. 
V.ferpyllifolia. £. Pulmonaria virginica, 4. Am. Acad. ii. 
Tris fibirica. 310. 
Tris. Gm. Sib. i. 30. N° 28. Cerinthe major. 4. 
Daétylis. Gm. Sib. i. 130. N° 68. Cortufa Gmelini. Am. Acad. ii. 313. 
Bromus criftatus. Amen. Acad. ii. 312. Anagallis. Gm. Sib. iv. 87, 37. 
Triticum. Gm, Sib. i. 119. N° 56. Azalea procumbens. £. 
Plantago major. 4. £. Virg. Phlox fibirica. Am. Acad. ii. 314. 
Pl, afiatica. Convolvulus perficus. Jbid. 
* Taken from DoStor Forfter’s FLORA AMERICH SEPTENTRIONALIS. It is highly probable that 
many, not noted as fuch, may be common to both fides of the continent, notwithftanding they efcaped 
the notice of Steller or our navigators. 
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