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distant. Leaving " May 3d," and turning Northwest De Soto in " seven daies " came to Chalaque 

 (Cherokee), the country for "an hundred leagues" being subject to the above-mentioned woman ; 

 thence in "five daies," to Xualla; thence in "five daies," passing "very rough and hie hilles, to 

 Guaxule ; " thence " in two daies journie came to a towne called Canasagua; " thence after journeying 

 "five daies," to Chiaha "June 5th," where he found much "fat of beares " in "gourds" (Lagenaria), 

 "great store of oile of walnuts" (Carya), and "a pot full of honie of bees" (Bombut), was received 

 in a friendly manner, and rested "thirtie daies." Thence "in seven daies" to Coste "July 2d:" 

 two Spaniards sent with natives "toward the north" to "province named Chisca," where was said 

 to be "a melting of copper" and of a softer " metall of the same colour," brought back "an oxe 

 hide'' covered with "haire like a soft wooll " {Bos Americanus), having been taken "through a 

 countrie so poore of maiz and so rough, and over so high mountaines, that it was impossible for the 

 armie to travell that way." Leaving "July 9th," De Soto came to Coca (Coosa) on the "26th," 

 the country "greatly inhabited," and "in the fields many plum trees, as well of such as grow in 

 Spaine" (J'rnnus umbJhxta), "as of the countrie" (P. Chicasa), "and wild tall vines that runne 

 up the trees " (Cissus indivisa), also " low vines with big and sweet grapes " (litis vulpina). Leav- 

 ing "Aug. 20th," he came to Tallise "Sept. iSth," and after resting "twenty daies" proceeded to 

 Tascaluca (the chief according to Biedma having always near "a man whose duty it was to keep off 

 the flies," Musca domcstini) ; and on "Monday, Oct. 18th," came to Ma villa (Mobile), a walled 

 town "sixe daies journie" from the port of Ochuse, where Maldonado was in waiting. Without 

 communicating, he captured the town, defeating the natives, and on "Sunday, Nov. iSth," departed 

 Northward and Westward. After travelling "five daies" to "a province called Pafallaya," thence 

 to the town of Cabusto near a great river ; thence " five daies," and across another river, to Chicaca, 

 "a small towne of twentie houses," arriving " Dec. 17th." Suffering ensued from cold, for "it was 

 now winter and it snowed before " his people could " make themselves houses." 



"In this year" (Major edit. Zen. p. lvii), Olaus Magnus Gothus, exiled archbishop of Upsal, 

 publishing at Venice a map of the three Scandinavian kingdoms : — "in 1557," he annexed the map 

 to the Gothic History by his brother Johannes Magnus. 



"In this year" (Spreng., and Winckler), Joh. Roderic de Castello Blanco or Amatus Lusitanus 

 publishing his enarat. in Diosc, enumerating Empctrnm album. — He was born in Portugal, lived 

 in Antwerp, and published subsequent edilions "in 1553 and 1554." 



Lvgeuin spartum of the more Southern .Mediterranean .countries. A grass with very large 

 glumes described by Amatus Lusitanus 471 — (Spreng.), and known to grow in Spain (Pers.) : 

 observed by Delile on the Mediterranean shore of Egypt. 



" In this year" (Winckl., and Spreng.), Hieronym. Tragus publishing his New Kreuterbuch, 

 enumerating " quinquefolium " Potentilla vcnw, " quinquefolium quartum " pi. 507 Potcntilla alba 

 (Schmied ed. ( i. ii. p. 61 ), " rapunculum sylvestre " Pliytcuma spicata, " heraclea " Stac/iys sylvatica, 

 Valeriana aioica f. 23, Cyperus jlavt'Stcns f. 259, Rumex acctosclla 119, Stellera passerina 203, Pedicu- 

 taris syh'atica f. 96, Giiiista sa^ittaiis f. 230, Hypericum lu/mifiiswii f. 27., H. pulchrmn f. 28, 

 Hypoclioeris macu'ata f. 105, Inula Germanka i. 185, Achillea uobilis f. 180, Gvmuadenia odora- 

 tissuua f. 297, and Aspidium spinulosum f. 207 : — a second edition " in 1552," and died " in 1554." 



Genista Germanka of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. Called in Germany " erdpfry- 

 men " or " klein streichblumen " (Fuchs.) ; and the "genistella" of Tragus — is referred here by 

 Sprengel: G. Cermanica is described also by Fuchsius pi. 220; is known to grow from France 

 Eastward (Lam. fl. fr., Sleicher, and Pers.) ; and was observed by Chaubard in the Peloponnesus. 



Crcpis tcitoritm of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. Described by Tragus 101 — 

 (Spreng.) ; termed "hieracium secundum" by Taberna^montanus 491, '■ h. chondrillse folio hirsutum " 

 by C. Bauhin pin. 127, " hieracioides vulgatissima paene glabra annua folio longo dentato " by Vaillant 

 act. 1715, and known to occur throughout Northern and Middle Europe (Ray angl. hi. 165, fl. Dan. 

 pi. 501, and Pers.) : observed by Linnaeus in Sweden, frequent in arid situations and on the roofs of 

 houses, a weed also in gardens, and very variable in form ; by Chaubard, at a village on Taygetus. 



Ccntanrca montana of the mountains of Southern Europe. Described by Tragus f. 84 — 

 (Spreng.), and Barrelier pi. 389 ; termed " ciano maggiore " by Matthioli (Targ.), by Yjarrelier pi. 

 389, "cyanus montanus latifolius " by Tournefort inst. 445, "c. seusana " by Vill.irs. "c. Triumfetti" 

 by Allioni, and known to grow on mountains from Southern France to Austria (Jacq. austr. pi. 371, 

 Bertol., and Pers.) : observed by Yillars, in Dauphiny ; by Allioni, on mount Cents ; by Waldstein 

 and Kitaibel, in Hungary ; by Sibthorp, and Chaubard, in the Peloponnesus. In Britain, has escaped 

 from cultivation in two widely-separate localities (Wats., and A. Dec). 



Biiplcuruin falcatutn of middle and Western Europe. Described by Tragus 163* (Spreng.), 



* S/ellaria grami/xea of Northern climates. Described by Tragus 124, —and Dodoens p. 563 

 (Spreng.); termed " s. arvensis " by Hoffmann; and known to grow from Switzerland throughout 



