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rosa, Urtiea capitaia, Shepheraia Canadensis, Stnilax rotundifolia, Acer striatum, Aspidium Nove- 

 boraccnse, A. marginale, Trisetitin Pennsyhmnicum (" T. palustre " of Tor. ?). — He returned at the 

 end of two years, published an account of his travels "in 1753-61," and died "in 1779." 



" 1748, Oct. 7th " (Blair, and Holmes), at Aix la Chapelle, signing of a treaty of peace between 

 France and Britain : by which, Cape Breton was restored to France. 



The currencies in the American colonies now much depreciated ; especially in New England, 

 where the rate of Exchange was eleven for one (Minot i. 146, and Holmes).— Soon afterwards, an 

 Act of parliament restraining bills of credit in the colonies, and prohibiting making these bills '■ a legal 

 tender for the payment of debts." 



"The same year" (Maunder), Al Mulck, "nizam" or ruler of the Deccan, succeeded by his son 

 Nazir Jung. Whose elder brother being excluded, war ensued ; in which the residents of the British 

 and French East India Companies engaged, taking opposite sides; the British being led by a writer, Clive. 



"In this year" (Winckler), G. Juan and Ant. Ulloa publishing their Yiage to Chili, Peru, and 

 Juan Fernandez. 



"In this year" (Spreng.), Linnaeus publishing his Hort. Upsal., enumerating Crasmla vertieil- 

 laris, Cacalia snaveolens 254. 



" 1749 A. D." (univ. hist. xl. 194, and Holmes), Acadie having been by the late treaty confirmed 

 to Britain, its name now changed to "Nova Scotia," and the city of "Halifax" was founded. 



" In this year" (Linn. fl. suec), Eberh. Rosen publishing his Observ. Botanicae. 



"The same year" (Spreng.), arrival of Hasselquist in the East. — He died in " 1752,'' and his 

 Flor. Palest, was published by Linnaeus in " 1756 " 



" The same year" (Spreng.), arrival of Adanson in Senegal. — He returned " in 1753," and pub- 

 lished his Seneg. "in 1757." 



" In this year" (Linn. sp. pi., and Winckl.), Dalibard publishing his Flor. parisiense. 



"In this year" (J. E. Smith ed. fl. lapp. 88), Larsius Montin visiting Lapland, meeting with 

 Jnneus biglumis. 



" In this year" (title-pages), Linnaeus publishing the First volume of the Amoen. acad., enumer- 

 ating Viola Canadensis 159 (Willd.), — the Second "in 1762." 



" In this year" (Linn. sp. pi.), Haller publishing his Hort. Goetting. 



Reseda odorata of the North African Desert. Called in Britain mignonette, in France "reseda" 

 (Prior), in Italy "amoretti d'Egitto " or " amorino d'Egitto" (Targ.); described by Haller hort. 

 goett. 95, — Miller pi. 217 (Spreng.) ; termed " r. ^Egyptiaca" in Flor. palaest. (Linn, amcen. acad. iv. 

 457) ; known to grow in Syria and Ilarbary, and observed by Delile in gardens at Alexandria. Trans- 

 ported to Europe (Curt. mag. pi. 29, and Pers.) and Northeast America, has become a favourite 

 garden plant on account of the agreeable odour of its flowers. 



"1750 A. D." (Minot i. 130, and Holmes), the policy of the British government now tending 

 towards encouraging the production of raw materials in the colonies, and discouraging or even pro- 

 hibiting manufactures. 



" Feb. 28th" (Blair), the interest on the English funds reduced to three per cent. 



"In this year" (Winckl), after his Cat. hort. med. Yiadrin. "in 1744," Pet. Imman. Hartmann 

 publishing his Flora Francofurtana. 



"In this year" (Winckl.), letter professedly from Emmanuel, a youth of fifteen years, to his 

 father Albert v. Haller, containing objections to the new Classification proposed by Linnaeus. 



Crepis setosa of the mountains of Switzerland and the Tyrol. Observed by the younger Haller 

 on mount St. Bernard and the Rhaetian Alps — (see Pers.) ; by Carl Chr. Gmelin in the environs of 

 Baden ; and known to occur in cultivated ground in Pannonia, Croatia, Slavonia, and Banatus ( Waldst. 

 and Kitaib. i. pi. 43, Pers., and Steud.). In Britain, introduced among imported seeds since 1843, 

 has made its appearance in the Kle of Wight and in Scotland (l!ab., Bromf., and A. Dec). 



" In this year" (Spreng.), Georg Rud. Bohmer publishing his Flor. lips, inaig. — Pie died " in 1S03." 



"In this year" (J. E. Smith, and Spreng ), Trew publishing his Plant. Select, (the figures by 

 Ehret), enumerating his Plant. Rar. "in 1763," died "in 1769," and the last three volumes of his 

 Plant. Select, were published by Vogel "in 1773." 



As early as this year (see Spreng., and Winckl.), John Bartram journeying from Philadelphia to 

 Lake Ontario, meeting with here and on his visit to Florida* Azalea aiborcscens (Pursh), Gymno- 



* Rosa laevigata of China. Known to grow there (Nutt., Red., and A. Dec). And said to have 

 been introduced by John Bartram into Charleston — ( Baldw. rel. i(«j) ; observed by Alichaux in 

 Georgia ; — by Chapman, " common in cultivation ; " and by myself near Charleston, climbing among 

 planted trees from trunk to trunk. Eastward, is termed " r. sinica'' in European gardens, " r. nivea" 

 bv Decandolle, "r. Macartnea" by Dumont de Courset ed. 1 (Steud.) ; and " R. Sinica, scandent with 

 ternate leaves," was observed by Lush at Dapooree in Hindustan (Graham). 



