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we quote: "We will proceed, in the next place, to show 

 what exotick fruits we have that thrive in Carolina, and 

 what others it may reasonably be supposed would do there, 

 were they brought thither and planted. ' ' 



To enter into this list would be beyond the scope of the 

 present work. A statement of his method is made by 

 Lawson himself in the preface when he refers his readers 

 to ' 'the natural history, in which I have been very exact, 

 and for method's sake ranged each species under its dis- 

 tinct and proper head." There are however, very few 

 technical terms in the whole work. 



The treatment of animals is even more elaborate than 

 that of plants. This part of his work embraces forty- 

 seven pages and is subdivided into "The Beasts of Caro- 

 lina;" "The Insects of Carolina, "—in which we find no true 

 insects, but chiefly reptiles; "The Birds of Carolina;" 

 and "The Fish in the Salt and Fresh Waters of Carolina." 



Apart from its historical significance, a work of this 

 nature is worth little to the scientists of today, yet we feel 

 a peculiar interest in it for its age and also as repre- 

 senting a part of the perspective in which the country 

 was viewed in its early days. His untimely death, no 

 doubt, deprived, us of many interesting works; for he was 

 a writer of no mean ability, and was certainly one to main- 

 tain the interest of his readers. 



Bibliography 



Lawson, John— A New Voyage to Carolina; containing 

 the Exact Description and Natural History of the Country. 



London, 1709. Q. 



History of CaroHna.— Lord Taylor, 1714. Q. 



History of Carolina. —Lord Warner, 1718. 



History, of Carolina.— Raleigh, N. C, Strother and 

 Mar'com, i860. _ 



' Allerneuste Beschriebunz der Provints Carolina in West- 

 Indien. Aus dem Englischen Herr Vischer, 1712. 



