INDEX. 



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Rcd'HiiilloDSi 294. 

 Meptiles, 387. 



Rhus glabrum, smooth Pennsylvania sumach, 291. i?. toxi- 

 codendron^ poison oak, ib. R. 'vernix^ varnish -tree, ib. R. 

 radicans, poison vine, 292. 



Rice, its introduction into the United States, 230. Mode of 

 cukure, 231 Of preparing for market, 232. 



Rher, the Mississippi, 139. Xliinois, 150- Ohio, ib. Mo- 

 nongahela, 157. Muskingum, 158 Kanhawa the Big, 

 159. Tottery, 160. Scioto, 161. Sandusky, ib. Minea- 

 mi the Little, 162. The Great, ib- Buffaloe, ib. Wa- 

 bash, 163. Piscataqua, 170. Connecticut, 172. Hudson, 

 173. Delaware, 178. Schuylkill, 182- Susquehannah, 

 183. Patowmac, 189. James, 192. York, 193. 



Rhers in the Southern States frequently vary their channels, 

 58. 



Robinia pseudo acacia, or false acacia, 256. 



Rock^ a moveable, in New Hampshire, 444. A curious split, 

 in Lake Champlain, 446. The great flat, of South Ca- 

 rolina, 472. 



Rock-chrystals, 399. 



Roseate spoon bill, 355. 



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Saltpetre, 409. An earthy substance used in the manufactory 

 of, 471. 



Salt springs near the Onondago lake, 426. 

 Sanguinaria Canadensis, puccoon or bloodwort, 288. 

 Sanicle, or alum- root, 289. 

 Schistiis, aluminous, 403. 

 Schoerl, black, 400. 

 Sea purslane, 276. 



Seneca snake root, 289. Listance of its efficacy, ib. 

 Sepia, ink -fish, 364. 

 Shad. 360. 



Shares teeth, dug up in South Carolina, 56. In New Jersey, 



ib. In Richmond, 120. 

 Sheep, wild, 324. Mountain, 326. Doubtful if peculiar to 



America, 327. 



Skunk, 321. Its nauseous scent when disturbed, 322. One 



dissected, ib. 

 Slate, 404. 



