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16. SuRiNAMENSiA Grilliana. P. Sufid. i74^. 



The defcription at large of 25 fubje6bs of the 

 animal kingdom, chiefly Serpentes^ colleded at Suri- 

 nam by Mr. Gerret^ famous for being among the 

 firll who introduced, and fuccefsfully cultivated, 

 coffee in America^ and who fent thefe curiofities to 

 M. Grilk an opulent citizen of Stockholm, by which 

 means they came finally into the mufeum of UpfaL 

 We here meet with an excellent account of the 

 Rattle-fnake \ and particularly a defcription and 

 figure of tht BoaConfiri5lor, that gigantic ferpent, of 

 which we have fuch copious and aftonllhing ac- 

 counts mJdanfon, Pifo^ K^mpfer, and others. The 

 plate alfo prefents a figure of the C^ciliaTentaculata, 

 Syft. 293; of the Coluber Ammodytes, Syft. 376; 

 and of the Egyptian Locuft, Gryllus CriftatuSy Syft. 

 699. all which are amply defcribed. 



17. Flora Oeconomica. E. A/pelin, 174S. 



There is fcarcely any morfel in this colledlion 

 more worthy of regard, or that has a more ufe- 

 ful tendency, than this paper which is in- 

 tended to difplay, and really contains, in a com- 

 pendious way, the ufes of the indigenous plants 

 of Sweden, whether in Agriculture, rural O economy 

 in general, in the Arts, or in culinary ufes. It does 

 not profefs to deliver their medicinal qualities, 

 that not being a part of the plan. The plants are 

 enumerated in the order in which they are found 

 in the Flora Suecica, but no botanical diftin6lions or 

 difquifitions are here introduced. We have no 

 work on this plan extant in England^ and are per- 

 3 fuaded 



