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of Bergen. After this literary introdudHon, the 

 principal intention of the writer is to exhibit lifts 

 of the more rare fubjedls of nature, efpecially fuch 

 as are not common in Sweden. Agreeably to this 

 defign, we have a catalogue of the peculiar plants 

 of Norway^ the alpine, fome other rare fpecies, and 

 particularly of the Fuci, or Sea Wracks, Vv^ith 

 which the coaft of Norway abounds. Alfo a lift, 

 from theDronthem A^Sy torn. II. of all the American 

 fruits, which are thrown on the iVl?^^^ fhore every 

 year, and which have raifed much fpeculation 

 among the curious, to account for their tranfmiC- 

 lion fo particularly to that part of Europe. The 

 author alks the folution of this difficulty from the 

 learned ; inafmuch as they are fometimes found in 

 no inconfiderable quantity, and fo recent as to 

 germinate, upon being properly fecured from the 

 climate. Thefe fruits are ufually the Cajfia Fiftula : 

 Anacardium, or Culhew Nuts : Cucurbits Lagenari^e^ 

 Bottle Gourds : Pods of the Mimofa Scandens^ 

 Sp. PL p. 1 50 1, called Cocoons in the Wejl Indies : 

 Pods of the Pifcidia Erythrina^ called Dog- wood 

 Tree by Shane : and Coco-nuts. 



The author next purfues his catalogue through 

 all the clafies of animals, ufing only the Linn^ean 

 trivial names, and referring to the Fauna Suecica, to 

 Gunner^ and to Strom. It may be obferved, that the 

 latter writer thinks that what deceived the fifhermen, 

 and by their means Biftiop Pontoppidan^ under the 

 appearance of a ferpent of the extraordinary length 

 defcribed in his Hijlory of Norway^ was no other 

 than a ftring of fturgeon, which, at the ftated time 

 of the year, follow each other in a line in immenfe 



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