THE LINNiEAN SOCIETY, 
THE FOLLOWING 
FRAGMENTS 
(WHICH ARE INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE, IN SOME DEGREE, 
THE 
NATURAL HISTORY 
OF 
A COUNTEY 
EXTREMELY INTERESTING TO PHILOSOPHERS, 
AND 
HITHEETO VERY IMPERFECTLY EXPLORED) 
ARE, WITH GREAT RESPECT, INSCRIBED BY 
THE SOCIETY^S FRIEND AND BROTHER-MEMBER, 
BENJAMIN SMITH BAKTON. 
Philadelphia, 1 
April 1 8th, 1799. j 
