50 CHAPTER 30. 
prevented his making an efFeftual progrefs 
in this defign. He foon after became ac- 
quainted with TouRNEFORT, then on his 
botanical tour in the South of France ^ and, 
together with Gar id el, prcfeflbr of bo- 
tany at Aixy accompanied that eminent xmxk 
in his refearches. 
Thus qualified, and while he w^as herbo - 
rizing on the coaft of MarfeilleSy he was 
chofen as the affociate of Surian, to ex- 
plore the French fettlements in the Weft 
Indies. The French were ftimulated to this 
expedition, by the fuccefs of our great na- 
turalift, Sloan E, in Jrmaica. Flumier 
acquitted himfelf fo well, that he was twice 
fent afterwards, at the King's expence, to 
compleat the natural hiftory of \\\^ Antilles 
and was rewarded with the title of Botanift 
to the King, and an increafed penfion each 
time. He pafled two years in thofe iflands, 
and on the neighbouring continent 3 but 
made Domingo his principal refidence. He 
made defigns and paintings of many hundred 
plants, on a fcale as large as the Hfe ^ be- 
fides numerous figures of birds^ fifhes, and 
in feds. 
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