NORTH AMERICA. 
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Magnolia glauca, Magnolia pvramidata, Cercis, 
Kalmia anguftiroiia, Kaltnia cilia ca, Chi nan thus, 
Cephalanthos, fSfcukis parva ; and the ince -me- 
diate (paces, furrounding and lying between the 
ridges and lavannas, are interfered with plains ot 
the dwarf prickiv fan-leaved Palmetto, and lawns 
of grafo variegated with (lately t.ees of the great 
Broo in- Pine, and the (preach ng ever-g r een Water- 
Oak, either difpofod in clumps, or fcatteringly 
planted by nature. The upper furface, or vegeta- 
tive foil of the idand, lies on a foundation, or (Ira- 
turn, of tenacious cinereous coloured clay, which 
perhaps is the principal flipport of the vail growth 
of timber that arifes from the lurtace, which is 
little more than a mixture of fine white land and 
diffolved vegetables, fer/ing as a nuri’ery bed to 
hatch or bring into exigence the infant plant, 
and to fupply it with aliment and food, iuitable to 
its delicacy and tender frame, until the roots, ac- 
quiring furHcient extent and foiidity to lay hold of 
the clay, loon attain a magnitude and (lability fuf- 
ficient to maintain its ftation. Probably if this clay 
were dug out, and cad upon the furface, after be- 
ing meliorated by the faiine or nitrous qualities of 
the air, it would kindly incorporate with the loofe 
fand, and become a productive and lading manure. 
The roebuck, or deer, are numerous on this 
Ifland ; the tyger, wolf and bear, hold ye * fume 
pofleflion; as alio raccoons, foxes, hares, fqidrrels, 
rats, and mice, but I think no moles. There is 
a large ground rat, more than twice the dze of :he 
common Norway rat. In the nig t time i: throws 
out the earth, forming little mounis, or h i >cxs. 
opoflums are here in abundance, as al fo pole- 
cats, wild-cats, rattle- fnakes, glafo-fnrke, co*ch- 
whip fnakej and a varietv of other ferpents. 
