INTRODUCTION, fcl 
jpapaya feems fupercilious with all the. harmony of 
beauty and gracefulnefs ; the Lilium fuperbum re- 
prefents pride and vanity; Kalmia latifolia and Aza- 
lea coccinea; exhibit a perfedt fhow of mirth and 
gaiety ; the Illicium Floridanum, Crinum Florida- 
num, Convallaria majalis of the Cherokees, and 
Calycanthus floridus, charm with their beauty and 
fragrance. Yet they are not to be compared for 
ufefulnefs with the nutritious Triticum, Zea, Oryza, 
Solanum tuberofum, Mufa, Convolvulus Batata, 
Rapa, Orchis, Vitis vinifera, Pyrus, Olea ; for cloth- 
ing with Linum Cannabis, Gofiypium, Morus ; for 
medicinal virtues with Hyfiopus, Thymus, Anthemis 
nobilis, Papaver fomniferum, Quinquina, Rheum 
rhabarbarum, Pifum, &c» Though none of thefe 
moil ufeful tribes are confpicuous for Itatelinefs, 
figure, or fplendour^yet^their valuable qualities and 
virtues excite love, gratitude, and adoration to 
the great Creator, who was pleafed to endow them 
with fuch eminent qualities, and reveal them to 
us for our fultenance, amufement, and delight. 
But there remain of the vegetable world feve- 
ral tribes that are diflinguifhed by very remarkable 
properties, which excite our admiration, feme for 
the elegance, Angularity, and fplendour of their veft- 
ment, as the Tulipa, Fritillaria, Colchicum, Pri- 
mula, Lilium fuperbum, Kalmia, &c. : others 
aftonifh us by their figure and difpofal of their vef- 
ture, as if defigned only to embellifh and pleafe 
the obferver, as the Nepenthes diflillatoria, Ophrys 
Infedtoria, Cypripedium calceolus, Hydrangia quer- 
cifolia, Bartramia bradleata, Viburnum Canadenfe, 
Bartfia, &c. 
Obferve thefe green meadow's how they are de- 
corated; they leem enamelled with the beds of 
flowers. The blufbing.Chironia and Rhexia, the 
