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Big. radicans, Big. fempervirens, Glycine frute- 
fcens, Lonicera fempervirens, &c., and at the fame 
time the fuperb Magnolia grandiflora, {landing in 
front of the dark groves, towering far above the 
common level. 
The evening cool, we encamped on the banks 
of a glittering rivulet amidft a fpicy grove of the 
Illicium Floridanum. 
Early next morning we arofe, hunted up our 
horfes and proceeded on, continuing about twenty 
miles, over a diftrfe which prefented to view an- 
other landfcape; expanfive plains of Cane meado ws., 
and detached groves, oontrafted by fwelling ridges, 
and vales fupporting grand forefts of the trees al- 
. ready noted, embellifhed with delightful creeks 
and brooks, the low grounds producing very tall 
canes, and the higher banks groves of the Illicium* 
Callicanthus, Stewartia, Halefia, Styrax and others, 
particulary Magnolia auriculata. In the evening 
we forded the river S chain be about fifty yards 
over, the flream a 6 live but {hallow, which carries 
its waters into the bay of Penfacola. Came to 
camp, on the banks of a beautiful creek, by a charm- 
ing grove of the Illicium Floridanum : from this 
we travelled over a level country above fifty miles, 
very gently but perceptibly defending South-Eaft- 
ward before us : this diflricft exhibited a landfcape 
very different from what had prefented to view 
fince we left the nation, and not much unlike the 
low countries of Carolina 5 it is in fa<5t one vafh 
flat graify favanna and Cane meadows, interfered 
or varioufly fcrolled over with narrow forefts and 
groves, on the banks of creeks and rivulets, or 
hammocks and fwamps at their fources ; with long 
leaved Pines, fcatteringly planted, amongft the grafs; 
and 
