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commended by letters from the honourable John 
Stewart, fuperintendant, refiding at Charlefton, 
mentioning my bufmefs in the Cherokee country. 
The road this day had led me over an uneven 
country, its furface undulated by ridges or chains 
of hills, fometimes rough with rocks and Hones, 
yet generally productive of forefts, with a variety 
of vegetables of inferior growth, i. e. Quercus, va- 
rious fpecies, Juglans hickory, varieties, Lirioden- 
dron, Fraxinus, Fagus fylvatica, Fagus caftanea, 
Fagus pumila, f. Chinkapin, Nyfla Sylvatica, Acer 
rubrurn, iEfculus fylvatica. Magnolia acuminata. 
Magnolia tripetela, Andromeda arborea, Hopea 
tindtoria, iEfculus pavia. Viburnum, Azalea flammea 
and other fpecies ; Hydrangea, Calycanthus, &c. 
The feafon being uncommonly wet, almoft daily 
fhowers of rain, frequently attended with tremen- 
dous thunder, rendered travelling dilagreeable, 
toilfome and hazardous, through an uninhabited 
wildernefs, abounding with rivers and brooks. I 
was prevailed upon by Mr. Cameron to Hay at 
his houfe a few days, until the rains ceafed and the 
rivers could be more eafily forded. 
The Angelica lucida or nondo grows here in a- 
bundance : its aromatic carminative root is in tafte 
much like that of the Ginfeng (Panax) though more 
of the tafte and fcent of Anife-feed : it is in high 
eftimation with the Indians as well as white inha- 
bitants, and fells at a great price to the Southern 
Indians of Florida, who dwell near the fea coaft 
where this never grows fpontaneoufiy. I obferved 
a charming fpecies of Malva, having panicles of 
large fplendid purple or deep l^ ue dowers ; and 
another fpecies qf Malva, very Angular indeed, for 
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