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Ipomea quamoclit ; from about one half its length 
upwards, it fends out on all fides, afcendant branches 
which divide again and again ; thefe terminate with 
large tubular or funnel-formed flowers ; their limbs 
equally divided into five fegments; thefe beautiful 
flowers are of a perfedt rofe colour, elegantly be- 
fprinkled on the infide of their petals with crimfon 
fpecks ; the flowers are in great abundance, and 
together with the branches and delicately fine cut 
leaves, compofe a conical fpike or compound pan- 
nicle. I faw a fpecies of this plant, if not the very 
fame, growing on the fea-coaft iflands near St. Au- 
guftine. The blue flowered Malva and Delphinium 
were its aflfociates about the Flat-rock. 
There are extenfive cane brakes or cane mea- 
dows fpread abroad round about, which afford the 
moil acceptable and nourifhing food for cattle. 
This evening two companies of Indian traders 
from Augufta arrived and encamped near us ; and 
as they were bound to the Nation, we concluded to 
unite in company with them, they generoufly offer- 
ing us their affiftance, having many {pare horfes and 
others lightly loaded, feveral of ours by this time 
being jaded ; this was a favourable opportunity of 
relief in cafe of neceffity. 
Next morning as foon as the horfes were packed 
and in readinefs, we decamped and fet forward 
together. 
I thought it worthy of taking notice of a Angular 
method the traders make ufe of to reduce the wild 
young horfes to their hdrd duty. When any one 
perfifts in refufing to receive his load, if threats, the 
difciplinc of the whip, and other common abufcy 
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