NORTH AMERICA* 
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and laftly, flow down, with an eafy meandering, 
Heady courfe, into the riyers to which they are tri- 
butary. 
Our horfes by this time having recruited them- 
felves by ranging at liberty and feeding in the rich 
young cane fwamps, in the vicinity of Apalachu- 
cla, we refumed our journey for Mobile, having 
here repaired our equipage, and replenifhed our- 
felves with frefh fupplies of provifions. Our cara- 
van was now reduced to its original number ; the 
companies of traders who joined us at the Flat-rock, 
on our arrival at this town feparated from us, be-^ 
Caking themfelves to the feveral towns in the Na- 
tion, where they were refpehtively bound. I fhall 
juft mention a very curious non-defcript fhruh, which 
I obferved growing in the fhady forefls, beneath 
the «afcentSj next bordering on the rich low lands 
of the riyei s 
This ftolonlferops fhrub grows five or flx feet in 
height i many Hems ufually afcend from one root 
or the fame fource; thefe feveral Hems diverge 
from each other, or incline a little towards the earth, 
covered with a fmooth whitifli bark, divided op- 
politely, and the branches wreathe and twift about, 
being ornamented with compound leaves; there 
being five lanceolate ferrated leaves, affociated upon 
one general long (lender petiole, which Hand op- 
pofitely, on the branches, which terminate with a 
fpike, or panicle of v/hite flowers, having an agree- 
able fcent : from the charadlers of the flowers, this 
fhrub appears to be a fpecies of iEfculus or Pavia, 
but as I could find none of the fruit and but a few 
flowers, quite out of feafon and imperfect, I am not 
pertain. 
CHAP* 
