Travels in 
Big. radieans, Big, fempervirens. Glycine frtxfe 
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. 
Eafly next morning we atofe, hunted up our 
horfes and proceeded on, continuing about twenty 
iliiles, over a diftrift which prefented to view an- 
other landfcape ■, expanfive plains of Cane meadows, 
and detached groves, contrafted by fwelling ridges, 
and vales fupporting grand forefts of the trees al- 
ready noted, embelliiked with delightful creeks 
and brooks, the low grounds producing very tall 
canes, and the higher banks groves of the Illiciumy 
Callicanthus, Stewartia, Halefia, Styrax and others* 
particularly Magnolia auriculata. In the evening 
we forded the river Schambe about fifty yards 
over, the dream aflive but fhallow, 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 Uliciurrr Floridanum : from this 
we travelled over a level country above fifty mile's* 
very gently but perceptibly defending South- Eaft- 
ward before us : this diftrict 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 v it is in fact one vaft 
flat graffy favanna and Cane meadows, interfered 
or varioufly fcrolled over with narrow forefts and 
groves, on the banks of creeks and rivulets* or 
horn mocks and fwamps at their fources $ with long 
leaved Pines, fcatteringly planted, amongft the grafs ; 
and 
