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which grew luxuriantly the Scotch grals (Panicum 
hirtellum, gramen panicum maximum, fpica divifa, 
ariflis armatum, Sloan, Jam. Cat. p. 30) : the peo- 
ple introduced this valuable grafs from the Weft- 
India iflands : they mow or reap it at any time, and 
feed it green to cows or horfes ; it is nourishing 
food for all cattle. The Humble plant (Mimofa 
pudica) grows here five or fix feet high, rambling 
like Brier vines over the fences and fhrubs, all 
about the garden. The people here fay it is an in- 
digenous plant, but this I doubt, as it is not feen 
growing wild in the forefls and fields, and it differs 
in no refpedt from that which we protedt in green 
houfes and ftoves, except in the extent and luxuri- 
ancy of its branches, which may be owing to the 
productive virgin mould and temperature of the 
climate. They however pay no attention to its 
culture, but rather condemn it as a noxious trou- 
blefome weed, for wherever it gets footing, it 
fpreads itfelf by its feed in fo great abundance as 
to opprefs and even extirpate more ufeful vegeta- 
bles. 
Next day we likewife vifited feveral delightful 
and fpacious plantations on the banks of the river, 
during our progrefs upwards : in the evening ar- 
rived at my friend’s habitation, a very delightful 
villa, with extenfive plantations of Corn (Zea), In- 
digo, Cotton and fome Rice. 
A day or two after our arrival we agreed upon 
a vifit to Point Coupe, a flourifhing French fettle- 
ment on the Spanifh fhore of the Miffiffippi. 
Early next morning we fet off in a neat Cyprefs 
boat with three oars, proceeding up the river ; and 
by night got to a large plantation near the White 
cliffs. 
