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came on : whereas it is well known, that fome of 
the Rhus’s and Toxicodendrons, particularly the Ca- 
rolina pennated one, change to a fine fcarlet colour 
in the beginning of a dry autumn, even before any 
froft appears. 
Mr. Miller feems furprifed, how I fliould think, 
that the Carolina pennated Toxicodendron, or poifon- 
afli is like the Faji-no-ki of Kcempfer. I muft here 
acknowlege, at this time, not having feen Dodtor 
Koempfer’s fpecimen, I imagined, from the fhape of 
the lobe-leaves (as he has defcribed them) and from 
the remarkable fcarlet colour of both thefe trees in 
autumn, that Mr. Miller might be right in what he 
has advanced ; for it was from his authority I took it, 
depending on the information he gives us in his Dic- 
tionary, fob edit. 6. under the article Toxicodendron , 
where he takes fome pains to allure us, that they 
are the very fame plants. 
In the next paragraph I find Mr. Miller has in- 
tirely miflaken the meaning of one part of my let- 
ter to Mr. Webb ; which I muft recommend to him 
to read again, and he will find it exadtly agees with 
his own fentiments. There he will find my opinion 
is, that notwithftanding the change of foil and fitua- 
tion, this Sitz-dsju , or true varnifh-tree, and the Faji- 
no-ki , or fpurious varnifh-tree of Koempfer, are di- 
ftindt fpecies of Rhus or Toxicodendron, and will 
ever remain fo. 
Mr. Miller now defires me, fince I have feen Dr. 
Koempfer’s fpecimens in the Britifh Mufeum, to de- 
clare, whether I think I am miftaken. 
In anfwer to this, and to fatisfy Mr. Miller as 
well as myfelf, I have been very lately at the Mu- 
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