LETTERS. 435 
Conftantinople, from which city I could willi to 
return again to my native country. 
Cairo, February 18, 1751. 
A T the fame time, I have the honour to write 
to you by way of Leghorn, I fend addrefied 
to Mr. Grill, a fmall colle&ion of natural curiofi- 
ties, of which 1 have here enclofed a lift. 
Seeds of 
Caffia fiftula from lower Egypt. 
Caffia, (Arab. Kefchta) from Arabia. 
Caffia, (Ar. Sopher) from Upper Egypt. 
Nux Behen from Upper Egypt and Sinai. 
Cordia Sebeften from Upper Egypt. 
Rhamnus, (Ar. Nabk) from Lower Egypt. 
Cucumis ( Ar. Abdellavi) from Cairo. 
Mimofa nilotica. The true Acacia. 
Lawfonia fpinofa. Alhenna. 
Preferved Dates in two large veffels covered with 
leather. 
The Male flower of the Date. 
The Web (Tela) covering the bafis of the leaves. 
Stones. 
Silex, a Flint which is opake, and variegated 
from the deferts of Egypt. 
femipellucid with a variegated ftrata. 
Onyx ? 
- ■ — femipellucid and unicolor (of one colour) 
from the deferts of Arabia. 
Melon, from mount Carmel. 
Argilla , a fandy clay, which is yearly depofited 
by the Nile. 
Animals. 
