Voyage in search of La Pérouse : performed by order of the Constituent Assembly, during the years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794 . ndtheoth^ertowards the north-weft. ., Directing our fteps by the compafs, we hadproceeded at leaft 5,100 toifes acrofs plains of cal-careous fand, heaped up in different places, whenwe arrived in a very narrow bottom, where theverdure of th^; plants formed a very pleafmg con-Jt-raft with the, difmal places we had traverfed,and they grew in a very rich foil. There we fawfome cavities which afforded us a little frefh wa-ter, but they wxre too diitant to be of any ufe tot
Voyage in search of La Pérouse : performed by order of the Constituent Assembly, during the years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794 . ndtheoth^ertowards the north-weft. ., Directing our fteps by the compafs, we hadproceeded at leaft 5,100 toifes acrofs plains of cal-careous fand, heaped up in different places, whenwe arrived in a very narrow bottom, where theverdure of th^; plants formed a very pleafmg con-Jt-raft with the, difmal places we had traverfed,and they grew in a very rich foil. There we fawfome cavities which afforded us a little frefh wa-ter, but they wxre too diitant to be of any ufe tothe fhips. Continuing our route, I obferved in the midftof thofe fands, fome rocks of a calcareous nature,w^here I collected fome fine plants, which ftillrefifted the aridity of the foil. Among the greatnumber of the tribe of the protea, wliich I ob-ferved there, I lliall mention tw^o fpecies of hmikfia^w^hich 1 call bank/la repens, and hanlfia nivea. The iirft has a creeping ftalk, thickly coveredwith reddifh down, terminated by flowers joinedtogether in a conical form. The leaves are pinnatifid, and when very young, are.
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