. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ROUND THE WOULD. 239 pcveiy of a multitude of plants unknown before; 311'] the powers of nature are fo incxhaui"lible< that we arc led to expedl a new harvefl from the rclcarches of our voyagers; it were to be wiflicd however, that thefe rcfearches might be princi- pally directed towards objeds of utility, fuch as the knowle
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ROUND THE WOULD. 239 pcveiy of a multitude of plants unknown before; 311'] the powers of nature are fo incxhaui"lible< that we arc led to expedl a new harvefl from the rclcarches of our voyagers; it were to be wiflicd however, that thefe rcfearches might be princi- pally directed towards objeds of utility, fuch as the knowledge of plants made ufc of by the ijiliabitants of the different places where the voyagers may put in, whether for food, for me- liicine, or in relation to the arts. They might ahb colleCl fpecimens, and feeds of plants, of the parts ufed only are commonly fent us; adding, at the fame time, complete defcrip- tlons of them: in this clafs, are almofl all the woods ufed in dyeing, thofe which cabinet makers work in for ufe or ornament, and certain roots, barks, and leaves, which are current in the way of trade, and the origin of which ought toftimulate our curiofity the more, in proportion as their ufc is become more familiar to us. In general, na- vigators cannot bellow too much time and la- bour in procuring a rich and varied colleftion of feeds of exotic trees and plants, gathered in countries which do not very fenfibly differ in temperature from that of France; and the pro- dudions of which, when naturalized in our climate, may ferve one day to adorn our plantations, or to multiply our artificial meadows. -^^^ t iil ', â '. A plant 'MHr ft'" 14'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788; Milet de Mureau, Louis-Marie-Ant
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