"Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the aromatic groves appeared in full bloom."

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Source : William Bartram (1958). “The Travels of William Bartram”, p.58, University of Georgia Press

William Bartram

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