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190 MR. BEIWETT OK THE ITOMEKCLATTJBE OE BTJFFOKIA. 



to the plant in the "Alsine polygono 

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mencing January 20th, 1737, and ending May 3rd, 1765. 

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mteresting information, refeting not only to the state of botanical 

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