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The Introduction to the Second V olume. 
full. 
perhaps not worth obferving, It is to be noted here, that 
what is faid by fome of them, that the Fruits or Seeds 
are the finis ultimus of the Plant, and therefore princi- 
pally to be regarded in a Method, is not followed by 
themfelves who only’ almoft go by the Pericarpium, Husk 
or Seed Veffel, which parts of Plants are very often lets 
confpicuous, for a fmaller time in view, and to be not 
fo much regarded as the Leaves, Flowers, and other parts 
of the fame Plant, and yet for a hair, or the like, ftanding 
upon them, they will pretend, to overthrow what their 
Predeceffors have fettled, as much as perhaps is neceflary 
to the fullying their Memories, and which ts worfe, to 
the bringing into Natural Hiftory fuch divers Names, that 
it would require fometimes a days labour to find out what 
Plant defcribed by other Writers they mean to give an 
Account of, 
Having thus endeavour'd-to anfwer all the Objections that 
I have heard made by others, and taken notice of the Faults 
obferved by myfelf, I will conclude with an Apology for 
what Imperfeétions remain. In that diftant Climate the Heats 
and Rains are exceflive, fo that there are often hin- 
drances upon thofe Accounts: The Parts not inhabited 
are very produétive of feveral Things very Curious, but 
have no Conveniencies for lodging Men or Horfes, and 
are often full of Serpents and other’ venomous Creatures, 
which tho’ of themfelves they will fly from Men, yet 
if the Places where they Neftle, or have their young, are 
come near, they are thought to make very fierce and 
dangerous Attacks upon Mankind. The fame Places re- 
mote from Settlements are very often full of run away 
Negros, who lye in Ambufh to kill the Whites who come 
within their reach. In all thefe Cafes the Obfervations to 
be made mult be very much fhort of that accuracy 
which thofe void of fuch Circumftances attending them 
may have. I fhall be extreamly pleafed to fee my Ob- 
fervations of any kind rendred more perfeé& and ufe- 
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