THE 
P R E F A C E. 
IhPEF.p ij long Cuflom avere alhwed at fufficient to juliify fucb Ncglcfi in us, 
',:o:,gb might be faid; for our Brinfli Ancefon in the earltejl Aget, made but 
liltle Account of aiding Nature in Vegetatiou ; bnl abandmed ber to ber oavn 
fponianeous ‘ProduAiont. 
T H E Y, lite ali the ref cf tbe Inhabitants of Europe, ejpeciatlj tbe Nor¬ 
thern Ones, utere an impolite, ancnllkaled ‘People, and baaiing Utile or no Com¬ 
mereo abroad, fcarce kneav anj Tbiug beyond the Extent of tbeir om Sbores, 
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