The PREFACR 
Tbis being agrted u/on, occafiotid tbe ncw modclling of tbe IVbole, judsing it 
propcr to put togetber ali tbe different Species of tbe fame Genus, ibat mula agree 
in tbcir different ‘Degrees of Hardinefs, rangittg fiteb of tbem togclber tbat nvoitld 
endttre to Ite planled in tbe opeu Air in onr Climate, and tben protetd Io fttcb as 
require a GtcenbonJ'e in Winter, hit do ttot require artificial Heals ; and ht tbe 
lafi Viate to treat of fttcb as are brottgbt from tbe nvarntcfi ‘Parts of tbe Eaft or 
Weft-Indies, nvbicb are to Ite preferved in Stoves. 
To tbis ave alfo proposd to fubjcyn about 30 Piales of different Planis and 
Flowers [nvbicb eitber ivere nat engraven before, or at leajl 1 tot nvell dane) nvbicb 
•aere alfo to bepainled in tbcir nalural Colours, freni tbe otigina! Dranvings: htl 
upon onr advanctng in tbis Work, me fotmd tbe Numbcr of Sbeets nvonld vajlly 
excced nubat arx at firfi proposd, and tbe Cbarge of painling tbe Piales being 
tomptned, oce fotmd it nvoitld he a very expenfive Unaertaking togotbro' tbe anhele 
T11EREUPOX nce tbottght it more advifiable Io publijb it in fieral Parts, 
tnaking eaeb Pari an eutire Piece of itfelf, nvitb an Index of tbe Englilh Nantes 
of tbe fcveral Planis tberein treated of, referring to tbe Latin Nantes, nvbicb nuere 
difposd inio an Alpliabelical Otder thrd tbe nvbole, fi tbat, if tbe 'Deftgn met 
nvith lincotiragemenl, ere migbt bove an Opportimity of addtng more Piales Io 
eaeb Part, of eitber aeni: or curiaus Plauts, Flonvers, &c. and if tbe Publick 
did tiot approve of ottr Undertaking, nve migbt drop it nvitbout being too great 
Infers. 
H A TI NG thus hng entrrtaiued onr Reader nvith tbe fimetaI Sleps nve hame 
taken in carrying on tbis 'Deftgn, it is none Time to give bim to ttnder- 
Jland nvbat be is to expeS in tbis firfi Piece, and tbis nue ovili do as briefiy as is 
poffible. 
t. 11 f. k f. be ovili find au exait Catalogue of tbe fcveral Sorts of Trces and 
Shnibs, nvbicb ovili endttre to be planted in tbe open Air in England, tbat are to 
be fotmd in tbe feveral Nnrferies near Lonilon, digefied inio an Alpbabctical 
Order, in tbe aoing nvbicb, nve balrc cbofe to place tbe mofi generally recebocd 
Latui Name of eaeb Trec and Shrub, by nvbicb it is called amongjl tbe Madent 
Botanifis, ana tben bave added one or more Synonynvs from tbe mofi natid of 
tbe antient Writers in Botany ; to nvbicb is fubjdmed tbe Comman Englilh Nante 
in finali Capitals, tbat it may appear at tbe firfi Ficte, to fucb Perfins nvbo bave 
nol been acquainted nvith tbe Latin Nomes. 
j. At tbe Beginningof eaeb Genus nve bave added tbe difiingtiifbing CbaraHers 
by nvbicb it is htonvn, nvbicb ovili enable Perfins lo difiintrttifb, and not confiund 
tbe Plauts of tnco different Gcnuss logcllier, if tbe diflinCtive Notes are but 
carefully attended to. 
3. Then nve bave cnnmcrated tbe different Species nve bave gronving in tbe 
fcveral Nnrferies ; and aftemvards added ajbort Account of tbeir Culture, nvith 
tbe Scii and Sittraiion nvbicb is mofi agreeable lo eaeb Species, and in tbe doittg of 
tbis nve bave been very carefitl not to lead Perfins itito Errors, ly grving a 
platfiblc Account of nvbat is ralber an Imagination tbau a Realily, baving 
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