; Sa 
it may be further obferved, that it is a fungous fubftance, varying in 
its appearance, and: not eafily admitting of being charateriftically 
reprefented by a drawing; it is prefumed therefore that our worl 
fuftains no difadvantage by its omiffion. 
Tue Author takes this opportunity of obferving, that all the 
figures which he has publifhed, were taken either from dried or 
recent fpecimens, excepting in very few inftances, where he was: 
under the neceflity of reforting to the plates of others; this, how- 
ever, was never done but upon unqueftionably good authorities, — 
And whenever future difcoveries fhall fhew that he has been mifled, 
he will not fail to acknowledge it: the only inftance that has yet 
occurred to him is the following of Cafcarilla. % 
as : 
CLUTIA ELUTERIA. CASCARILLA CLUTIA, 
SYNONYMA. Cafcarilla. Pharm. Lond, & Edinb. Elutheria 
et Eluteria, Auctoruin. Clutia (Elutheria) foliis cordato-lan- 
ceolatis. Mill. Didt. Aman. Acad. vol. 5. fr Aut. Sa Clif: 
486. Flor. Heyl 306, 
Clafs Dioecia. Ord. Geatandela Lin, Gen, Plant. 1 11404 
Gen. Ch. Mase. Cals 5-phyllus. Cor. 5-petala. pce 
#em. Cal. 5-phyllus. Cor. 5-petala. Styli 3. CGapss — 
3-locularis, Sem, 1. aes 
Sp. Ch. C, foliis cordato-lanceolatis, | 
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