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been introduced by Robert James Lord Petre, but 
the times when are utterly forgot; to remedy, 
as much as poffible; this inconvenience, they are 
always ftated as having been introduced before 
1742, the time of his Lordfhip’s death. 
Mr. Miller, in his Dictionary, often mentions 
Plants as having been fent to him by Dr. Houftoun, _ 
but he frequiently omits the time when he received 
them; thefe, therefore, are in like manner ftated - 
- as having been introduced before the period of the 
Doétor’s deceafe, which happened in 1733. 
As the figure of Calceolaria Fothergillit differs 
a little from the defcription, it is neceffary to men-= 
tion, that the defcription was made in 1779, from 
a weak Plant, the firft that flowered in England ; 
and that the plate is from a drawing, taken fince 
the letter-prefs was printed, from a ftrong healthy 
plant: hence it is alfo, that no reference 1s made 
in the text to Snes pew. | | 
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