244 THE SWEDISH PAN. 



1 748 our prefident undertook with great dili- 

 gence not only to make experinients himfelf, 

 but to excite his difciples, and auditors to do the 

 fame ; of which number i was one. Thus at 

 laft many experiments were made, and re^ 

 pcated, efpecially by D. D. Hagftrom, Mag. 

 E. G. Liidbeck, E. Ekelund, J. G. Wahlbom, 

 L. Montin, F. Oldbers, J. C. Forfkahl, A. 

 Fornander , hot to mention others, who ftrove, 

 as it were, to out-do one another in finding the 

 plants, which were fuitable to different animals,^ 



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The diiBculty however of examining all the 

 Swedifh plants, and getting animals proper for 

 experiments, which ought all to be repeated, 

 has hindered us from being able to give ^ 

 compleat work on this fubjed. But the greatr 

 eft part, and the moft common vegetables of 

 Sweden being now determined by us ^ what is 

 wanting may be fupplied from time to time. 

 We hinted that animials proper for experiments, 

 which ought to be taken from among cows^ 

 goats^Jheep^ horfes^ ^ndfivine, are difficult to be 

 found, for thefe reafons j firft, becaufe fome 

 plants are eaten by them in the fpring, which 

 2 they 



