eae CRYPTOGAMIA. 
It has just been observed, that we are indebted for the 
_ knowledge we have of the Mosses, the Lichens, and most 
of the ot ke enera of the » to the indefatigable i ine 
dustry of Dillenius, and the ions scrutiny of preg 
_» from these authors, therefore, as well as from the Histona 
Fucorum of Gmelin, the reader will find most imp “e 
tant parts of the descriptions extracted subjoined to 
each species. These can hardly fail to be considered \ 
acceptable additions to the present work, not only because — 
none can be expected to describe these plants better than 
those who have figured them so well, but also on account 
of the feat ye scarcity of the original work of Dille 
which so happy to possess. The copies 
were only 250, and of these, but few remain in| 
_ Impressions. of his plates are easily obtained, 
scarcity of the letter-press will, hereafter, in this 
be the less regretted. Nor have the labours of Jac 
Hoffinan, of Wi ; or of Batsch, of Pollich, 
been neglected ; ; and several others, now ce 
to thie illustration of the species, ‘and 
instruction of the English Botanist. It must be 0 
literal translation he has endeavoured to catch the 
pi ir a ar wg erg "eac 
mae English language would well 
ing to each cadets Beil 
tributed. But in | 
“4 “rir 
Asi orkut ie Known oe ‘ 
* See Theoria fcr et Bructificationis: 
gamicarum Linnie —Petropoli. 1784. quarto. 
