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anytliing to be wauting which might tend to the Illustration 

 thereof. 



I was surprised to see many more new Genera than any other 

 in this age has propounded and constructed. 



The most evident of which, whereof I was fully satisfied, 1 

 have taken out and adopted : as Comocladia, Ifoniera, Spathe, 

 your Scurrula, Amyris, Weinmamiia, your Volkameria, JEn/- 

 throxylum, Xi/lojncrum, Ellisla, ^tevwdiacra, Zigia, CaneJla, 

 BJakea, Cedrcla, Oniphalandria, Pharus, Trojyhis, Batis, Iresine, 

 Calicanthiis or the Bevreria of Ehret, Giyalohium, etc. 



Those which seemed more intricate to me because I could not 

 inspect them, were the following : — 



Cladium. Lygostcma. Pefersia. Coccocijjsilum. 



Crossopctalum. Lysianthiis. Psietotrophion. Chiococca. 



Macrodiemium. Buftneria. Metopitim. Sarcomphalus. 



Melicocciis. Melonmm. BorbUus. Cuphaa. 



Siralium. Cafonia. Portlandia. Erithnlis. 



BodoncEd. H>/polafe. Trichogamila, &c. 



Perhaps if I were to see them, they would become equally 

 perspicous to me. Some of them I had a notion might be 

 referred to other Genera ? : — 



Buceros Ehizophora ? 



Trichilia Mclia. 



Callicoccus ") 



Ehretia | Cordla arborcscens. 



Bevreria I with a forked 



Gerascanthus ... \ style — nud two 



Varronia | cell'd seed. 



Metopium ) 



PortUmdia an Rondelefia ? 



as Achimenes Cohimnea certain. 



Irsiola Cissus ? 



Coreta Corchorus ? 



Iron Sauvagesia certain. 



Xantoxylum ...Aralia. 



Hcdesia Guctharda certain. 



Acisanthera . . . Bhexia ? 

 Melanium "1 



Parsonsia I ...Lythnim. 

 Ctiphwa J 



I may i)erhaps be mistaken in several, but thus 1 guess at first 

 sight, of Plants I have not seen. 



I was no less pleased with your Animals, they are all curious 

 and surprising, but my time was not sufficient to analyse all, 

 though I picked out several. 



I doubt if any other Header can peruse this work of your 

 with greater delight and admiration. Everything you have 

 noted concerning the obscure Characters of the American Plants, 

 and which were never to be learned before, but from Plumier's 

 observations ; I have corrected in my book, tliat whenever it is 

 reprinted, you will see I have carefully followed your instruc- 

 tions. 



I would give anything could I one day or other be with you, 

 to sec your dried plants, and to give the all a nice inspection and 

 thorough examination. 



But since these Wishes of mine are in vain, I earnestly beg the 

 Eavour of you to spare me a dried specimen of those you have 

 in greater plenty. 



What you have delivered concerning the Spigelia again^;t 



