PREFACE, 
which in all probability are the incipient rudiments 
of yet another Order, between the present and 
that of Caprifolia. 
Nor is the old genus Saxifraga, here, merely 
simply enumerated ; but extensively revised ; broken 
down; and remodelled ; with a view to lessen its 
intricacy ; (which every Botanist complains of,) 
by decomposing its incongruous combinations, and 
rebuilding from the decomposition, and from the 
examination of many newly discovered species, a 
more appropriate, conmiodious, aud natural dis- 
tributioh of the whole : thus disposing the old ge- 
nus into such new generical groups as palpably 
appear to consist each of plants constructed as it 
were on one model; and so greatly resembling 
each other in habit; sizej.and appearance, that a 
Geologist might say, they are evidently | ** all. of 
same formation." . i 
Such the author ventures to believe all true Ge- 
nera really to be ; and their species and varieties 
merely discrepancies of a minor appearance. And 
such groups usually themselves point out a common 
name; that is, a name applying in common to them 
all; which again reciprocally points out the group. 
Whence this niode of collocating plants, should 
seem to be a natural one at least. 
-. Neither does the famous canon of Linneus 
1449) : Ef E * MES 
DER : nés: i Ia avcucr genus,") 
at all interfere with the plan proposed, although in 
the present instance, we should rather say, * Genus 
naturale, natüralitér dabit nomen : nomen quoque 
