PNT ROD CATON 
Linneus himself recognised twelve editions of his “SYSTEMA 
NATURA,” which he thus describes in his XII edition :— 
Ratio Eprrronts. 
Leydee 1735 Folio imper. pag. 12. a me per J. F. GRONOVIUM. 
Holmiz 1740. Octavo. pag. 80. a me ipso revisum. 
Hale 1740. Quarto oblong. pag. 70. per J. J. LANGEN. 
Parisiis 1740. Octavo. pag. 108. t I. per B. JUSSIEUM. 
Hale 1747 Octavo. pag. 88. per M. G. AGNETHLER. 
Holmie 1748. Octavo. pag. 232. t.8. auctum a me zpso. 
Lipsiz 1748. Octavo. pag. 232. t.8. per Typographum. 
Holmiz 1753. Octav. pag. 136. Vegetabilia per J. J. 
HAARTMAN. At regnum Lapideum Scare 8:0 per 
H. MOLLER. 
Leyde 1756. Octavo. pag. 226. per GRONOVIUM. 
Holmiz 1758.[-1759], Octavo. longe auctius factum a me ipso. 
Lipsiz 1762. Octavo. furtim produit vitiosa. N7l additum. 
Holmensi [1766-1768] hac propria ultima penultimaque editione. 
The history of the various editions of the “SYSTEMA 
NATURA” was given shortly by D. H. Stoever in his ‘“ Leben des 
Ritter K. v. Linné,” 8vo., Hamburg, 1792, of which an English 
translation by Joseph Trapp appeared in 1794. For the convenience 
of those who do not know that book I give some fuller notes on the 
various editions. 
Ed. 1. 
Ed. 2. 
II. 
Kd. 3. 
14 single sheets demi, Lugduni Batavorum, apud Theodorum 
Haak, 1735. Ex typographia Joannis Willhelmi de Groot. 
In this edition Linnzeus gave Generic names ; a brief descrip- 
tion of them; and the names of those animals which he 
included in each genus. 
8vo. Stockholmie apud Gottfr. Kiesewetter, 1740, 80 pp. 
‘“« Editio secunda, auctior.” 
In this edition Linnzus further characterised the Generic 
names ; added considerably to his contents of the genera ; 
and quoted the Swedish names for many animals. 
Oblong 4to. Halle, gedruckt mit Gebauerischen Schriften, 
1740, 70pp. Partly in double columns of Latin and German, 
