224 ESSAYS anp OBSERVATIONS 
« Jibus contingit, idem et vegetantibus acci- : 
« dere (a).” Upon the whole, it isevident 
that Mr Vaillant affumes more the air of an 
original writer on this fubject than belongs to 
him. He never mentions Grew, Ray, or 
Camerarius; and quotes only fome paflages 
from Geoffroy, for the pleafure of Ropfu-- 
ting them. | 
15. I fhall pafs a variety of later‘authors 
who have treated on this fubject; and come | 
to the moft {trenuous defender of the fexes of 
plants, who has collected all the arguments 
for it that perhaps can be advanced, and pre- 
tends to have demonftrated it fully: I mean 
the famous and very learned Carolus Linneus, 
profeffor of medicine and botany in the uni- 
verfity of Up/al, fellow of a great many phi- 
lofophical focieties; and certainly one of the 
greateft botanifts of thisage. For this great 
man thus writes, ‘* Antheras et ftigmata (4) 
‘© conftituere fexum plantarum, a palmicolis, 
“© Millingtono, Grewio, Rayo, Camerario, Go- 
«© dofredo, Morlando, Vaillantio, Blairto, Fuf- 
‘* fevio, Bradleyo, Royeno, Logano, &c. de- 
tectum, 
(2) Vid. p. 17- 
(4) that is, the apices, and extremity of the ftylus- 
