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particularly your Jcones Picte and Spicilegium. 
They are certainly without flattery the most superb 
botanical publications I ever saw. 
“ Your introductory paper, or rather admirable 
epitome of the history of natural science, in the 
Linnean Transactions, charms me. 
“T am delighted with all your various publications, 
‘from the hyssop on the wall to the cedar of Le- 
banon: i.e. from your Dissertation on the Sexes 
of Plants to your Icones Picte.” 
9. Caroli Linnai Flora Lapponica, Editio altera 
studio et curd Jacobi Edvardi Smith. Illustrissime 
Soctetati Regie Scientiarum Upsaliensi, olim Suecia 
appellate, novam hance Editionem obsequio quo par 
est DDD J. E. Smith. 
In a letter addressed to Mr. Woodward in 1791, 
Sir James informs him that “ Flora Lapponica is at 
last gone to the press;” and adds “ Do not think me 
too vain if I say it will be the most correct edition 
that ever appeared of any of Linneus’s works, his 
own Stockholm ones not excepted. The list of au- 
thors quoted will be infinitely more complete and cor- 
rect; and as tosynonyms,I have examined every one, 
judged of it as well as I was capable, and corrected 
the typographical errors, which are, innumerable in 
the first edition. I add fifty-five new species to the 
Flora.” 
10. 4 Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. 
Dedicated to Thomas Wilson, Esq., F.L.S. 1793. 
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