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friends. On these heads we are perfectly agreed. 
I only thought it necessary, for the honour of the 
work and its original author, to express in the title, 
that it was not strictly confined to Greek plants, lest 
some carping critic, finding a plate of Saccharum 
Tenerife from Sicily, a new tulip from Florence, 
and a few other such extraneous matters, should 
object to the plan or to the title. I also thought 
as we are all agreed that it should somewhere be 
fully explained what part I have in the work, that 
such information ought to appear in the title. 
I think, however, yours and Mr. Dryander’s sim- 
plification of the title a great improvement, except 
that Iam in doubt about the word edidit; for though 
I am aware of its true Latin meaning being nearly 
what I wish, yet an English, or superficial reader 
will, by casting his eye on it, suppose me to be 
little more than the publisher of a book written by 
Dr. Sibthorp. For this reason I strongly objected 
to saying in the title, that it was “ composed from 
his manuscripts.” I also doubt the propriety of 
the title standing as it does, without an accusative 
_ case connected with edidit. I shall, however, think 
about it; and as the title will not be wanted yet for 
some time, we can finally decide upon it when I go 
to town in April; and perhaps you or I may hit on 
some other word, which does not now suggest itself. 
I would by all means keep on the modest side in my 
part of the title; and I know I may trust my fame 
implicitly in the hands of you and my friend Dry- 
ander, who will both be ready enough to assert my 
claim, in case I should be underrated. I know also 
