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56. To conclude : Had the modern doc- 

 trine ot the generation of plants conti- 

 nued only to influence the learned more 

 accurately to inquire into the ftruaure of 

 vegetables I would never have been at fo 

 much pains to confute it: But, fince it 

 has given occafion to an intire deforma- 

 tion of botany, and to the introduaioa 

 of an infinite number of new names, and 

 perplexing tho' childifh terms, whereby 

 this moft ufeful fcience ib like to become 

 not only vaftly more difficult, but even 

 ridiculous, I thought it high time to pub- - 

 lifh fuch arguments as to me appeared 

 fufficient, by lapping the foundation, to 

 overturn this hideous fuperftru<flure For 

 furely no method at all is nnuch better, 

 than fuch an one, whofe nomenclature is 

 more difficuldy acquired, th<in the know- 

 ledge of the plants themfelves ; which a- 

 lone is true botany. But of this more 

 dlewhere *. It remains only that we in- 

 quire a little into the real ufe of the duft 

 of the apices. 

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