PREFACE. 



it. I would wifli therefore to let him know^ 

 that the entertaining fcience of Botanv had 

 been the coniiant arlinfement of my rides and 

 walks for upwards of fix teen years, previous 

 to my tour in Scotkind i that in this tour I 

 travelled either by land or fea from the fouth 

 of Annandak to the borders of Sutbcrlandy 

 vilited moftof the Hebrides ^ except t\'\.t Lofjg- 

 Jjla7id) traverfed the kingdom fi'om Argyle- 

 Jloire to the county oi Mecwnst that is, from 

 the wef.ern to the eaftern {hore, and after- 

 wards returned to England by way of Edin" 

 hurgb and Kelfo ; that in all this tract, 

 which took up the daily exercife of a whole 

 fummer, I had a conftant eye to the follow- 

 ing work, embraced every opportunity of 

 fcaling the higheft mountains, climbing 

 the moft rugged rocks, penetrating the 

 thickeft woods, treading the fallacious hogS;, 

 winding upon the fliores of feaS and lakes, ii: 

 £hort, of examining every variety of land 

 or water, which promifed to produce a va- 

 riety of vegetables. 



This is mentioned only to acquaint the 

 reader wh^t degree of perfection he may 



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