PREFACE. 



fuch efpecially are thofe of the Cryptogamta 

 clafs, which cofl more time and attention 

 than all the other twenty-three clafles toge- 

 ther. 



Lafl: of all are fubjoined the various ufes 

 of each plant, whether ceconomical, medical, 

 or fuperjiitious , Their ceconomical and medi- 

 cal ufes are extraded from authors of the 

 firft credit; for the moil part either from 

 LtnncEus^ Materia Me die a ^ or Ha Her s Hi- 

 Jtoria Jiirfium Helvetia. For \\\€\r fiiferjii^ 

 tious ufes I am chiefly indebted to my often- 

 mentioned friend Mr. Stuart, 2. native gf 

 the Highlands, and perfedly acquainted with 

 the cuftoms of his countrymen. 



In the courfe of this work, I have purpofely 

 avoided the addition of all Jynonyms, not 

 merely to prevent fwelling the book, but 

 becaufe they have been fo often repeated by 

 other authors, and feem to be at the fame 

 time of little ufe to the learner. I there- 

 fore wholly omitted them, to juake way for 

 defcriptions, which I flatter myfelf will prove 

 cf more fervice. 



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