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as developed by Lindley in the " Vegetable 

 Kingdom," on the system of Endlicher, which 

 is now generally followed by botanists. The 

 rest of the work is entirely original. If any 

 resemblance is observed between the author's 

 remarks and the writings of others, it must 

 be attributed to his earlier studies, which 

 have become so blended with his observation 

 and experience, as to make what perhaps 

 properly belonged to others originally, now 

 seem to him to be his own. 



The nomenclature is not probably what a 

 scientific writer would adopt, no particular 

 author being exclusively followed. In a 

 work intended for extensive popular use, it 

 was thought better to adhere to popular 

 names ; and, as the names of the authors of 

 both the generic and specific terms are given 

 in full with each name, no confusion can 

 arise on that score. 



.Having said thus much of his work, the 

 author would gladly lay down his pen. But 



