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I may perhaps be mistaken in several, but thus I guess at 

 first sight, of Plants I have not seen. I was no less pleased with 

 your Animals, they are all curious and surprising, but my time 

 was not sufficient to analyse them all though I picked out several. 



I doubt if any other Reader can peruse this work of your 

 with with greater delight and admiration Every thing you have 

 noted concerning the obscure Gharacters of the American Plants, 

 and which were never to be learned before but from Plumiers 

 observations; I have corrected in my book, that whenever it is 

 reprinted, you will see I have carefully followed your instructions. 



I would give any thing could I one day or other be with you, 

 too see your dried Plants, and to give the all a nice Inspection 

 and therough examination. 



But since thesse Wishes of mine are in vain, I earnestly beg 

 the Favour of you to spare me a dried Specimen of those you 

 have in greater plenty. 



What you have delivered concerning the spigelia aigainst 

 worms, is very wonderfull, since the like never was met with in 

 the medical art; for which alone you ough to be honoured with 

 a Golden Statue. 



C. Linnaeus Eq: 



th. br. 



Upsal 19: 8. 

 1756. 



Linn. Soc, Vol. IX: 206 a-b. Originalet är okändt. Öfversättningen möj- 

 ligen gjord af Phil. Miller. 



Illustri nobilique Viro 

 Garo: LinnjEO Equ. Aurato 

 S. pl. d. 



P. Browne. 



Sex nunc elapsse sunt menses, Vir Geleberrime, quo exemplare no- 

 raini tuo inscriptum, cum binis aliis, in Holandiam transmisi, ut quam 

 primum tibi tute mitterentur, per D. Rey. Bibliop. Amstelodamens. qui 

 in Suesia sepe commercium agit: Sed nolui, donec Beureriae Ehretii Gha- 

 racteres tibi mittere potuissem, quid scribere. Exemplare alterum Regi 



