xii PREFACE. 



The two tables subjoined to the work, have 

 their explanations prefixed; a'hd we shall only speak 

 here of their utility. It is presumed that no ex- 

 act table of the Linnsean Genera, with their Eng- 

 lish names, and a reference to their Classes and 

 Orders, as given in the first Table, has yefc appear- 

 ed in print, our writers not having adopted all the 

 Linnsean names, nor followed the author exact- 

 ly in his distribution of vegetables ; our first Ta- 

 ble, therefore cannot but be of great use to those 

 who are desirous of becoming acquainted with 

 the method of Linnaeus, and of framing the lists 

 of their private collections upon the plan of his sys- 

 tem. 



The utility of the second Table, which contains 

 the names of the genera rejected by Linnaeus, is 

 obvious ; it might have been augmented to ten 

 times it's bulk, had all the names been inserted 

 that have been given to vegetables by the numerous 

 writers on this science ; but such a collection 

 would be a work of itself ; and it has been therefore 

 thought adviseable to confine it to those only that are 

 cited in the Genera Plantariun of Linnaeus, which 

 contains the principal. 



The Table of English specific and generic names 

 referred to their Linnaean titles, which is given in 

 the Appendix, has been executed with care ; [and 

 in the present edition considerably enlarged not on- 

 ly with the trivial names, but with a very great num- 

 ber of new generic and specific names, chiefly ol 

 West India plants, with which the Editor was fa- 

 voured by a very eminent Botanist.] If nevertheless 

 any mistakes or material omissions should appear, 

 those who are versed in Botany will be the most 

 ready to excuse them. 



The designs for the figures of the Plates are for 

 the most part taken from thcxse given by Linnaeus 

 in his works. Some of them might, perhaps, have 

 been mended by fresh designs from nature ; but as 



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