X. PREFACE of the TRANSLATORS. 



by his pupils, with greater precifion thaa the latin 

 language would allow; thus the word ^entata B^ppVicd 

 to a root fignifies teethlike, applied to leaves it means 

 toothed \ the word end-nicked gives a more accurate 

 idea than the word emarginatim, the ^NO^d%fouth -turned 

 than adverfum, and one-ranked ih^nfecunda-, the latin 

 words biternatum and triternatum either mf^wtwice and 

 thrice t\ioi^ numbers, or xki^:, fquare zxid cube of them, 

 zxidi hidentatum having two teeth, or two Jets of teeth. 

 Hence we truft that our tranflation will thus refled 

 the very image of the original; but, as happens in 

 fome optical experiments, with greater diltinftnefs, 

 and brighter illumination. 



We have further to add, that to render this work 

 more extenfively ufeful and compleat, we have not only 

 tranHated the SYSTEMA VEGETABILIUM pub- 

 lifhed by Dr. Murray from the papers of the deceafed 

 LiNNEUS, containing one hundred and nineteeen ad- 

 ditional Genera, and variety of Species and alterations; 

 but have been favoured with a part of a new work now 

 publifhing by the prefent Dr. Ltnneus, termed Sup^ 

 flementum Plarztarum, which will defcribe ninety four 

 new Genera, with many additional Species : the effen- 

 tial Charaders of which we have interwoven m our 

 tranflation in their proper places. The prefent ingen- 

 ious Profeffor has indeed made one alteration m the 

 ClafTes in this nev/ work ; and that is, the omiflion of 

 the clafs Polvgamia, as far as his additional Genera ex- 

 tend, which are principally plants from Surinam, and 

 fome from Africa. Thefe he has placed m the other 

 Clafles, according to their fexual diftrnftions; m which 

 we have copied him. 



The Botanic Terms and Definitions tranf- 

 kted from the Thefis of Dr. Elmgren, we had 



once 



