Vegetable kingdom. n. , 



The Character therefore never conflitutes the genus, but 

 is itfelf dihgently to be conflru£ted according to the Genus 

 of Nature. 



Kindred Plants of the H^me mother, are to be known ;n 

 re{pe(9: to the Genus by the fiower, or difplayed plant, when 

 the reciprocal undulterated marriage leaves the !• ructihca- 

 tion intire ; but in the fpecies are to be diftinguillied from 

 their fifter-companions, produced by a different father, ac- 

 cording to the Herb. 



Thus the Diagnosis of a plant confifls in the affinity of the, 



Genus^ and in the difference of the Species, 

 The Name of a plant therefore, that it may refer to each diag- 



nofis, is double : the Generic Family Name, 



And the Specific trivial Name, 



under which latter are the vague Synonymiei of authors. 



The Botanist, in foliov/ing the Clajj^fications^ is lead to the 

 named Genus by the Chara-yiers of the difplayed plant or flower; 

 to the appellation of the Species by the Differences of the Larva 

 or herb ; and thence to its Synonymies \ from thefe to Author s^ 

 and thence to every things which has come to us from our 

 anceftors on the fubject. Thus the plant itfelf tells its Name, 

 apd its Hiftory amid fuch a multitude of fpecies, and of indi- 

 viduals ; this is the great purpofe of Botany, the invention of 

 the prefent age, to the completion of which all true Botanifls 

 will contribute their labour. 



27. True BOTANISTS will labour to increafe this lovely Science : 

 will conftrudFundamentalDE script IONS in characteriftic 

 words, particularly of obfcure, rare, and new Plants, accord- 

 ing to the rule of Delineation of a plant; as is done by 

 my Son^ and Schreherus in Decuriis. 



Will add Figures, if they are able, which reprefent the per- 

 fect Plant, fuch as are given by Vaillant^ DilleniuSy Ehret^ 

 'Jacquin^ Trevu^ Schmieciel^ Sic. 



Will difcover the mod compendious and moft proper fpecinc 

 Differences. 



Will enquire the Synonymies of authors, particularly 

 the beft ; as Haller. 



Will always prefix the natural Genus to the Speeies ; and 

 when new, will define it by its natural C/ji7r<?j7/?r from 

 the fituation, figure, number, proportion, of all the parts 

 of fructification. 



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