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before fown or planted may have failed^ 

 otherwife a whole feafon may be loji. 

 And it is hoped thofe who are lefs ac- 

 quainted with the praSiice^ will not cm- 

 Jure what ihey do not underjland. 



"To this edition of the Gardeners Ka- 

 lendar^ the author was advifed to fub- 

 join a Jhort IntroduElion to the Scie7tce of 

 Botany ; in which the definitions and 

 terms of art which are ufed in the pre^ 

 fent favourite fyjlem of DoElor Li?i7tceuSy 

 Jhould be explained^ for the benefit of 

 praEiical Gardeners \ efpecially ftnce the 

 having fome jkill iit the knowledge of 

 plants^ is now become anecejfary qualifi- 

 cation for thofe who have a defire to ad- 

 vance themfelves in their profeJfion\ 

 therefore the author was foon prevailed on 

 to undertake it^ and accordingly had the 

 plates engraven^ and the whole prepared 

 for the prefsy before the iranfiation of 

 ]Li7inceus' s Philofophia Botanic a ^ publifh- 

 ed by Mr. Lee^ made its appearance. 

 When that was made publick^ the author 

 of the Gar defter s Kale?ider had fome 



doubts 



