the S'cie7ice of Botany. 3 



one effential character to diftinguidi it from 

 all the other fpecies of the genus: in which 

 cafe, each denomination would be comprifed 

 in two or three words. But as it often hap- 

 pens, that one fpecies has many different cha- 

 racters common to one or other fpecies of the 

 fame genus, they are then obliged to add a 

 longer denomination to it. However, all othei: 

 things being equal, the fl:iorteft phrafes are 

 always beft. In confequence of this. Dr. 

 LinfiauSy the celebrated Profeffor of Botany at 

 TJpfal in Swede?!^ has propofed fimple and 

 proper terms, not only to exprefs all the dif- 

 ferent parts of plants, but alfo the principal 

 qualities, forms, figures, fituations, dircdions, 

 and manners of exifting of each of thefe parts. 

 He is not fatisfied to join the definitions and 

 explications to each of thefe terms, to fix 

 and determine their true meaning : but he has 

 alfo added figures, to fuch as were neceifary 

 to give a more juft and complete idea of 

 them. Thefe principals have been almofl uni- 

 verfally adopted, by thofe who have wrote after 

 him. This rule he will not permit to be de- 

 parted from, and his manner of expreffion is 

 become the living language of Botany. 



The fexual method of claffing plants, efla- 

 bllfhed by Dr. Linnmis^ is much prefer- 



a 2 able 



