To the Readers of the Botanical Magazine. 
As the Boranitcat Macazine certainly owes its repu- 
tation, in great meafure, to the excellence of the figures, all 
of which, except feventy-five, have been drawn by Mr, 
SYDENHAM Epwarps, it affords us pleafure in compliance 
with his requeft to publifh the following ftatement, in order to 
rectify feveral errors of the letter-engraver, that occur in the 
early volumes. 
Twenty-four plates have Mr. Sowersy’s name affixed, but 
of thefe the following twelve were in reality drawn by Mr 
SypenHAaM Epwarps, viz. No. 18, 23, 25, 27, 29, 89, 31, 
34> 35> 36, 38, and 43> 
Of thofe which bear no draughtfman’s name, the fifty-five 
“following were drawn by Mr. Sowersy (the reft by Mr. 
Epwarps) viz. No.1, 4,10, 11, 17, 28, 42, 44, 47, 49, 59, 
51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 61, 67, 70, 72, 76, 79, 80, 85, 
from 87 to tog inclufive, 111, 113, 115, 116, 118, 121. 
The laft-mentioned number which occurs in vol. iv. and 
was publifhed in June 1790, is the laft figure drawn by Mr. 
‘Sowersy. All pofterior to this (except eight by Mr. San- 
sum, in the fixth volume, to which his name is affixed} were 
executed by Mr. Sypenuam Epwarbs, 
We are induced to republifh the above ftatement, not only — 
to point out with accuracy, by whom each figure has been 
drawn, but likewife becaufe we wifh that the former hand-bill 
upon this fubje&, which accompanied No. 1232, in vol. xxx. 
fhould be cancelled altogether. 
That hand-bill was publifhed in hafte, without refle&ing 
that fome expreffions contained in .it might be hurtful to the 
feelings of a friend for whom we have ever entertained the 
higheft refpe&t and efteem. And Mr. Eowarps is himlelf 
convinced that the mifreprefentations there complained of, 
and which are effe€tually reétified by the above ftatement, did 
Not originate in any enmity towards him, but were occafioned 
by an inference, natural enough though contrary to the faa, 
that not only all thofe figures which had Mr. Sowersy’s 
name affixed to them, were executed by him, but alfo all fuch 
as had no name whatever. 
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