botanically arranged. 401 



more might have been added, had it been consistent with the 

 limits of the paper. Some additional description of most of 

 them, the times of flowering and places of growth, were thought 

 necessary. Those plants which appear not to agree with the es- 

 sential generic characters of any known genus, are inserted without 

 any generic names, but the natural characters of the fructification 

 are particularly described. Such as appeared doubtful are dis- 

 tinguished by a mark of interrogation. The English names are 

 those by which the plants have been called either here or in 

 other parts of the world, except, in a few instances, where no 

 trivial name was known. The medical and ceconomical uses 

 which are mentioned, are inserted from the best private infor- 

 mation that could be obtained, or selected from good authori- 

 ties ; many of them, in particular, from a late ingenious and 

 useful publication by William Withering, M. D. entitled, 

 "The botanical arrangement of British plants." 



In giving this account of indigenous plants, I have had op- 

 opportunity of investigating only those which were found grow- 

 ing within the compass of a few miles ; except a small num- 

 ber that happend to be noticed at a greater distance. Many 

 others have been observed, but the limits of this paper did not 

 admit their being inserted. The generic characters of these 

 plants were minuted from fresh blossoms in full bloom, with 

 the aid of a microscope, and with as much attention as the lit- 

 tle leisure I have had for botanical enquiries would admit. But 

 not having examined any of them, for any other purpose than 

 mere amusement, until the last summer, I doubt not errors will 

 be found in this arrangement, which more time and further 

 examination might have prevented. This I hope will be ad- 

 mitted as some apology, by every experienced botanist, who 



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