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perfeB, had thefe been wholly omitted. But, in the 

 doing of this, there has been great Caution ufed, not 

 to change more of their Names than was abfolutely 

 necejfary, either for the properly diflinguifljing of the 

 Genus or Species of the Plants: For, as many of 

 the Exotic Plants which had been long cultivated in 

 the Englifh Gardens, had not produced Flowers or 

 Fruit in this Country 5 fo their generical Characters 

 were unknown to the former Writers on Botany and 

 therefore a great . Part of thofe Plants were titled by 

 vague Names : But, as ??iany of thefe have flowered 

 of late in Europe, and the Characters of others, which 

 have not produced either Flowers or Fruit here, have 

 been communicated by Perfons of Skill from abroad ; 

 fo the ranging of the Plants under their proper Hepds 

 is now better under ft cod, and the Science of Botany 

 rendered more complete. 



And as there are many Perfons of DiflinCtion in 

 England, who are pleafed to honour the Art of Gar- 

 dening, by making it a confderable Part of their 

 Amufement ; and who have been greatly aftifting in 

 the introducing of 'large Numbers of new Plants, 

 Shrubs, and "Trees, into the Englifh Gardens ; and 

 as feme of thofe noble Perfons have ftudied the Sci- 

 ence of Bota?iy, and are well acquaifited with the 

 CharaSiers, and true Names, of the Plants ; fo their 

 Example will re?ider it neceffary, for the Profejfors of 

 Gardening at leaf, to know the Plants they cultivate 



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