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interefting information. In other word?, let theSyftema Naturae 

 be referved for the Mufeum, or botanical garden, rather than be 

 the Naturalift's companion, on excursions within his own neigh- 

 bourhood. 



The chief merit of the Linnaean fyftem confifts undoubtedly in 

 the having paid greater attention to the parts of fructifi cation in 

 plants than was jfhewn by preceding writers on the fame fubject ; 

 but it muft never be forgotten, that the chives and poi tals arc 

 too minute, too uncertain in their number, and too feldom in a 

 ftate proper to be examined, to afford very interefting, criteria in 

 diftinguifhing plants. 



I will conclude with an extract from the late Sir John Hill : 

 " Such is the fyftem of Linnaeus : novelty made it pleafe, and its 

 " obfeurity rendered it admired ; but it cannot be lafting k ." 



k Britifli Herbal ; in the introduction to his fecond clafs. Sir John 

 Hill was himfelf captured with the novelty, and had much commended 

 this new fyftem; this opinion therefore was given as to the merits, after 

 thorough examination, with the ftrongeft prejudice in its favour. 



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