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The rapid sale of the last edition, at once shows the preference 

 given tO the superiority of the Natural Arrangement, over that 

 of the Linnean, for a Garden Catalogue, as it brings together all 

 the plants that are nearest related to each other, and which have 

 a general similarity by which any person, who already has a tole- 

 •able knowledge of plants, may give a good guess at first sight to 

 what family, or Order, any plant or specimen they possess may 

 belong to, or is related ; this gives a pleasing idea, that is not to be 

 met with by the Linnean Botanist, as he only looks at the Sta- 

 mens and Styles to see what Class and Order it belongs to, with- 

 out ever thinking to what else it is allied ; but we still consider 

 the addition of the Linnean Classes and Orders, of great use, as 

 they are so readily attained by the young Botanist, though he 

 should always keep the natural arrangement in view. 



The pains we have taken with the present edition may be 

 readily supposed, by the length of time it has taken us to get 

 through it ; and had it not been for the kindness and liberality of 

 A. B. Lambert, Esq. who always admitted us to his Library 

 with pleasure, we should certainly not have been able to have 

 mad so complete ; he is also so kind as to give us information 

 of ucw plants or importations that he hears or knows of, for 

 w h we now return him our sincere thanks. 



Mr. David Don, Librarian of the Linnean Society, we feel 

 n ch obliged for his readiness in procuring us any books or spe- 

 cimens we wish to examine, and also inform us of any new pub- 

 lications that we may not have heard of. 



The Linnean collection of specimens being now in the Lin- 

 nean Society's collection, has enabled us to clear up many doubts 

 and mistakes, by examining Linnaeus's original specimens, seve- 

 ral of which we intend setting to rights by publishing figures of 

 them in our British Flower Garden, many of the very common 

 plants having been confused with others, or were considered in 

 a doubtful state. 



To Robert Barclay, Esq. of Bury Hill, we also feel greatly 

 obliged for his kindness in sending us specimens of the numerous 

 new plants that are continually flowering in his delightful garden, 

 where rarities are without end ; and we must not forget his gar- 

 dener, Mr. D. Cameron, to whose merit may be attached the 

 h. hty cultivated state of the plants, and to whom we are 

 indebted for the names of many that have not yet flowered, and 

 hat we should not have otherwise known were in the country. 



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