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PREFACE. 



Mathiolus alfo has a neat figure of Calamintha aquatica, our Arvenfis ; 

 and Lobel has another of the fame, but from a different habitat, which 

 has equal, if not greater merit. On the other hand, Lobel's Mcnthaftrum 

 (evidently intended for our Villofa) is fo ambiguous, that fome authors 

 have made it their Menthajirum longifolium, and fome again their Men- 

 thafirum rotundifolium. 



Ray, in his Cat. Plant, p. 198, has the following urifrure on this 

 figure, quoting it from Gerard and Parkinson, (which are both copies 

 of Lobel) to his Menthajirum longifolium: — " Figurte enim nullo modo 

 " corrueniunt;" — and then immediately after quotes the fame figures to his 

 Menthajirum rotundifolium with an interrogation, being very doubtful 

 which they are meant for. And what is rather pleafant, Hill has 

 copied it in his plates with this plain Englifh title — " horse-mint;" 

 forgetting to tell us whether long-leaved or round-leaved horfe-mint* 

 However, it is plain that it is meant for the long-leaved, by the deep 

 faw- teeth of the leaves; for their Me?2thajlrum rotundifolium (Sylv. nojl.) 

 is crenated rather than ferrated. 



Fuschius's figure, copied by J. Bauhine, is as bad, if not worfe, 

 than Lobel's. Morrison's figure is fomething better, but Mrs. Black- 

 well's is very indifferent. 



* 1 would not be underflood as implying any cenfure on Hiil, as he was in my opinion*"^ 

 beft Engliih Botanitfof his time, and, had he applied himfelf to the fubjea, was well qualified to 

 have explained it; but as he thought it perhaps an objeft which was not likely to attraft notice, 

 he followed the confideration of his Bardana, which eventually proved moil produdive. He was 

 certainly a great genius, but his imagination was diverted by following too many purfuits. 



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