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€ems and Bulbs are called by Linn^^us Hyherna- 

 xula^ as inclofing the embryo during the winter, 

 and the former are ahnoft confined to trees of the 

 colder countries. After a requifite account of the 

 fubje6t in general. Dr. Loefling exhibits a claffifica- 

 tion of theC^mof jo8 fpecies of trees and fhrubs, 

 founded on the different firu^ure and fjuation of 

 the various kinds. In confequence of this ar- 

 rangement, the fpecies of any of thefe trees is fup- 

 pofed to be capable of being difcovered in the 

 winter feafon, and Hate of defoliation, by the buds 

 alone. 



25. Pan Suecus. iV. L. Hejfelgren. 1749. 



The originality, and Angular good tendency and 

 <iefign of this paper, induced the writer of this 

 volume, feveral years ago, to throw it into a form 

 more immediately adapted to an Englijh reader, by 

 referring to Englijh authors, and it was then laid 

 before the public in the Gentleman's Magazine 

 for the year 1758, accompanied with fome notes 

 and general obfervations. This has enabled him 

 to annex it, in a ilill more enlai ged form, to this 

 volume. 



26. Splachnum. L. Mo7itin. 1750, 



Mr. Montin^ at the inftance of Linn^us, had 

 made an expedition the preceding fummer into 

 Lapland^ and, amongfl other natural produdtions, 

 had brought back this curious and uncommon 

 niofs, and in this paper gives a complete botanical 

 hillory of its gems, called Splachnum, the firft 



R 3 fpecies 



