[ 26g ] 



(Spec. PI. 638.) which remained deftitute of 

 flowers for 20 years in the Swedijh gardens at 

 length LiNN^us rendered it fertile, by means of 

 fait fcattered about the roots. The knowledge 

 of the Stationes Plantarum is alfo equally ufeful to 

 the pradlical botanift, in affifting his refearches. 



Every plant has its natural fituation and foil, in 

 which alone it will thrive, and out of which, in 

 many inftances, no care or culture will preferve it 

 alive. The knowledge of this axiom, as far as 

 refpe6ls indigenous plants, is applicable to pur- 

 pofes of agriculture, and with this view the au- 

 thor has given an arrangement of the Swedijh plants, 

 divided into fix clafTes, according to their feveral 

 places of grov/th, as follows : 



1. Aquatics. ^ 4. Upland plants. 



2. Alpine. 5. Mountainous. 



3. Wood-plants. 6. Parafitic. 



Thefe are again fubdivided ; the aquatics, into 

 marine^ maritime^ marjh, hog plants^ &c. after 

 which follows the definition of the terms, ex- 

 plaining the nature of thefe different foils and 

 fituations. 



55. Flora Anglica. J. O. Grufberg, 1754^ 



At the time of the publication of this paper, the 

 Linn^an fyftem of botany had made but fmall 

 progrefs in England , to fuch however as had 

 adopted it, this muft have been a very acceptable 

 prefent, as being the firfl: arrangement, in the Lin- 

 n<ean method, that had been given to the EnglifD 

 ^ plants I 



