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internal ftriifture, the author alfo deduces the 

 fimilar qualities which are commonly found in 

 plants of the fame genus, as manifefted by the tajle 

 and fmelL 



104. Flora Belgica. C, F, Rofenthah 1760. 



A Linn^an Flora of the indigenous plants of the 

 United Provinces^ compiled from the catalogues of 

 Commeline, printed in 1709, and of Dr. David de 

 Gorter^ printed in 1745, at that time profeflbr at 

 Harderwick^ and afterwards phyfician to the Em- 

 prefs of Ruffia, The author refers to the page 

 for each plant in both thefe works. He premifes 

 a general account of the country, with refped to 

 its divifions into provinces, the climate, the inha- 

 bitants, the commerce *, enumerates their univer- 

 fities and gardens ; then gives concife lifts of the 

 plants found in particular fituations, in the canals, 

 for inftance, on the dykes, in the woods, ofieries, i^c* 



The plants of Holland^ as far as foil and fitua- 

 tion admit, are nearly thofe of England-, but as 

 the country is deftitute of mountains, rapid rivers, 

 alps, and chalky foil, a great variety are necellarily 

 excluded. 



Thefe works are fuperfeded by an enlarged 

 edition of Dr. Be Gorterh book, under the title of 

 this thefis, printed in 1767 j and which contains 

 iipwards of 1050 fpecies. 



105. Anthropomorpha. CE.Hoppius, 1760. 



The hiftory of the Simia genus, efpecially as it 

 jefpeds thofe fpecies which fo nearly approach the 



human 



