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Slid American genera^ adds weight to his hypd- 

 thefis. 



On the whole, this paper abounds with curious 

 matter for fpeculation on this fubjed, and is highly 

 worthy the regard of thofe who would enter more 

 minutely into the knowledge of botany. 



Il7.REF0RMATI0B0TANICES.7.Mi?<f//^^*^/J. iy6ii 



We are here prefented with a very entertaining 

 hiftory of the rife, progrefs, and prefent improved 

 ftate of botany. To this end it is divided 

 Into three epochs : i. Under the founders of the 

 fcience after the reftoration of letters. 2. Under 

 the fyftematics. And, 3. under the aufpices of the 

 great Swedijh botanift. 



I, Among the reftorers of botany, BrunsfelfiuSi 

 5" ragus^ Gefner^ Fuchjius^ and Cordus^ Hand foremoft 

 in the lift. They may be faid to clofe with Cafpar 

 Batihine^ who by his incomparable Pinax^ in which 

 }ie colledled all their fynonyms into one work, 

 gave ufe to their writings and improvement to the 

 ftiidy, which otherwife it could not have acquired; 

 - 2. Bauhine having laid this foundation, the 

 knowledge of plants made a rapid progrefs in the 

 feventeenth century, and received vaft addition 

 from the difcoveries of Cornutus^ Marcgrave^ and 

 Pifo^ in America •, from thofe of Herman^ Rheede^ 

 and Commelin, in AJia \ from Sloane^ Plukenet^ Pe^ 

 tiver^ and Sherard from 'Tournefort^ and Plumier : 

 during which period alfo it was reduced to fyftem^ 

 from the hints of Gefnery firft, by C^falpimSi 

 and afterwards, more fuccefsfully, by Morifon^ Ray, 

 zndTmrnefort, 



3. This 



