XVI PREFACE. 
plete catalogue of all the Englifli plant^^ 
with the names of the firft difcoverer an- 
nexed ; or of that author in whofe work 
each firft occurs, as an Englifh fpecies* 
The progrefs I had made in the intended 
Pinax above-mentioned, would have enabled 
me to have made this addition ; but, as fuch 
a catalogue could have afforded gratification 
only to the more curious and critical bota- 
nifts, unlefs thrown into a form, by the addi-^ 
tion of other matter, which would have in- 
creafed the bullc of this work to another vo- 
lume, it was judged moft proper to omit it* 
Confcious of the many defedls attending 
thefe jketches^ and fully fenfible that they 
merit no higher appellation than what the 
title imports, it is with much deference, even 
under that idea, that I fubmit them to the 
infpeftion of the literary world ; and, per- 
haps, the indulgence they require, is great- 
er than ought to be expedled : but I am 
willing to hope, that they will find that 
reception from learned and candid judges, 
which fuch are wont to beftow on a firft 
effay, in any department of literature. 
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