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its laft, and beft form^ as exhibited by 
Cafpdr Bauhine, in his Pinax^ 1623; and 
efpecially by John Bauhine, in his HiJiQ-^ 
f'ia Pi ant arum TJniverfalis ^ 1650. 
As natural charafters arofe from fimik- 
rity in the general port, or habit of the 
plant, and from an obvious agreement in 
the difpofition of the flalk, leaves, ftems, 
and from that of the flower, fruit, and feed; 
fo, they at length forced themfelves to ob- - 
fervation. Thus, the general habit of ail 
grajfes ^ the plants with a paptlionaceGm 
flower, fuch as peafe and vetches 5 the fiU- 
qtioje plants, fuch as moftard, creffes, tur- 
neps, &c. I the verticillated^ as mint, baum, 
hyffop^ germander, &c. ; the itmbellated tribe, 
parfley, carrots, hemlock, angelica 5 the 
cone-heamg trees and feveral other tribes, 
W'cre too ftriking, not to be feen even by a 
fuperficial obferver. But, as thefe conftitute 
only a part of the whole, fo no charad:ers 
v/ere formed for thofe plants, which the eye 
could not immediately refer to fome of 
thefe claffes. Still lefs had any generical 
agreement, arifing from uniformity in the 
fructification, been detedied. Had all the 
fpecies of plants arranged themfelves under 
natural 
