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tranfmltted feeds and fpecimens to liirii, 
Gesner records the fame fervices on his 
part. At home, Lobel, in his Adver-- 
faria^' acknowledges the like communica- 
tions, and repeatedly fpeaks of him in very 
refpeftable terms, as a philofopher, and as 
well {killed in the fciences of botany and 
anatomy. He appears to have been living 
in the year 1603 ; at which time he fent to 
Cafpar Bauhine fpecimens of the Fuciis 
digit at us, with the defcription, v/hich is feeu 
in the Frodrornus' of that author. I know 
not of any publication from Dr. Cargill> 
neither am I acquainted with any fuccefsful 
efforts in the way of natural hiftory^ before 
the time of the Balfours* 
The founding of the Botanical Garden 
and the Miifeum at Edinburgh^ by Sir An-' 
drew Balfour, may be eonfidered ^s the 
introdudlion of natural hiftory into Scof^ 
Idndi Sir i?i?^^r/ SiBBALD^ the friend and 
colleague of Sir Andrew Balfour, and 
who himfelf added to the ftores of the Mu^ 
feiim^ has written Memoria Balfoiiriana^^ 
purpofely to commemorate the liberal be - 
nefidlions and encouragements given te 
B 2 litgraturc',^ 
