Shane. '-3 
confult every poffible refource, in order to 
difcriminate his plants, and avoid an unne- 
celTary multiplication of fpecies, by defcrib- 
ing that as new, which was before known^ 
So numerous a fet of fynonyms had never 
been inferted in any local catalogue 5 and 
Sloan E greatly enhanced its value, by a 
moft commendable addition 5 having, with 
incredible labour, referred to every traveller 
of note for all the vegetables renowned for 
utility in medicine, arts, or oeconomy. In 
this inftance, it is much to be regretted 
that fo praife-worthy an example has not 
been more frequently imitated by fucceed- 
ing botanifts. 
Before I difmifs this volume, I muft 
mention an inftance of the liberality of its 
author, in allowing Mr. Ray the free ufe 
of his manufcripts of the 'Jamaica plants, 
on the publication of the third volume of 
his Hiftory," in 1704. Accordingly, we 
find all ^loane's new plants, with the de- 
fcriptions at large, inferted in that work. 
He alfo communicated a lift of Englijh 
plants, which he had obferved fpontaneoufly 
growing in Jamaica, This was printed in 
the 
