Dillenmi. f 59 
of the neighbourhood, confined to a circuit 
of not more than a Germmt mile and a half. 
Of this tradl he has given a map in his 
book. 
The author has prefixed A Critical Ex- 
amination of the Methods of arranging 
Plants/' publifhed by Ray and Knaut, 
who had founded their claffical diftindions 
on the friiif ; and of thofe publifhed by Ri- 
viNUs, and Tournefort, founded on the 
Jlower. In the end, he gave the preference 
to Ray's fyftem, and adhered to it through- 
out his life. His criticifm on Rivinus 
brought upon him the refentment of the 
author, at that time far advanced in years, 
who anfwered bis objeftions. Dillenius 
had written in a ftile that was but too re- 
prehenfible ; and can only be excufed, in 
fome meafure, as natural to the warmth of 
a young author ^ though it has been gene- 
rally acknow^ledged, that he had the advan- 
tage in the argument. 
Nothing can £hew the early Ikill and in- 
defatigable induftry of Dillenius more 
ftrongly, than his being able to produce fo 
great a number of plants in fo fmall a tradt. 
He 
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