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C H A P. 49, 
Ehret-— ^7 German of the marquifate of Baden 
Dtirlach — frft 'patronized by Trew — Paints 
plants in the Royal Garden of Paris — and in 
CYiffoi'd's garden under Linnseus — Settles in 
JLngisind^'Patronized hy the L.iterati— Plants 
Sele6ls of Trtv^ painted hy him —Yhm' s pub- 
lications — His papers in the Philofophical 
Tran fad ions. 
Hill— writings, 
E H R E T. 
AMONG the various contingeincies 
which favoured the introdudion of 
the Linnc:ean fyftem into Eng!a72d, it is not 
unimportant to mention the effecTt of the 
admirable pencil of the late Mr. Eh ret. 
This ingenious artift brought with him, 
not only a general tafte for botany, but a 
particular knovdedge of the principles,, on 
which the fyftem of Linn^us was found- 
ed ; and was among the firft who difplayed 
it, in the fpecimens of his art. 
The father of Geoi'-ge Dyonifius Ehret 
was gardener to the Prince of Baden Dur-- 
lach^ 
