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to paint the plants of the Royal Garden, 
under that eminent ProfelTor's infpeftion. 
After a certain time, he exchanged his fita- 
ation at Paris^ for that of London ; but not 
fucceeding to his mind, he foon returned 
to the continent. The precife time of his 
being firfl in England^ I cannot afcertain ; 
but it was, I conjedure, before his employ- 
ment in the garden of Mr. Clifford,. 
where LiNNiEUs found him in the year 
1736. From LiNN^us himfelf he was 
taught attention to the parts of the flower, 
and hence became early inflruded in the 
principles of the fexual fyftem. His fine: 
tafte, and botanical accuracy, were, I ap- 
prehend, firft publicly manifefted in the 
figures of the Hortus Cliff or tianus^ pub- 
lilhed in 1737 ; and, from that time. Eh-- 
RET became ftrongly attached to the prin- 
ciples of the Swedi\ 
He returned to Efigland about the year 
1740, or foon after that period: and here 
he fpent the remainder of his days. His firft 
patron in this country was Tiy/^r White, 
Ef(j; for whom he finifhed 300 paintings of 
plants. He foon after procured the patro- 
nage of Dr. M£AD, for v-^'hom he painted 
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