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be feparated, in joining what ought to be joined, in re- 
volving what is dubious, in retrenching what is fu- 
perfluous, in fupplying what is defective, in flaewing 
the Ufe of native Plants, and trying them myfelf in 
my Practice. Of thefe my Hijtory of Swifs Plants , 
which I am now hard at \Vork upon, is to confifl: : Of 
which, and its Method, I intend now to give a brief 
Account, and draw up a Sort of Plan of it, in order 
to engage other Perfons by this Invitatory Paper, as I 
may call ir, to join with me in this Labour. 
This Work will be in the Form of a Dictionary, to 
the End it may ferve at the fame time for an Index. 
I therefore am difpoling in an Alphabetical Order, the 
various Kinds and Charadters, fubjoining to eath of 
them the proper Species hitherto obferved in Swijfer- 
land , either by myfelf or by others, together with the fy- 
nonymous Names ufed by the different Authors, which 
are again tobe inferred in their proper Places, accord- 
ing to the Order of the Alphabet. I am adding, and 
remarking, under each Plant, whatever feems to be 
wanting in their Defcription by other Authors, or is any 
ways neceffary for the fuller Knowledge of them, oris 
applicable to Medicinal or other Ufes. Befides other 
Prints, there will appear in the Work itfelf thofe of 
Fuchfius in Folio, 1 having purchafed the Original 
Plates, I would add all the Alpine Plants, had 
I feme Patrons at Hand who would bear the Expence 
of engraving the Copper Plates,, or doing the wooden 
Cuts ; an Abidance which may be beft expected from 
the EttgUJJj Nation, and their Society. 
Zurich, November 
the 6th., 1751.. 
John Jacob Scheuchzer* 
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