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long, the Marks of Difference in many kinds will 
not permit them to be contracted. 
After he has acquainted the Reader with his Ob- 
jections, and told his Reafons, he proceeds to that 
Part of his Work, which is intituled, Nomina Scrip- 
torum & Editionum 5 and has given a Specimen of 
his great Erudition in a very laborious and learned 
Hiftory of almoft all Botanical Authors, for more 
than Two Centuries: He therein points out their 
Excellencies and DefeCts, fhews which of them were 
Originals, and which Plagiaries ; gives an Account of 
all their Publications and Editions, and deduces the 
Rife and Progrefs of Botany through all its Stages, 
from the general Darknefs of the 15th Century, to 
the nice DiflinCtions of the prefent Time. This may 
be efieemed a very valuable Performance. It. may 
not be improper to exhibit from it, the different 
Characters of Two Books in the Author's own Words, 
whereby fome Judgment may be formed of the reft. 
Fir 11, mentioning Clufii variorum Stirpium per Hi- 
fpaniam obfervatarum , he fays, “Cor dus was relfored 
“ to the World in Clujius. He, with incredible 
u Labour, collected the Plants of Spain, Languedoc , 
“ England , the Alps > Auftria , fome Parts of Hun- 
“ gargi and thofe about Frankfort : He afterwards 
“ drew them, and publilhed their Figures very ex- 
€f preflively, and with great Neatnefs. He alone 
46 doubled the Number of Plants before known, 
<l although indeed many have been attributed to him, 
,c which are concealed in the Works of Cor dus , 
u AretiuSj and Gefner.” Our Author afterwards, 
fpeaking of Fabregou’s Defcription des Tlantes qui 
naijfent autour de Paris, fays, “ Nothing can be 
more 
