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Knaut, Magnol, Ludwig, and Haller ; until Lin- 
naeus, conformable to the 229th rule of the Funda- 
mcnta Botanica (6), rejected it, and very exprefsly 
calls it Atropa (7) ; in which he is followed by all 
fucceeding writers, who have chofen his method. 
Caefalpinus, Morifon, Ray, Herman, and Boer- 
haave, who range thefe plants according to the fruit, 
place the Deadly Nightfhade among the Herbce Bac - 
ctferce in their refpedtive fyffems. 
Rivinus, Ludwig, and Chriftian Knaut, who adopt 
the number and regularity of the petals in the co- 
rolla, for their claflical character, refer it to fuch as 
have regular monopetalous flowers. Ruppius, whofe 
method is upon the fame plan, brings it among the 
irregular monopetalous ones. 
Tournefort’s method, which is eftablifhed upon 
the figure of the flower, takes it into the firfl clafs 
among fuch plants as have campaniform or bell- 
flaaped flowers. 
Dr. Van Royen, whofe fyftem is undoubtedly a 
very elegant attempt towards the natural method in 
botany, arranges it among fuch as he calls Oligan- 
therae ; namely, fuch plants as have the ftamina equal 
to, or fewer in number than, the fegments of the 
corolla. 
Dr. Haller, whofe method is upon the plan of a 
natural one alfo, includes the Bella-donna among the 
Ifoffemones, fuch plants as have the number of the 
ftamina equal to the fegments of the corolla. 
(6) Nomina generica quae ex Graeca vel Latina lingua radicem 
non habent rejicienda funt. 
(7) Atropos una furiarum. Crit. Botan. p. 75. 
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