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Its Parts are ail brittle, and even the Leaves crack, 
if bent in the Middle. 
In fine, I have chofen a Name, which I imagined 
I ought to give ir, after the Example of Mr. Limans , 
who has called feveral Plants by the Names of Bo- 
tanifts of Reputation. This laudable Proceeding is 
a Way to perpetuate the Memory of all thofe who 
have contributed to the Progrcfs of Botany ; and that 
much better than Medals do- with regard to Princes 
or Emperors. A Proceeding, which, if duly pur- 
ified, will encourage thofe who come after us, to 
make ufeful Difcoveries in this Science for the Good 
of Mankind, and in much greater Number than 
have been publifhed on the Subject of Plants up to 
our Times. For it is eafy to comprehend, that what 
remains to be difeovered on this Subjcdt for our 
Ufe, mull infinitely furpafs all that Man has hitherto 
found out. 
The Name of Salvador a, which I have chofcn 
for our Shrub, is that of the late Mr. Salvador of 
Barcelona , a very skilful Botanift, of whom Monf. 
de Tournefort makes mention in his Introduction, 
which ferves for a Preface to his lnjlitntiones rei 
herbaria , where he flyles him the Bhoenix of his 
Nation ; becaufe he was really the richeft Naturalift, 
and the mod expert in botanical Matters that Spain 
ever produced. Before the laft Siege of Barcelona, in 
the Years 1713 and 171+ they herborized toge- 
ther in Catalonia , and on the Byreneans, while 
M. de Tournefort was on his Travels there. They 
were intimate Friends, and carried on a Correfpon- 
dencc fome Years: And as I was perfonally ac- 
quainted with him for three or four Years, and have 
likewife 
