P R E F A C E. 
uis he hath cotnpofed his Catalogue upon Mr* 
AV^rncr's uiphcibeticul Pldn^y he hopes the Pre^ 
ference given to Mr. Ray’s Names will be pardoned 
by the more fcientijic Botanijis^ ejpectally as he 
hath printed an Index of thoje of lAnn^xxs. 
I'he Appendix, giving a port Account of the 
Shepey Fofils, it is prefumed will not be deemed 
an improper Addition, by the Lovers of Natural 
Hiflory, as hitherto no particular one hath been 
offered to their Notice, although fo well deferving 
of it. 
The Plate of the Author is the unexpeaed Donation 'of an 
obliging Friend, 
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The abbreviations explained. 
R. S. J. Rail Synopfis Stirpium Brkannicarum. 
Ed. III. 1724* 
H F. Gul. Hudfoni Flora Anglica. 1702. 
A. Annual. B. Biennial. P. Perennial. S. Shrub, 
or Tree. . 
The Month March. &c.) denotes the T.me of 
the Plants flowering. , r 4 
. This Mark placed before a Plant, although found 
wild, (hews it moll probably to have originated 
. from Seed difperfed by Birds, or otherwife 
from Gardens* 
