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INTRODUCTION. 
fclf of the many difficulties attending a work of this 
nature, and fearful whether his words arc adequate to 
convey the original fenfe in full perfedlion-, offers this 
Defeription of BritijJi Plants^ to the judgment of the 
impartial public, with the greatefl diffidence. 
The multitude of technical terms made ufe of in the 
original;' terms of fuch a fingular nature, has laid 
the tranflator under the neceffity of ufing words, per- 
haps, not to be found in any engliffi dictionary extant : ' 
In order therefore to remedy this inconvenience, a Glof* 
fary is added, to elucidate what may appear too obfeure, 
efpecially to the miere engliffi ftudent, for whom this is i 
principally defigned. 
It may not be amifs to inform the reader, that fome 
few compound words perhaps will occui", that are not 
explained in the gloffary, fuch as cordato-ovate^ by which 
is underflood a leaf more approaching to an oval-, but ) 
had it been ovato-cordate^ it would have fignify’d one j 
more of the heart-Jhape than oval: The fame muff be ’ 
obferved of all compounds, as lanceolato- cordate^ cordato- ; 
haftately multifido-laciniatedy &c. j 
The number of technical terms may be objected 
againff the’ merit of the tranflation, but if it be confi- | 
ejered that the fize of the book, in order that it might ! 
be portable, was a primary confideration ; every objec- j 
tion of that nature, will entirely vaniffi, for moil certain- ! 
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