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The written part contains little more than a
specifying of the place and time where each species was gathered,
and a few remarks upon such properties relating
to them as could not well be expressed by the Pencil;
For when an Object in Natural History is faithfully represented
by Lines and colours [colors], I think it quite unnecessary
to accompany such a figure with a descriptive
History in writing.

I have written all the names of the Plants
as well as the numbers of Pages and Tables in BlackLead
only, this I thought necessary because in the
progress of the work, the objects falling promiscuously
into ones hands, no methodical arrangement
can possibly be observed, and if we live to compleat [complete]
the work it will be neccesary to place the whole in
<s>propper</s> proper Generic Order.-

In chusing [choosing] names for the new
species I have endeavoured [endeavored] to give such as were
someway or other expressive of the Plant. Either
in Figure Texture Colour [Color] or some other invariable
Characteristic of the species. James Bolton 
[lines looping around author name]

Halifax
September 20th
1786,

        