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27. Ord. II. r. IV.

30. Line 6th of Descr. leave out (not).

37. Ord. II. r. IV.

41. Bloss. one leaf, r. one petal; divided into six, r. with six divisions.

47. Stam. post subulata, ins. (,).

65. Emp. fruit-stalks, r. fruit-stalk.

67. Descr. line 2d, for makes an addition to, r. makes one of.

THE

BOTANIST’S REPOSITORY,

FOR

NEW, AND RARE PLANTS.

CONTAINING

COLOURED FIGURES

OF SUCH PLANTS, AS HAVE NOT HITHERTO APPEARED IN ANY SIMILAR PUBLICATION;

WITH ALL THEIR ESSENTIAL CHARACTERS, BOTANICALLY ARRANGED, AFTER THE SEXUAL SYSTEM OF THE CELEBRATED LINNÆUS;

IN ENGLISH, AND LATIN.

TO EACH DESCRIPTION IS ADDED,

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PLANT,

AS TO ITS TIME OF FLOWERING, CULTURE, NATIVE PLACE OF GROWTH, WHEN INTRODUCED, AND BY WHOM.

THE WHOLE EXECUTED BY

HENRY ANDREWS,

AUTHOR OF THE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS OF HEATHS, IN FOLIO.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY T. BENSLEY, AND PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, Nº 5, KNIGHTSBRIDGE.

To be had of J. WHITE, Fleet-street, and all the Booksellers.

1797.

PLATE I.

CORTUSA MATTHIOLI.

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