X iv / PREFACE.
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A complete'index of the genera and species, and an enumeration
of all the jvdiks which relate to North American Botany, or
are cited in tbs work, will be given with the concluding volume,
and likewise,if space permit, some general observations respecting
the geographical distribution of North American plants.
A connected notice of those plants which are important on account
of their active or medicinal properties or economical uses,
will also be added.
New Y'Jrh, June 1st, 1840.
*** The Jxclamation point is used after the manner in which it is employed
by De Candole and other modern botanists, to indicate that we have seen an
authentic spcimen of the author, or from the locality cited. When the dash is
omitted afte' the character of a species, the description is derived from the author
whose name immediately follows: when the dash is inserted, we are alone respon.
sible for the description. The abbreviations of the names and works of authors
are mostly (hose in common use, and will be generally understood: they will,
however, bf fully explained at the close of the work,
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28, for 1 parrAfiora,’ read pauciflora.
11 from bottom, for ‘ Pallassii’ read Pallasii.
6, add t. 17.
22 & 34, for ‘ petals,’ read sepals.
I , for 20, read 21.
11, for * Ovary,’ read Stigma.
9, for 1677, read 1948.
15, dele ‘ the leaves.’
8, after ‘ stem erect,’ add 1 leaves.’
18, dele the exclamation point after ‘ Drummond.’
21, for ‘ stipulate’ read stipitate.
5 from bottom, for ‘ Forula,’ read Florula.
11, dele ‘ more.’
20, for 9, read 79.
7, for 55, read 555.
20, for * the preceding species,’ read Crux-Andre®.
16, for ‘ Cuphaea,,’ read Cuphea.
11 from bottom, for ‘ Schweintz,’ read Schweinitx.
17, for ‘ Willd.’ read Linn.
31, for ‘ coll. 2.’ read coll. 3.
4%, for ‘ E. Michauxii,’ read S. Michauxii.
18 from „ , bottom, )V f.o r . ‘ peper,, ’ rea,d pep_p_er, o Him top, f
6, /orO, read 10.
27, for l i read 14. The succeeding genera are incorrectly numbered
19, for 1 leaves’ read leaflets.
2 from bottom, add 1 Nutt.’
17 from bottom, ?or ‘ L. seriCeus,’ read H. Purshiana.
8, for ‘ monadelphaus,’ read diadelphous,
I I , for ‘pauciflora’ r%d pauciflorus.
35, for 739, read 474.
30, for 451, read 150.
17 from bottom, for ‘ glabrous’ redd scabrous.
4 from bottom, for 1 emargniate’ read emarginate.
4 from bottom, for 1 ilicifolius’ read ilieifolia.
25, for ‘ acaulis’ read subacaulis.