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when they have exhibited in one body all
the hard names of the Linnaean fyftem *;
but when as great a diverfity of plants, as
can well be got together, is exhibited in
every fhrubbery, or in every plantation, the
refult is a famenefs of a different kind, but
not lefs truly a famenefs than would arife
from there being no diverftty at all; for
there is no having variety of characfter,
without a certain diftinbtnefs, without cer-
tain marked features on which the e)^e can
dwell.

In forefts and woody commons we

•* In a botanical Iight, fuch a colle&ion is extremely
curious and entertaining ; but it is about as good a fpe-
cimen of variety in landfcape, as a line of Lilly's grarn-
mar would be of variety in poetry:

Et poftis, vecftis, vermis focietur et axis.

A colletftion of hardy exotics may alfo be conftdered as
a very valuable part of the improver’s palet, and may fug-
geft rnany new and harmonious combinations of colours;
but then he muft not call the palet a pidlure.

fometimes