Blair Collection > Flora Scotica: or, a systematic arrangement, in the Linnaean method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides > Volume 1

VI P R E F /^ C E,
fcience of Botany, while it afforded the
enchanting profped: of examining a country^
whofe vegetable productions had been at-
tended to by very few^.
Mr. Fewiant, who was well acquainted
with the ruling paffion of his compaiion,
firfl thought fit to encourage it, by fug-
gefling the compilation of a Flora Sco-
TiCA, and promifing afterwards to uil:ier it
into the world. This promife he hath per-
'formed at Jiis fole expence, in the moft
friendly and difintereiled manner. How
far the public will be obliged to him for
this encouragement is a matter of fome
doubt i but under it's engaging influence I
could not refufe to undertake the work, and
execute it to the beil of my power, both in
juflice to him v/ho was pleas'd to think me
equal to the performance, and for the credit
of m)felf.
Returnino^- therefore mofl: o-rateful acknow-
ledgments to Mr. Fennafit, for the pleafures
I received both in m.y journey and com-
pany with Ijim, I muil now proceed
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