The Preface. 
Not long after, I received a Curious and Learned 
Book from. Monf. Dodart, Archiater to the Prince of 
Conde, and Fellow of the Royal Academy at Paris; in per- 
fuance of whofe Order, it was by him compofed and 
publifhed. Which being a. Defign of a like Import, 
J was glad to fee it fo far juftify’d by that Illuftrious So- 
ciety, as well:as by our own. 
In this Idea, one principal Thing I infit upon, for 
a Philofophical Hiflory of Plants, is Anatomy. And, agree- 
ing to the Method therein propofed, all the Obfervations 
conteined inthe Fir/t Book , except one or two, were made 
with the Naked Eye. To the end, I might firft give a 
proof, How, far it was poffible for us to go, without the 
help of Glafes: which many Ingenious Men want; 
and more, the patienceto managethem. For the Truth 
of thefe Obfervations, Seignior Malpighi, having pro- 
cured my Book to be tranflated into Latin for his 
private ufe, fpeaks his own fenfe, infome of his Letters 
to Mr. Oldenburge, printed at the end of his Anatomy of 
Plants. And fome of them, have fince been confirmed, 
both by our Learned Country-men Dr. Wallis, and 
pa e and by the Ingenious Mr. Lewenhoeck,, a- 
road. 
Having thus begun with the bare Eye; Inext.proceeded 
to the ufe of the Microfcope. And the Obfervations 
thereby made, firt on Roots, and afterwards on Trunks 
and Branches, together with the Figures, were all exhi- 
bited to the Royal Society at feveral times from May 15. 
1672. to April 2. 16745 being the Materials for the Se- 
cond and Third Parts: and hereof Memorials were in- 
ferted in their Journal Books. 
After this, the Royal Society received from Seignior 
Malpighi his Second Part of the Anatomy of Plants, toge- 
ther with the Figures therein defcribed, and his Letters to 
their Secretary, dated at Bononia Aug. 20% of the fame year 
1674. when, and not before, he gave leave that the two 
faid Parts thould be printed. 
So 
