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distinctions and differences, with the temperature and euery 

 other circumstaunce, I leaue vnto the learned phisitions of 

 our London colledge (who are very well able to search into 

 this matter), as a thing far aboue my reach, being no 

 graduate, but a countrie scholler, as the whole framing of 

 this historie doth well declare : but I hope my good meaning 

 will be well taken, considering I do my best, not doubting 

 but some of greater learning will perfect that which I haue 

 begun according to my small skill, especially the ice being 

 broken vnto him, and the woode rough hewed to his 

 handes." 



The additions made by Johnson to Gerard's * Herbal' are 

 so numerous that it is almost entitled to be considered a new 

 book ; and to treat it all as Gerard's work, as is done by 

 Smith (in Eng. Flo.), who quotes "Gerard" always from 

 this edition, is not correct. The additions of plants amount 

 to 800, and of figures 700 ; and the additional matter to and 

 the corrections of the original are of great extent and 

 importance. Another merit of this work of Johnson's is 

 that he clearly points out where and to what extent he has 

 altered the original. He adds an appendix of forty pages 

 and thirty chapters with this proem : — 



"An Appendix or Addition of certaine Plants omitted in 



the former Histor3\ 



" The Preface. 



" Hauing run through the history of plants gathered by 

 Master Gerard, and much inlarged the same, both by the 

 addition of many figures and histories of plants not formerly 

 contained in it, and by the amending and increasing the 

 history of sundry of those which before were therein treated 

 of; I finde that I haue forgotten diuers which I intended to 

 haue added in their fitting places : the occasion hereof hath 

 been, my many businesses, the troublesomnesse, and aboue 

 all, the great expectation and haste of the AVorke, whereby 



