1^8 Account of Mr, John Banister. 



NOTES ON THE PRECEDING PAPER. , 



Note A. page 136. Banister is called by Mr. Ray, 

 " eruditissimus Vir et consummatissimus Botanicus." 

 Historia Plantarum^ Sec. torn. 2. p. 1928. In the pre- 

 face to the same work, after mentioning, with great res- 

 pect, the names of two of the illustrious botanists*, to 

 whose labours he was greatly indebted in the composi- 

 tion of his History, he says, " His adjungere liceat et 

 tertium, non minoris in Botanicis nominis Sc famse, D. 

 J. Banister, qui in India quam vocant Occidentalif idem 

 stadium decurrit, et Virginiae, ubi nunc degit, Histo- 

 riam Naturalem meditatur. Nemo certe hactenus ex 

 nostra gente Botanicis scientia omnique literaturae genere 

 ci similis aut secundus in Novem Orbem pedem intulit, 

 nemo omnibus requisitis ad talem Historiam conscri- 

 bendam paratior accessit." 



In the preface to the Supplement to his work, p. 4, 

 the illustrious English naturalist pronounces the eulo- 

 gium of Banister, in a still higher strain. The follow- 

 ing are his words : 



*' D. Joannes Banister primi subsellii Botanicus, Vir 

 magni nominis et famze, qiiem Historiae hujus initio 

 laudavimus, Virginice ubi per plures annos sedem fixit, 



* Paul Hermann, and Henry van Rliecde. 



t Dr. Pultency says, Banister " first made a voyage to the Easi- 

 Indies." Biogra/ihical SketchcityiSfc. vol. 2. p. 55. Hut more de- 

 pendence, in this respect, is to be placed upon Mr. Ray. 



