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titled, ** Catalogiis Aiborum, Fruticum, ac Plautarum, Sec. iu 

 horto Johannis Gerardi,"4to. Another edition was published 

 in 1599. In 1597, was published his " Herbal, or General His- 

 tory of Plants," fol. and another edition seems to have appeared 

 in 1599. This was founded on the works of Dodoens, though 

 even the originality of translation is denied hini, and given to 

 Dr. Priest and Lobel. Gerarde, divides the work into three 

 books, — 1st. Grasses, Grain, Rushes, Reeds, Flags, and bul- 

 bous rooted. Plants. — 2nd. Herbs used for food, medicine, or 

 ornament. 3rd. Trees, Shrubs, Fruit bearing Plants, Rosins, 

 Gums, Roses, Heaths, Mosses, Mushrooms, and sea Plants. — 

 The whole divided into 800 chapters. In each chapter the 

 several species are described, then follow the habitat, time of 

 flowering, names and qualities. From various causes, but 

 especially from being in English, and obtaining so learned an 

 editor, in 1636, as Johnson, it remained the standard Botan- 

 nical work, for more than a Century. Gerarde, was certainly 

 as good a practical Botanist as the age afforded. Gerarde 

 died in 1607. Of his " Catalogue" scarcely a copy re- 

 mains, except one in the British Museum, and another in the 

 Bodleian Library. 



The portraits of Gerarde, mentioned by Grainger, are, John 

 Gerarde ; engraved by William Rogers, for the first edition of 

 Lis " Herbal." 



John Gerarde ; engraved by Payne, for Johnson's edition of 

 the same work. 



WILLIAM LAWSON, an author who professed to write 

 entirely from experience, published the following works, 



1; A new Orchard and Garden ; or the best way for planting, 

 graffing, and to make any ground good for a rich Or- 

 chard : particularly in the North, and generally for the 



