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FRONTISPIECE ......... i 



TITLE AND PORTRAIT . . . . . . . iii 



PREFACE .......... v 



TABLE OF CONTENTS ix 



INTRODUCTION ......... xi 



FAMILY FLORA OR MATERIA MEDICA BOTANICA. Advertisement xvii 



Isis NOBILIS, the Coral xviii 



ASTACUS FLUVIATILIS, the Cray-fish ..... xxi 



SPONGIA OFFICINALIS, the Sponge ..... No. 1 

 GALLUS DOMESTICUS, the Domestic Cock and Hen ... 2 



Bos TAURUS, the Ox and Cow 3 



GADUS MORRHUA, the Common Cod 4 



CANTHARIS VESICATORIA, the Blister Beetle, or Spanish Fly . 5 

 APIS MELLIFICA, the Hive-bee, or the Honey-lee ... 6 



MOSCHUS MOSCHIFERUS, the Musk Animal .... 7 



PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS, the Spermaceti Whale, or Great-headed 



Cachalot . . . . . , . , . . .8 



Sus SCROFA, the Hog . . . . , . . 9 



Coccus CACTI, the Cochineal Insect . . . >-. . .10 

 CASTOR FIBER, the Castor Beaver . . . .i- . 11 



VIVERRA CIVETTA, the Civet Cat . . ... . .12 



Ovis ARIES, the Sheep ........ 13 



OSTREA EDULIS, the common Edible Oyster . . . .14 



CYNIPS QUERCUS FOLII, the Gall Insect .... 15 



CERVUS ELAPHUS, the Stag . . . . . 16 



SANGUISUGA, Blood-sucking Leeches ..... 17 



SEPIA OFFICINALIS, the Cuttle-jish ...... IB 



HELfx POMATIA, the Snail 19 



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