THE LITEKATURE OF BOTANY. 137 



lated by John Evelyn, 1693. Introduced because of the 

 portion devoted to vegetable physiology. 



" Silva and Terra." A well-known work by the renowned 

 John Evelyn, of Wotton. Edited by Dr. Hunter, first 

 edition, 1664. In the copy here (of course a later edition) 

 there is a portrait of the author, by Bartolozzi, very fine. 



Plot's "Natural History of Staffordshire." A rare local 

 work. Very curious. I am tempted to mention it, though 

 perhaps it strictly does not belong to the list. 



" Botanology. The English Herbal or History of Plants, 

 by William Salmon, M.D., 1710." Dedicated to the Queen. 

 Containing, relating to each plant, the names, kinds, de- 

 scriptions, places, times of flowering, the qualities and virtues. 



Joseph Miller's "Herbal. Botanicum Officinale, 1722." 

 A little work not often met with. 



Sir Hugh Plat's " Garden of Eden," a rare little work. 



"The British Herbal," by John Hill, M.D. A work 

 much to be praised, based upon the labours of Ray, Tourne- 

 fort, and others. Illustrated by beautiful steel plates. 

 Fine tall copy here, 1756. 



In " Alibone's Dictionary," I find mention of no less 

 than seven hundred and ninety works on botany. 



I may be excused for mentioning the name of an eminent 

 man who, though but little known as a botanist, still takes 

 no mean place among the ardent and proficient students 

 of this important science. I refer to the late John Stuart 



