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" Sir " John Hill. 



1755. The Family Herbal, or an account of all those English Plants, which 

 are remarkable for their virtues, and of the Drugs which are produced by 

 Vegetables of other Countries ; with their descriptions and their uses, as 

 proved by experience. Also directions for the gathering and preserving 

 roots, herbs, flowers, and seeds ; the various methods of preserving these 

 simples for present use; receipts for making distilled waters, conserves, 

 syrups, electuaries, Juleps, draughts, &c., &c., with necessary cautions in 

 giving them. Intended for the use of families. By Sir John Hill, M.D., 

 F.R.A. of Sciences at Bourdeaux. 



Subsequent editions, 1812, 1820. 



1756. The British Herbal ; An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, 

 cultivated for use, or raised for beauty. By John Hill, M.D. London. 

 Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, in Grays-Inn; J. Hodges, near 

 London-Bridge ; J. Newbery in S. Paul's Church- Yard ; B. Collins ; And 

 S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, in Pater-noster-Row. MDCCLVI. 



1769. Herbarium Britannicum Exhibens Plantas Britanniae Indigenas secun- 

 dum Methodum floralem novam digestas. Cum Historia, Descriptione, 

 Characteribus Specificis, Viribus, et Usis. Auctore Johanne Hill, Medi- 

 cinae Doctore, Academiae Imperial's Naturae Curiosorum Dioscoride quarto, 

 &c. Londini : Sumptibus auctoris. Prostant apud Baldwin, Ridley, 

 Nourse, Becket, Davies, Cambell, Elmsly Bibliopolis. MDCCLXIX. 



Timothy Sheldrake. 



1759 (arc.). Botanicum Medicinale ; An Herbal of Medicinal Plants on the College 

 of Physicians List. Describing their Places of Growth, Roots, Bark, Leaves, 

 Buds, Time of Flowering, Blossoms, Flowers, Stiles, Chives, Embrio's, 

 Fruits, Farina, Colours, Seeds, Kernels, Seed- Vessels, Parts used in Medicine, 

 Preparations in the Shops, Medicinal Virtues, Names in Nine Languages. 

 Most beautifully engraved on 120 Large Folio Copper-Plates, From the 

 Exquisite Drawings of the late Ingenious T. Sheldrake. English Plants 

 are drawn from Nature to the greatest Accuracy, Flowers, or Parts, too 

 small to be distinguished, are magnified. Nothing in any Language 

 exceeds this Thirty Years laborious Work, of which may truly be said that 

 Nature only equals it, every Thing of the Kind, hitherto attempted, being 

 trivial, compared to this inimitable Performance. Designed to promote 

 Botanical Knowledge, prevent Mistakes in the Use of Simples in compound- 

 ing and preparing Medicines, to illustrate, and render such Herbals as want 

 the Just Representations in their proper Figures and Colour more useful. 

 Necessary to such as practise Physic, Pharmacy, Chemistry, &c., enter- 

 taining to the Curious, the Divine and Philosopher, in contemplating these 

 wonderful Productions, useful to Painters, Heralds, Carvers, Designers, 

 Gardeners, etc. The Colours of every part are minutely described; for 

 Utility it must be esteemed to any Hortus Siccus extant. The Means to 

 preserve Fruits, or to dry Flowers, in their Native Form and Colour are 



