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this summer. I take into it all the last six volumes of 

 the ' Hortus Malabariciis,' and Plumier's first vol. 1 

 hear there is a second pubhshed abeady by him, but have 

 not yet seen it. 



I am now upon a little treatise concerning the method 

 of plants, wherem I shall give a more particular account 

 of the several methods that have been attempted, and 

 especially of my own, with an answer to what Monsieur 

 Tom'nefort hath objected against it. In the meantime I 

 do not altogether neglect the prosecution of the History 

 of Insects, which I intend to extend no further than to 

 take in such as are found within two or three miles of 

 my habitation. My wife gives you her humble service, 

 and I am. 



Sir, 

 Yoms entirely in all offices, 



John Ray. 



For Dr. Hans Sloane, 



at, his house, at the corner of Southamptou street, 

 towards Bloomsbtiry square, Loudou. 



Mr. E,AY to Dr. Hans Sloane. 



Black Notley, Feb. 12, —05. 



Sir, — ^Yours of Feb. 6, with the inclosed papers, came 

 safe. I have, according to yom* desire, read them over 

 with some attention, yet not so much as they requu'e and 

 deserve. I was very much satisfied with them, and 

 informed of many things I was ignorant of, or did not 

 clearly understand before. I find nothing that I can 

 censure or reprehend. AVhat I do not fully understand 

 I may afterwards acquaint you with, and desire satisfac- 

 tion in. The language, as far as I am able to judge, is 

 proper and good, only some typographical errata there 

 are, which I suppose yourself have taken notice of, and 



