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figures to nearly 880. The book is found with either a Latin or an English 

 title : Herbarii Brittannici clariss. D. Raii Catalogics cum Iconibus advivum 

 delineatis ; or, Catalogue of Mr. Bay's E7iglish Herhall, cfc. These figures, 

 though small, are very accurately drawn, but they have the disadvantage of 

 being all of one size, instead of being drawn to a scale. The name accom- 

 panies each figure, and there are references to Ray's Historia and both edi- 

 tions of the Synopsis. Many varieties are figured, especially amongst the 

 Compositce and Polygonacefe, and these are useful in determining Ray's 

 plants. The last plant figured is Dodder. The letter L is placed against 

 those species seen within ten miles of London, and H distinguishes those 

 growing about Hampstead.* Petiver also intended to publish an 

 ' iconical supplement,' or figures to Ray's Historia, but this extensive scheme 

 was never fulfilled. 



The Graminum, Muscorum, Fungorum, Suhmarinorum, ^'c.,Brifannicorum 

 Concordia' was printed in 1716, and is a catalogue of British G-rasses and 

 Cyperacese, Mosses, &c. It contains numerous localities, few of which are 

 original ; much was copied from Buddie's MSS. The only two copies of 

 this tract we have seen contain but twelve pages (375 species), and appear 

 unfinished. Sir J. E. Smith, however, says he had 'never seen more.' 



We have now enumerated the chief contributions of Petiver to scientific 

 literature, but besides these there are various small tracts and single sheets 

 published by him, a list of which, so far as we have been able to obtain 

 their names, is given below ; many seem to have been scarcely really pub- 

 lished, but printed for distribution among the author's friends. Our list is 

 probably incomplete : — 



Plantarum Oenevce Catalogvs . . . , 



P(erigraphta Americana. Pp. 4, tab. 20 . . 



Aquat. Animalium Amboince Calalogus. Pp. 4, tab. 22 



Plantar um Etrurice rariorum Catalogus. Pp. 4 . 



Plantarum Italice Mai-inarum et Graminum Icones, <tc. 



Horlus Penirianus Medicinalis, or the South-Sea Herbal. 



Monnpelii Desideratarum Plantarum Catalogus. Pp. 4 



Proposals for the Continuation of an Iconical Supplement to Mr. John 



Ray his Unii'ersal Ilistorti of Plants. 1 sheet . . . 1716 



Petiveriaua, seu Naturas Collectanea III. Pp. 4 . . . . . 1716-1? 



Plantarum JEgyptiacarumrariarum Icones. P. 1, tab. 2' . ., 1717 



Planter Silesiacce rariores ac desideraice. 1 sheet . , . 1717 



English Butterflies. Pp. 2, tab. 6 . . . . . . 1717 



And the following without date : — 



Botanicum Anglicum (labels for the herbarium). Pp. 2. 



Hortus Siccus Pliarmaceuticus (labels). Pp. 12. 



Rudiments of English Botany. P. 1, tab. 4. 



James Petiver his Book, being Directions for gathering Plants. 1 sheet. 



Brief Directions for the easie making and preserving Collections. 1 sheet. 



Plants engraved for Ray's English Ilerball. 1 sheet. 



as well as many plates of birds, fishes, insects, and plants, from different 

 countries.f 



* Fifty-seven have H affixed. 



t In 17B1 all Potiver's books having become very scarce, those that coulJ Ije obtained 

 were reprinted with the title, ' Jucobi Petiveri Opera I/istoriam naturalem spectantia,' in 



