in Mr. Waller to Mr. Ray. 



large, whether Bivalve or not, &c. ? By which Me- 

 thod proceeding, I {hall at laft be brought to find 

 the very Plant it felf, and the Place where defcribed 

 at large in your Book $ my Defign in thefe Tables 

 being only to give an Idea of the Difference of Plants 

 by PittureS) (the Reprefentations of Beings) rather 

 than by jVords (the Reprefentations of Pictures.) 

 This I fubmit to your Genfure, before difcovering it 

 to others, requefting your Thoughts upon it > for it 

 is very poffible, that being fo unknowing as I am in 

 Plants, I may frame an Image to my felf of that, 

 which, brought to the Teft, will prove a mere Chi- 

 maera. If fo, pray pardon my Rafhnefs, and accept 

 of my real Defire of advancing Knowledge. 



I think fit to communicate, that being this laft Au- 

 tumn at Briftoly in Auguji the Tide brought in float- 

 ing fome of the veficuliferous Sea-wrack > the Blad- 

 ders were fbme filled with Air, fome with a flimy 

 Water 5 and in fome I found a round (as I fuppofe) 

 Seed, thinly difperfed in a tenacious Matter. They 

 were fomewhat fmaller than Rape-feed, and of a 

 brownifh Colour- This, if a new Difcovery, may 

 be farther profecuted. Thus having already troubled 

 you with too large a Letter, I beg Leave to fubferibe 

 myfelf, 



London^ April 5. 1 688. 



Although the Plants mentioned in- this following 

 Letter of Mr. Law/on may be met with in Mr. Ray's 

 Books,yet there being many of theNorthern Plants put 

 together in Alphabetical Order, with the Places where 

 they grow, I thought it might be acceptable to the 

 Northern Botaniftsto publifh the Letter as I found it. 



mm 



Mr. 



