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l.PLANTARVM VMBELLIFERARVM BlflrihmU mva fer 
Tabnlas COGNATION IS & AFFINITATIS ex Lihro NmnrA 
ohfervata & deteSla • v^.Rob.Morifon Med.& Prof.Botan.Regio^&G, 
Oxonii € Theatro Shelddmano^i6jz, To he [old John Marty n at the 
Bell in St.Panls Church-yard, 
THis Excellent Botanift, having with indefsttigabie induftry ard 
uncommon fagacity obferved and difcovered out of the Book of 
Nature a general and genuine Method, reducing all Vegetables to cer, 
tain infallible Clajfes or Heads, by Tables of Affinity or Cognation 
hath in this Book given an jE^^jy of the fame, by reducing that Fa- 
mily of Plants, commonly called Z/^»?^^///, to their fubakern kinds, 
from the different Shape and Form of their Seeds \ Intending, if he 
do furthier meet with fuitable encouragement and affiftance, to pub* 
lilh the whole Method and Work^ in a manner lying ready by him, 
and tending fo much to the advancement c^f a vaft part of Natural 
Hiftory. 
This Sfecimen^ being but the thirtieth part of the whole, firft affign- 
cth very fuccinftly to the Vmhelliferom Plants that common Chara- 
der, wherein they all agree amongft therafelves, and are differenced 
from all other families and then reckons up their feveral,both in- 
termediat and ultimatjfpecicsV, together with their refpedive fub» 
ordinate and charadrerical difcriminations. By which way the Stu- 
dents of Botanicks will henceforth be able to learn from Nature it 
felf, with much order, clearnefs, and eafe of memory, all forts of 
plants by their fupreme genus's^ intermediat kinds, and loweS: fpecies*s^ 
and their particular varieties •, .without a tedious perufal of volumi- 
nous Books, and an irkfome expence of Time. 
And as this Experienced Author taketh ihe Gcnerical znd ElTentiai 
marks of Plants from their Seeds h (o he taketh the i'pm'/jr^/ differen- 
ces of their feveral particular families under one common Head from 
their iefs noble parts, as the Root, Leaf, Flower, Stem, Scent, 
TaJ[l,and Colour. 
The Reader then willin this Ejf^y find performed thefe five things^ 
Frr^l, a C^f^mr/^N^teboth of thehigheft and fubaltcrn genusVofthe 
VmhUs. Secondly, a fpecifical mark proper for each ypf£"i>/, Third- 
ly, the duration of everyy/Jiffw, whether annual or perennial. Fourth- 
ly, the Place of their growth, together with their peculiar tempera- 
ment, vertues,and names. Fifthly, the Authors animadverfions on 
the errors and raiftakes of CBmhinus, and other Authors, that have 
written on this argument. 
The whole adorned and illuflrated with very curious and exceed- 
ingly accurat Cm, furniOi't at the charge of feveral of the Gene- 
rous and Learned members of the Famous Univerfity of Oxford , and 
engraven by that rare Artift Mr. Loggan, 
N.B. Since the writing of this Accompt concerning this ufefull 
work, we are informed by the Author thereof, that he already find- 
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