genera^ according as their Pods arefimpleand ereft, asia 
Lufmesj, Beam^ common Liguorice^ Goats-Rue ; or echi^ated 
and monofpermousy as in Cocks-head ; or propendent^ 
as in the Orobiy Jfiragoll or Heath-Peafe, Chiches j or as 
their Cods are included or hid in Bottles, or Veficles, as 
in the Anthjllis ; or joyned, as in fome Coluteas^ F err urn 
equinumy Ornithopodium or Birds-foot ; or double, contain- 
ing a double Series of Seeds, as in the Tragacanths, &:c. The 
III. general divifion is into fuch Legutnes as are trifoUated, 
which are variouily fubdivided, according as their heads 
are thiclcer or thinner Ipicated ; or their Pods hid in the 
CaljXy or appear out of it, or are longer, fhorter, intort- 
ed or cochleated ; ofthefe kinds are all the Jr^/^/'/j^, Hares- 
footy Melilots^ F^mgreeky Anonis ox Refi-Harraws Saint- 
fotn. or Medick' Fodder y the Medicas or Smil Trefoils^ the Lo* 
which are almoft Pemaphyllom or five hdi'^Qd Legumes^ 
the Cytift or {hruh Trefoils ; to thefe are fubjoined many 
anomalous fiUqiwfe Herbs, very near a kin to the Pafiliona- 
ceofis; asfeveral Fumitorysy Accifta s^ Mimofas or fenfitiva 
Plants*, ^ . : _ V,,..,;, 
S > much for the general Method of this Book ; as for 
the fubdivifions of each tribe, they are fo numerous and 
very nice, that I could not trace and fet them down in this 
account for want of room and words ; therefore the Rea- 
der is referrM for them to Mr. jR^y himfelf, who difcovers 
in every part a vaft Memory, a quick ApprehenfioH) a- 
clear Judgment, and a long Experience. 
Before we leave this Work it may beeneceflary to note, 
that all the Plants confufedly difperfed up and down in 
Books, are coUefted and Methodically digefted in it, toge- 
ther with many new ones never before publiflied ; in the 
Hiftory of each Plant Mr* Ray obferves this excellent Or- 
der, firft he gives the Etymologies , then the Chara^erifi- 
ick Notes of diftmftion, the beft Synonymous Names, de- 
fcriptions of all the parts, the tim^s and places of Growth, 
and the ufes as well Medicinal as Mechanical, 
The 
