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to the perufal of. all forts, as well for their Beauty srnd 
Elegancy, as for their exadl fimilitude to the Vegetables 
they wer e taken from or are intended to reprefent; which 
are the two only qualities requifite to the perfection ©fa 
Cut. 
The Titles fub joined, to each Table may fupply the 
place of Dcftriptions, as conteining certain Chara&erl- 
ftic Notes, fufficient to diftingi ifh the Species to which 
they belong from any others whatfoever: fo that they 
alone without; any Icon^ if diligently heeded and attended 
to, might ferve to lead a Man into a certain knowledge 
of the Plants. 
In this Work the Reader will find many miftakes 
redified, and obfeurities cleared up, which I (hall not 
ftand to enumerate^ many Dejiderata are fupplied, of 
which Lihail inftance in fome few Particulars., 
The Figure of that fort of \ Artemifia, of which the 
Chinefe make their Moxa , fo famous for curing the 
Gout by burning. 
Of the Root Genftng or Ninzin and its Plant, growing 
in the Kingdom of Corea, fo much Celebrated in China 
and Japan for a Panacea, 
Of the Virginian Poljrrhizos or Snakeweed, fo much 
talked of for the Cure of the Rattle Snake. This hath 
been already figured, but not exaftly. 
Of the Tree whole Bark is well known by the name 
of Cortex Winteranus, 
Add to thefe the Figures of that rare Virginian Harts- 
tongue that propagates it felf by the tip of the Leaf turn- 
ing downwards, and when ir touches the Ground taking 
Root ; from whence fprings up a young Plant, which at 
laft is of its own accord as it were weaned and feparated 
from its Mother, and maintains it felf by its own Root, 
Of a fort of Kidney-Bean from Mevis Ifland, which 
they call the Turnep Tree, having an efculent Root, 
