I 9*7 ) 
Simple or Mineral. Secondly, Earths, and they am 
of four forrs ) Boles, Clays, Marks, and Chalks. "The 
Third Seftion is of Sulphurs, Arfnicks, and Bitumens. 
The Fourth treats of Salts, as Sal communis, Sal Gemma, 
Nitrum, Alumen, Borax, and Vitriolum. The Fifth con- 
tains Metallick Foftls, which are divided either into Oars, 
as the Cinnabaris, Hazmatitis, &c. or Baftard Metals, as 
Antimonium ; or Perfeft Metals, as Argent um, Plumbum, 
Cuprum, &c. The Sixth and lafl Section is of Stones i 
which are either fuch as are not Precious, as Lapis Ca- 
laminaris, Hybernicus, &c. Or Precious, and they are 
either Opake or Diaphanous, which are generally cal- 
led Gems. 
The Second Book treats of Plants, and is divided 
into three Claffes ; the firft of which is of fuch Plants 
as are of a ftony Subftance, as Corallium and Coral/ina. 
The Second Clals is of Herbs, and is divided into 
% j Se&ions, in which our Author for the mod part fol- 
lowing the Method of that moft Ingenious Botanift , 
the Learned and Judicious Mr. John Ray, in his Excel- 
lent Hifloria Plantarum, of which a large Account as 
to its Divifions, &c. having already been publifhed 
in thefe Tranfattzons , N°. 1S6. pag. aSj. i Hial! in 
this place (ay no more, but fhail refer the Curious 
thither. 
The Third and lad Ckfs of this Second Book is of 
Trees and Shrubs, and contains 1 1 Seftions. The firft 
of which is of fuch Trees as have a fingle ftem with- 
out any Branches, and produce but one Bud, as the 
Talma. Then our Author proceeds to fuch Trees and 
Shrubs as are branched, or have Boughs and Twigs ; 
and ia the fecond Section treats of fuch as have their 
Fruit disjunct from their Flower, and they are either 
Nuciferous, as the Julians, and Corylus : Or Glandife- 
rous, as the Cajlanea, Quercus, &c. Or Coniferous, as 
the Abies^Sabina^c. Or Bacciferous, as the Juniperus. 
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