LobeL 105 
gether with the Adverfarta, and the figures 
augmented to the number of 21 16. The 
fame year the icons were feparately caft off, 
on paper of the oblong form ; the figures 
amounting to 2191. Some of thefe im- 
preflions were accompanied with an Index, 
in feven languages, which rendered it a very 
popular book for many years. It preferves 
fome value to this day, as being the edi- 
tion that LiNN^us quotes throughout his 
works. 
LoBEL had meditated a very large work, 
w^hich was to have borne the title of II- 
LUSTRATIONES PlANTARUM but lie 
lived not to finifh it. Some of his papers 
fell into the hands of Parkinson, and were 
incorporated into his Theatru?n, A frag- 
ment of the above-mentioned work was 
publifhed by Dr. Hovv^, in 1655 ; which 
contains the defcriptions of many gra (Tes, 
and other plants newly difcovered, or lately 
introduced. Of the grafi^es, many here re- 
corded were firft difcovered by Lobel. The 
preface contains fome fevere cenfures on 
Gerard, and reflexions on the treatment 
X^OBEL had received from bookfellers ; all 
written 
