112 CHAPTER g. 
now, principally, by his botanical works^ 
His attachment to this ftudy, and the op- 
portunities he enjoyed of gratifying it, en- 
abled him to turn it to the moft advantage- 
ous purpofes. He began to publifli in 1 552, 
and continued his acceffions and improve- 
ments to the year 1583, v^hen he colleded 
i^ll his writings, on this fubjed:, into one 
volume, under th^ following title, Stir- 
piuM Historic Pemptades Sex^ Jive 
luibri XXX. Aiit, ex ojjcin. FlantJ' in folio, 
cum icon. 1341. 872, Each Pemptade 
is divided into five books. 
The I ft comprehends a number of dif-- 
fimilar plants in alphabetic order. 
2. Flower-garden plants; and the um- 
belliferous tribe. 
3. Medicinal roots: purgative plants: 
climbing and poifonous plants ; ferns, mofles^ 
^nd fungi. 
4. Grain : pulfe : graffes : water and marfh 
plants. 
5. Edible plants : gourd plants : efculent 
roots : oleraceous : thiftles and fpinofe plants. 
6. Shrubs and trees. 
It was reprinted in 161 2 and 161 6, witli 
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