tg6 CHAPTER 15. 
the Graminaceous tribe, had been inveftl« 
gated. 
The plants are difpofed in the alphabeti- 
cal order of the Latin names ; and the fyno- 
nyms of the four principal authors then in 
ufe given at length. Thefe are Gerard 
and Parkinson, and the two Bauhines; 
nor are others wanting, when charadleriftic 
of the plant. Prefixed is a lift of the au- 
thors, fo accurately and inftruftively drawn 
up, as not to have loft its utility to this 
day. Mr. Ray has interfperfed many fe- 
ledl obfervations, on the mediciiial and ceco- 
nomical ufes of the plants j on the ftruc- 
ture of the flower ; on varieties : and has 
not only defcribed fome new plants, difco- 
vered by himfelf, but given accurate dif- 
tindtions of many, before imperfeftly known. 
Subjoined, the reader finds an index of the 
EngliJJo names, preceding the Latin ; an in- 
dex, fpecifying the particular places of the 
more rare plants then, a copious etymo- 
logy of the names, and an explanation of 
the terms ufed in the fcience. In fine, h« 
has done every thing to facilitate the labour 
of 
