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Madrafss 2^x1^ African Plants, communicated 
by Mr. Petiver, of which, thofefromAfc- 
Jrafs had been colledled by Mr. Browne, 
a furgeon at that fettlement ; and laftly, a 
lift of the new, or hitherto very imperfedlly 
defcribed fpecies, contained in Mr. Peti- 
ver's Hortiis Siccus y amounting to upwards 
of 800. 
An advertifement had been printed at the 
end of the iirft volume of Mr. Play's " Hif- 
tory," in 1688, inviting to a fubfcription 
for a fet of figures to the work ; and it was 
propofed, that thofe belonging to each tribe 
or clafs, {hould be publiflied in regular fuc- 
ceffion; but it did not fucceed. The fcheme 
was again revived, while the Supplement was 
printing; and, among other of Mr. Ray's 
friends, Dr. Compton, bifhop of London^ 
had given his patronage, and ftrongly re- 
commended it. Conferences were held with 
Dr. Sher ARD, Sir Hans Sloane, Dr. Ro- 
binson, and Mr. Petiver, relating to it; 
but it was relinquiflied as imprafticable. 
Mr. Ray's infirmities were very preffing 
j^pon him during the kter years of his life. 
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