AJJhn. 1 1 
under Sir 'B^oherf Sibbald, and Dr. Pit- 
cairn. The plan was modelled by that 
Ley den. Monro was appointed to give 
leftures in anatomy and fargery ; and Al- 
ston in botany, and the inateria 7nedica. 
Rutherford, Sinclair, and Plum- 
MER, were foon after appointed to fill up 
the other departments : and, to the fpirited 
endeavours of thefe celebrated names, the 
univerfity of Edinburgh owes the rife of 
that reputation, which has knee fo defer-- 
vedly raifed it to be one of the firft fchools 
of phyl5c in Europe, 
Dr. Alston continued to teach botany, 
and the materia me die a, with unwearied affi* 
duity, until the time of his death, which 
took place Nov. 22, 1760, in the 77^1 
year of his age. 
In 1740, Dr. Alston publill^^ed for the 
ufe of his pupils, Index Plantarum 
prcecipue Officinalium, gua^ in Ilorto Me- 
dico Edinbiirgenji^ Studiojis demonjlrantur!' S''. 
In 1752, Index Medicamentorum 
SlMPLICIUM triplex/' 8\ pp. 1 7Z. 
I . .Alphabetical ; the officinal names, with 
numerous fynonyms, from the bell: botani- 
cal 
