Plukenef. 23 
Plukenet had all that enthufiafm, 
without which, few attain pre-eminence ^ 
and as the riches of Florc^ were daily pour- 
ing into Britain^ from all quarters of the 
globe, he failed not to avail himfelf of every 
opportunity of adding to his ftores. Indi- 
genous fubjedts were, equally with exotics, 
the objeds of this induftrious, and learned 
colledlor. Hence at length, his Herbarium 
confifted of eight thoufand plants ; an afto- 
nifhing number for a private, unopulent in- 
dividual to colled: ! Of thefe, the Phytogra- 
phia is to be confidered as the delineation of 
the new and rare kinds y and the Almagef^ 
tuffiy Mantijfay and Arnalthcwny as the cata- 
logue of the whole. 
The Phyfographia was publifhed at dif- 
ferent times. The firfl; part under the fol- 
lowing title : 
" Phytographia ; fivCy Stirpium 
JLLUSTRIORUM Ct MINUS COGNITORUM 
IcoNEs/' 1691. 4". tab. I — 72. 
Pars II. 1 69 1. 4". tab. 73 — 120. 
P^r^ III. 1692. A^.tab. 121—550, 
ParsYY. 1696. \ .tab. 122 — 328. 
Thefe four parts, which conftitute the firll 
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