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CHAP. 31. 
Banifler — communicates plants to K-^^—Perijhed 
in Vij'ginia ly falling from the recks— His 'pa- 
fers in the Phiiofophical Tranfadlions. 
Vernon and Kreig- — colkol an Herbarium in Mary- 
land. 
Cunningham — enriched exotic hotany^ hy fending 
plants from China and the Eafl Indies. 
Brown, Samuel, and Alexander — Glen — Contem- 
porary ^/Ray — 'His Herbarium, 
BANISTER. 
7 OliiV Banister, is mentioned by Mr. 
Ray in very high terms, as a man of 
talents in natural hiftory. He firft made a 
voyage to the Eafi Indies^ Vs^here he remain- 
ed fome time ; but v^as afterwards fixed iii 
Virginia. In that country he induftrioufly 
fought for plants, defcribed them, and him- 
felf drew the figures of the rare fpecies : he 
v^as alio celebrated for his knowledge of 
infeds, and meditated writing the natural 
|iiftory of Virginia, for which j Pvlr. Ray 
E 4 obfcive-s 
