Martyn. 213 
In tlie year 1720, Dr. Martyn, as hath 
been obferved, had mads a Tranflation of 
Tournefort's Hiftory of Plants about 
" Paris 'y' and at the fame time meditated 
a Catalogue of thofe of the environs of 
London. The latter was never finifhed ; nor 
was the Tranllation publifhed, till twelve 
years afterwards, when it appeared under 
the following title: Tournefort's Hif- 
tory of Plants growing about P^r/V, with 
their Ufes in Phyfic; and a Mechanical 
x\ccount of the Operation of Medicines. 
Tranflated into Englijhy with many Ad- 
*^ ditions, and accommodated to the Plants 
growing in Great Britain^' In 2 vols, 
8^ 1732, 
The Six Alphabets" of Tournefort 
^re reduced into one 5 all the ufeful obfer- 
vations, both from the edition which came 
out by the united care of Sherard and 
BoERHAAVE, and from that which was 
publhhed hy Bernard de ]\JssiEUy are ex- 
traded. The Tranflator added alfo the 
Eitglifh names, and the places where the 
plants grow in England. He difpofed the 
Mojes according to Dillenius's method; 
P 3 and 
