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Leonard Plukenet (1642 - 1706)

English botanist, Royal Professor of Botany and gardener to Queen Mary. He and William Courten were fellow students at Westminster School (ODNB).

In his Phytographia (1691), Plukenet describes both William Courten and Robert Uvedale as former fellow students, though Courten’s name cannot be found in the registers of Westminster School (Kusukawa, 2). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22394 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Plukenet Authority - early modern
Botanist
 Relevant locations: Educated at Westminster School, Westminster
 Relationships: Leonard Plukenet was a friend of William Courten (28 Mar 1642-26 Mar 1702)
Leonard Plukenet was a member of Temple Coffee House club (-)
Leonard Plukenet was a friend of Robert Uvedale (1642-1722)

John Banister (1650-1692) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Leonard Plukenet
Edward Bartar (-fl. 1696-1700) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Leonard Plukenet
William, the Elder Byrd (1652-1704) was a correspondent of Leonard Plukenet
James Cuninghame (17th c.-1709) was a source of object(s) for Leonard Plukenet
James Petiver (c. 1665-Apr 1718) was a source of object(s) for Leonard Plukenet
Letitia Plukenet (-1707) was a wife of Leonard Plukenet
James Reed (-fl. 1690) was a unspecified Leonard Plukenet
Mary Somerset (bap. 16 Dec 1630-7 Jan 1715) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Leonard Plukenet
George Wheler (20 Jan 1651 n.s.-15 Jan 1724 ns.) was a source of object(s) for Leonard Plukenet
Linked print sources: as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - Leonardi Plukenetij Phytographia, sive, Stirpium illustriorum: & minus cognitarum icones, tabulis æneis, summa diligentia elaboratæ.
 References in Documents:
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) Pluk. 38. Baccifera Madraspatana Visci arborei foliis latioribus. Arbuscula Madrasp. Ligustri facie visci arborei colore & consistentia Pluk. 143. fig. 1. an Kanelli itti Canni H. Mal. v. 10. Tab. 5. p. 9. Dr. Plukenett's Madrass-Berry with broad Misseltoe Leaves. This I also had from Fort St. George.
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) Pluk. 47. Convolvulus minimus procumbens Acetosellæ foliolis barbulis ad imum quaternis summo apice tricuspidatis Pluk. 147. fig. 5. Dr. Plukenett's small Halbert=leaved Bindweed of Madraspatan; from whence Mr. Samuel Brown sent it me.
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 65 MUSEI PETIVERIANI CENTURIA Octava. Rariora Naturæ Continens, viz. Animalia, Fossilia, Plantas, Ex variis Mundi plagis advecta, Ordine digesta, & Nominibus propriis signata. A JACOBO PETIVER, Pharmacop. Londinens. & Regiæ Societatis Socio. Animalia & Fossilia, Anglic. & Exotica. A. 701. ARAraneus Anglicus coccinous minimus. Exiguus coccineus vulgò Anglicè a Tant dictus. List. Hist. Animal. Angl. 100. Fig. 138. I have often met with this in Gardens and elsewhere. 702. Araneus Indicus coccineus major. My kind friend Mr. Wynn Surgeon brought me this beautifull Insect from Viziagapatan. A. 703. Buccinulum Anglicum heterostrophon oblongum, striis capillaceis. Buccinum exiguum, pullum, 12 orbium. List. Hist. Conchyl. Lib. 1. Fig. 39. pullum opacum ore compresso, circiter denis spiris fastigiatum List. Hist. An. Angl. 123. Fig. 10. I have found these at the bottom of old Trees in Bell size Grove at Hampstead, and at the corner of Charlton Wood with Mus. nostr. No. 16. 704. Buccinulum Romanum heterostrophon oblongum E gyris Musei Petiveriani, gyris maculatis. Turbo terrestris non descriptus Col. Purp. c. 7. p. 16. Fig. Major in Col. My worthy Kinsman Dr. Sherard observed this in the Feilds about Rome. These twirle-lists are speckled with white, in which it differs from the last. 705. Buccinum album minus, costis eleganter elatis. an Cochlea variegata, striis raris admodum eminentibus exasperata List. H. C. L. 4. S. 5. Fig. 51? an Turbo tuberosus 5 Rondel. aquat. 89. c. 17? id. Gallic. p. 57. c. 12. Fig. 5? an Turbinulus 6 in spongiis vivent. Aldr. Testac. 360. Fig. 6? id. Fr. 122. Tab. 8. Fig? This pretty welted Shell is generally about an inch long and very Taper. 706. Cantharus Benghalensis è viridi cuprosus, binis maculis medio vaginarum pallescentibus. Mr. John Fox Surgeon, found this elegant Beetle among some wood brought on Ship-board in the Bay of Bengale. 707. Cantharus Madraspatan. vaginis et pedibus rubris, cæteris viridibus, scapulâ instar Digitalis punctatâ. an Hoefn. Tab. 16. Fig. 7? This in shape resembles our smooth water Beetle, its sheath or shell wings are Scarlet, but the shoulders are green and pounc'd like a Thimble. Mr. Sam. Brown sent me this some years since, from Fort St. George. 708. Capricornus Americanus perelegans vaginis albis, ex aureo nigroque pulchrè striatis. Mr. John Upingham Surgeon brought me this beautifull Insect very lately from the Bay of Campeachy. 709. Capricornus Barbadensis major, viridis odoratus. This is very like our Musk-Beetle but larger, my kind friend Dr. Wallace gave me this, who received it from his Brother a very ingenious Surgeon at Barbadoes where they are very plentifull and call'd by them the Mastick-fly. 710. Concha Veneris parva, Heptatici coloris, ventre albo. Its about the bigness of a Lucca (Luke) Olive. 711. Concha Veneris Maldivica, parva, alba, trifasciata, parva, candida, tribus latis fasciis nigricantibus depicta List. H. C. L. 4. S. 9. Fig. 10. Concha Veneris minor ex albo cœrulescens, tribus fassiis nigris depicta Mus. Sibbald. 133. an Bon. 144. Fig. 236? Mr. James Cunninghame Surgeon, observed this and the two next about Batavia. 712. Concha Veneris Orientalis fusca, dorso maculato, apicibus carneis. parva, ventre & lateribus flavescentibus, ipso linguæ canali læviter purpurascente, dorso maculato, flavis & innumeris puncturis candido List. H. C. l. 4. Centuria VIII. 67 S. 9. Fig. 38. This is distinguish't from others, in being tip't at each end with a faint purple. 713. Concha Veneris Mauritiana, minor sessilis, costis castaneis dorso maculoso. crassa ventre lato rimâ albidâ, lateribus nigricantibus, dorso summo albis maculis depicto. List. H. C. L. 4. S. 9. Fig. 50. an Bonan. 146. Fig. 258? Mr. Edward Bulckley Surgeon hath lately sent me this from Fort St. George. A. 714. Libella Anglica media, fluviatilis omninó viridis. an Hoef. Tab. 9. Fig. 8? I observe this by Rivers sides about Midsummer, but not so frequent as the next. The Wings are greenish without Clouds. an Perla 1. Tab. 2. p. 304. Fig. 1. p. 305. Aldr. Insect? id. Francof. 118. Fig. 1. Tab. 2. p. 119? Libella med. 6. Moff. 69. Fig. id. Angl. 943. Libella media 6 Mer. Pin 4.197. an Hoefn tab. 9. fig. 8. A. 715. Libella Anglica media, fluviatilis, viridis, alis nebulosis. an Hoef. Tab. 11. Fig. 18? an Perla 5. Tab. 2. p. 304 Fig 5. p. 305. Aldr. Insect. Bon? id. Fr. 118. Fig. 5. Tab. 2. p. 119? an Libella media 1. Moff. 66. fig? id. Angl. 943. Fig. Libella media 1 Mer. pin. 197? these are very common by Brooks sides from June till autumn. A. 716. Nerita Anglicus maritimus flavescens vulgatissimus. Nerita citrinus List. H. C. l. 4. S. 6. Fig. 39. Nerita X I. List. H. A. A. 164. Fig. 11. This and the next differ only in colour and are commonly found together. A. 717. Nerita Anglicus maritimus fuseus vulgaris Nerita X I. List. H. A. A. 164. Fig. 11. Nerita coloris castanei List. H. C. L. 4. S. 6. Fig. 39. These are very common on our English Coasts especially amongst Rocks. A. 718. Nerita Thamensis exigus reticulatè variegatus. Nerita fluviatilis e cæruleo virescens, maculatus operculo subruso lunato & aculeato datus List. H. A. A. 136. Fig. 20. Nerita fluviatilis e cæruleo virescens, maculatus operculo sub croceo aculeatoque donatus List. H. C. l. 2. par. 1. Fig. 38. This small shell is very eleganty spotted. I have found them very plentifully in the Thames particularly on the sand Bank against Chelsey Colledge. 719. Papilio Madraspatanus fuscus. lituris cœruleis corruscans This beautifull Fly Mr. Edward Bulkley sent me from Fort St. George. 720. Papilio Orientalis fuscus, umbrâ cœrulescente albò basi circumscripta. This differs from the last in having its white spots much larger and the blew cast less vivid. I am obliged to Dr. Henry Ruysch at Amsterdam for this uncommon Fly. E 2 721. Pa= 68 Musei Petiverani 721. Papilio Madraspat. croceus, nigris maculis aspersis, albisq; seriè marginatus. These vary in bigness, perhaps from their Sex. They are observed about Fort St. George in November. 722. Papilio Carolinianus caudatus nigredine & ochroleuco variegatus. This elegant Fly amongst many other Insects, my very kind friends Mr. Robert Ellis and Mr. Edmund Bohun caught in March and Aprill last, up Ashly River in South Carolina. 723. Papilio Orientalis, è pallido virescens, striis nigris, eleganter lineatis, This with several other very Curious Butterflies and Moths which I had never seen before, were generously given me by Mr. Henry Goff and his Brother who caught them in several places of the East Indies. 724. Papilio Lusitanicus caudatus pallidus, striis fuscis elongatis. an Papilio 3 Moff. 99. Fig. 3? id. Angl. 968. Fig. an Graaf Vol 2. tab. 44. p. Hoef. tab. 8. Fig 13. Jonst. Insect. Amst. Tab. 5. Fig. Hollar. Tab. 8. Fig. 1. id. Wit. Tab. 5. Fig. 9. an Papilio leucomelanus Aldr. Insect. Bon. 239. Tab. 2. Fig. 3? id. Franc. 98. Tab. 2. Fig. 3. p. 97? These are pretty frequent about Lisbon as my Curious friend Mr. Jezreel Jones observed the Summer he was there viz. A. D. 1698. A 725. Patella Anglica parva prætenuis Cymbuli-formis, lineis cæruleis guttatis. Patella minima lævis pellucida aliquot cæruleis lineis eleganter insignita List. H. C. l. 4. S. 1. Fig. 27. These are found on our own Coasts particularly about Falmouth. 726. Patella Michowaica Cymbæ formis maxima. Patella magna fulva lateribus paululum compressis densè & leviter striata List. H. C. l. 4. S. 1. Fig. 25. Mr. James Cunninghame first brought me this from the Island of Michowahi in the East Indies; since which Mr. Fox and Mr. Perry Surgeons, have found it at the Cape of Good Hope. 727. Pectunculus albus Guineensis major, costis elatis striatis. Concha exotica margine in mucronem emissa Col. Purp. cap. 17. p. 27. fig. opt. List. H. C. L. 3. Fig. opt. 164. Concha valvis fistulosis, or the Fistular Oyster. Mus. Reg Soc. 144. Mr. Edward Bartar hath some time since sent me this from Cape Coast. My hearty friend Capt. Will. Bond hath also observed it in those parts. 728. Pectunculus an fossilis? minor, Muscovitica, costis elatis & ferè lunulis muricatis. an Concha imbricata minima Aldrov. Test. 448. Fig. id. Franc. 152. Fig. 4. an Myites Rhomboides subflavus Musculo striato Rondelet. similis Lachm. Fossil. Hildesh. p. 43. fig. 11. This my ingenious Friend Dr. Godfried Klem one of the Czars Physicians, found in Centuria VIII. 69 in the River Dohn, betwixt Warronits and Azoff. 729. Phalena plumata permaxima Orientalis oculata. This great Moth seems to be Figured in the German Ephemerides Decur 2. Anno 2do post pag. 488. but they have erroneously added the antennæ or protuberant horns of a Butterfly to it, whereas they should be Feathered. This noble Phalæna was first sent me from Jacobus Breynius at Dantzick, it was nine inches between the tipps of each Wing, this I gave to that most curious preserver of all Rarieties both Natural and Artificial and my very worthy Friend Mr. Charlton of the middle Temple. Since which I have again lately received it from the East Indies, amongst those Mr. Goff was pleased to give me. 730. Phalena plumata permagna Guineensis oculis binis majoribus. This and the next were caught off the coast of Guiamongstnea by Mr. Michael Bruce Surgeon. 731. Phalena plumata major Guineensis, fusca, oculata, alis inferioribus acuminatis. I am obliged to that Ingenious Physician Dr. Creighton for procuring me these 2 uncommon Insects. 732. Phalena plumata major Caroliniana, supernè & infernè variis coloribus marmoreatis & maculatis. This beautiful Moth was sent me from Carolina by my kind friend Mr Robert Ellis. 733. Phalena plumata caudata Mariana, virescens, oculata. The Reverend Mr. Hugh Jones amongst other Insects sent me this very elegant Moth from Maryland. A. 734. Plan-orbis terrestris Anglicus, umbilico minore, margine acuta. Cochlea pulla silvatica spiris in aciem depressis List. A. A. 126 Fig. 14 Cochlea nostras umbilicata pulla List. H. C. l. 1. p. 29. Fig. 68. I have found some of these in the Hedges between Charlton and Woolwich. A. 735. Plan-orbis fossilis Surriensis, umbilico majore, margine acuta. Verticillus fossilis minor seu Trochites compressus umbilicatus Luid. Lithoph. Brit. 416. an Trochites Mus. Sibbald. 65. These are found in a Clay pitt near the Wells at Richmond. The Navel of this is much larger than the last shell, otherwise very like it. 736. Unicornu Brasiliense, orbibus sulcatis striis fuscis. an Bonan. 126. Fig. 112. an Cochlea variegata, densè & admodnm tenuiter striata, item quolibet orbe 2 insignes striæ parallelæ List. H. C. l. 4. S. 5. Fig. 60. These are one inch 3 quarters long and have about 10 twirls. Mr. Jezreel Jones whilst in Portugal procured me this amongst some other shells from Brasile. E 3 A. 737. 70 Musei Petiveriani A. 737. Unicornu Cantianum fossile, fasciis muricatis. an? Turbinites Mus. Sibbald. 65. I observe these in a Stratum or bed of Fossil-shells in the Gravel pitts near Woolwich. These if whole are near 2 inches and an half long and the upper twirl about 2 in circumference. 738. Unicornu Batavicum, 6 striis, singulis orbibus ornatum. Cochlea alba densè & acute striata List. H. C. l. 4. S. 5. Fig. 54. Buccinum striatum Σδλπινξ Col. Observat. 53. Fig. cap. 23. an? Bonan. 127. Fig. 115. an? Turbo 9 Aldr. Test. 354. Fig. 9. cap. 19. id. Franc. 120. c. 19. These when whole (which are rarely met with) have about 18 twirls, in each of which are 6 ribbs. Mr. James Cunninghame Surgeon found this about Batavia. 739. Unicornu fossile Cantianum orbibus compressis asperis. This comes nearest the Figure of Luid in his Lithoph. Brit. Tab. 7. No. 359 of any I have met with, the Icon also of Bonani p. 160. No. 327. Pretty well resembles it. I find these in the same place with No. 737. but much more rare. 740. Unicornu Moluccanum, gyris planis, maculis fuscis duplici seris ornatum. Buccinum dentatum, clavicula longissima, Læve, binis fasciis ex maculis quadratis magnis fusco exrufescentibus depictum List. H. C. l. 4. S. XI. Fig. opt. 7. Cornu cervi Bonan. 127. Fig. opt. 118. This my kind friend Mr. Rowland Jacobs (amongst several other very fair and Curious shells) found on the Island of Flores. Arbores. Frutices, Herbæque. Trees, Shrubs, and Herbs. 741. Acrosticon Madraspatan. foliis laciniatis Dr. Plukenet has strangely disguised this Filix, by only figuring one half of it, and making it a Siliquiferous Plant, a Characteriftick I never before heard apply'd to a Fern. A. 742. Acrosticon parvum Septentrionale. Adiantum ανρόχηον seu furcatum Thal. 5. Filicula saxatilis corniculata El. Bot. 432. & Instit. Rei Herb. 542. Filix saxatilis I B. prodr. 114. pl. 16. sax. Tragi. Lugd. 1226. Fig. I B. l. 37. p. 747. Fig. Chabr. 556. Fig. 2. Park 1045. Fig. Ray H. Pl. 141. cap. 7. H. OX. Sect. 14. p. 585. Tab. 5. Fig. nova 23. Holostium alterum Adv. 17. Fig. Observed in Wales by the Curious Mr. Edward Lloyd and on the Rocks of Edinburgh Park by Thomas Willisel and since him by my Friend Mr. James Sutherland Superintendant of the Physick Garden of that City, from whence he very lately sent it me. I have also had it from Norway. 43 Centuria VIII. 71 743. Adiantum pectinatum è Capite Bonæ Spei. My ingenious Friend Mr. James Cunninghame Surgeon first brought me this singular Fern (which Dr. Pluknet has been pleased to call a Rush) from the Cape of Good Hope. It grows on the Heath as Mr. John Staremberg a Curious Person residing there informs me. 744. Alcea Caroliniana fl. parvo saturatè purpureo. This was first sent me from Charles Town in South Carolina, by my kind Friend Mr. George Franklyn Apothecary there; It Flowers and Seeds in March and April. 745. Alcea Madraspatan. majus, fol. trilobato, calyce plumoso. This rare Plant and the following Mr. Edward Bulkley Surgeon sent me very lately from Fort St. George. 746. Alcea Madraspat. Ranunc. Auricomi folio, calyce plumoso. I have seen this in Flower, in the Reverend Dr. Uvedale's Garden at Enfield. 747. Arbor Javanica latifolia, pulchrè variegato. an? Tsjeria-maram Hort. Malab. Vol. 6. Tab. 61. p. 113. Ray Hist. Plant. 1733. cap. 19. No. 2. an? Periclymeno Sinensi variegato similis Frutex longo angusto folio variegato Sinicus Breyn. Prodr. 2. 748. Arbor Javanica folio angustiore variegato. This and the last Mr. James Cunninghame procured me from a Dutch Gardener at Batavia. 749. Armeniaca fol. acuminato. Mr. Jacob Bobart, that Curious Botanist and Super-Intendant of the Physick-Garden at Oxford, sent me this amongst some other not common Plants 750. Botrys Mexiocana odoratissima. Botrys Americana Park. 89. pl 2. Botrys Ambrosoides Mexiocana C B. 138. & 516. descript. Atriplex odora seu suaveolens Americana, Mexiocanave H. Ox. S. 5. p. 605. Tab. 31. Fig. 8. Epazotl, Atriplex odorata Mexicana Hernand. 159, c. 32 Fig. Chenopodium Ambrosoides Mexicanum El. Bot. 406. Inst. R. H. 506. Raii H. Plant. 196. No. 4. 751. Botrys odoratissima lignosa. This differs from the last in being a shrub and woody. I saw it this Summer with my worthy friend Dr. Uvedale at Enfield. 752. Camanbaya Caroliniana cinerea. Viscum Caryophylloides tenuissimum, e ramulis arborum Musci in modum dependens, foliis pruinæ instar candicantibus, flore tripetalo, semine filamentoso. Cat. Plant. Jam. 77. This grows plentifully on most great Trees in Carolina. Dr. Sloan observes it also very common in Jamaica, E 4 753. 72 Musei Petiveriani 753. Camarinna Lusitanica erecta. Frutex Lusitanis Camarinnas dictus Linscot. P. 4 Fig. 21. Lit. C. Acacalis Dioscoridis Amato. Empetrum Lusitan. Fruct. albo. Elem. Botan. 450. Instit. Rei Herb. 579. Erica Durant. 171. Fig. E. 7. Clus. Hisp. 117. Fig. Lugd. 190. Fig. baccifera tenuifolia Tab. Ger. 1199. Fig. bac. Fr. albo Park. 1485. Fig. bac. Lusitan. I B. l. 5. p. 528. c. 16. Fig. prodr. 17. pl. 4. Ray H. Pl. 1630. c. 4. pl. 1. Erica Coris folio 10 Clus. Hist. 45. Fig. erecta baccis candidis C B. 486. My very curious Friend Mr. Jezreel Jones gathered this about Lisbon in the same place where Carolus Clusius that great Botanist first observed it. 754. Cammarinna Septentrionalis supina. Empetrum montanum fructu nigro El. Bot. 450. Inst. R. H. 579. Erica 1. Clus. Pann. 29. Fig. baccifera C B. in Matth. 142. Fig. 3. bac. Matth. Ludg. 188. Fig. Thal. 41. desc. opt. I B. l. 5. p. 526. c. 12. Fig. Prodr. 17. pl. 2 bac. latifol. Ger. 1199. Fig. mal. bacc. nigra Park. 1485. Fig. bac. procumbens nigra C B. 486. Raii H. Pl. 1631. c. 4. pl. 2. Erica Coris folio XI. Clus. Hist. 45. Fig. Mr. Richard Wheeler hath sent me this from Norway. 'Tis found in several moist mountainous Heaths in the North of England. 755. Capillaris Barbadensis, pinnulis quadratis. Adiantum nigrum minus non ramosum, pinnulis majoribus crassis Trapezii in modum figuratis. Cat. Plant. Jam. 21. James Rheed brought this first from Barbadoes. 756. Capillaris Jamaicensis elatius, pinnis triangularibus. Adiantum ramosum foliis Trapezii dentatis Plum. 31. Tab. 46. Adiantum nigrum non ramosum majus, surculis raris, pinnulis densis, crassis, minimis, cristatis & Trapezii in modum figuratis Cat. Pl. Jam. 21. This Mr. Anthony Biggs sent me from Jamaica. 757. Capillaris Chinensis pinnulis rotundioribus. Mr. Keir and Mr Barckley Surgeons, brought me lately this Fern from China, with several other very curious plants. 758. Chamæsyce major hirsuta Indiæ utriusque. Chamæsyce Americana major, floribus glomeratis Cynocrambes folio hirsuta Breyn. Prodr. 2. p. 31. an Chamesyce Luzonis major Cameli Mss. Fig. Tithymalus Americanus, humifusus, serratus, floribus in capitulum alis adhærens congestis Plumier. Instit. Rei Herb. 88. Tithymalus dulcis Parietariæ foliis hirsutis floribus ad caulium nodos conglomeratis Cat. Pl. Jam. 82. Tithymalus Indicus annuus dulcis botryoides geniculatus. P. Bat. pr. Tithymalus botryoides Ceylanicus re- Centuria VIII. repens cauliculis villosis Cat. Hort. Amst 351. Caacica Brafil. Erva de Cobra Lusit. Marcg. 7. Fig. Cajacia Pis. ed. 58. p. 245. Fig. Caazica sive Herba Colubrina Ejusd. 311. Fig. Cajaria aliis Caacica Pis. ed. 48. p. 102. Fig. an? Muriguti H. Mal. v. 10. Tab. 32. p. 63. I have received this Plant from Guinea, Fort St. George and China. See its Vertues in Dr. Trapham's State of Health in the Island of Jamaica. pag. 138. 759. Chamæsyce Guineensis lignosa, Peplios folio. Mr. Edward Bartar gathered this about Cape Coast. 760. Coral arbor exotica non spinosa, Lauri folio. Crista di Gallo Lusit. My curious Friend Mr. Jezreel Jones sent me several Specimens of this in Flower, which he gathered in the Count d'Azouma's Gardon at Lisbon. 761. Darea Tunbrigensis minor. Muscus montanus Italicus Adianthi foliis Bocc. Mus. Plant. 24. Tab. 2. vid. Raii Hist. Plant. append 1583. descript. I gathered this elegant Plant A. D. 1698. from the Rocks near Tunbridge-Wells in the same place where Mr. George Dare Apothecary had long before observed it. 762. Darea Americana major pubescens. Filicula digitata Plumier Inst. Rei Herb. 542. Very like the last but much bigger and hoary. This and the next were gathered in America by the Reverend Charles Plumier that Curious Botanist who lately published his Histoire des Plantes de l' Amerique and sent me by Dr. Tournefort Botanick Professor of the Royal Garden at Paris. 763. Darea Americana Lichenoides. Adiantum muscorum Lichenis petræi facie Plum. p. 34. Fig. 50. Phyllitis scandens minima, Musci facie, foliis membranaceis subrotundis Cat. Pl. Jam. 15. 764. Digitalis exotica floribus albis amplissimis This elegant Plant the Right Reverend Father Henry Lord Bishop of London, shew me in Flower Sept. 26. 1700. in his own Garden at Fulham. 765. Erica è Cap. Bonæ Spei hirsuta, staminulis purpureis è capitulis albis lanosis. The Leaves of this are hairy, otherwise very like No. 396. Musei nost. p. 38. That exquisite Botanist Dr. Willam Sherrard was lately pleased to give me this amongst half a score other very Curious Cape-Heaths 766. Erica Capensis umbellata aspera. Erica Africana umbellata flore purpureo Act. Medic. Hasniens Vol. 2. p. 57. Fig. Erica Africana Juniperi folia flore oblongo umbellato Instit. R. H. 603. Erica Coris folio hispido Cerinthoides Afri- 74 Musei Petiveriani Africana Breyn. Cent. 25. cap. 13. Fig. opt. Mr. John Foxe Surgeon collected this with many others at the Cape of Good Hope. 767. Filicula Madraspatana foliolis furcatis ex apice prolifea. My very obliging Friend Mr. Edward Bulkley Surgeon sent me very larely this altogether new Fern, gathered about Fort St. George. 768. Filix scandens Malaccensis mirè ludens. My kind Friend Mr. Walter Keir Surgeon gathered this elegant Fern in the Straits of Malacca. 769. Fraxinus Mannifera rotundiore folio. an? Fraxinus rotundiore folio C B. 416. I B. V. 1. l. 8 p. 177. Fig. Prodr. 22. Chabr. 62. Fig. 5. This grows now and hath for several Years past, in the Physick-Garden at Chelsey. 770. Fraxinus folio angustiore, spinnulis serratis. an? Fraxinus tenuiore & minore folio I B. V. 1. l. 8. p. 177. Fig. Prodr. 22. Chabr. 62. Fig. 4. Mr. Jez. Jones hath sent me this from Lisbon, I have also seen it in some Padua Collections. 771. Galbanifera vulgaris è Cap. Bonæ Spei. Anisum fruticosum Africanum Galbaniferum Hist. Oxon. Sect. 9. p. 297. Ferula fruticosa sempervirens foliis Anisi Galbanifera; ex qua Galbanum Officinarum P. B. pr. 334. Ferula Africana Galbanifera Ligustici foliis & facie Par. Bat. 163. Fig. & descript. Oreoselinum Anisoides arborescens, Ligustici foliis & facie fl. luteo Cap. B. S. Breyn. Pr. 2. p. 79. Oreoselinum Africanum Galbaniferum frutescens, Anisi folio Instit. R. H. 319. 772. Galbanifera è Cap. B. Sp. segmentis tenuioribus. Dr. William Sherrard my worthy Friend and Kinsman was pleased to give me this lately amongst many other very Curious and undescribed Cape Plants. 773. Gale Mariana Asplenii folio. I have observed this for several Years in our Apothecaries Garden at Chelsey. 774. Gale Capensis Ilicis coccigeræ folio. Mr. James Cunninghame first brought me this in fruit, which Mr. Staremberg at the Cape, since tells me smells very pleasantly whilst growing and is much coveted by the Birds. It grows on the Sand hills about the Cape of Good Hope. 775. Heliotropium Barbadense Lavandulæ folio lanuginoso. Heliotropium arboreum, maritimum, tomentosum, Gnaphalii Americani foliis Cat. Pl. Jam. 93. This elegant Shrub is found plentifully on the Shoares of Jamaica and Barbadoes where its cail'd Sea-Lavender, 776. Centuria VIII. 75 776. Heliotropium Madraspat. Myosotidis folio. Mr. Edward Bulkley sent me this from Fort St. George. A. 777. Juniperus Alpina humilis, Sabinæ odore. Juniperus Alpina Clus. Hist. 38. Fig. Pan. 25. Fig. c. 7. I B. V. 1. l. 9. p. 301. c. 27. Fig. Prodr. 28. pl. 3. Chabr. 72. Fig. 4. Park. 1028. pl. 2. Juniperus Alpina minor Ger. Juniperus minima Gesn. Hort. 263. Juniperus 3. seu minus montana folio latiore fructuque longiore C B. 489. Ray H. Pl. 1413. No. 4. On the hills in Wales and Westmorland where this grows they call it Savin. 779. Juniperus Bermudensis ligno rubente odorato. Juniperus major Americana Park. 1029. 4. Cedrus Americana, vulgò dicta, Juniperus Virginiana & Barbadensis Ray H. Pl. 1413. 5. Cedar Park. 1671. The Cedar of Bermuda's. From whence my Kind Friend Mr. John Dickinson sent it me in Berry. 779. Kadali Madraspat. major, folio latissimo hirto. an? Datura Indica foliis Malabathri Breyn. Cent. 119. cap. 55. Fig. quoad Fol. an? Stramonia seu Datura Cistoides frutescens hirsuta major Indica Breyn. pr. 2. p. 97. an? Katou Kadali H. Mal. V. 4. Tab. 43. p. 91. 780. Kadali Madraspat. minor capsulis pilosis. Caunampoondoo Malab. Act. Phil. No. p. 592. pl. 42. an? Tsierou-Kadali H. Mal. 4. Tab. 44. p. 93. 781. Knawel Madrasp. argenteum. 781. Knawel Madraspat. aureum. Pulandee Malab. Actl. Phi. No. p. 589. pl. 33. an? Katu-Mailosina H. Mal. Vol. 10. T. 66. p. 131. This differs from the last in having its Flowring tusts yellowish. 782. Lauro-Cerasus vulgaris Hortensium. Laurocerasus Clus. Hist. 4. Fig. Pann. 2. Fig. & app. Fig. I B. V. 1. l. 4. p. 420. c. 3. Fig. Prodr. 13. pl. 2. Park parad. 399. Fig 6. p. 401. desc. Laurocerasus, Laurus Trapezuntina Chabr. 31. Fig. 4. Cerasus Trapezuntina sive Laurocerasus Park. 1517. Fig. 2. Very common in every Garden. The Laurell. 783. Lauro-Cerasus Lusitanicus minor speciosius. Laurocerasus Lusitanicus minor, Asarero Lusitanis. Elem. Bot. 498. Inst. R. H. 628. Mr. Jezreel Jones sent me very fair Specimens of this from Lisbon. 784. Lewisanus Capensis, foliis Capillaceis. The Reverend Dr. Lewis at Fort St George, being the first that sent me a Sample of this new Genus, which he collected as the Cape of Good Hope I chose to honour it with his Name 785. Lewisanus Capensis Juniperi Bermudiani folio. Cu presso- 76 Musei Petiveriani, presso-Pinnulus Cap. Bonæ Spei Breyn. Cent. 22. c. 10. Fig. & app. 4. Erica noduligera, capitulis hirtis ex purpureo fusci coloris Breyn. Cent. 179. 786. Matricaria Madraspat. flore pleno flavescente. Matricaria fl. aureo pleno Cameli Mss. Fig. Ugcahuy Sinis. Rosa de Japon Hispan. in Luzone. Uikeuk Herb. nost. Chinens. Tab. 2. Fig. 7. an? Tsjetti-pu H. Mal. V. 10. Tab. 44. p. 91. & Hist. Oxon. Sect. 6. p. 33. pl. 8. These vary very much in the Colour of the Flowers and are esteemed by the Chinese and Japonese as a great Ornament in their Gardens. 787. Nummularia Norwegica repens, fol. dentato, floribus geminis. Nummularia Norwegica Flore purpureo Act. Med. Hafn. Vol. 2. Obs. 130. Fig. an? Campanula Serpilifolia C B. pr. 35. Fig. My late Friend Mr. Richard Wheeler hath sent me this rare Plant several times from Norway. 788. Onobrychis Indiæ Orientalis, Fagi foliis alternis, siliculis spicâ longâ dispositis. 789. Onobrychis Madraspat. triphylla, siliculis clypeatis villosis, geniculis singulis binisve. 790. Onobrychis Madraspatan. tripylla, siliculis eleganter foliaceis. an? Trifolium Dictamnoides 1. Kaliskisdalag & Calayiacay Luzon. Cameli Mis. Fig. We are extreamly obliged to Mr. Edward Bulkley for the first Discovery of this elegant Plant. 791. Osmunda Virginiana Cicutæ folio. Adiantum album floridum Cicutæ foliis Virginianum Ray H. pl. 1854. 7. Lunaria botrytis elatior Virginiana, pinnulis tenuissimis & Cicutariæ in modum divisis H. Oxon. Sect. 14. p. 595. Tab. 4. Fig. 5. Urtica Canadensis Myrrhidis folio El. Bot. 426. Inst. R. H. 534. Hort. Reg. Monspel. 207. Fig. Mr. Hugh Jones first sent me this from Maryland, I have also this Year received it from my kind Friends Mr Edmund Bohun and Mr. Robert Ellis in Carolina. A. 792. Osmunda Westmorlandica foliis tenuissimè dissectis. Adiantum album floridum seu Filicula petræa crispa Ray H. Pl. 153. 3. alb. florid. s. F. petræa crispa perelegans Ray synops. 26. ed. 2. p. 51. 10. Filix montana florida perelegans seu Adianthum album floridum Ray Cat. Angl. Filix botryitis minima sive Filicula petræa florida Anglica, foliis plurifariam divisis H. Ox. S. 14. p. 593. Tab. 4. Fig. 4. First observed in England by that Patron of Botany Mr. Ray in Orton parish, and other places of Westmorland, and since that on Snodon hill in North Wales by my cu- Centuria VIII. 77 Curious Friend Mr. Edward Lloyd. 793. Perexil Malabaric. Parietariæ folio. Scheru-bula H. Mal. Vol. 10. tab. 29. p. 57. Herniariæ Species Comel. in H. Mal. V. 10. p. 57. Fl. Mal. 139. pl. 4. id. fol. 794. Polypodium Malabaricum foliis biformibus. Polypodium Indicum Pis. Mant. 195. Fig. Polypodium Indicum foliis latissimis Comel. in H. Mal. V. 12. p. 24. Jan Polypodium Indicum Clus. Exot. 88. Fig? an Polypodium exoticum folio Quercus C B. 359. 3? Panna Kelengo Maravara Malab. Kadehou Bram. H. Malab. V. 12. Tab. 11. p. 23. Fl. Mal. 218. pl. ult. id. Fol. pl. H. Ox. S. 14. p. 564. 13. an Lorog & Bonseg Luzon? an Ging-gin-keo Herb. nost. Chinens Tab. 9. Fig. 13? Mr. Richard Planer Surgeon gathered this at Mount Serado in Africa, and my Ingenious Friend Mr. James Cunninghame observed it in Iava. I have also very lately received it from Fort St. George. It's also found on several Trees in East-Indies. 795. Polypodium è Trinidado foliis valde pilosis. This my worthy Friend Capt. Haley that Famous Mathematician gathered on that Island in his last Expedition. 796. Randalia Madraspat. Graminis folio globulifer. This elegant Plant was first collected by Mr. Randal a Gardner at Fort St. George and sent to my worthy Friend Mr. Charles Du-Bois. 797. Tubularia sanguinea. T. purpurea Inst. R. H. 575 tab. 342. Imper. 625. Tubularia purpurea, Alcyonio milesio secundo Imper. 631. Fig opt. & Alcyonium maris Rubri Besleri. X. Tubularia Rubra Camel. Mss. Taburaga Luzon. Coraliis affine Alcyonium rubrum C. B. 367. C. Alc. quorundam fistul. rubr. I B. V. 3. l. 39. p. 796. fig. prodr. 119. pl. 19. Chabr. 575. Fig. 1. sub titulo transposito Tubuli marini albi. H. Ox. S. 15. p. 657. 22. Tab. 10. Fig. opt. Ray H. H. 64. pl. 7 The red fistular Alcyonium Mus. Regal. Soc. 279. Mus. Sibbald. 53. an? Mus. Hubert. p. 45. No. 4. My kind Friend Mr. Parr Instrument-maker gave me this Coral gathered in the East Indies by Mr. Mason Surgeon. A. 798. Tubularia fossilis. Found in the Stone pitts at Orford in Suffolk by my ingenious Friend Mr. Adam Buddle. 799. Uvedalia spinosa. Chrysanthemum Africanum, frutescens spinosum Flor. Norib. 105. Fig. Jacobea spinosa brevi Leucoii folio viridi Bocc. Mus. Plant. 173. Tab. 131. Fig. an? Chrysanthemi flore, planta Africana baccifera, ramis in aculeum abeuntibus. Par. Bat. app. This Plant being of a new Genus viz. a Bac- 78 Musei Petiveriani Bacciferous Chrysanthemum, and the first time I ever saw it in Flower being with the Reverend Dr. Uvedale at Enfield I have presumed to distinguish this Tribe by his Name. 800. Uvedalia Virginiana Platani folio molli. Chrysanthemum perenne majus Platani Orientalis folio H. Ox. S. 6. p. 22 57. Tab. 7. Fig. an Doronicum maximum Americanum latissimis angulosis foliis rad. transparenti H. A. Ludg. Bat. 222?

N. B. I am not unsensible that some of these Plants may be mentioned by Dr. Plukenet, but his refusing to compare them and several of his Figures being taken from imperfect Specimens, I dare not without seeing them be positive in his Synonims and shall therefore choose rather to omit them untill they are better known, then by rash Conjectures to make false references as he has lately too often done.

Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 741. Acrosticon Madraspatan. foliis laciniatis Dr. Plukenet has strangely disguised this Filix, by only figuring one half of it, and making it a Siliquiferous Plant, a Characteriftick I never before heard apply'd to a Fern.
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 743. Adiantum pectinatum è Capite Bonæ Spei. My ingenious Friend Mr. James Cunninghame Surgeon first brought me this singular Fern (which Dr. Pluknet has been pleased to call a Rush) from the Cape of Good Hope. It grows on the Heath as Mr. John Staremberg a Curious Person residing there informs me.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 3. Common Cape Tree Aloe. Cat. 466. In this My Lord's Painting and mine very much agree, as you may see by that Copied in Dr. Plukenet's Phytographia Tab. 129. Fig. 3.
Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669) 17. Atanta, Is very good to put in Broath for a Sick Man or Woman, it causing Strength. Mr. J. S. Rhus Guineense trifoliatum scabrum serratum, nob.nobis This differs from that Cape sort which Dr. Plukenet, that most sagacious Botanist hath Figured in his Phytographia, Tab. 219. under Fig 7. (by the Name of Rhus Africanum Trifoliatum majus foliis obtusis & incisis hirsutie pubescentibus) in having its leaves edged with prickley Notches, whereas his is sinuated or rather deeply waved.
Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669) 15. Aster Americanus albus latifolius, caule ad summum 15. Pluk. 79. Fig. 1. Al. Bot. 56. brachiato Pluk. Tab. 79. Fig. 1. & Alm. Bot. 56.  Dr. Pluknet's Figure very well resembles this Plant, the Leaves are somewhat hairy, and on the back side very ( 400 ) full of Veins; they are near three Inches and half long, and somewhat more than an Inch broad; are sharp at each end and Stalkless: The Flowers are white, standing on long Footstalks, and branch towards the top.  This I have observed for some Years growing in our Pbysick-Garden at Chelsey.