A synopsis of British plants, in Mr. Ray's method: with their characters, descriptions ... and physical virtues according to the most accurate observations and the best modern authors : Together with a botanical dictionary illustrated with several figures / by John Wilson.

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Ray, John, 1627-1705. Synopsis methodica stirpium britannicarum

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A synopsis of British plants, in Mr. Ray's method: with their characters, descriptions ... and physical virtues according to the most accurate observations and the best modern authors : Together with a botanical dictionary illustrated with several figures / by John Wilson.