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Title(s): Medicina Britannica, or A treatise on such physical plants, as are generally to be found in the fields or gardens in Great-Britain: containing a particular account of their nature, virtues, and uses ; together with the observations of the most learned physicians, as well ancient as modern, communicated to the late ingenious Mr. Ray, and the learned Dr. Sim. Pauli ; adapted more especially to the occasions of those, whose condition or situation of life deprives them, in a great measure, of the helps of the learned Treatise on such physical plants, as are generally to be found in the fields or gardens in Great-Britain Author(s): Short, Thomas, 1690?-1772 Bartram, John, 1699-1777 Paulli, Simon, 1603-1680 Ray, John, 1627-1705 Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer Muhlenberg, H. H. (Hiester Henry), 1812-1886, former owner Publication Date: 1751 Publication Information: [Philadelphia] : London printed : Philadelphia re-printed, and sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, at the post-office, in Market-Street, MDCCLI [1751] Language(s): English Format: Text; xx, 339, [1], 40, 7, [1] p. Subject(s): Botany Plants, Medicinal Phytotherapy Identifier(s): See catalog record: 2571063R http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2571063R

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Edition: The third edition ; with a preface by Mr. John Bartram, botanist of Pennsylvania, and his notes throughout the work, shewing the places where many of the described plants are to be found in these parts of America, their differences in name, appearance and virtue, from those of the same kind in Europe ; and an appendix, containing a description of a number of plants peculiar to America, their uses, virtues, &c.

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