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The anatomy of plants

Chapter 35: Dedication Book 3
By Nehemiah Grew
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This work presents a systematic, observational study of plant structure and function, describing the internal organization of seeds, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds as revealed by close inspection and a microscope. It maps tissues and organs, explains the movement of sap and air, and analyses the generation and distribution of plant fluids and substances such as milks, oils, and salts. Additional lectures examine leaf and flower anatomy, coloration, tastes, and soluble salts, and the text includes comparative tables and explanatory notes to support a mechanical and physiological account of vegetation.

Dedication Book 3

TO THE
Right Honourable

WILLIAM

Lord Vi-Count BROUNCKER

THE
PRESIDENT;
AND TO THE
Council and Fellows
OF THE
ROYAL SOCIETY.

MY LORD,


THE Commands I received from Your Lordship, and the Royal Society, To prosecute the Subject treated of in the Two former Books; have produced This which follows. And I humbly submit the same to Your Lordships Judgment: which must needs be Candid and Benign, because it is Great. I have only this to say,

——Ἐς Τροίαν πειρώμενοι ἦνθον Ἀχαιοί;

Your Lordship will not disapprove the Enterprise, although it falls short of perfection. It being the result of Your Lordships manifold Virtues and Abilities, That You know how far to Encourage the meanest Attempts; as well as rightly to Value and Assist the greatest Performances.

I am,

My Lord,

Your Lordships

most humble

 and

most obsequious

Servant

NEHEMJAH GREW.

London,
August 20.
1675.