Historia Plantarum (Ray book)
Historia Plantarum ("The History of Plants") is a botany book by John Ray, published in 1686. Publication. "Historia Plantarum" was published in three volumes: vol 1 in 1686, vol 2 in 1688, vol 3 in 1704. The third volume lacked plates, so Ray's assistant, the apothecary James Petiver, published "Petiver's Catalogue", effectively a supplement containing the plates, in parts in 1715–1764. The work on the first two volumes was supported by subscriptions from the President and Fellows of the Royal Society.