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 Physician, from his own case. With the virtues of an English plant, Bardana, not regarded in the present practice, but safe and effectual in alleviating that disease. By George Crine, M.D.,’ London, 1758, 8vo. 35. ‘An Account of a Stone in the possession of the Right Honourable the Earl of Strafford, which on being watered produces excellent mushrooms. With the History of the Iolithos, or Violet Stone of the Germans,’ London, 1758, 8vo. 36. ‘The Book of Nature; or the History of Insects … illustrated with copperplates. … With the Life of the Author [Jan Swammerdam] by H. Boerhaave’ [translated, with notes, by Hill], London, 1758, fol.; in two parts. 37. ‘The Rout; a Farce of Two Acts’ [in prose], London, 1758, 8vo; second edition, London, 1758, 8vo. 38. ‘A Method of Producing Double Flowers from Single, by a regular course of culture,’ London, 1758, 8vo; second edition, London, 1759, 8vo. 39. ‘The Gardener's New Kalendar; divided according to the twelve months of the year. … Containing the whole practice of gardening. … The system of Linnæus … also explained,’ &c., London, 1758, 8vo. 40. ‘Outlines of a System of Vegetable Generation,’ London, 1758, 8vo; translated into German and Dutch. 41. ‘To David Garrick, Esq. The Petition of I. in behalf of herself and her sisters,’ London, 1759, 8vo. 42. ‘Practice of Gardening, explained to all capacities,’ London, 1759, 8vo. 43. ‘Exotic Botany illustrated, in thirty-five figures of curious … plants; explaining the sexual system, and tending to give some new lights into the vegetable philosophy,’ London, 1759, fol.; second edition, London, 1772, fol. 44. ‘Cautions against the immoderate use of Snuff. Founded on the known qualities of the Tobacco Plant … and enforced by instances of persons who have perished … of diseases occasioned … by its use,’ London, 1759, 8vo. 45. ‘The Virtues of Honey in preventing many of the worst disorders,’ &c., London, 1759, 8vo; third edition, London, 1760, 8vo; another edition, London, 1784, 12mo. 46. ‘The Usefulness of Knowledge of Plants; illustrated in various instances relating to medicines, husbandry, arts, and commerce, &c.,’ London, 1759, 8vo. 47. ‘Observations on the account given of the Catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors of England, &c., in article vi. of the Critical Review, No. xxxv. for December 1758’ [1759?]. Horace Walpole, writing to Gray in February 1759, resents Hill's alliance in this book (Letters, 1857, iii. 209). 48. ‘Of the Origin and Production of Proliferous Flowers,’ &c., London, 1759, 8vo; second edition, London, 1759, 8vo; translated into German and Dutch. 49. ‘The Vegetable System, … or a series of … observations tending to explain the internal structure and the life of the Plants,’ &c., London, 1759–75, fol., 26 vols.; second edition, London, 1770–5, fol., 26 vols.; another edition of vol. i., London, 1762, 8vo. 50. ‘Flora Britanica, sive synopsis methodica stirpium Britanicarum post tertiam editionem Synopseos Raianæ … nunc primum ad … C. Linnæi methodum disposita,’ London, 1760, 8vo. 51. ‘Hillii Envcleata Observatio Microscopica Decima et Sexta,’ appended to ‘Jacobi Theodori Kleinii … dubia circa Plantarvm Marinarvm Fabricam Vermicvlosam cum tribus tabvlis,’ Petropoli, 1760, 4to. 52. ‘Botanical Tracts. By Dr. Hill. … Publish'd at various times. Now first collected together,’ London, 1762, 8vo. 53. ‘On the Virtues of Sage in Lengthening Human Life. With rules to attain old age,’ &c., London [1763], 8vo. 54. ‘Centaury, the Great Stomachic, in preference to all other Bitters, in that it gives appetite and digestion,’ &c., London, 1765, 8vo; translated into French, London, 1770, 8vo. 55. ‘The Old Man's Guide to Health and Longer Life …;’ fifth edition, London, 1764, 8vo; sixth edition, London, 1771, 8vo. 56. ‘Hypochondriasis; a practical treatise on the nature and cure of that disorder, commonly called the hyp and hypo,’ London, 1766, 8vo. 57. ‘A Method of Curing Jaundice and other disorders of the Liver, by the herb Agrimony, taken in the manner of Tea. … Second edition, … with a figure of the plant,’ &c., London, 1768, 8vo. 58. ‘Polypody. The ancient doctrine of the virtues of that herb, tried and confirmed,’ London, 1768, 8vo. 59. ‘Hortus Kewensis; sistens herbas exoticas, indigenasque rariores, in area botanica … apud Kew cultas,’ London, 1768, 8vo; editio secunda, aucta, London, 1769, 8vo. 60. ‘The Family Practice of Physic; or a plain … method of curing diseases with the plants of our own country,’ &c., London, 1769, 8vo. 61. ‘Herbarium Britannicum exhibens plantas Britanniæ indigenas, secundum methodum floralem novam digestas, cum historia, descriptione,’ &c., London, 1769–70, 8vo, 2 vols. 62. ‘The Construction of Timber from its early growth, explained by the Microscope and proved from experiments,’ &c., London, 1770, fol. and 8vo; second edition, London, 1774, fol. 63. ‘The Gardener's Pocket-book, or Country Gentleman's Recreation, &c. By R. S., Gent.,’ London [1770?], 12mo. 64. ‘The Management of the Gout in diet, exercise, and temper; with the virtues of Burdock Root. … Eighth edition,’ &c., London, 1771, 8vo. 65. ‘Virtues