20 LOVELL REEVE AND CO.’8 PUBLICATIONS. 
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Commencement of a New Series of Natural History 
for Beginners. 
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BRITISH BEETLES; a Familiar Introduction to the study 
of our Native Coteorrera. By E.C. Rye, Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured 
Plates, and Wood-Engravings, 10s, 6d. [Just ready. 
BRITISH SPIDERS; a Familiar Introduction to the study 
of our Native Aracunrpa. By E. F. Stavetey. Crown 8yvo, 16 Co- 
loured Plates and Wood-Engravings, 16s. 6d. [Nearly ready. 
BRITISH BEES; a Familiar Introduction to the study of 
our Native Bees. By W.E.Scuuckarp. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, 
and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d. (Nearly ready. 
BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS; a Familiar 
Introduction to the study of our Native Lertporrera. By H. T. Sraryton. 
Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d. 
(in preparation. 
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BRITISH - FERNS: a Familiar Introduction to the Study of 
our Native Ferns and their Allies. By Marcarer Pives. Crown 8vo, 
16 Coloured Plates, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 62. (Un the Press. 
BRITISH SEAWEEDS; a Familiar Introduction to the 
study of our Native Marine ALe®. By S. O. Gray. Crown 8vo, 16 
Coloured Plates, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d. (In preparation, 
*,* A good introductory series of books on British Natural History for the 
use of students and amateurs is still a desideratum. Those at present in use 
have been too much compiled from antiquated sources; while the figures, copied 
in many instances from sources equally antiquated, are far from accurate, the 
colouring of them having become degenerated through the adoption, for the 
sake of cheapness, of mechanical processes. : 
The present series will be entirely the result of original research carried to its 
most advanced Kien and the figures, which will be Giddy eagtived Gir ittel, Wy 
the artist. most ly renowned in each department for his technical knowledge 
of the subjects, will im all cases be drawn from actual specimens, and coloured 
separately by hand. : 
! bs LONDON : 
LOVELL REEVE & CO., 5, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 
