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to take in at a glance the arrangement and divisions of every page. And Mrs. Lankester 

 has added to the technical description by the editor an extremely interesting popular sketch, 

 which follows in smaller type. The English, French, and German popular names are given, 

 and, wherever that delicate and difficult step is at all practicable, their derivation also. 

 Medical properties, superstitions, and fancies, and poetic tributes and illusions, follow. In 

 short, there is nothing more left to be desired.' Guardian. 



'Without question, this is the standard work on Botany, and indispensable to eveiy 

 botanist. . . . The plates are^ most accurate and beautiful, and the entire work cannot bo 

 too strongly recommended to all* who are interested in Botany.' Illustrated Neivs. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. I. contains- - 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Ranunculacese, Berberidaceae, 

 NymphEeacese, Papaveracese, and Cruciferae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. II. contains 



All the plants ranked under the ' orders Resedacese, Cistaceae, Violaceae, 

 Droseraceae, Polygalaceae, Frankeniaceae, Carophyllaceae, Portulacaceae, 

 Tamariscacese, Elatinaceae, Hypericaceae, Malvaceae, Tiliaceae, Linaceae, 

 Geraniaceae, Ilicineae, Celastraceae, Rhamnaceae, Sapindaceae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. IIL contains 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Leguminiferae and Rosaceae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. IV. contains 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Lythraceae, Onagraceae, Cucur- 

 bitaceae, Grossulariaceas, Crassulaceae, Saxifragaceae, Umbilliferae, Araliaceae, 

 Cornaceae, Loranthaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Rubiaceae, Valerianaceae, and Dip- 

 saceae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. V. contains 



All the Plants ranked under the order Compositae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. VI. contains 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Campanulaceae, Ericaceae, Jas- 

 minaceae, Apocynaceae, Gentianaceae, Polemoniaceae, Convolvulaceae, Sola- 

 naceae, Scrophulariaceae, Orobanchaceae, and Verbenaceae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. VII. contains 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Labiatse, Boraginaceae, Lentibu- 

 lariaceae, Primulaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Plantaginaceae, Paronychiaceae, and 

 Amarantaceae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. VIII. contains 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Chenopodiaceae, Polygonaceae, 

 Eleganaceae, Thymelaceae, Santalacese, Aristolochiaceae, Empetraceae, Eu- 

 phorbiacese, Callitrichaceae, Ceratophyllaceae, Urticaceae, Amentiferae, and 

 Conifer ae. 



