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but no description or diagnoses (being, in fact, a book 

 for gardeners), imp. 8vo., 623 pages, no illustrations, 

 25^.; Bradbury & Evans. "Dictionary of Dichla- 

 mydeous Dicotyledons " (characters of genera and 

 species, culture, uses, &c), by George Don, F.L.S., 

 4 vols. 4to., 3468 pages, strictly scientific (natural 

 system) woodcuts, ^14 8s. ; Rivington, &c, now 

 to be had at about 15s. 



Loudon's " Encyclopaedia of Plants" (is, or was, 

 on Linnrean system) specific character, description, 

 culture, history of all plants known in Britain, with 

 small and crowded but good cuts of 12,000 species, a 

 standard work, 8vo., 42^. ; Longmans. Dr. Lindley 

 and Moore's "Treasury (or Dictionary) of Botany," 

 with glossary, 274 cuts, 20 steel plates, two parts, 

 foolscap Svo., 1 2s. ; Longmans. " Dictionnaire Uni- 

 versel et Manuel de Botanique et Horticulture," Dr. 

 Hoefer, 4 francs ; Firmin Didot, Paris. 



Miscellaneous works relating to fertilisation, &c. : 



"Flowers, their Origin, Shapes, Perfumes, and 

 Colours," by Dr. Taylor, editor of this "Science- 

 Gossip," 32 coloured figs., 161 cuts, crown 8vo., 

 'Js. 6d, ; David Bogue. A very interesting book, re- 

 quiring no previous knowledge of botany. 



Sir John Lubbock, in his excellent little book " On 

 British Wild Flowers, considered in relation to 

 Insects," goes systematically through the British 

 Flora, giving numerous illustrative cuts, crown 8vo., 

 4-r. 6d. ; Macmillan. The great Mr. Charles Darwin, 

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 "Various Contrivances by which Orchids are 

 Fertilised by Insects," gs. ; "Different Forms of 

 Flowers on Plants of the Same Species," iov. 6d. ; 

 "Insectivorous Plants," 14c ; "Movements and 

 Habits of Climbing Plants," 6s. ; "Variation of 

 Animals and Plants under Domestication, "2 vols., iSs., 

 mostly illustrated, all crown Svo. ; John Murray. 



On ferns there are innumerable books, e.g. " Sy- 

 nopis Filicum," all known ferns, figures of characters 

 of each genus, by Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S., and 

 J. G. Baker, Svo., £1 2s. 6d. plain, £1 Ss. coloured; 

 David Bogue. " Species Filicum " of all known ferns, 

 with 304 uncoloured plates, each 7J by 4J inches, 

 by Sir W. J. Hooker, 5 vols., 8vo. (1846-64); £7 Ss.} 

 W. Pamplin. " Historia Filicum," organography, 

 characters of genera, list of species, &c, 30 plates of 

 characters, demy Svo., I2s. 6d.; Macmillan. "Euro- 

 pean Ferns," by James Britten, F.L.S., with 

 coloured plates painted from nature by D. Blair, 

 F.L.S., and numerous wood engravings, in monthly 

 parts yd. ; Cassell. " Natural History of British and 

 Exotic Ferns," 479 coloured plates, 8 vols., £6 6s. ; 

 "New and Rare Ferns" (not in the preceding), 72 

 coloured plates and cuts, £1 is.; "Our Native 

 Ferns," 50 species, 1300 varieties, 79 coloured plates, 

 900 engravings, £2 2s., all by E. J. Lowe ; Bell & 

 Daldy. "Ferns, British and Foreign" (history, 

 organography, classification, culture, list of species 



of garden ferns, index of genera and species), third 

 edition, woodcuts, by J. Smith, A.L.S., crown 8vo., 

 js. 6d. ; David Bogue. " Ferns of the British Isles," 

 described and photographed by Sy. C, 20 plates, 

 giving all species, woodcuts and glossary, 8vo., 

 ior. 6d ; Van Voorst. " Ferns of Great Britain and 

 Ireland, nature printed," imp. folio, 51 large coloured 

 plates, about £5 5-r. net; Bradbury. "Octavo na- 

 ture printed British Ferns," 169 plates, 500 pages, 

 2 vols., £4 4s. ; Bradbury. " History of British 

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 their Allies," 12 coloured plates, Third edition, 5^. ; 

 the same in boards, plates plain, is. (a good little 

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 5-r. ; Groombridge. All by Thomas Moore, F.L.S. 

 Sir J. W. Hooker's " British Ferns," analysis of 

 fructification ; 66 coloured plates ; royal Svo., £2 2s. ; 

 Reeve. M. Plues' "British Ferns" (and lycopods, 

 equiseta) ; structure, cultivation, diseases, uses, pre- 

 servation, distribution ; 16 coloured plates, 55 cuts, 

 10s. 6d. ; Reeve. Seemann's " British Ferns at one 

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 8 plates, Fourth edition, Svo., I2J-. 6d. "Fern 

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 third edition, 8vo., I2.r. 6d., both by F. G. Heath; 

 Low. " The Fern Garden," beautiful coloured plates, 

 by Shirley Hibberd, y. 6d. ; Groombridge. "Fern 

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 foolscap 8vo., cloth, is. ; Warne. 



"British Mosses," every species figured on 39 

 coloured plates, and described, 2 vols, royal 8vo., by 

 F. E. Tripp, £2 10s. ; Bell. Wilson's " Bryologia 

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 Taylor's " Muscologia Britannica," 61 plates, plain 

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 2U. ; Reeve. Hobkirk's "Synopsis," 10s. 6d. ; 

 Reeve (no cuts, unsuited for beginners) ; and R. M. 

 Stark's "History of British Mosses," 20 coloured 

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 F.L.S. , second edition, foolscap Svo., 16s. ; David 

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 plates, 5.C ; Routledge (which see for List of licheno- 

 logical works). " Lichenes Britannici," in Latin, 

 Crombie, 2s. 6d. ; Reeve. "London Catalogue of 

 British Mosses," 4^/.; Blow, Welwyn, Hertfordshire. 



" Easy Guide to British Hepaticae;" M. C. Cooke ; 

 figures of 136 species, 200 cuts in all, 4</. ; Bogue. 



" Phycologia Britannica" (sea-weeds) generic and 

 specific characters and descriptions, 360 splendid 

 coloured plates, 4 vols., royal 8vo., £7 10s. ; Reeve. 

 "British Marine Algre " (all species), 27 plates of 

 genera ; coloured £1 lis. 6d. ; plain 21s., 8vo., both 

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 "British Sea-weeds," 5-r. ; Reeve, 1S57. "British 



