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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 desixeA.' Guardian. 



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

 botanist. . . . The plates are most accurate and beautiful, and the entu-e work cannot be 

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



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. I. contains 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Ranunculacese, Berberidaceas, 

 Nymphseacese, Papaveracese, and Cruciferae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. II. contains 



All the plants ranked under the orders Eesedacese, Cistacese, Violacese, 

 Droseracese, Poljgalacese, Frankeniacese, Carophjllacese, Portulacacese, 

 Tamariscacese, Elatinaeese, Hypericacese, Malvacese, Tiliacese, LinacesB, 

 Geraniacese, Ilicinese, Celastracese, Rhamnacese, Sapindacese. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. IIL contains 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Leguminiferse and Rosaceae. 



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SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. IV. contains 



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

 bitacese, GrossulariaceEe, Crassulacese, Saxifragacese, Umbilliferse, Araliacese, 

 Cornacese, Loranthacese, Caprifoliacese, Rubiacese, Valerianaceae, and Dip- 

 sacese. 



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 Campanulacese, Ericacese, Jas- 

 minacese, Apocynaceae, Gentianaceae, Polemoniaceae, Convolvulaceae, Sola- 

 nacese, Scrophulariacese, Orobanchaceae, and VerbenaceEe. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. VII. contains 



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

 lariaceae, Primulaeese, Plumbaginaceae, Plantaginaceae, Paronychiaceae, and 

 Amarantacese. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. VIII. contains 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Chenopodiaceae, Polygonaceae, 

 Eleganaceae, Thymelaceae, Santalaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Empetraceae, Eu- 

 phorbiaceae, Callitrichaceae, Ceratophyllaceae, Urticaceae, Amentiferae, and 

 Coniferae. 



