Greville's K'lgce Britcmnica. ^^^ 



others ; and it would appear that the soil has an effect even 

 upon those A'Xgad which grow parasitically upon the stems of 

 the lai'ger species." (p. viii.) But how far will this coincide 

 with a generally entertained opinion that y41gae derive no 

 nourishment from the SOU, but support merely ? and sometimes 

 certainly, to all appearance independently of this cause, as the 

 doctor immediately adds, " peculiar forms predominate in 

 certain, localities, both in regard to genera and species, which, 

 as we approach their boundaries, gradually disappear, and 

 often give place to others equally characteristic." 



It will tell ill for the progress of botanical science in this 

 country if the h^lgce Britannic(2 does not meet with such un- 

 equivocal encouragement as shall induce its author to go on 

 and illustrate the jointed tribes in a similar manner. I strongly 

 recommend it to you, my young readers, who, smitten with 

 "the lovq pf r}ature,.are:^bput to enter this fine fi^ld ; and more 

 especially, I copmepd it to the fair botanist, if any such may 

 perchance honour this notice with a perusal. " It is not," 

 says the author, -" without a feelingof extreme pleasure that, 

 by means of the present work, X shall place m the hands of 

 my fair and inteHigent; countrywomen a guide to some of the 

 wonders of thq great deep ; nor need I be ashamed to con- 

 fess, that I; have kept theni in view throughout the whole 

 undertaking. To them we ^re indebted for much of what we 

 know v^pon the^^ubject/' ^The names ©f Hutchins, Griffiths, 

 Hill, Cutler,, a^d tj^^r e,»th^ ladies tee aJiluded to, are proudly 

 nijigbef^fl aiuqpg^$|the J^est algolpgpts ; and det their example' 

 Stini|^t^_^jrpjjf^j^.|<{\,^q^lJ^en 'There is . 



a pk^^^ejijt^^thie pathless, ^hpre lat all, times andseQSQ.ni^;vand 

 to ^^]J^^jtj|9 Jh^m chie|]y,i\^hphave taught^the^ ejjre^tlyse*^ what 

 the .YUlgar ^e^^ , np^tp ,wjip Jn,j^T wpitthiefeii £Dea>-we€d >&d/st!range^ 

 thoughts and visitings. And.^iia^jt laots haekwM-ds af'despond-' 

 ing eye at that fearful list offeailjgaSi^iaidi'gedera^xexhibited iii\ 

 the tablp. j ,. .Tf hey. j ?^%^ p^rhapSji more vinumeiWHis than = they 

 m Jgh J h|a,y ^ , |iee?i( | , ^X ' jsuperabundant tliseriminatioh is the 

 fashipi^, an4 as Sir J. E.iSmijthjveifpjiiistly remarked, also' 

 " the ;bane of.riajtiJV^L-sciefice'attfthe jptesent day : " yet any 

 difficulties in ascertaining, ^their characters, in the present 

 case,, IJ)r. Grevillje Jifts ir^m/ov«^d,iby ad series of jldmirable 

 figu^-^s, strikipgly ,ch£ir;ai?twi^tic^yjaitd beautifujly coloured. 

 iuiW ro '^^lib 'to yocq- Jib bii-i jo^-ixflj 15 rri^Di'; ol JU'^i jSJ, 

 -Hv>q'OJ bf/.^9i iiJ {btr.rn toH *' ; MO Mf^iilnic^-i-^ 1 "' 

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