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N completing our first volume of the New 

 Series of The Journal of Microscopy and 

 Natural Science, we feel justified in saying 

 that considerable advance has been made in 

 interest and usefulness, both as regards the subject-matter 

 of the papers published and of the explanatory plates 

 accompanying them. 



Many of our readers have already given us their good 

 opinions, and doubtless many others who have not actually 

 so expressed themselves will credit us with having redeemed 

 the promises we made twelve months ago. Our desire is to 

 keep on improving the Journal by admitting into its pages 

 only such papers as shall be of substantial worth to workers 

 in science, and such items of scientific interest as shall be 

 worth registering for future reference. 



To those writers who have favoured us with such papers 

 our especial thanks are due, and we best acknowledge our 



