SPLENDID NEW WORK ON THE BRITISH SEA- WEEDS. 



Messrs. Reeve have the pleasure to announce that on the 1st of January 1846, 

 will be published No. I. of the 



PHYCOLOGIA J BRITANNICA 



OR, 



HISTORY OF THE BRITISH SEA-WEEDS. 



BY 



WILLIAM HENRY HARVEY, M.D., M.R.I.A., 



Urcprr of the Srrtarium of fl)E ajniucrjSttii of ffluWtn. 



This Work will contain coloured figures, carefully drawn on stone by the author, 

 representing the natural size and magnified dissections of every species, accom- 

 panied by generic and specific characters, synonymes, British habitats, the geo- 

 grapliieal distribution and general history of each individual, in a fuller and more 

 perfect manner than has yet been attempted in any work exclusively devoted to 

 the illustration of British Algae. Appearing periodically, the general plan of similar 

 publications, such as the ' English Botany ' and Greville's ' Scottish Cryptogamic 

 Flora', will be followed; namely, each number will contain six species, selected 

 without reference to systematic order, but at the conclusion of each volume, and 

 more fully at the completion of the entire work, systematic and alphabetical 

 indices will be added ; — and finally, a general Introduction, to be prefixed to the 

 last volume, will complete the History. 



The beauty and variety of form, and the extraordinary delicacy of colour and 

 structure which distinguish the marine Algas have ever rendered this tribe of 

 plants a favourite object of study. But hitherto a serious want has been felt of 

 an adequately illustrated work, devoted to these beautiful plants. The admi- 

 rable figures by Greville comprise but a few of the more remarkable species, 

 while the plates in the ' English Botany,' though excellent in their way, being, in 

 several instances, drawn from imperfect specimens, do not afford that justice to 

 the subject which modem discoveries and improvements require. To supply 

 this want the present History has been projected ; and Messrs. Reeve confidently 

 trust that by producing it in an attractive form, and at an extremely moderate 

 price, they will afford to the student the assistance which he so much requires, 

 and ensure to their publication the patronage of the scientific public. 



As a specimen of plates of Sea- weeds, published by them, Messrs. Reeve appeal 

 to those which have abeady appeared in Dr. Hooker's ' Eloea Antarctica,' 

 now in progress, a work which, for beauty of execution, has never (they may be 

 permitted to say) been exceeded in this country. The plates of the Phycologia 

 Britannica will be printed on the same paper, and coloured with equal care, 

 and as they will all be executed by Dr. Harvey, whose acquaintance with the 

 subject is generally known, the Publishers feel confident of producing a work 

 equally worthy of support. 



Size royal octavo, to be completed in Sixty monthly numbers, each containing 

 Six Coloured Plates, with descriptive text, price is. 6d. 



*** A few copies will be printed on large paper of superior quality, price 5s. ; but as a very 

 limited number will be prepared in this style, Subscribers are requested to send in their names to 

 the Publishers as early as possible. 



London : Reeve, Brothers, King William Street, Strand. 



