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portion of what we may term a liberal education in microscopy. 

 And even those who have not the time nor inclination to work 

 through the whole book would do well to carefully read the 

 Introduction, Chapters I., II., III., XXI., and XXXII., and 

 Appendices III. and IV. 



In this new edition Prof. Hillhouse has almost entirely 

 re-written the original text in order to bring the subject-matter 

 as nearly as possible up to date, and he has also incorporated in 

 the body of the work a large number of notes and hints suggested 

 by his own experience as a teacher. The book is extremely well 

 got up in every way, and will certainly maintain the high 

 reputation which it has already earned. D. J. S. 



CouRS DE BoTANiQUE. Anatomie ; Physioiogie ; Classification ; 

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 phologie Experimentale ; Geographie Botanique ; Paleon- 

 tologie ; Historique. Par MM. Gaston Bonnier et Leclerc 

 du Sablon. (9 x 5g in.) Fascicule premier. Paris, 1901 : 

 Librairie Paul Dupont. 



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