THE CAMBRIDGE BRITISH FLORA 



The Cambridge British Flora. By C. E. Moss., D.Sc, F.L.S., assisted by 

 specialists in certain genera. Illustrated from Drawings by E. IV. 

 Hunnyhun. 



This work will be completed in about ten folio volumes, which, so far 

 as is practicable, will be issued annually. 



The styles of binding and the prices will be as follows : — 



Paper boards, with canvas back and paper label, 

 each volume in two parts, the first containing 

 the text and the second the plates ... 



Quarter morocco, in two parts divided as above 



Paper boards, with canvas back and paper label, 

 in one volume, the plates mounted on guards 

 and bound interspersed with the text 



Quarter morocco, in one volume, the plates 

 mounted on guards and bound interspersed 

 with the text 



Each indigenous species of flowering plants, many naturalised species 

 and many varieties and jortnae will be illustrated from the pen-and- 

 ink drawings of British flowering plants which have recently been 

 presented to the University of Cambridge by Mr E. W. Hunnybun. 

 Each plant or portion selected has been drawn natural size, and will be 

 reproduced without reduction or enlargement. In addition to the main 

 drawing of each plant, there are also enlarged drawings of critical organs. 

 Each drawing has been made by Mr Hunnybun from a fresh plant, the 

 name of which has been vouched tor by some competent authority whose 

 letter of identification is preserved in the Cambridge University Herbarium. 

 Such a set of drawings is quite unique in the history of botany. The high 

 artistic merit and scientific value of the drawings are admitted by all who 

 have seen them. 



The Flora will be written by Dr C. E. Moss, Curator of the Cam- 

 bridge University Herbarium. Engler's system of classification will, 

 generally speaking, be followed. This system is becoming very generally 

 adopted : already there are German, Swiss, American and other Floras 

 based upon it. 



The systematic descriptions will be in -English, not in Latin; and 

 the geographical distribution of important groups will be fully stated. 

 Distribution-maps will be freely provided. 



The critical elucidation of the more diflicult genera will receive 

 careful attention. A large number of botanists have kindly promised 

 their aid, and, in order to keep a uniform standard of treatment, Dr Moss 

 will act as Editor of the genera treated by the various specialists. 



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