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to take in at a glance the arrangement and divisions of every page. And Mi-s. Lankester 

 has added to the technical description by the editor an extremely interesting popular sketch, 

 wliicli follows in smaller type. The English, French, and German popular names are given, 

 and. wherever that delicate and difficult step is at all practicable, their derivation also. 

 Medical properties, supei-stitions, and fancies, and poetic tributes and illusions, follow. In 

 short, there is nothing more left to be desired.' — Guardian. 



'Without question, this is the standard work on Botany, and indispensable to every 

 botanist. . . . The plates are most accurate and beautiful, and the entire work cannot be 

 too strongly recommended to all who are interested in Botany.' — Illustrated News. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. I. contains- - 



All the Plants ranked under the orders RanuiiculaceEe, Berberldaceie , 

 NymphajaceK, PapaveraceEe, and CruciferiE. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. II. contains— 



All the plants ranked under the orders Resedacese, Cistacete, Violacese, 

 Droseraceae, Polygalacese, Frankeuiacese, Carophyllace<e, Portulacaceae, 

 TamariscaceEe, ElatinaceEe, Hypericacese, Malvaceae, Tiliaceje, Linaeea;, 

 Geraniacese, Ilicineas, Celastracese, RhamnaceEe, Sapindacese. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. III. contains— 



AH the Plants ranked under the orders Leguminiferaj and Rosaceae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. IV. contains— 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Lythraceae, Onagraceae, Cucur- 

 bitacete, Grossulariaeeae, Crassulaceae, Saxifragacese, Umbilliferae, Araliaceae, 

 Cornaoeae, Loranthaceae, CaprifoliaceaB, Rubiaceae, Valerianaceae, and Dip- 



saccne. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. V. contains— 



AH the Plants ranked under the order Compositae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. VI. contains- 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Campanulacete, Ericaceaj, Jas- 

 minaceae, Apocynacese, Gentianacece, Polemoniaceae, ConvolvilaceiB, Soia- 

 nacete, Scrophulariacea?, Orobanchaceoe, and VerbenaceK. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. VII. contains— 



All the Plants ranked under the order-s Labiatae, Boraginaceoe, Lentibu- 

 lariaceae, Prlmulaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Plantaginaceoc, Paronychiaceae, and 

 Ainarantaceae. 



SOWERBY'S ENGLISH BOTANY, Vol. VIII. contains— 



All the Plants ranked under the orders Chenopodiaceoe, Polygonaceae, 

 Eleganaceae, Thymelaceoe, Santalaceoe, Aristoloehiacese, Empetraceae, Eu- 

 pliorbiaceae, Callitriehaceae, Ceratophyllaceae, Urticaceae, Amentiferae, and 

 Coniferae. 



