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JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
lta as oie FOREIGN 
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BY 
JAMES BRITTEN, oo, Po. 
LATE SENIOR ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF Botany, Bucriast MvcsEuUmM. 
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Journat or Borany was established in 1863 by Dr. Seemann. 
or the publication of new discoveries, and appears regularly and 
punctuaily on the 1st of as month. While more especially concerned 
with systematic botany, siierrations of every kind are welcomed. 
Especial prominence has from the first been given.to British botany, 
and it may safely be said that n one of primary importance bearing 
upon this subject has remained unnoticed. 
Bibliographical ahioets have one cabeersll and continue to receive 
considerable attention, and the history of many obscure publications 
has been elucidated: Every number contains review 
important books written by competent critics: in this as in every other 
ile im 
no way Officially connected with the Department of Botany of the 
British Museum, the Journal has from the first been controlled b 
those whose acquaintance = the National Herbarium has enabled 
them to utilize its pages for recording facts of interest and importance 
regarding the priceless botariica! collections which the Museum contains. 
In 1896 it became necessary to increase the size of ne Journal, owing 
to the number of papers = for publication: the number of plates 
ed. 
_ was at the same time augm 
Subscriptions (16s. post eee rors ne | (not later than the 24th of 
each month) should be sent to West, N w & Co. > Hatton Garden, es i, 
Mmunications for publication and Ser nay rs revie ew t 
The Editor, 41 Boston Road, Brentford. 
The volumes for 1884 to 1895, tae din cloth, can still be had, price 14s. each, or 
£7 10s. the From 1896 to 1915, bound in cloth, can be had at £1 is. each. 
Case nein riding 1915 fecheet, ‘and saat for preyious volumes can be had 
price ‘Is. 6d. each. 
AUTHORS’ SEPARATE COPIES.—Contributors are presented with ‘six 
copies of their papers as printed in tne Journat or Boranx. Authors who reg 
more are requested to order rom the ublishers, and to osotif 
the order is received. Tne charges tor special separate copies are as under Comme: 
2 — 25 aa 4s.| 4 pages 25 er 5s. | 8 pages 25 copies 8s. Od. 
aS as. 30 6s < 30 : 
100 7s. pe 108 aor SB 100 
A greater number of pages to be charged in equal einen Separate Ti 
Wrappers, Ge extra. 
lor ‘articles srepiiet as printed in the Journal, and not re-m 
charge is considerably less. : 
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