_ JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
British and Foreign 
oo eee EDITED BY 
“a JAMES BRITTEN, K.S.G., F.L.S., 
SENIOR ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF BoTANY, BRITISH MuseuM (NaTuRatL History). 
oe 
ee iste or Botany was established in she by Dr. Seemann. 
ae In ne the editorship was assumed by the e Dr. Trimen, who, 
__ assisted during part of the time by Mr. J. G. Ba kor and Mr. Spencer 
Moore, carried it on until the end of 1879, when he left England for 
aie Since then it has been in the hands of the present Editor. 
Without professing to occupy the vast field of general Botany, the 
ie murnal has from its inception filled a position which, even now, i 
- covered by no pre periodical. It affords a ready and prompt medium 
- for the publication of new discoveries, and appears regularly and 
wi with systematic botany, observations of every kind are welcomed. 
pecial prominence has from the first been given to British botany, 
and it may safely be said that tae of primary importance bearing 
upon this subject has remained unnoticed. _ 
Bibliographical matters have also received and continue fo receive aa 
Tegardi ding th which the Museum Satan 
e Many iruportaiit Srna a ee works first appeared in its 
pages. In 1896 it became necessary to increase its size, owing to the 
“ale cous of — sent for umeeeacaras the number of plates was at 
the same time augmen nted. 
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