THE 
JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
EDITED BY 
JAMES BRITTEN, K-S.G., F.L.S. 
> 
ouRNAL OF Bovrany was established in 1863 by Dr. Seer 
the editorship se assimed by Dr. Henry Trimen, who, ~ 
ring part of the time by Mr. J. G. Baker and Mr. Spencer 
i 
ee Without professing to occupy the vast field of general Botany, the 
a Journal has from its inception filled a position which, even now, is 
covered by no other periodical. It affords a ready and prompt medium 
for the publication of new discoveries, and appears regularly and 
Especial prominence has from the first been given to British botany, 
- and it may safely be said that nothing of primary importance bearing 
apon this subject has remained unnotice 
Bibliographical matters have also received and continue to receive 
considerable attention, and the history of many ecirerinig publications 
has been elucidated. Livery number contains reviews of new an 
naportant books written by competent critics: in this as in every other 
aoe a reek Grdsnendenk attitude has been maintained. While in 
cially connected with the Department of ge of bes. 
. British a, , the Journal has from the first been control by” 
those whose acquaintance vith te National Herbarium as enabled 
them to utilize its pages for | ing facts | rest aa im importance 
regarding the pric eless bo 5 hich tl e Museum contains. 
‘In 1896 i became erease the size of the Journal, owing 
to the number. of ‘papers eg for Paaulienton the number of plates 
Was at the same time augmented. 
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