JOURNAL OF, BOTANY | 
British and Foreign 
JAMES BRITTEN, K.S.G., F.L.S., 
SeNrIoR ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT -OF Botany, British Museum (Naroran History). 
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ouRNAL oF Botany was established in 1863 by Dr. Seemann. 
Ceylon. Since then it has been in the hands of the present Editor. 
Without professing to occupy the vast field of general Botany, the 
do has from its inception filled a position which, par now, is 
covered by no other periodical. It affords a ready and pro 
for the pe of new discoveries, and appears eras and 
punctually on the Ist of each month. While more especially concerned 
with systematic botany, obearvati tions of every kind are welcomed. 
Especial prominence has from the first been given to British botany, 
and it may safely be said that nothing of primary importance bearing 
‘upon this subject has remained unnoticed. 
_ Bibliographical matters have also received and continue to. receive 
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British Museum, the Journal has from the first been controlled S 
those whose acquaintance with the National Herbarium has — 
mie to utilize its pages for recording facts of tape and im 
: which the Museum aaite 
a important Ege A ae and other works ork appeared in its 
pages. oe it became necessary to increase its size, owing to 
number of vaneks sent for publication: the number of plates was at 
the same time augmented. 
_ Subseriptions (16s. post free) and on i i (not later than 
the 24th of each month) should Si sent to Wrst, Newman & Co., 
64 Hatton ton Garden, London: communications for publication and — 
books for review to TE Boeck: 126 Kennington Park Road, BE. 
: The volumes for 1884 to 1895 can still be had, price 14s. each, LOE = 
10s. the set. Of vols. 1884 and 1885 very few copies re a 
e bound v olum es for cate trae and 1899 can 
