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JOURNAL, OF BOTANY 
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JAMES “BRITTEN, Kae, F.L.S8. 
; urNaL or Borany was established in 1863 by Dr. Seemann. 
In 1872 the editorship was assumed by Dr. Henry Trimen, who, 
“assisted during part of the time by Mr. J. G. Baker and Mr. Spencer 
f.. Mbore, carried it on irs the end of 1879, when he left England for 
- Geylon. Since then it has been in the hands of the present Editor. 
“covered by no other periodical. It affords a ready and prompt medium 
for the publication of new discoveries, and appears regularly and 
punctually on the a a each month. tibet more especially concerned 
~ with eee ati¢ botany, observations of every kind are welcomed. 
‘Especial prominence get from the firs & heat: given to British botany, 
and it may safely be said that catia of primary importance bearing 
upon this subject has remained unnoticed. 
Bibliographical matters have sar received and continue to receive 
considerable attention, and the history of many obscure publications 
een elucidated. Hvery number contains re views of new anc 
important books written by competent critics: + uther 
respect a strictly poeta eb attitude has been ma. = atti While in 
ho way officially connected with the Department of Botany of the 
British Museum, the Journal has from the first been controlled by 
those whose acquaintance with the National Herbarium has enabled 
them to utilize its pages for recording facts of interest and importance 
regarding the priceless oe collections which the Museum contains. 
In 1896 it became neces ary to increase the size of the Journal, owing 
to the number of papers sent for publi cation: the number of plates 
was at the same time a ted. 
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