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JOURNAL QGE- BOTANY 
BRITISH AND FOREIGN 
EDITED BY 
JAMES BRITTEN, K:8.G., -F.L.S. 
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Tue Journat 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 
Moore, ca arried it on until oe end of 1879, when he left England for 
Qeylon. Since then it has been in the hands of the present Editor. 
Witho ee pees to occupy the vast field of general Botany, we 
Journal has from its inception filled a position whic , even now, 
covered by no sihies periodical. It affords a ready and prompt ined 
for the publication of new discoveries, and ppears regularly and 
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Especial prominence has from the first been given to British botany, 
and it may safely be said that nothing of primary importance bearing _ 
upon see subject has remained unnoticed. 
ographical matters have also received and continue to receive 
z en elucidated. E number contains reviews of new a 
2 important books written by competent crities: in this as in every other 
agai a strictly independent attitude has been maintained. While in 
way. officially gate with the iy caipseeh of Botany of the 
British Museum, the Journal has from the first or controlled by 
those whose acquaintance ‘with the National Herbarium has enabled ~~ 
them to utilize its pages for recording facts of ititcast ae importance — 
- regarding the y $ which the Museum contains. — 
In 1896 it Besenio necessary to increase ‘the size of the J ournal, owing 
to the number of papers cop for publication: the number of plates 
was so the same time angmented. 
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