/ JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 
British and Foreign 
EDITED BY 
JAMES BRITTEN, K.8.G., F.L.8. 
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i 5 URNAL OF Bide was established in 1863 by Dr. Seemann. 
In jaz the editorship was assumed by the late Dr. Trimen, who, 
_assisted during part of the time by Mr. J. G. Baker and Mr, Spence 
Pree carried it on until the at of 1879, when he left eavant for 
Ceylon. Since then it has been in the hands of the present Editor. 
: Without professing to occupy the vast field of general Botany, the 
ee urnal has from its inception filled a position which, even now, is 
covered by no other tein It affords a ready and prompt medium 
for the publication of new discoveries, and appears regularly and 
punctually on the Ist of ash month. While more especially concerned _ 
ve systematic botany, observations of eve ery kind are welcomed. — 
ecial prominence has from the first been given to British botany, . 
it may safely be said that oe of primary importance bese 
- upon this subject has remained unnoticed. 8 
Bibliographical matters have also received and continue to receive 
considerable attention, and the history of many obscure publications 
has been elucidated. Every number contains reviews of new and 
fs ere — written by competent critics: in this as in ever other — 
in 
ie them to utilize its pages | for recording facts of interest and importance 
—— h the Museum contains. | 
- ‘Masy important monographs and other wotkn first appeared in ite 
pages. In 1896 it became necessary to increase its size, owing to the _ 
number of papers sent for publication: the number of poet was at : 
ret the: same time augmen ted. : 
- Babseriptions (16s. oe free) and advertisements (not ign o 
the 24th of each month). be be pearl: to Wusr, Newman & Co-, 
54 Hatton Garden, London unications for publication — and 
books for review to Tae Eprton, 126 126 Kennington Park Road, 8.B. 
_ The volumes for 1884 ta 1895 can still be had, price 14s. each, 0 
710s. the set. Of vols. 1884 and 1885 very few copies remain. — 
The bound volumes for ieee: 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901 can 
—- bee usual ae £1 1s. each ; also covers for the ae ¥ 
