JOURNAL OF (BOTANY | 
JAMES BRITTEN, K.S.G., F.L.8. 
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“Tax Journan or Botany was established in 1863 by Dr. Seemann. 
In 1872 — editorship Was assumed by Dr. Henry Trimen, who, 
art of the time by Mr. j. G. Baker and Mr. Spencer 
poxitied it on until the end of 1879, when he left Englond for 
& position which, even now, is 
. it affords a ready and prompt medium - 
iscoveries, and appears regularly and 
onth. While more especially sane 
vith systematic botany, sieeriatiae of e i are we ~— 
specie prominence has from the first es given to British botany, 
be said that no thing of primary importance angrier 
Suhject. has remained unnoti cere 
KS written by competent critics: in this as in every other 
trictly independent attitude has been niaintained. While in 
y connected with the Department of Botany of the 
| ournal has from the first been ee by 
a seqtiaintance with the National Herbarium has 
ts pag 
Mu tains. 
iy tO merease the size of | ‘die. Fedral, owing 
3 sent for Jom: tion : the number of plates 
ugmented. 
3. post aS and drernments (0 titer than the 24th of 
d be sent west, Newuan & Co., 54, Hatton Garden, London: 
a to Tue Eprror, 126, Ken- 
