JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
BRITISH AND FOREIGN 
EDITED BY 
JAMES BRITTEN, K.S.G., F.L.S. 
r AL Or Botany was established in 1863 by Dr. Seomann. 
In 1872 the editorship was assume by enry Trimen, who, 
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oore, carried it on until the end of 1879, when he left England for 
Ceylon. Since then it has been in the hands of the present Editor. 
ithout professing to occupy the vast field of general Botany, the 
for the publication of new discovetien. and appears ee and 
punctually on the 1st of each month. While more especially concerned 
with systematic botany, observations 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 
apon this subject has remained unnoticed. 
Bibliographical matters have also Falieed and continue to receive 
_ considerable attention, and the history of many obscure publications 
r 
no 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 = 
r i ical collections which the Museum contains. 
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