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pocket; but this compactness is not at the expense of either clear- 
ness or fullness. “The obj ect of this work,” so the preface opens, 
“is to supply s pu A apa field-botanists with a fuller account 0 
than the i i 
specific characters are ke ept u , and that they are specific charac- 
ters, dia ce not degetysions Descriptive matter follows and, 
the hae st experience and great aca these cannot. be 
avoided, but have to be weeded out at leisure. Here where 3 
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doubt, of Gnglish: bot sequence, and plainly is not so much con- 
d by 
ask for <a and those who have occasion te coin many 
botanical names are bound to consider in advance how they must 
needs be pronounced. Artificial keys to the natural orders are 
g 
se. A. G 
merican Entomologist, now publishe at St Louis, has 
this year added the words “and Botanist” to its title, and 
ag Se aupecs has taken charge of i. hater al De epartment. 
