TRANSLATORS PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH 

 EDITION 



In presenting this translation of the " Strasburger " Botany, no words 

 from the translator are needed in commendation of the original. 

 The names of its authors and the distinguished position they occupy 

 in the world of botanical science testify to the high character of the 

 book, while the necessity of issuing a second edition within a year 

 after its first appearance, evidences the speedy recognition of its 

 merits awarded in Germany. Embodying the well- considered con- 

 clusions of a lifetime devoted to botanical work on the part of 

 its chief editor, Strasburger, and the investigations of his able 

 collaborators, Noll, Schenck and Schimper, it will also be found to 

 include all the latest results of botanical study and research. 



The translation has been undertaken with the consent and 

 approval of both authors and publishers, and is of the second revised 

 German edition. It has been my aim, as translator, to adhere 

 closely to the German, making neither alterations nor omissions. 

 Only in this way it seemed to me possible to ensure a fair repre- 

 sentation of the author's views, not only on questions of botanical 

 significance, but also on the methods to be pursued in teaching the 

 different branches of Botany. It has also been my effort to avoid 

 any unnecessary introduction of new terms, and I have adopted, 

 as far as consistent with the German, the existing terminology. 

 Wherever possible, in translating technical words of a purely German 

 signification, I have conformed to the usage of previous translations. 

 In seeking for an appropriate translation of the German word 

 " Anlage,'' I have reverted to the earlier rendering, rudiment,- which 



