THE TRUE GRASSES. 



BY EDWARD HACKEL. 

 Translated from die naturlichen Pflanzenfamlllen by 



F. LAAISON-SCRIBNER and E. A. SOUTHWORTH. 



8 vo. 228 pp. Copiously Illustrated. 



What is said of The True Grasses, 



It is a treasure to me and ought to be well studied 

 by every student of floweriner plants, whether he be a 

 systematist who strives to collect, name and classify,or 

 the plant anatomist."— Dr. W. J, Beal, Prof, of Bot- 

 any and Fnretitru at the MichiQan Agric. Colleue. 



It is a most useiful and timely work, and will be of 

 great value to us in the course of instruction which we 

 offer here on the order Graminege.— A. N. Prentiss, 

 Frofesmr of Botany at the Cornell Universitij. 



Among all the works hitherto published upon this 

 subject. Prof. Hackel's book ranks as undoubtedly the 

 most comprehensive. The translation has been done 

 in a manner that makes it not only pleasant reading, 

 but also interesting to scientific students and easily 

 understood in practical use.— Theo. Holm, in Botani- 

 cal Gazette. 



For students of grasses this work must possess great 

 interest and value. The illustrations are excellent and 

 will be a great aid to the understanding of the techni- 

 cal descriptions. The remarks made in the volume, re- 

 specting the habits and economic uses of certain grass- 

 es are of great interest.— Geo. Vasey, Botanist U. S. 

 Department Agriculture. 



This translation presents to English readers the first 

 concise and methodical account of the Grasses of the 

 world. Dr. Hackel is known as one of the best living 

 agrostologists, and Prof. Scribner is well known in the 

 same field in this country. It enables the student to 

 grasp the whole subject and to arrive at comparative 

 knowledge, while at the same time its keys and details 

 are ample enough to give a somewhat particular view 

 of each genus. The chapter upon Bamboos, contribut- 

 ed by Dr. Brandls, is one of the best presentations of 

 this interesting group yet written.— A mericanGarden. 



The translators have combined a thorough under- 

 standing of techinal German with a special knowledge 

 of grasses, and the resulting translation is accurate, 

 clear and scientifically correct.— BuJietin of the Torrey 

 Botanical Club. 



The work will be valuable to all who are studying . 

 the grasses.— Gardener's Chronicle. 



American agrostologists are certainly indebted to 

 Prof. Scribner and Miss Southworth for the translation 

 before us. Every effort was made to make this volume 

 not only a correct translation, but a helpful one to 

 American students. The index and glossary Is excep- 

 tional in Its completeness. The book is a splendid 

 piece of typographical work.— Agricultural Science. 



Price $1 .50, by mail postpaid. 

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