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BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
will, whenever it is practicable, be taken from original draw- 
ings after nature ; the rest, it is acknowledged, must be 
borrowed, and carefully selected from tbe most approved 
■works, but not without a thorough revision. Such figures will 
appear as sball not only illustrate tbe botanical character, but 
exbibit tbe aspect and appearance of tbe entire piant; thev 
are to be partially coloured, and a preference will always be 
assigned to useful and officinal species, if they are sufficiently 
cbaracteristic. The number of plates is intended to be 
tbree hundred and sixty ; to be accompanied with text, 
gmng the distinctive character of the familv in Latin and 
CJerman, and short observations on the essential and other 
characters, as well as a summary of the species. The work 
to appear in Parts, each of twenty Plates, quarto, and, as 
much as possible, in systematic order, or at least in such a 
manner that one or more entire groups will be completed in 
each. The author assures us that the materials are for the 
nmst part prepared, and that, unless from some unforeseen 
obstacle occurring, there will be nothing to hinder the publi- 
cat.on of tbree or four Parts (sixty or eighty Plates) annuallv. 
uc i a \\ ork has been long a great desideratum ; and, judg- 
ing from the exeeution of the two first Parts, which are now 
before us, ,t is every way worthy of encouragement ; while 
the very moderate pnee (two rix-dollars per Part) does 
not preci ude botanists, even of limited income, from beW 
pure lasers. i e Cryptogamic plates are very beautiful. In 
.e two Parts which have appeared, examples of the fol- 
lowing fatmhes are given. Part I. IMatomacece, Nostochvue 
Confervacea, Characece, Ulvacece, Floride*, Lichenes Guni 
nomycetes, Hyphomycetes, Gaster omycetes , Pyrenomycetes 
Hynienomycetes, Cycadece, GUliesiacece, Hiemodorace < and 
rfW,, A^uUari^, A W « e<r , SapCaceai, Lar^llZ 
Remmmiace *■ Burserace*.- Part II. ’ 
ttC<e, Musct, Equisetacea, Polypodiace *, Hymenophyl/ece Glei 
r”--, MarauLi oJZ 
y 'osse*, Salvinw.ee*, Marsileace*, Isote*, Lycopodiace* Lia 
nophore*, Cytine*, Rafflesiace*. ’ 
