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FERNS AND MOSSES	9
SEAWEEDS	10
FUNGI	11
SHELLS AND MOLLUSKS	12
INSECTS	14
TRAVELS	15
ANTIQUARIAN	16
MISCELLANEOUS	18
WORKS IN PREPARATION	19

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HANDBOOK OF THE BRITISH FLORA; a Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns indigenous to, or naturalized in, the British Isles. For the Use of Beginners and Amateurs. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnean Society. Crown 8vo, 680 pp., 12s.

Distinguished for its terse and clear style of description; for the introduction of a system of Analytical Keys, which enable the student to determine the family and genus of a plant at once by the observation of its more striking characters; and for the valuable information here given for the first time of the geographical range of each species in foreign countries.

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HANDBOOK OF THE BRITISH FLORA, Illustrated Edition; a Description (with a Wood-Engraving, including dissections, of each species) of the Flowering Plants and Ferns indigenous to, or naturalized in, the British Isles. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnean Society. Demy 8vo, 2 vols., 1154, pp. 1295 Wood-Engravings, from Original Drawings by W. Fitch. £3. 10s.

An illustrated edition of the foregoing Work, in which every species is accompanied by an elaborate Wood-Engraving of the Plant, with dissections of its leading structural peculiarities.

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THE FIELD BOTANIST’S COMPANION; a Familiar Account, in the Four Seasons, of the most common of the Wild Flowering Plants of the British Isles. By Thomas Moore, F.L.S. One volume, Demy 8vo, 424 pp.. With 24 Coloured Plates, by W. Fitch, 21s.

An elegantly-illustrated volume, intended for Beginners, describing the plants most readily gathered in our fields and hedge-rows, with the progress of the seasons. Dissections of the parts of the flowers are introduced among the Figures, so that an insight may be readily obtained not only of the Species and name of each plant, but of its structure and characters of classification.

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CURTIS’S BOTANICAL MAGAZINE, comprising the Plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other Botanical Establishments. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S., Director of the Royal Gardens. Royal 8vo. Published Monthly, with 6 Plates, 3s. 6d. coloured. Vol. XXII. of the Third Series (being Vol. XCII. of the entire work) in course of publication. A Complete Set from the commencement may be had.

Descriptions and Drawings, beautifully coloured by hand, of newly-discovered plants suitable for cultivation in the Garden, Hothouse, or Conservatory.

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THE FLORAL MAGAZINE, containing Figures and Descriptions of New Popular Garden Flowers. By the Rev. H. Honywood Dombrain, A.B. Imperial 8vo. Published Monthly, with 4 Plates, 2s. 6d. coloured. Vol. I. to IV., each with 64 plates, £2. 2s.

Descriptions and Drawings, beautifully coloured by hand, of new varieties of Flowers raised by the nurserymen for cultivation in the Garden, Hothouse, or Conservatory.

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THE TOURIST’S FLORA; a Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and the Italian Islands. By Joseph Woods, F.L.S. Demy 8vo, 504 pp., 18s.

Designed to enable the lover of botany to determine the names of any wild plants he may meet with while journeying in our own country and the countries of the Continent most frequented by tourists. The author’s aim has been to make the descriptions clear and distinct, and to comprise them within a volume of not inconvenient bulk.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FLORA OF MENTONE. By J. Traherne Moggridge. Royal 8vo. Parts I. and II., each, 25 Coloured Plates, 15s.

In this work a full page is devoted to the illustration of each Species, the drawings being made by the author from specimens collected by him on the spot, and they exhibit in vivid colours the beautiful aspect which many of our wild flowers assume south of the Alps.

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A FLORA OF ULSTER, AND BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO THE NORTH OF IRELAND. By G. Dickie, M.D., F.L.S., Professor of Botany in the University of Aberdeen. A pocket volume, pp. 176, 3s.

A small volume, not exclusively of local interest, containing, as it does, much valuable information relative to the geographical and altitudinal range of the Species.

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A SECOND CENTURY OF ORCHIDACEOUS PLANTS, selected from the subjects published in Curtis’ ‘Botanical Magazine’ since the issue of the ‘First Century.’ Edited by James Bateman, Esq., F.R.S. Royal 4to. Parts I. to III., each with 10 Coloured Plates, 10s. 6d., now ready.

During the fifteen years that have elapsed since the publication of the ‘Century of Orchidaceous Plants,’ now out of print, the ‘Botanical Magazine’ has been the means of introducing to the public nearly two hundred of this favourite tribe of plants not hitherto described and figured, or very imperfectly so. It is intended from these to select “a Second Century,” and the descriptions, written at the time of publication by Sir W. J. Hooker, will be edited, and in many cases re-written, agreeably with the present more advanced state of our knowledge and experience in the cultivation of Orchidaceous plants, by Mr. Bateman, the acknowledged successor of Dr. Lindley as the leading authority in this department of botany and horticulture.

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MONOGRAPH OF ODONTOGLOSSUM, a Genus of the Vandeous Section of Orchidaceous Plants. By James Bateman, Esq., F.R.S. Imperial folio, Parts I. to III., each with 5 Coloured Plates, and occasional Wood-Engravings, 21s.

Designed for the illustration, on an unusually magnificent scale, of the new and beautiful plants of this favoured genus of Orchidacea, which are being now imported from the mountain-chains of Mexico, Central America, New Granada, and Peru.

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SELECT ORCHIDACEOUS PLANTS. By Robert Warner, F.R.H.S. With Notes on Culture by B. S. Williams. In Ten Parts, folio, each, with 4 Coloured Plates, 12s. 6d.; or, complete in one vol., cloth gilt, £6. 6s.

Second Series, Part I., 3 Coloured Plates, 10s. 6d.

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PESCATOREA. Figures of Orchidaceous Plants, chiefly from the Collection of M. Pescatore. Edited by M. Linden, with the assistance of MM. G. Luddeman, J. E. Planchon, and M. G. Reichenbach. Folio, 48 Coloured Plates, cloth, with morocco back, £5. 5s., or whole morocco, elegant, £6. 6s.

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THE RHODODENDRONS OF SIKKIM-HIMALAYA; being an Account, Botanical and Geographical, of the Rhododendrons recently discovered in the Mountains of Eastern Himalaya, from Drawings and Descriptions made on the spot, by Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Folio, 30 Coloured Plates, £3. 16s.

Illustrations on a superb scale of the new Sikkim Rhododendrons, now being cultivated in England, accompanied by copious observations on their distribution and habits.

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GENERA PLANTARUM, ad Exemplaria imprimis in Herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnean Society, and Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S., Assistant-Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew. Vol. I. Part I. pp. 454. Royal 8vo, 21s. Part II., 14s.

This important work comprehends an entire revision and reconstruction of the Genera of Plants. Unlike the famous Genera Plantarum of Endlicher, which is now out of print, it is founded on a personal study of every genus by one or both authors. The First Part contains 56 Natural Orders and 1287 Genera. The Second, now printing, will contain as many more. The whole will be completed in Four or Five Parts.

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FLORA OF THE ANTARCTIC ISLANDS; being Part I. of the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships ‘Erebus’ and ‘Terror,’ in the years 1839-1843. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 4to. 2 vols., 574 pp., 200 Plates, £10. 15s. coloured. Published under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

The ‘Flora Antarctica’ illustrates the Botany of the southern districts of South America and the various Antarctic Islands, as the Falklands, Kerguelen’s Land, Lord Auckland and Campbell’s Island, and 1370 species are enumerated and described. The plates, which are executed by Mr. Fitch, and beautifully coloured, illustrate 370 species, including a vast number of exquisite forms of Mosses and Seaweeds.

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FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND; being Part II. of the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships ‘Erebus’ and ‘Terror,’ in the years 1839-1843. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 4to, 2 vols., 733 pp., 130 Plates. £16. 16s. coloured. Published under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

The ‘Flora of New Zealand’ contains detailed descriptions of all the plants, flowering and flowerless, of that group of Islands, collected by the Author during Sir James Ross’ Antarctic Expedition; including also the collections of Cook’s three voyages, Vancouver’s voyages, etc., and most of them previously unpublished. The species described amount to 1767; and of the Plates, which illustrate 313 Species, many are devoted to the Mosses, Ferns, and AlgÆ, in which these Islands abound.

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FLORA OF TASMANIA; being Part III. of the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships ‘Erebus’ and ‘Terror,’ in the years 1839-1843. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 4to, 2 vols., 972 pp., 200 Plates, £17. 10s., coloured. Published under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

The ‘Flora of Tasmania’ describes all the Plants, flowering and flowerless, of that Island, consisting of 2203 Species, collected by the Author and others. The Plates, of which there are 200, illustrate 412 Species.

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HANDBOOK OF THE NEW ZEALAND FLORA; a Systematic Description of the Native Plants of New Zealand, and the Chatham, Kermadec’s, Lord Auckland’s, Campbell’s, and Macquarrie’s Islands. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. Demy 8vo, Part I., 475 pp., 16s. Published under the auspices of the Government of that colony. [Part II. in the Press.

A compendious account of the plants of New Zealand and outlying islands, published under the authority of the Government of that colony. The present Part contains the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and Lycopods; the Second Part, containing the remaining Orders of Cryptogamia, or Flowerless Plants, with Index and Catalogues of Native Names and of Naturalized Plants, will appear shortly.

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FLORA AUSTRALIENSIS; a Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnean Society, assisted by Ferdinand Mueller, F.R.S., Government Botanist, Melbourne, Victoria. Demy 8vo. Vol. I. 566 pp., and vol. II. 530 pp., 20s. each. Published under the auspices of the several Governments of Australia. [Vol. III. nearly ready.

Of this great undertaking, the present volumes, of more than a thousand closely-printed pages, comprise about one-fourth. The materials are derived not only from the vast collections of Australian plants brought to this country by various botanical travellers, and preserved in the herbaria of Kew and of the British Museum, including those hitherto unpublished of Banks and Solander, of Captain Cook’s first Voyage, and of Brown in Flinders’, but from the very extensive and more recently collected specimens preserved in the Government Herbarium of Melbourne, under the superintendence of Dr. Ferdinand Mueller. The descriptions are written in plain English, and are masterpieces of accuracy and clearness.

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FLORA HONGKONGENSIS; a Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Island of Hongkong. By George Bentham, P.L.S. With a Map of the Island. Demy 8vo, 550 pp., 16s. Published under the authority of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The Island of Hongkong, though occupying an area of scarcely thirty square miles, is characterized by an extraordinarily varied Flora, partaking, however, of that of South Continental China, of which comparatively little is known. The number of Species enumerated in the present volume is 1056, derived chiefly from materials collected by Mr. Hinds, Col. Champion, Dr. Hance, Dr. Harland, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Wilford.

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FLORA OF THE BRITISH WEST INDIAN ISLANDS. By Dr. Grisebach, F.L.S. Demy 8vo, 806 pp., 37s. 6d. Published under the auspices of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Containing complete systematic descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the British West Indian Islands, accompanied by an elaborate index of reference, and a list of Colonial names.

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FLORA VITIENSIS; a Description of the Plants of the Viti or Fiji Islands, with an Account of their History, Uses, and Properties. By Dr. Berthold Seemann, F.L.S. Royal 4to, Parts I. to IV. each, 10 Coloured Plates, 15s. To be completed in 10 Parts.

This work owes its origin to the Government Mission to Viti, to which the author was attached as naturalist. In addition to the specimens collected, the author has investigated all the Polynesian collections of Plants brought to this country by various botanical explorers since the voyage of Captain Cook.

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE NUEVA QUINOLOGIA OF PAVON, with Observations on the Barks described. By J. E. Howard, F.L.S. With 27 Coloured Plates by W. Fitch. Imperial folio, half-morocco, gilt edges, £6. 6s.

A superbly-coloured volume, illustrative of the most recent researches of Pavon and his associates among the Cinchona Barks of Peru.

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF SIKKIM-HIMALAYAN PLANTS, chiefly selected from Drawings made in Sikkim, under the superintendence of the late J. F. Cathcart, Esq., Bengal Civil Service. The Botanical Descriptions and Analyses by Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. Imperial folio, 24 Coloured Plates and an Illuminated Title-page by W. Fitch, £5. 5s.

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VICTORIA REGIA; or, Illustrations of the Royal Water Lily, in a series of Figures chiefly made from Specimens flowering at Syon and at Kew, by W. Fitch, with Descriptions by Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Elephant folio, 21s.

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THE LONDON JOURNAL OF BOTANY. Original Papers by eminent Botanists, Letters from Botanical Travellers, etc. Vol. VII., completing the Series. Demy 8vo, 23 Plates, 30s.

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JOURNAL OF BOTANY AND KEW MISCELLANY. Original Papers by eminent Botanists, Letters from Botanical Travellers, etc. Edited by Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Vols. IV. to IX., Demy 8vo, 12 Plates, £1. 4s. A Complete Set of 9 vols., half-calf, scarce, £10. 16s.

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ICONES PLANTARUM. Figures, with brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, selected from the Author’s Herbarium. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. New Series, Vol. V., Royal 8vo, 100 plates, 31s. 6d.

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THE BRITISH FERNS; or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions, with the needful Analyses of the Fructification and Venation, of the Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, systematically arranged. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 66 Plates, £2. 2s.

The British Ferns and their allies are illustrated in this work, from the pencil of Mr. Fitch. Each Species has a Plate to itself, so that there is ample room for the details, on a magnified scale, of Fructification and Venation. The whole are delicately coloured by hand. In the letterpress an interesting account is given with each species of its geographical distribution in other countries.

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GARDEN FERNS; or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions, with the needful Analyses of the Fructification and Venation, of a Selection of Exotic Ferns, adapted for Cultivation in the Garden, Hothouse, and Conservatory. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 64 Plates, £2. 2s.

A companion volume to the preceding, for the use of those who take an interest in the cultivation of some of the more beautiful and remarkable varieties of Exotic Ferns. Here also each Species has a Plate to itself, and the details of Fructification and Venation are given on a magnified scale, the Drawings being from the pencil of Mr. Fitch.

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FILICES EXOTICÆ; or, Coloured Figures and Description of Exotic Ferns, chiefly of such as are cultivated in the Royal Gardens of Kew. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 4to, 100 Plates, £6. 11s.

One of the most superbly illustrated books of Foreign Ferns that has been hitherto produced. The Species are selected both on account of their beauty of form, singular structure, and their suitableness for cultivation.

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FERNY COMBES; a Ramble after Ferns in the Glens and Valleys of Devonshire. By Charlotte Chanter. Second Edition. Fcp. 8vo, 8 coloured plates by Fitch, and a Map of the County, 5s.

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HANDBOOK OF BRITISH MOSSES, containing all that are known to be Natives of the British Isles. By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S. Demy 8vo, pp. 360, 24 Coloured Plates, 21s.

A very complete Manual, comprising characters of all the species, with the circumstances of habitation of each; with special chapters on development and structure, propagation, fructification, geographical distribution, uses, and modes of collecting and preserving, followed by an extensive series of coloured illustrations, in which the essential portions of the plant are repeated, in every case on a magnified scale.

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PHYCOLOGIA BRITANNICA; or, History of British Seaweeds, containing Coloured Figures, Generic and Specific Characters, Synonyms and Descriptions of all the Species of AlgÆ inhabiting the Shores of the British Islands. By Dr. W. H. Harvey, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 4 vols., 765 pp., 360 Coloured Plates, £6. 6s. Reissue in Monthly Parts, each 2s. 6d.

This work, originally published in 1851, at the price of £7. 10s., is still the standard work on the subject of which it treats. Each Species, excepting the minute ones, has a Plate to itself, with magnified portions of structure and fructification, the whole being printed in their natural colours, finished by hand.

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SYNOPSIS OF BRITISH SEAWEEDS, compiled from Dr. Harvey’s ‘Phycologia Britannica.’ Small 8vo, 220 pp., 5s.

A Descriptive Catalogue of all the British Seaweeds, condensed from the ‘Phycologia Britannica.’ It comprises the characters, synonyms, habitats, and general observations, forming an extremely useful pocket volume of reference.

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PHYCOLOGIA AUSTRALICA; a History of Australian Seaweeds, comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of the more characteristic Marine AlgÆ of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, and a Synopsis of all known Australian AlgÆ. By Dr. Harvey, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 5 vols., 300 Coloured Plates, £7. 13s.

This beautiful work, the result of an arduous personal exploration of the shores of the Australian continent, is got up in the style of the ‘Phycologia Britannica’ by the same author. Each Species has a Plate to itself, with ample magnified delineations of fructification and structure, embodying a variety of most curious and remarkable forms.

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NEREIS AUSTRALIS; or, AlgÆ of the Southern Ocean, being Figures and Descriptions of Marine Plants collected on the Shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian Colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic Regions. By Dr. Harvey, F.R.S. Imperial 8vo, 50 Coloured Plates, £2. 2s.

A selection of Fifty Species of remarkable forms of Seaweed, not included in the ‘Phycologia Australica,’ collected over a wider area.

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OUTLINES OF BRITISH FUNGOLOGY, containing Characters of above a Thousand Species of Fungi, and a Complete List of all that have been described as Natives of the British Isles. By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S. Demy 8vo, 484 pp., 24 Coloured Plates, 30s.

Although entitled simply ‘Outlines,’ this is a good-sized volume, of nearly 500 pages, illustrated with more than 200 Figures of British Fungi, all carefully coloured by hand. Of above a thousand Species the characters are given, and a complete list of the names of all the rest.

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THE ESCULENT FUNGUSES OF ENGLAND. Containing an Account of their Classical History, Uses, Characters, Development, Structure, Nutritious Properties, Modes of Cooking and Preserving, etc. By C. D. Badham, M.D. Second Edition. Edited by F. Currey, F.R.S. Demy 8vo, 152 pp., 12 Coloured Plates, 12s.

A lively classical treatise, written with considerable epigrammatic humour, with the view of showing that we have upwards of 30 Species of Fungi abounding in our woods capable of affording nutritious and savoury food, but which, from ignorance or prejudice, are left to perish ungathered. “I have indeed grieved,” says the Author, “when reflecting on the straitened condition of the lower orders, to see pounds of extempore beefsteaks growing on our oaks, in the shape of Fistulina hepatica; Puff-balls, which some have not inaptly compared to sweetbread; Hydna, as good as oysters; and Agaricus deliciosus, reminding us of tender lamb-kidney.” Superior coloured Figures of the Species are given from the pencil of Mr. Fitch.

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF BRITISH MYCOLOGY, comprising Figures and Descriptions of the Funguses of interest and novelty indigenous to Britain. By Mrs. T. J. Hussey. Royal 4to; First Series, 90 Coloured Plates, £7. 12s. 6d.; Second Series, 50 Coloured Plates, £4. 10s.

This beautifully-illustrated work is the production of a lady who, being an accomplished artist, occupied the leisure of many years in accumulating a portfolio of exquisite drawings of the more attractive forms and varieties of British Fungi. The publication was brought to an end with the 140th Plate by her sudden decease. The Figures are mostly of the natural size, carefully coloured by hand.

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ELEMENTS OF CONCHOLOGY; an Introduction to the Natural History of Shells, and of the Animals which form them. By Lovell Reeve, F.L.S. Royal 8vo, 2 vols., 478 pp., 62 Coloured Plates, £2. 16s.

Intended as a guide to the collector of shells in arranging and naming his specimens, while at the same time inducing him to study them with reference to their once living existence, geographical distribution, and habits. Forty-six of the plates are devoted to the illustration of the genera of shells, and sixteen to shells with the living animal, all beautifully coloured by hand.

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THE LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSKS indigenous to, or naturalized in, the British Isles. By Lovell Reeve, F.L.S. Crown 8vo, 295 pp., Map, and 160 Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d.

A complete history of the British Land and Freshwater Shells, and of the Animals which form them, illustrated by Wood-Engravings of all the Species. Other features of the work are an Analytical Key, showing at a glance the natural groups of families and genera, copious Tables and a Map illustrative of geographical distribution and habits, and a chapter on the Distribution and Origin of Species.

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CONCHOLOGIA ICONICA; or, Figures and Descriptions of the Shells of Mollusks, with remarks on their Affinities, Synonymy, and Geographical Distribution. By Lovell Reeve, F.L.S. Demy 4to, published monthly in Parts, 8 Plates, carefully coloured by hand, 10s.

Of this work, comprising illustrations of Shells of the natural size, nearly 2000 Plates are published, but the plan of publication admits of the collector purchasing it at his option in portions, each of which is complete in itself. Each genus, as the work progresses, is issued separately, with Title and Index; and an Alphabetical List of the published genera, with the prices annexed, may be procured of the publishers on application. The system of nomenclature adopted is that of Lamarck, modified to meet the exigencies of later discoveries. With the name of each species is given a summary of its leading specific characters in Latin and English; then the authority for the name is quoted, accompanied by a reference to its original description; and next in order are its Synonyms. The habitat of the species is next given, accompanied, where possible, by particulars of soil, depth, or vegetation. Finally, a few general remarks are offered, calling attention to the most obvious distinguishing peculiarities of the species, with criticisms, where necessary, on the views of other writers. At the commencement of the genus some notice is taken of the animal, and the habitats of the species are worked up into a general summary of the geographical distribution of the genus.

CONCHOLOGIA SYSTEMATICA; or, Complete System of Conchology. By Lovell Reeve, F.L.S. Demy 4to, 2 vols. pp. 537, 300 Plates, £8. 8s. coloured.

Of this work only a few copies remain. It is a useful companion to the collector of shells, on account of the very large number of specimens figured, as many as six plates being devoted in some instances to the illustration of a single genus.

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CURTIS’ BRITISH ENTOMOLOGY. Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland, containing Coloured Figures, from nature, of the most rare and beautiful species, and, in many instances, upon the plants on which they are found. Royal 8vo, 8 vols., 770 Plates, coloured, £21.

Orders.	Plates.	£.	s.	d.
Aphaniptera	2	0	2	0
Coleoptera	256	8	0	0
Dermaptera	1	0	1	0
Dictyoptera	1	0	1	0
Diptera	103	3	5	0
Hemiptera	32	1	1	0
Homoptera	21	0	14	0
Hymenoptera	125	4	0	0
Lepidoptera	193	6	0	0
Neuroptera	13	0	9	0
Omaloptera	6	0	4	6
Orthoptera	5	0	4	0
Strepsiptera	3	0	2	6
Trichoptera	9	0	6	6

‘Curtis’ Entomology,’ which Cuvier pronounced to have “reached the ultimatum of perfection,” is still the standard work on the Genera of British Insects. The Figures executed by the author himself, with wonderful minuteness and accuracy, have never been surpassed, even if equalled. The price at which the work was originally published was £43. 16s.

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INSECTA BRITANNICA; Vols. II. and III., Diptera. By Francis Walker, F.L.S. 8vo, each, with 10 plates, 25s.

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THREE CITIES IN RUSSIA. By Professor C. Piazzi Smyth, F.R.S. Post 8vo, 2 Vols., 1016 pp. Maps and Wood-Engravings, 26s.

The narrative of a tour made in the summer of 1859 by the Astronomer Royal of Scotland, to the cities of St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Novgorod.

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THE GATE OF THE PACIFIC. By Commander Bedford Pim, R.N. Demy 8vo, 430 pp., with 7 Maps and 8 Tinted Chromo-Lithographs, 18s.

A spirited narrative of Commander Pim’s explorations in Central America, made with the view of establishing a new overland route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, through English enterprise, by way of Nicaragua.

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TRAVELS ON THE AMAZON AND RIO NEGRO; with an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley. By Alfred R. Wallace. Demy 8vo, 541 pp., with Map and Tinted Frontispiece, 18s.

A lively narrative of travels in one of the most interesting districts of the Southern Hemisphere, accompanied by Remarks on the Vocabularies of the Languages, by Dr. R. G. Latham.

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WESTERN HIMALAYA AND TIBET; a Narrative of a Journey through the Mountains of Northern India, during the Years 1847-1848. By Dr. Thomson, F.R.S. Demy 8vo, 500 pp., with Map and Tinted Frontispiece, 15s.

A summary of the physical features, chiefly botanical and geological, of the country travelled over in a mission undertaken for the Indian Government, from Simla across the Himalayan Mountains into Tibet, and to the summit of the Karakoram Mountains; including also an excellent description of Kashmir.

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TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF BRAZIL, principally through the Northern Provinces and the Gold and Diamond Districts, during the years 1836-1841. By Dr. George Gardner, F.L.S. Second Edition. Demy 8vo, 428 pp., with Map and Tinted Frontispiece, 12s.

The narrative of an arduous journey, undertaken by an enthusiastic naturalist, through Brazil Proper, Bahia, Maranham, and Pernambuco, written in a lively style, with glowing descriptions of the grandeur of the vegetation.

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MAN’S AGE IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOLY SCRIPTURE AND SCIENCE. By an Essex Rector. Demy 8vo, 264 pp., 8s. 6d.

The Author, recognizing the established facts and inevitable deductions of Science, and believing all attempts to reconcile them with the commonly received, but erroneous, literal interpretation of Scripture, not only futile, but detrimental to the cause of Truth, seeks an interpretation of the Sacred Writings on general principles, consistent alike with their authenticity, when rightly understood, and with the exigencies of Science. He treats in successive chapters of The Flint Weapons of the Drift,—The Creation,—The Paradisiacal State,—The Genealogies,—The Deluge,—Babel and the Dispersion; and adds an Appendix of valuable information from various sources.

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THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN. An Examination of Sir Charles Lyell’s recent Work. By S. R. Pattison, F.G.S. Second Edition. 8vo, 1s.

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HORÆ FERALES; or, Studies in the ArchÆology of the Northern Nations. By the late John M. Kemble, M.A. Edited by Dr. R. G. Latham, F.R.S., and A. W. Franks, M.A. Royal 4to, 263 pp., 34 Plates, many coloured, £3. 3s.

The principal material left by the late Mr. Kemble for this work was an extensive and interesting series of drawings; and the thirty-four Plates consist of a selection from these, with some important additions, described and figured under the superintendence of the Director of the Society of Antiquaries. The objects delineated comprise Stone Implements and Weapons, Axes and Hammers, Bronze Implements, Arrow-Heads, Spears, Daggers, Swords, Shields, Helmets and Trumpets, Iron Daggers and Swords, Enamelled Horse-Trappings, Bronze Horse-Trappings, FibulÆ, Armlets, Diadems, Collars and Personal Ornaments, Teutonic Swords, Weapons, and Brooches, and a variety of Urns and other sepulchral objects.

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A MANUAL OF BRITISH ARCHÆOLOGY. By Charles Boutell, M.A. Royal 16mo, 398 pp., 20 coloured plates, 10s. 6d.

A treatise on general subjects of antiquity, written especially for the student of archÆology, as a preparation for more elaborate works. Architecture, Sepulchral Monuments, Heraldry, Seals, Coins, Illuminated Manuscripts and Inscriptions, Arms and Armour, Costume and Personal Ornaments, Pottery, Porcelain and Glass, Clocks, Locks, Carvings, Mosaics, Embroidery, etc., are treated of in succession, the whole being illustrated by 20 attractive Plates of Coloured Figures of the various objects.

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THE BEWICK COLLECTOR. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Thomas and John Bewick, including Cuts, in various states, for Books and Pamphlets, Private Gentlemen, Public Companies, Exhibitions, Races, Newspapers, Shop Cards, Invoice Heads, Bar Bills, Coal Certificates, Broadsides, and other miscellaneous purposes, and Wood Blocks. With an Appendix of Portraits, Autographs, Works of Pupils, etc. The whole described from the Originals contained in the Largest and most Perfect Collection ever formed, and illustrated with a Hundred and Twelve Cuts from Bewick’s own Blocks. By the Rev. Thomas Hugo, M.A., F.S.A., the Possessor of the Collection. Demy 8vo, pp. 562, price 21s.; imperial 8vo (limited to 100 copies), with a fine Steel Engraving of Thomas Bewick, £2. 2s. The Portrait may be had separately, on imperial folio, price 7s. 6d.

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WHITNEY’S “CHOICE OF EMBLEMS;” a Facsimile Reprint by Photo-lithography. With an Introductory Dissertation, Essays Literary and Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes. By Henry Green, M.A. Post 4to, pp. lxxxviii., 468. 72 Facsimile Plates, 42s.

A beautiful and interesting reproduction by Photo-lithography of one of the best specimens of this curious class of literature of the sixteenth century. An Introductory Dissertation of eighty-eight pages traces the history of Emblematic Literature from the earliest times, and gives an Account of the Life and Writings of Geoffrey Whitney, followed by an Index to the Mottoes, with Translations, and some Proverbial Expressions. The facsimile reproduction of the ‘Emblems,’ with their quaint pictorial Illustrations, occupies 230 pages. Then follow Essays on the Subjects and Sources of the Mottoes and Devices, on Obsolete Words in Whitney, with parallels, chiefly from Chaucer, Spenser, and Shakespeare; Biographical Notices of some other emblem-writers to whom Whitney was indebted; Shakespeare’s references to emblem-books, and to Whitney’s emblems in particular; Literary and Biographical Notes explanatory of some of Whitney’s emblems, and of the persons to whom they are dedicated. Seventy-two exceedingly curious plates, reproduced in facsimile, illustrate this portion of the work, and a copious General Index concludes the volume.

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SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS, Facsimile, by Photo-Zincography, of the First Printed edition of 1609. From the Copy in the Library of Bridgewater House, by permission of the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellesmere. 10s. 6d.

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A SURVEY OF THE EARLY GEOGRAPHY OF WESTERN EUROPE, as connected with the First Inhabitants of Britain, their Origin, Language, Religious Rites, and Edifices. By Henry Lawes Long, Esq. 8vo, 6s.

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MANUAL OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, Qualitative and Quantitative; for the Use of Students. By Dr. Henry M. Noad, F.R.S. Crown 8vo, pp. 663, 109 Wood-Engravings, 16s. Or, separately, Part I., ‘QUALITATIVE,’ 6s.; Part II., ‘QUANTITATIVE,’ 10s. 6d.

A Copiously-illustrated, Useful, Practical Manual of Chemical Analysis, prepared for the Use of Students by the Lecturer on Chemistry at St. George’s Hospital. The illustrations consist of a series of highly-finished Wood-Engravings, chiefly of the most approved forms and varieties of apparatus.

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PHOSPHORESCENCE; or, the Emission of Light by Minerals, Plants, and Animals. By Dr. T. L. Phipson, F.C.S. Small 8vo, 225 pp., 30 Wood-Engravings and Coloured Frontispiece, 5s.

An interesting summary of the various phosphoric phenomena that have been observed in nature,—in the mineral, in the vegetable, and in the animal world.

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DICTIONARY OF NATURAL HISTORY TERMS, with their Derivatives, including the various Orders, Genera, and Species. By David H. M’Nicoll, M.D. Crown 8vo, 584 pp., 12s. 6d.

An attempt to furnish what has long been a desideratum in natural history,—a dictionary of technical terms, with their meanings and derivatives.

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THE ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. SAMARANG, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., during the Years 1843-46. By Professor Owen, Dr. J. E. Gray, Sir J. Richardson, A. Adams, L. Reeve, and A. White. Edited by Arthur Adams, F.L.S. Royal 4to, 257 pp., 55 Plates, mostly coloured, £3. 10s.

In this work, illustrative of the new species of animals collected during the surveying expedition of H.M.S. Samarang in the Eastern Seas in the years 1843-1846, there are 7 Plates of Quadrupeds, 1 of Reptiles, 10 of Fishes, 24 of Mollusca and Shells, and 13 of Crustacea. The Mollusca, which are particularly interesting, include the anatomy of Spirula by Professor Owen, and a number of beautiful Figures of the living animals by Mr. Arthur Adams.

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LITERARY PAPERS ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS. By the late Professor Edward Forbes, F.R.S., selected from his Writings in the ‘Literary Gazette.’ With a Portrait and Memoir. Small 8vo, 6s.

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THE PLANETARY AND STELLAR UNIVERSE. A Series of Lectures. With Illustrations. By R. J. Mann. 12mo, 5s.

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THE GEOLOGIST. A Magazine of Geology, PalÆontology, and Mineralogy. Illustrated with highly-finished Wood-Engravings. Edited by S. J. Mackie, F.G.S., F.S.A. Vols. V. and VI., each, with numerous Wood-Engravings, 18s. Vol. VII., 9s.

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OUTLINES OF ELEMENTARY BOTANY, as Introductory to Local Floras. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnean Society. Demy 8vo, pp. 45, 2s. 6d.

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ON THE FLORA OF AUSTRALIA, its Origin, Affinities, and Distribution; being an Introductory Essay to the ‘Flora of Tasmania.’ By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. 128 pp., quarto, 10s.

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GUIDE TO COOL-ORCHID GROWING. By James Bateman, Esq., F.R.S., Author of ‘The OrchidaceÆ of Mexico and Guatemala.’ Woodcuts, 1s.

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A TREATISE ON THE GROWTH AND FUTURE TREATMENT OF TIMBER TREES. By G. W. Newton, of Ollersett, J.P. Half-bound calf, 10s. 6d.

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PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS; or, Practical Notes on Country Residences, Villas, Public Parks, and Gardens. By Charles H. J. Smith, Landscape Gardener. Crown 8vo, 6s.

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THE STEREOSCOPIC MAGAZINE. A Gallery for the Stereoscope of Landscape Scenery, Architecture, Antiquities, Natural History, Rustic Character, etc. With Descriptions. 5 vols., each complete in itself and containing 50 Stereographs, £2. 2s.

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THE CONWAY. Narrative of a Walking Tour in North Wales; accompanied by Descriptive and Historical Notes. By J. B. Davidson, Esq., M.A. Extra gilt, 20 stereographs of Welsh Scenery, 21s.

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THE ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION OF FISH. By Piscarius. Third Edition. 1s.

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BRITISH BEETLES; an Introduction to the study of our Indigenous Coleoptera. By E. C. Rye. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Steel Plates, comprising Figures of nearly 100 Species, engraved from Natural Specimens, expressly for the work, by E. W. Robinson, and 11 Wood-Engravings of Dissections by the Author, 10s. 6d. [Ready.

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BRITISH SPIDERS; an Introduction to the study of the AraneidÆ of Great Britain and Ireland. By E. F. Staveley. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d. [Ready.

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BRITISH BEES; an Introduction to the study of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees indigenous to the British Isles. By W. E. Schuckard. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d. [Ready.

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BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS; an Introduction to the study of our Native Lepidoptera. By H. T. Stainton. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d. [In preparation.

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BRITISH FERNS: an Introduction to the study of the Ferns, Lycopods, and Equiseta indigenous to the British Isles. With Chapters on the Structure, Propagation, Cultivation, Diseases, Uses, Preservation, and Distribution of Ferns. By Margaret Plues. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d. [Ready.

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BRITISH SEAWEEDS; an Introduction to the study of our Native Marine AlgÆ. By S. O. Gray. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d. [In preparation.

? A good introductory series of books on British Natural History for the use of students and amateurs is still a desideratum. Those at present in use have been too much compiled from antiquated sources; while the figures, copied in many instances from sources equally antiquated, are far from accurate, the colouring of them having become degenerated through the adoption, for the sake of cheapness, of mechanical processes.

The present series will be entirely the result of original research carried to its most advanced point; and the figures, which will be chiefly engraved on steel, by the artist most highly renowned in each department for his technical knowledge of the subjects, will in all cases be drawn from actual specimens, and coloured separately by hand.

• Transcriber’s Notes:
  • The drawing for Fig. 5 (on page 26 of the printed book) was corrected to show that (b) is the face and the two arrows pointing to the compound eyes are marked (d).
  • Missing or obscured punctuation were corrected.
  • Typographical errors were silently corrected.
  • On page 250, the number of the Genus was wrong. It was changed from
    “Genus 2. Anthophora, Latreille.” to
    “Genus 11. Anthophora, Latreille.”
  • On page 211, in the description of Genus 5, the notation for the sexes shows the female symbol inverted. There is no other use of the symbol in this manner, so it was corrected. (Plate V. fig. 1 ? ?.)
  • Spelling and hyphenation were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise it was not changed.