The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-16 00:00:00

DITION of LINDLEY'S SCHOOL BOTANY.
to delay Rick price Se. ad.,
HOOT, BOTANY.
Or,the RUDIMENTS of BOTANICAL SCIENCE.
he 30/121 LINDLEY, P.11.D.. ELLS.,
rofeseor of Botany to Uniceraity College, landon.
Edition with Numerous Alteratioas and nearly
ndred Illustrations.
k one. originally prepared, in hate, to meet a regulation
emit. of trouloo, by which it woo required of at! aturiente,
•ears pre. vasty to proceeding to their first degree, they
maraiued...ruorit other aubjecta, in "The characters and
wf the pr incipal natural chow& and order" or pianist be-
the flote ..5 Europe, in the botanical claeoiltration of De

for pure..., of this re oist:lon wire to make young men
with tbe names and roomettes of the vegetation that
them: eo that, after rewiring what is called a liberal
they is Lest not be thrown upon the world, ignorant of
,at leard of the cormonest plants of their own counn y.
nion el the. author, the merrily was colcuiroi to art a
,rd to omply a wide gap in the common routine of a
lire it 4 most .d.,lrable that sore natural history Mould Le
If it be only to retiree the tedium of the km attractive
• irk% 711•114 1N,r,01111 are necessarily subjected.
woe rho important for the sake of lb, oubstantial utility.
y be a di it.nsnee of ooes Is to the advantage of spending
e upon the .1 oar of botany; but there I. one opinion only
hepmlum. of knowing the names of the pLuite of which man
he we, or which he is continually meeting with. There In
t wrens day a pewee of any intelligence, igtirent of such
he doe net sego.: that some portion of his youth elsoukl not
dresteli us ski. hind of inquiry.
inetsisio eentleman who put IstrnseU to considerable trouble
ill expense to curry a rek of Hornbeam reed from Florence
a♦ word have been sawed the exertion had be known that
tier grow ia abundance on his own estate; and it may be
Mid that mere one of that celebrated court party which
id a greilay ia the beautiful tree In Windier Park, would
•giel if their rely education had aparisithem the mortiftca.
snag from fold K. that the tree in que,tion woo only the
Notre
sr the Intr. intentions of a cadent of bonny molt be. it Is
Yin that the Is t rep to be taken should be that of goining
inhere with the common pinta of his own es:sultry. In the
dike, c. sr ot mote a single move in Minim. Ile must
kr the rudiments of the trete, ser otter them correctly.
girt ha. been prepared Petite purpose of enabling hint to
watlains all 1 kat it le nests any to know in order to make a
OIL sad it irluMne owe; *onset If any one Mouth hare
Nets raster the viable miters of the volume, he would
is argil so to oh sy hisingdrthe onwards with ester. But it
sly asossr. to become acquainted with all the plants here
or ado to.it species are Intrraluced, which are of mall
lee 4 mail!, 'the teacher to obtain at least ear part of
•tdwnit his teaching. Load eireuowhinees, mid especially
err ",*1.111., will 'braes render it difficult to procure every
~showed ; hat no crieetratie eircumraneen can, in this
Air hunedirouto to the examination of a large part.
Wthig the subjects with which the etudert 4 to be made
awe hare been generally Mown which are within any
ati and to render the acquieition of them more cry, the
mm art addled. A very mull Mint of money will enable
kelnsw.sr to cultivate the whole in o garden, where they
MlNtlnii7 at had.
✓ag the technteal characters of genera and resectee, all the
nate distinctions. the detection of which requires the aid of a
me, has, be.n iutentlonally dieresis's's': end attention L. more
there which are obvious enough to be observed by
11••11,2 a pocket tr.th
1 of thr Kortspean nature! order. I regard r the ss prin.
sill he ..hp4rrrst. from the prominence given here to certain
olden hroort •OUreet. The teacher is not, however, mar.
dire; to omit those which are stated to be comparatively
Minh Th. wisest course will be to make the student.,
hly woo dein!, in the And instance, with the natural orders
tee :Asrswel Iron I. to LCSItI., and then to explain more
be &W., if these to which no number, are prefixed.
Wear, it, tmeter Is particularly reCOUIMCIId,II to take cart
adrlidou to • mmil penknife, each student is provided with •
kr of shout sa half-loch Neon, awl a few quirea of paper ;
ryes %ha La examining, and the latter in drying the
Petters st plut, doily brought before him. There ia
to .. the latter, to acemdom young permits to esti-
needy 5,0 difference• between one plant and :mother; and,
stay.. no one will think of tesehing Botany, without an
Parry o. -h -"schism., which he may dietribute among
es, for thr norgioi of being examined and staked at lerare.
is souk.. to study botany, unless this provision is tare
of thaw bribite of olwervation which render
ustori rweidisrly useful re branch of mental training.
stateot. do not enjoy the advantages of a eripetent
their Is st plea tell) be to put this book into the bands of an
eat prober, sand ts Induce him to furnish them weekly with
mu that are oared in it. At home they can ertgare the
Fr which titre may Ind with the plants thesneeire, and this
is, ot Al sties, the most certain to lead to advan-
i moth.

af Wvotano • employed b the lint edition have been
red em Oak ....loc. Experience shore that. for Ponca*"
wilt._ i. Milieprii.eble that m much awarder an is attainable
ohleri•e in preparing the illturtrationa. to the untrained
,__....
en two Ili U h alike in ?runty; 11l executed, or much
thedoraelent- in.rcase :hie reeeniblanee, and connuelti lti4
x awe Men hairnet. The cute now employed will,
render it imporaible that any mietake should be made by
be man inexperienced sr to the plants to which they belong.
ahaila Inked, offered to ertOtv by Mr. Palmer's Glyph!:
a Pena, or aseloenue mailer of engraring. 'each have 'eh
employed ve tbi. 4;:1111411;1, leave Utile to desire cm the more
VIM.
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GENERAL.
Irna I. GI PLANTS IN GENERAL.
ni.-11AIREN OF PLAN T. 4.
Z*-/N NUBDIVISIONS OF }MOGEN&
ff.--411 TRALANIFLOHAL EIOGENS.
1. Of CALYCIVLORAL EXOGENS.
'IL -Of (GkoLLIFIORAL F.XOGENS.
lII' -01 RONGCHIAMTDEOCS EXOGENS.
'rm. 4W ENG4GENS.
11. -F ar ACEOGENS.
ItZ-11be7 k Evan', Whit/trim.