A. De Bary
Published: 2015-08-08
Total Pages: 678
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Excerpt from Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns In producing an English translation of the Comparative Anatomy of the Phanerogams and Ferns, by Professor De Bary, an attempt has been made to meet two requirements, which have long been felt. In the first place, those English students who do not read German will now gain access to the most exhaustive work hitherto published on that subject. Though, through unavoidable circumstances, a considerable interval has elapsed between the publication of the original and that of the translation, the book deals so largely with established facts, and in so much less a degree with matters of controversy, that the delay affects its value but little. The Translators have however inserted references to the more important memoirs published since the original was produced. In the second place, by means of this translation it is hoped that suitable English equivalents will have been supplied for numerous technical terms which have not hitherto been translated. Thus, in that part of the book which deals with the arrangement of the vascular bundles (pp. 232-315), the introduction of new English terms has been especially necessary, since this part of the science has not hitherto been treated at length in any English text-book. In conclusion, the Translators wish to record their thanks to Mr. W. T. Thiselton Dyer, Assistant Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and to Dr. S. H. Vines, Fellow and Lecturer of Christ's College, Cambridge, for valuable advice and assistance; also to Mr. W. B. Hemsley, for the good judgment and care with which he has prepared the index. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.