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Botany, Gardening, &c.

(Continued.)

By JOHN LINDLEY, Ph. D. F.R.S. L.S. G.S. &c. Professor of Botany in the University of London, and in the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

INTRODUCTION to BOTANY.

Second Edition, with Corrections and considerable Additions.

1 large vol. 8vo. with numerous Plates and Woodcuts, 18s. cloth.

A NATURAL SYSTEM of BOTANY :

Or, a Systematic View of the Organization, Natural Affinities, and Geographical Distribution of the whole Vegetable Kingdom, together with the Uses of the most important Species in Medicine, the Arts, &c.

2d Edition, with numerous Additions and Corrections, and a complete List of Genera, with their Synonyms. 1 vol. 8vo. cloth.

SYNOPSIS of the BRITISH FLORA,

Arranged according to the Natural Orders.

2d Edition, with numerous Additions, Corrections, and Improvements.
12mo. 10s. 6d. bds.

A KEY to

STRUCTURAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL, & SYSTEMATIC BOTANY.

For the use of Classes. 8vo. 4s. 6d.

FIRST PRINCIPLES of HORTICULTURE.

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GUIDE to the ORCHARD and KITCHEN GARDEN;
By G. LINDLEY, C.M.H.S. Edited by J. LINDLEY, Ph. D. F.R.S. &c.
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TRANSACTIONS of the HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
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PRINCIPLES of BOTANY.

By the Rev. J. S. HENSLOW, M.A. F.L.S. &c.
Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, &c.

1 vol. foolscap 8vo. with Vignette, and about 160 Woodcuts, 6s.

THE NEW BOTANIST'S GUIDE to the

LOCALITIES of the RARER PLANTS of ENGLAND and

WALES.

By HEWETT Cottrell WatSON, F.L.S. 12mo. 10s. 6d.

By the same Author,

Remarks on the Geographical Distribution of British Plants.

12mo. 6s. 6d.

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Botany, Gardening, &c.

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A PRACTICAL TREATISE on the

CULTIVATION of the GRAPE VINE on OPEN WALLS. By CLEMENT HOARE. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

THE MORAL of FLOWERS.

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FIRST STEPS to BOTANY.

By J. L. DRUMMOND, M.D.
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CONVERSATIONS on BOTANY.

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CONVERSATIONS on VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY; Comprehending the Elements of Botany, with their Application to Agriculture. BY JANE MARCET. 2 vols. 12mo. with Plates, 2d Edition, 12s.

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GEOLOGY of the SOUTH-EAST of ENGLAND; Containing a Comprehensive Sketch of the Geology of Sussex, and of the adjacent parts of Hampshire, Surrey, and Kent;

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Secretary of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, &c.
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GUIDE to GEOLOGY.

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A NEW DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE of MINERALS.
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Intended for the use of Students in the Classification of Minerals, and in the arrangement of Collections.

By J. MAWE. 12mo. Seventh Edition, 6s.

NEW SYSTEM of GEOLOGY;

In which the great Revolutions of the Earth and Animated Nature are
reconciled to Modern Science and to Sacred History.

By A. URE, M.D. F.R.S.

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GEOLOGY of the VICINITY of HASTINGS.

By W. H. FITTON, M.D. V.P.G.S. F.R.S.

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THE ENTOMOLOGIST'S USEFUL COMPENDIUM;
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DISCOURSE on the STUDY of NATURAL HISTORY.
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THE HISTORY of FICTION.

Being a Critical Account of the most celebrated Prose Works of Fiction, from the earliest Greek Romances to the Novels of the present Age.

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By JOHN DUNLOP, Author of a History of Roman Literature."

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