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Page 388
... stations , the editorial labour has been very far from slight ; and it is unavoidably of that dull plodding kind which is apt to be felt as a tedious task rather than a pleasurable occupation . He has , nevertheless , been somewhat ...
... stations , the editorial labour has been very far from slight ; and it is unavoidably of that dull plodding kind which is apt to be felt as a tedious task rather than a pleasurable occupation . He has , nevertheless , been somewhat ...
Page 393
... station . Perhaps one half the places in Britain have names in common to at least two of them , and several names apply to as many dozens or scores of places . This circumstance has caused me , as well as other botanical writers , to ...
... station . Perhaps one half the places in Britain have names in common to at least two of them , and several names apply to as many dozens or scores of places . This circumstance has caused me , as well as other botanical writers , to ...
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... stations , have wholly avoided such errors ; and the farther we go back in date , the greater was the liability ... station , even one of a century or two in standing , must greatly tend to keep up these blemishes in botanical books ...
... stations , have wholly avoided such errors ; and the farther we go back in date , the greater was the liability ... station , even one of a century or two in standing , must greatly tend to keep up these blemishes in botanical books ...
Page 395
... station is preserved in my Herbarium , and can be inspected in case of doubt . It will be observed that a large number of the localities recorded in these volumes are now confirmed by this visible testimony , which , on the death of the ...
... station is preserved in my Herbarium , and can be inspected in case of doubt . It will be observed that a large number of the localities recorded in these volumes are now confirmed by this visible testimony , which , on the death of the ...
Page 396
... stations from new or renewed observation , a second very weighty objection arises , and one that would become more serious in proportion as the first mentioned difficulty was lessened . I allude to the great increase of bulk and cost ...
... stations from new or renewed observation , a second very weighty objection arises , and one that would become more serious in proportion as the first mentioned difficulty was lessened . I allude to the great increase of bulk and cost ...
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Aberdeen abundant alpina Argyle authority Avon Banks Berw Berwick Bloxam Brands Bridge C. C. Babington Castle Clova Clyde CNICUS coast Common Comp COTYLEDON Umbilicus Dickie Dumbarton east Edin Edinburgh Edition Elgin Excurs field Fife Flora Forbes Forfar Frequent garden Glen Glen Isla Glot Gordon ground Guide H. W. sp hedge Hill Hist Hooker House Howitt Inverness Island Isle J. C. Collins Lanark lane Lees localities Loch Lower Macnab maritima maritimum Marsh Meadows mentioned miles Mill Moor Mountains N. D. Add North Nott officinalis opposite Orkney Pamplin Park Perth places plants Poole probably rare Refer Renfrew river road road-side Rocks Ross Rosshire S. P. Woodward sand Scot shore side species specimen station Stirling summit Sutherland Tour vols W. A. Bromfield W. H. Coleman Walk walls Wood
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| Title | The New Botanist's Guide to the Localities of the Rarer Plants of Britain, Volume 2 The New Botanist's Guide to the Localities of the Rarer Plants of Britain, Hewett Cottrell Watson |
| Author | Hewett Cottrell Watson |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1837 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 674 pages |
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