| sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 592 pages
...'Sowerby's English Botany,' when finished, will be exhaustive of the subject, »nd worthy of the branch1 of science- it Illustrates.' . . In turning over the...riches, the reader cannot help being struck with the beauty of many of the humblest flowering weeds we tread on < with careless step. We cannot dwell upon... | |
| Joseph Ennemoser, Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 528 pages
...super-royal 8vo. " Under the editorship of T. Boswell Syrae, FL8., assisted by Mrs. Lankester, ' Sowerb; English Botany.' when finished, will be exhaustive of the subject, and worthy of I branch of science it illustrates. , . In turning over the charmingly executed bar. coloured plates... | |
| Francis Beaumont - 1862 - 604 pages
...assisted by Mrs. Lankester, ' Sowerby*s English Botany,' when finished, will be exhaustive of the sub;ect, and worthy of the branch of science it illustrates....charmingly executed handcoloured plates of British plants ;w^cn encumber these volumes with riches, the reader cannot help being struck with the beauty of many... | |
| James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas - 1871 - 580 pages
...BOOMS, 45 OXFORD STREET, W. BIRMINGHAM :-MANUFACTORY AND SHOW ROOMS— BROAD STR ESTABLISHED 1807. •Exhaustive of the subject, and worthy of the branch of science it illustrates.'— The Time* •Will be the most complete Flora of Great Britain ever brought out. This great work will... | |
| Joseph Toynbee - 1866 - 66 pages
...as possible to nature. " Under the editorship of T. Boswell Syme, FLS, assisted by Mrs. Lankeeter, whose work on ' Wildflowers worth Notice ' is so well...of British plants which encumber these volumes with ri hes, the reader cannot help being struck with the beauty of many of the humblest flowering weeds... | |
| Ralph Tate - 1866 - 336 pages
...guarantee that * Sowerby's English Botany," when finished, will he exhaustive of the subject, and wortby of the branch of science it illustrates. . . In turning...executed hand-coloured plates of British plants which encumher these volumes with riches, the reader cannot help heing struck with the heauty of many of... | |
| Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Eller Taylor - 1873 - 444 pages
...illustrated book is specially to be commended." — field. LONDON : ROBERT HARDWICKE, 192, PICCADILLY, W. " Exhaustive of the subject, and worthy of the branch of science it illustrates."— Tht Timet. " Will be the moat complete Flora of Great Uritain ever brought out. This great work will... | |
| Samuel Osborne Habershon - 1866 - 324 pages
...Wildflowers worth Notice ' is so well appreciated by the public, we have the best guarantee that ' Sowerbv's English Botany,' when finished, will be exhaustive of the subject, and worthy of tbe branch of science it illustrates. . . In turning over the charmingly executed hand-coloured plates... | |
| Samuel Osborne Habershon - 1866 - 304 pages
...worth Notice ' is no well appreciated by the public, we have the best guarantc•" that' Sowerbv'a English Botany,' when finished, will be exhaustive of the subject, and worthy or' the branch of science it illustrates. . , In turning over the charming 1 y executed hand-coloured... | |
| Johann Nave - 1867 - 232 pages
...Flowers worth Notice' is so well appreciated by the public, we have the best guarantee that * Sowerby's English Botany,' when finished, will be exhaustive...the branch of science it illustrates In turning over tin.' charmingly executed hand-coloured plates of Hritish plants which encumber thes-e volumes with... | |
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