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is derived, by a colored plate, showing the anatomy of the plant and its various parts and, also, by cuts illustrative of the microscopical characters or the structure of the specimen; this work, although in many respects a mere matter of chance, consequently of slow growth, is nevertheless of great importance and has, so far as progress has been made in this direction, done much to make the collection both instructive and attractive. Many of these illustrations having been taken from French and German works, the explanatory remarks accompanying them, had to be translated into technical English which was found in many instances no very easy task, requiring much time and the perpetual consultation of rare dictionaries.
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   Under the head of general work, the correspondence must be mentioned. The information on various topics which is from time