A Synopsis of the British Mosses / Containing Descriptions of All the Genera and Species, (With Localities of the Rarer Ones) Found in Great Britain and Ireland, Based Upon Wilson's "Bryologia Britannica," Schimper's "Synopsis," Etc.

• Amblyodon, 125
• Amblystegium, 162
• Anacalypta, 57
• Andreæa, 21
• Anodus, 38
• Anœctangium, 139
• Anomodon, 140
• Antitrichia, 140
• Archidium, 26
• Arctoa, 39
• Atrichum, 100
• Aulacomnion, 105
• Barbula, 66
• Bartramia, 128
• Bartramidula, 128
• Blindia, 39
• Brachyodus, 36
• Brachythecium, 148
• Bryum, 106
• Buxbaumia, 99
• Camptothecium, 147
• Campylopus, 50
• Campylostelium, 36
• Catascopium, 132
• Ceratodon, 49
• Cinclidium, 124
• Cinclidotus, 74
• Climacium, 142
• Conostomum, 132
• Cryphæa, 184
• Cylindrothecium, 142
• Cynodontium, 39, 59
• Daltonia, 184
• Desmatodon, 58, 65
• Dichelyma, 185
• Dicranodontium, 44, 47, 49
• Dicranella, 40, 63
• Dicranum, 40
• Didymodon, 58, 65
• Diphyscium, 99
• Discelium, 133
• Dissodon, 134
• Distichium, 58
• Ditrichum, 62
• Dryptodon, 86
• Encalypta, 74
• Entosthodon, 127
• Ephemerum, 26
• Eurynchium, 152
• Fissidens, 135
• Fontinalis, 185
• Funaria, 126
• Glyphomitrium, 88
• Grimmia, 77
• Gymnostomum, 31
• Habrodon, 141
• Hedwigia, 76
• Hedwigidium, 77
• Hookeria, 184
• Hylocomium, 180
• Hyocomium, 156
• Hypnum, 143, 145
  • eu-Hypnum, 165
• Isothecium, 142, 152
• Leptobryum, 106
• Leptodon, 140
• Leskea, 143, 160, 163
• Leucobryum, 49
• Leucodon, 139
• Meesia, 125
• Mielichhoferia, 124
• Mnium, 121
• Myurella, 143
• Neckera, 182
• Œdipodium, 135
• Oligotrichum, 101
• Omalia, 182
• Oncophorus, 188
• Orthodontium, 106
• Orthotrichum, 89
• Paludella, 125
• Phascum, 26
• Philonotis, 129
• Physcomitrium, 127
• Plagiothecium, 160
• Pogonatum, 101
• Polytrichum, 102
• Pottia, 55, 64
• Pterogonium, 141
• Ptychodium, 147
• Ptychomitrium, 89
• Racomitrium, 86
• Rhabdoweissia, 36
• Rhynchostegium, 157
• Schistidium, 77
• Schistostega, 135
• Scleropodium, 151
• Seligeria, 37
• Sphagnum, 23
• Splachnobryum, 189
• Splachnum, 133
• Stylostegium, 38
• Syntrichia, 70
• Tayloria, 134
• Tetraphis, 98
• Tetraplodon, 134
• Tetrodontium, 99
• Thamnium, 159
• Thuyidium, 145
• Timmia, 104
• Tortola, 63, 74
• Trichostomum, 50, 69, 73
• Webera, 187
• Weissia, 33
• Zygodon, 97

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⁂ A good introductory series of books on Natural History for the use of students and amateurs is still a desideratum. Those at present in use have been too much compiled from antiquated sources; whilst the figures, copied in many instances from sources equally antiquated, are far from accurate, the colouring of them having become degenerated through the adoption, for the sake of cheapness, of mechanical processes.

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British Insects; a Familiar Description of the Form, Structure, Habits, and Transformations of Insects. By E. F. Staveley. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Steel Plates, engraved from Natural Specimens expressly for the work by E. W. Robinson, and numerous Wood-Engravings by E. C. Rye, 14s.

British Butterflies and Moths; an Introduction to the Study of our Native Lepidoptera. By H. T. Stainton. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Steel Plates, containing Figures of 100 Species, engraved from Natural Specimens expressly for the work by E. W. Robinson, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d.

British Beetles; an Introduction to the Study of our Indigenous Coleoptera. By E. C. Rye. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Steel Plates, comprising Figures of nearly 100 Species, engraved from Natural Specimens, expressly for the work, by E. W. Robinson, and 11 Wood-Engravings of Dissections by the Author, 10s. 6d.

British Bees; an Introduction to the Study of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees indigenous to the British Isles. By W. E. Shuckard. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Steel Plates, containing nearly 100 Figures, engraved from Natural Specimens, expressly for the work, by E. W. Robinson, and Woodcuts of Dissections, 10s. 6d.

British Spiders; an Introduction to the Study of the Araneidæ found in Great Britain and Ireland. By E. F. Staveley. Crown 8vo, 16 Plates, containing Coloured Figures of nearly 100 Species, and 40 Diagrams, showing the number and position of the eyes in various Genera, drawn expressly for the work by Tuffen West, and 44 Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d.

British Grasses; an Introduction to the Study of the Grasses found in the British Isles. By M. Plues. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, drawn expressly for the work by W. Fitch, and 100 Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d.

British Ferns; an Introduction to the Study of the Ferns, Lycopods, and Equiseta indigenous to the British Isles. With Chapters on the Structure, Propagation, Cultivation, Diseases, Uses, Preservation, and Distribution of Ferns. By M. Plues. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, drawn expressly for the work by W. Fitch, and 55 Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d.

British Seaweeds; an Introduction to the Study of the Marine Algæ of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands. By S. O. Gray. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates, drawn expressly for the work by W. Fitch, 10s. 6d.

The Young Collector’s Handybook of Botany. By the Rev. H. P. Dunster, M.A. 66 Wood-Engravings, 3s. 6d.

The Natural History of Plants. By H. Baillon, President of the Linnæan Society of Paris, Professor of Medical Natural History and Director of the Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris. Translated by Marcus M. Hartog, B. Sc. Lond., Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge. Super-royal 8vo. Vols. I. and II., with 800 Wood-Engravings, 25s. each.

Domestic Botany; an Exposition of the Structure and Classification of Plants, and of their uses for Food, Clothing, Medicine, and Manufacturing Purposes. By John Smith, A.L.S., ex-Curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Plates and Wood-Engravings, 16s.

Handbook of the British Flora; a Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns indigenous to, or naturalized in, the British Isles. For the Use of Beginners and Amateurs. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnæan Society. New Edition, Crown 8vo, 12s.

The Illustrated British Flora, a Description (with a Wood-Engraving, including dissections, of each species) of the Flowering Plants and Ferns indigenous to, or naturalized in, the British Isles. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnæan Society. Demy 8vo, 2 vols., 1295 Wood-Engravings, from Original Drawings by W. Fitch, £3 10s.

British Wild Flowers, Familiarly Described in the Four Seasons. A New Edition of “The Field Botanist’s Companion.” By Thomas Moore, F.L.S. Demy 8vo, 42 Coloured Plates, by W. Fitch, 16s.

British Grasses; an Introduction to the Study of the Gramineæ of Great Britain and Ireland. By M. Plues. Crown 8vo, 100 Wood-Engravings, 6s.; with 16 Coloured Plates by W. Fitch, 10s. 6d.

Curtis’s Botanical Magazine: Figures and Descriptions of New and Rare Plants of Interest to the Botanical Student, and suitable for the Garden, Stove, or Greenhouse. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S., Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew. Royal 8vo. Published Monthly, with 6 Plates,, 3s. 6d. coloured.

The Floral Magazine: Figures and Descriptions of Select New Flowers for the Garden, Stove, or Conservatory. By the Rev. H. Honywood Dombrain, A.B. New Series, enlarged to Royal 4to. Monthly, with 4 Plates, 3s. 6d. coloured. First Series complete in 10 vols., with 560 beautifully Coloured Plates, £18 7s. 6d.

Outlines of Elementary Botany, as Introductory to Local Floras. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnæan Society. Second Edition, 2s. 6d.

The Tourist’s Flora; a Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and the Italian Islands. By Joseph Woods, F.L.S. Demy 8vo, 18s.

Contributions to the Flora of Mentone, and to a Winter Flora of the Riviera, including the Coast from Marseilles to Genoa. By J. Traherne Moggridge, F.L.S. Royal 8vo. In 4 parts, each, with 25 Coloured Plates, 15s., or complete in one vol. 63s.

Flora Vitiensis; a Description of the Plants of the Viti or Fiji Islands, with an Account of their History, Uses, and Properties. By Dr. Berthold Seemann, F.L.S. Royal 4to, Parts I. to IX. each, 10 Coloured Plates, 15s. To be completed in 10 Parts.

Flora of British India. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, C.B., F.R.S., &c.; assisted by various Botanists. Part I., 10s. 6d. Published under the Authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council.

Flora of Tropical Africa. By Daniel Oliver, F.R.S., F.L.S. Vols I. and II., 20s. each. Published under the authority of the First Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Works.

Handbook of the New Zealand Flora; a Systematic Description of the Native Plants of New Zealand, and the Chatham, Kermadec’s, Lord Auckland’s, Campbell’s, and Macquarrie’s Islands. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. Complete in one vol., 30s. Published under the auspices of the Government of that colony.

Flora Australiensis; a Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnæan Society, assisted by Ferdinand Mueller, F.R.S., Government Botanist, Melbourne, Victoria. Vols. I. to V., 20s. each. Published under the auspices of the several Governments of Australia.

Flora of the British West Indian Islands. By Dr. Grisebach, F.L.S. 37s. 6d. Published under the auspices of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Flora Hongkongensis; a Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Island of Hongkong. By George Bentham, P.L.S. With a Map of the Island. 16s. Published under the authority of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Flora Capensis: a Systematic Description of the Plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, and Port Natal. By William H. Harvey, M.D., F.R.S., Professor of Botany in the University of Dublin, and Otto Wilhem Sonder, Ph.D. Vols. I and II., 12s. each. Vol. III., 18s.

Flora of Tasmania. By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. 2 vols. Royal 4to. 200 Plates, £17 10s., coloured. Published under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

On the Flora of Australia, its Origin, Affinities, and Distribution; being an Introductory Essay to the “Flora of Tasmania.” By Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S., 10s.

Genera Plantarum, ad Exemplaria imprimis in Herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. By George Bentham, F.R.S., President of the Linnæan Society, and Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S., Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew. Vol. I. Part I. Royal 8vo, 21s. Part II., 14s.; Part III., 15s.; or Vol. I. complete, 50s.

Laws of Botanical Nomenclature adopted by the International Botanical Congress, with an Historical Introduction and a Commentary. By Alphonse de Candolle. 2s. 6d.

Illustrations of the Nueva Quinologia of Pavon, with Observations on the Barks described. By J. E. Howard, F.L.S. With 27 coloured Plates by W. Fitch. Imperial folio, half-morocco, gilt edges, 6l. 6s.

The Quinology of the East Indian Plantations. By J. E. Howard, F.L.S. Folio, 3 Coloured Plates, 21s.

Revision of the Natural Order Hederaceæ, being a reprint, with numerous additions and corrections, of a series of papers published in the “Journal of Botany, British and Foreign.” By Berthold Seemann, Ph.D., F.L.S. 7 Plates, 10s. 6d.

Icones Plantarum. Figures, with Brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, selected from the Author’s Herbarium. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. New Series, Vol. V. 100 Plates, 31s. 6d.

A Second Century of Orchidaceous Plants, selected from the Subjects published in Curtis’s “Botanical Magazine” since the issue of the “First Century.” Edited by James Bateman, Esq., F.R.S. Complete in 1 Vol. royal 4to, 100 Coloured Plates, 5l. 5s.

Monograph of Odontoglossum, a Genus of the Vandeous Section of Orchidaceous Plants. By James Bateman, Esq., F.R.S. Imperial folio, Parts I. to IV., each with 5 Coloured Plates, and occasional Wood Engravings, 21s.

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The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya; being an Account, Botanical and Geographical, of the Rhododendrons recently discovered in the Mountains of Eastern Himalaya from Drawings and Descriptions made on the spot, by Dr. J. D. Hooker, F.R.S. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Folio, 30 Coloured Plates, 4l. 14s. 6d.

Illustrations of the Genus Carex. By Francis Boott, M.D. Part IV. Folio, 189 Plates, 10l.

British Ferns; an Introduction to the Study of the Ferns, Lycopods, and Equiseta indigenous to the British Isles. With Chapters on the Structure, Propagation, Cultivation, Diseases, Uses, Preservation, and Distribution of Ferns. By M. Plues. Crown 8vo, 55 Wood Engravings, 6s.; with 16 Coloured Plates by W. Fitch, 10s. 6d.

The British Ferns; Coloured Figures and Descriptions, with Analysis of the Fructification and Venation of the Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, systematically arranged. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 66 Coloured Plates, 2l. 2s.

Garden Ferns; Coloured Figures and Descriptions, with Analysis of the Fructification and Venation, of a Selection of Exotic Ferns, adapted for Cultivation in the Garden, Hothouse, and Conservatory. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 64 Coloured Plates, 2l. 2s.

Filices Exoticæ; Coloured Figures and Description of Exotic Ferns. By Sir W. J. Hooker, F.R.S. Royal 4to, 100 Coloured Plates, 6l. 11s.

Ferny Combes; a Ramble after Ferns in the Glens and Valleys of Devonshire. By Charlotte Chanter. Third Edition. Fcap. 8vo, 8 Coloured Plates by Fitch, and a Map of the County, 5s.

Handbook of British Mosses, containing all that are known to be natives of the British Isles. By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S. Demy 8vo, 24 Coloured Plates, 21s.

British Seaweeds; an Introduction to the Study of the Marine Algæ of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands. By S. O. Gray. Crown 8vo, 6s.; with 16 Coloured Plates, drawn expressly for the work by W. Fitch, 10s. 6d.

Phycologia Britannica; or, History of British Seaweeds, containing Coloured Figures, Generic and Specific Characters, Synonyms and Descriptions of all the Species of Algæ inhabiting the Shores of the British Islands. By Dr. W. H. Harvey, F.R.S. New Edition. Royal 8vo, 4 vols. 360 Coloured Plates, 7l. 10s.

Phycologia Australica: a History of Australian Seaweeds, comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of the more characteristic Marine Algæ of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia, and a Synopsis of all known Australian Algæ. By Dr. Harvey, F.R.S. Royal 8vo, 5 vols., 300 Coloured Plates, 7l. 13s.

Nereis Australis; or, Algæ of the Southern Ocean, being Figures and Descriptions of Marine Plants collected on the Shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian Colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic Regions. By Dr. Harvey, F.R.S. Imperial 8vo, 50 Coloured Plates, 2l. 2s.

Outlines of British Fungology, containing Characters of above a Thousand Species of Fungi, and a Complete List of all that have been described as Natives of the British Isles. By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S. Demy 8vo, 24 Coloured Plates, 30s.

The Esculent Funguses of England. Containing an Account of their Classical History, Uses, Characters, Development, Structure, Nutritious Properties, Modes of Cooking and Preserving, &c. By C. D. Badham, M.D. Second Edition. Edited by F. Currey, F.R.S. Demy 8vo, 12 Coloured Plates, 12s.

Illustrations of British Mycology, comprising Figures and Descriptions of the Funguses of interest and novelty indigenous to Britain. By Mrs. T. J. Hussey. Royal 4to. Second Series, 50 Coloured Plates, £4 10s.

Clavis Agaricinorum: an Analytical Key to the British Agaricini, with Characters of the Genera and Subgenera. By Worthington G. Smith, F.L.S. Six Plates, 2s. 6d.

Elements of Conchology; an Introduction to the Natural History of Shells, and of the Animals which form them. By Lovell Reeve, F.L.S. Royal 8vo, 2 vols. 62 Coloured Plates, £2 16s.

Conchologia Iconica; or, Figures and Descriptions of the Shells of Mollusks, with remarks on their Affinities, Synonymy, and Geographical Distribution. By Lovell Reeve, F.L.S. Demy 4to, in double Parts, with 16 Coloured Plates. 20s.

Conchologia Indica; Illustrations of the Land and Freshwater Shells of British India. Edited by Sylvanus Hanley, F.L.S., and William Theobald, of the Geological Survey of India. 4to, Parts I. to V., each with 20 Coloured Plates, 20s.

The Edible Mollusks of Great Britain and Ireland, with the Modes of Cooking them. By M. S. Lovell. Crown 8vo, 5s.; with 12 Coloured Plates, 8s. 6d.

Harvesting Ants and Trap-door Spiders; Notes and Observations on their Habits and Dwellings. By J. T. Moggridge, F.L.S. Coloured Plates, 10s. 6d.

British Insects. A Familiar Description of the Form, Structure, Habits, and Transformations of Insects. By E. F. Staveley, Author of “British Spiders.” Crown 8vo, with 16 beautifully Coloured Steel Plates and numerous Wood-Engravings, 14s.

British Beetles; an Introduction to the Study of our Indigenous Coleoptera. By E. C. Rye. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Steel Plates, comprising Figures of nearly 100 Species, engraved from Natural Specimens, expressly for the work, by E. W. Robinson, and 11 Wood-Engravings of Dissections by the Author, 10s. 6d.

British Bees; an Introduction to the Study of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles. BY W. E. Shuckard. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Steel Plates, containing nearly 100 Figures, engraved from Natural Specimens, expressly for the work, by E. W. Robinson, and Woodcuts of Dissections, 10s. 6d.

British Butterflies and Moths; an Introduction to the Study of our Native Lepidoptera. By H. T. Stainton. Crown 8vo, 16 Coloured Steel Plates, containing Figures of 100 Species, engraved from Natural Specimens expressly for the work by E. W. Robinson, and Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d.

British Spiders; an Introduction to the Study of the Araneidæ found in Great Britain and Ireland. By E. F. Staveley. Crown 8vo, 16 Plates, containing Coloured Figures of nearly 100 Species, and 40 Diagrams, showing the number and position of the eyes in various Genera, drawn expressly for the work by Tuffen West, and 44 Wood-Engravings, 10s. 6d.

Curtis’s British Entomology. Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland, containing Coloured Figures, from Nature, of the most rare and beautiful Species, and, in many instances, upon the plants on which they are found. 8 vols. Royal 8vo, 770 coloured Plates, £21.

“Curtis’s Entomology,” which Cuvier pronounced to have “reached the ultimatum of perfection,” is still the standard work on the Genera of British Insects. The Figures executed by the author himself, with wonderful minuteness and accuracy, have never been surpassed, even if equalled. The price at which the work was originally published was £43 16s.

Insecta Britannica; Vol. III., Diptera. By Francis Walker, F.L.S. 8vo, with 10 Plates, 25s.