British Bees: An Introduction into the Studies of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British IslesShuckard, William Edward
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British Bees: An Introduction into the Studies of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles
Shuckard, William Edward
Bees; Hymenoptera -- Great Britain
THE BRITISH FERNS; or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions, with the
needful Analyses 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 Plates, £2. 2_s_.
The British Ferns and their allies are illustrated in this work, from
the pencil of Mr. FITCH. Each Species has a Plate to itself, so that
there is ample room for the details, on a magnified scale, of
Fructification and Venation. The whole are delicately coloured by hand.
In the letterpress an interesting account is given with each species of
its geographical distribution in other countries.
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GARDEN FERNS; or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions, with the needful
Analyses 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 Plates,
£2. 2_s_.
A companion volume to the preceding, for the use of those who take an
interest in the cultivation of some of the more beautiful and remarkable
varieties of Exotic Ferns. Here also each Species has a Plate to itself,
and the details of Fructification and Venation are given on a magnified
scale, the Drawings being from the pencil of Mr. FITCH.
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FILICES EXOTICÆ; or, Coloured Figures and Description of Exotic Ferns,
chiefly of such as are cultivated in the Royal Gardens of Kew. By
Sir W. J. HOOKER, F.R.S. Royal 4to, 100 Plates, £6. 11_s_.
One of the most superbly illustrated books of Foreign Ferns that has
been hitherto produced. The Species are selected both on account of
their beauty of form, singular structure, and their suitableness for
cultivation.
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FERNY COMBES; a Ramble after Ferns in the Glens and Valleys of
Devonshire. By CHARLOTTE CHANTER. _Second Edition._ Fcp. 8vo, 8
coloured plates by Fitch, and a Map of the County, 5_s_.
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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, pp. 360, 24 Coloured Plates, 21_s_.
A very complete Manual, comprising characters of all the species, with
the circumstances of habitation of each; with special chapters on
development and structure, propagation, fructification, geographical
distribution, uses, and modes of collecting and preserving, followed by
an extensive series of coloured illustrations, in which the essential
portions of the plant are repeated, in every case on a magnified scale.
SEAWEEDS.
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