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George Francis Scott-Elliot

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Description:Excerpt from The Flora of Dumfriesshire, Including: Part of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright In writing a book of this kind, it is quite impossible to avoid all occasion of censure. There is not a single part of the scheme which I have followed that could not be severely criticised, either in one way or in another. I have followed, in the general arrangement of the families and in the case of the more critical genera, the classical work of Bentham and Hooker, but I have attempted to quote all the species mentioned in the Ninth Edition of the London Catalogue. I am quite aware that, in classing many of the "species" of this work as subspecies, I am probably exposing myself to a great deal of perhaps avoidable blame, but my reason for this course is perfectly conclusive to my own mind. No one can doubt that the idea of a "species" depends entirely on the personal experience of the botanist None who have worked on English Botany have had such a wide experience of plants of all nations as the authors of the Genera Plantarum, and I prefer to take their view as being in the main more serviceable and orderly than that of those whose experience, though profound, is confined chiefly to European plants. The Record List has involved a vast amount of labour. All the MSS. of Watson's Topographical Botany in the Natural History Museum have been consulted, and the records are quoted under the names there mentioned. I have to thank Mr Carruthers for his kind permission in this respect. In the case of Dr Davidson's records, I have been put in a difficult position. His plants are now in California, and I cannot obtain any information as to who named them. With this exception it may, I think, be considered certain that the records arc entirely correct, for I have taken the best advice as to all critical species, and spared no trouble in verification from all sources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Flora of Dumfriesshire, Including: Part of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Flora of Dumfriesshire, Including: Part of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The Flora of Dumfriesshire, Including: Part of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright In writing a book of this kind, it is quite impossible to avoid all occasion of censure. There is not a single part of the scheme which I have followed that could not be severely criticised, either in one way or in another. I have followed, in the general arrangement of the families and in the case of the more critical genera, the classical work of Bentham and Hooker, but I have attempted to quote all the species mentioned in the Ninth Edition of the London Catalogue. I am quite aware that, in classing many of the "species" of this work as subspecies, I am probably exposing myself to a great deal of perhaps avoidable blame, but my reason for this course is perfectly conclusive to my own mind. No one can doubt that the idea of a "species" depends entirely on the personal experience of the botanist None who have worked on English Botany have had such a wide experience of plants of all nations as the authors of the Genera Plantarum, and I prefer to take their view as being in the main more serviceable and orderly than that of those whose experience, though profound, is confined chiefly to European plants. The Record List has involved a vast amount of labour. All the MSS. of Watson's Topographical Botany in the Natural History Museum have been consulted, and the records are quoted under the names there mentioned. I have to thank Mr Carruthers for his kind permission in this respect. In the case of Dr Davidson's records, I have been put in a difficult position. His plants are now in California, and I cannot obtain any information as to who named them. With this exception it may, I think, be considered certain that the records arc entirely correct, for I have taken the best advice as to all critical species, and spared no trouble in verification from all sources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Flora of Dumfriesshire, Including: Part of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Flora of Dumfriesshire, Including: Part of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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