Excerpt from The Naturalist, 1906: A Monthly Journal of Natural History for the North of England But it is in the 85 coloured illustrations of botanical sections, enlarged by the microscope, that the charm of the book lies. These are arranged upon twenty-three large plates, and the manner in which they have been reproduced, showing the efiects of various stains, re ects the greatest credit upon all concerned. By the kindness of the publishers, we are able to give our readers a specimen illustration (see Plate but even this does not do justice to the work. In the first place the detail and effect of the plates in the book itself are not marred by the reference numbers, which are there printed in outlines on transparent paper, which covers each plate; and, secondly, the descriptive letterpress appears on a separate page facing each plate. The appearance of the illustrations is thereby much improved. Not only do these Show the proper method of cutting and staining sections, but they will be of the greatest service to all interested in vegetable histology. 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."