Excerpt from A Manual of Botany: Being an Introduction to the Study of the Structure, Physiology, and Classification of Plants The divisions of geographical and palaeontological Botany are still in an imperfect state, and are undergoing constant changes from the discoveries of naturalists in various parts of the world. All that has been attempted in this volume is to give a very general outline of these subjects, and to call the attention of the student to the points which still require elucidation. In the Appendix will be found a description of the microscope, of its use as an instrument of research in histological Botany, and of the mode of making vegetable preparations. There are also added directions as to the col lecting of plants and the formation of a herbarium, with hints as to alpine travelling, and as to the examination of a country in a botanical point of view. A full glossary of the ordinary botanical terms is likewise given. 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.