An Account Of The Flowering Plants Ferns And Allies Of Harleston

Author : Francis William Galpin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333486006
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book ACCOUNT OF THE FLOWERING PLANT written by Francis William Galpin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Account of the Flowering Plants, Ferns and Allies of Harleston: With a Sketch of the Geology, Climate, and Natural Characteristics of the Neighbourhood The following attempt to describe the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Harleston is the work, not of one, but of many. It owes its existence to the observations of valued friends found in my first curacy, whose kindred tastes formed an immediate bond of association between us, and became the source of much pleasant intercourse and, I trust, of mutual benefit. To the records of the Botanical Club have been added those of another personal friend, the late Rev. E. A. Holmes, Rector of St. Margaret's, whose kindly interest and scientific experience were ever extended to those who were endeavouring to trace the wondrous paths of nature which he had himself known for more than half a century. Having, however, undertaken the duty of editing the result of our combined labours, I have probably made myself re sponsible for the truthfulness of the statements given. I trust it will be sufficient to say that of the six hundred and seventy six species recorded by the Club, all except twenty-six have passed under my own notice; that of the remaining one hundred and fifteen species reported, more than half are confirmed by the authority of Mr. Holmes; and all records resting on other authority have been carefully examined, the plants being considered extinct if recent observation would probably have confirmed their existence but has failed to do so - marked as introduced if the locality favoured that supposition rejected as unwarranted if upon correspondence no specimens or details were forthcoming. It asks a little self-denial to refuse a reported discovery which has been long desired and would augment the district list, yet cannot be satisfactorily verified such self-denial, however, has not been wanting. 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.