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Excerpt from Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons, Vol. 1: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure and Applied Botany
Until recently, the study of anatomical structure in relation to taxonomy has been but little pursued in this country, though a beginning was made, many years ago, by some of our greatest systematists. The present translation will, it is hoped, much facilitate the introduction of modern anatomical methods into the daily work of the Herbarium and the Economic Museum. One of the advantages of the study of systematic anatomy is that it brings together the work of the laboratory botanist and the taxonomist, each of whom has hitherto often remained too much isolated in his own department.
The case for the anatomical method is put by the author with singular judgement and moderation, as will be seen from the Introduction and the Concluding Remarks. The latter form a very full and valuable summary of the various anatomical characters and their value in classification they may be read with interest and advantage by all students of botany, whether their bent be systematic or otherwise.
It may be pointed out that the English edition has been brought thoroughly up to date, both the Addenda and the Concluding Remarks having received from the author's hand all the emendations which will be embodied in the new German edition.
The work of translating so extensive a treatise, embracing such a vast amount of minute and accurate detail, has naturally been extremely arduous; and the translators, Mr. Boodle and Dr. Fritsch, are to be congratulated on the successful completion of their labours. The translation, first begun by Mr. Boodle, was carried out jointly by him and his colleague up to the end of the Natural Orders; the work of translating the Addenda and Concluding Remarks fell to Dr. Fritsch alone.
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