Translation of: Vergleichende Untersuchungen der Keimung, Entfaltung und Fruchtbildung hoherer Kryptogamen.

"Printed by J.E. Adlard, Bartholomew Close"--Colophon.

The plates are signed: W. Hofmeister del.; Tuffen West sc.; and W. West imp.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dibner Library. Heralds of science (1980 ed.), 34

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SCDIRB copy 39088005553425 has bookplate: Burndy Library ... gift of Bern Dibner. Herald of Science no. 34. In Grolier Exhib. 1958 (presumably "One Hundred Books Famous in Science," but not listed in the Horblit publication). A photocopied acquisitions form from the Burndy Library is laid in, noting that the volume was bought at Monte Carlo from Hutton in 1951.

SCDIRB copy has stamp on verso of t.p.: Sion College Library; sold by order of the president and governors, 1938.

SCDIRB copy has the original Ray Society binding of gilt- and blind-stamped blue embossed cloth with yellow endpapers. "Ray Society, 1862" is stamped at the foot of spine in gold, and "R.S." stamped in gold on front cover. With remnants of old circular paper shelfmarks on spine. At time of cataloging update (June 2012), some pages were still unopened.