— Less than natural: e.g. —2/3, reduced to two-thirds the diameter of the original.

Lign. Lignograph or woodcut.

Explanation of Terms.—Upon the occurrence of a scientific word apparently requiring explanation, the meaning, where practicable, is for the most part given in a parenthesis; for example, Caulopteris (fern-stem); Phascotherium (pouch-animal); carboniferous (coal-bearing); except in the case of arbitrary names, and of those whose derivation cannot be concisely expressed.[8] With the view of rendering these volumes more generally useful, English terminology is in many instances made use of, though involving inelegance of expression.

[8] Upwards of 300 scientific terms are explained in the Glossary, "Wonders," vol. ii. p. 915-921.

The work is divided into four parts: the first is an Introduction to the Study of Organic Remains; the second treats of Fossil Botany; the third embraces Fossil Zoology; and the fourth, under the head of Geological Excursions, illustrates the principles enunciated in the course of the work, by practical observations on a few instructive British localities.

PART I.

1.On the British Strata and their Fossils.
2.Arrangement and Characters of the British Formations.
3.On the Nature of Fossils or Organic Remains.
4.On Mineralized Vegetable Remains, and the mode of
conducting their investigation.
5.On Peat, Lignite, and Coal.

PART II.

FOSSIL BOTANY.