Excerpt from Some Nature Biographies: Plant-Insect-Marine-MineralOn the side of plant life, Chapter II. Contains a series of pictures illustrating an original idea, which, in working out photographically, is not so simple as at first it may seem to be. And, again, The Story of a Landscape during Twelve Months is a conception that I do not think has ever before been depicted photographically.As I have already stated, the volume is largely the outcome of observations that I have personally made from time to time upon the actual organisms with which I deal but I scarcely need say that, nowadays, any writer on scientific subjects must be more or less dependent upon the researches of others. His own study and observation are imposed upon the garnered knowledge of his time, and, therefore, should any readers dis cover (as they sometimes do) that the labours Of Darwin, Kerner, Lubbock (lord Avebury), Wallace, Muller, Agassiz, and similar standard authorities have incidentally served me in good stead, I hope this frank acknowledgment of my obvious indebtedness will avoid undeserved censure. Wherever it has seemed important I have given my authority in the text.Finally, I offer the volume to all who love Nature and the countryside, and if it should render service in making clearer to its readers some of Nature's wonderful methods of working, and thereby make their country rambles more enjoyable and instructive, the volume will have accomplished its aim and its author will be gratified.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.