This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Being a Description of the Families of the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms: With Remarks on the Practical Study of Geology and Meteorology. to Which Are Appended Directions for Collecting and Preserving; Original Published by: J. Van Voorst in 1854 in 775 pages; Subjects: Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Nature / General; Nature / Plants; Science / Life Sciences / Botany; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General;