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Excerpt from A Synopsis of the British Diatomaceae, Vol. 1 of 2: With Remarks on Their Structure, Functions and Distribution; And Instructions for Collecting and Preserving Specimens As I have not admitted anything into my pages which I have not verified by actual observation, I have abstained from re cording localities unless specimens have been seen and examined by myself. In the uncertainty which attended the nomenclature of species, and the imperfect means of identification open to the English observer, this course was imperative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.