Excerpt from The Tannins, Vol. 2: A Monograph on the History, Preparation Properties, Methods of Estimation, and Uses of the Vegetable Astringents, With an Index to the Literature of the Subject The illustrations are from pen drawings by my friend E d w i n T h o r p e, who possesses that rare combina tion of artistic and botanical knowledge which emi uently fits him for the work to him are due my sincere thanks for the special consideration which he gave to this subject for the present volume. 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.