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Author: Sir William Jackson Hooker
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Published: 1840
Total Pages: 492
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKContaining figures and descriptions of such plants as recommend themselves by their novelty, rarity, or history, or by the uses to which they are applied in the arts, in medicine, and in domestic œconomy; together with occasional botanical notices and information.
Author: Robert John Thornton
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Published: 1812
Total Pages: 534
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Wilfred William Robbins
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 702
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Zeva Oelbaum
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 106
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSusan Orlean of The Orchid Thief fame, and Sara Stein, the author of ecological gardening books, introduce these fine art duotone images of pressed wildflowers. They are from a women's 1896 botanical journal found and captured by Oelbaum (International Center of Photography). 9.5x11. Annotation c
Author: Joseph Young Bergen
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 664
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: R. Knapp
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9401023441
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the International Botanical Congress in Edinburgh, 1964, Mrs. 1. M. WEISBACH-J UNK of The Hague discussed a plan for preparation by her publishing company (Dr. W. Junk b.v.) of an international Handbook of Vegetation Science. She proposed a series that should give a comprehensive survey of the varied directions within this science, and their achievements to date as well as their objectives for the future. The challenge of such an enterprise, and its evident value for the further development of vegetation research, induced the undersigned after some consideration to accept the offer of the honorable but also burdensome task of General Editor. The decision was encouraged by a well formulated and detailed outline for the Handbook worked out by the Dutch phytosociolo gists J. J. BARKMAN and V. WESTHOFF. A circle of scholars from numerous countries was invited by the Dr. Junk Publishing Com pany to The Hague in January 1966 to draw up a list of editors and contributors for the parts of the Handbook. The outline and list have served since for the organization of the Handbook, with no need for major change. The different burdens of editors and authors have compelled quite different timings for completion of the individual sections.
Author: Maxwell Tylden Masters
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Published: 1872
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Merryweather
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2020-07-14
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 0691190577
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe only comprehensive photographic guide to the ferns, clubmosses, quillworts and horsetails of Britain This is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and user-friendly photographic identification guide to the fifty-seven ferns and seventeen other pteridophytes that occur in Britain. It is the perfect companion for botanists, naturalists, professional ecologists and anyone else with an interest in this fascinating group of non-flowering vascular plants. Designed to appeal to beginners and experts alike, this authoritative book includes novel identification keys and comparison tables that have been carefully devised to present only essential, easily understood technical terms and descriptions, avoiding jargon as much as possible. Cross-referenced throughout to facilitate the comparison of similar species, this definitive field guide is the go-to source for identifying these species with confidence. Features hundreds of stunning colour photographs Comprehensive coverage of Britain's 57 species of ferns, 6 clubmosses, 3 quillworts and 8 horsetails Includes novel, easy-to-use, jargon-free identification keys and comparison tables Beautifully designed, user-friendly and accessible
Author: Agnes Arber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1108045057
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1950, this monograph on the morphology of flowering plants explores the relationship between philosophy and botany.
Author: Michael Largo
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2014-08-05
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 006228276X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDavid Attenborough meets Lemony Snicket in The Big Bad Book of Botany, Michael Largo’s entertaining and enlightening one-of-a-kind compendium of the world’s most amazing and bizarre plants, their history, and their lore. The Big, Bad Book of Botany introduces a world of wild, wonderful, and weird plants. Some are so rare, they were once more valuable than gold. Some found in ancient mythology hold magical abilities, including the power to turn a person to stone. Others have been used by assassins to kill kings, and sorcerers to revive the dead. Here, too, is vegetation with astonishing properties to cure and heal, many of which have long since been lost with the advent of modern medicine. Organized alphabetically, The Big, Bad Book of Botany combines the latest in biological information with bizarre facts about the plant kingdom’s oddest members, including a species that is more poisonous than a cobra and a prehistoric plant that actually “walked.” Largo takes you through the history of vegetables and fruits and their astonishing agricultural evolution. Throughout, he reveals astonishing facts, from where the world’s first tree grew to whether plants are telepathic. Featuring more than 150 photographs and illustrations, The Big, Bad Book of Botany is a fascinating, fun A-to-Z encyclopedia for all ages that will transform the way we look at the natural world.
