The Elements of Botany - Brossura

Jussieu, Adrien De

 
9781108037310: The Elements of Botany

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Published in 1849, this English translation of de Jussieu's introduction to botany contains added information and an appendix on geology.

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Descrizione del libro

French botanist Adrien de Jussieu (1797–1853) is best known for this introduction to botany, intended for use in French schools. This English translation by James Hewetson Wilson (1826–50) was first published in 1849. It contains added descriptions of the different systems and formations that clarify de Jussieu's terminology.

Contenuti

The introduction; The Elements of Botany: The organs of vegetation; Functions of the organs of vegetation; Organs of reproduction; Envelopes of the flower; Organs of fecundation; A few general phenomena of vegetation; The principles of classification; Botanical geography; Appendix.

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