Botany for Ladies: Or, A Popular Introduction To The Natural System Of Plants, According To The Classification Of De Candolle - Brossura

Loudon, Jane

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ISBN 10: 1108075630 ISBN 13: 9781108075633

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Riassunto

This 1842 volume on botany, written specifically for women, gives the reader a systematic description of plant species.

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Descrizione del libro

Jane Loudon (1807–58), the Mrs Beeton of the Victorian gardening world, wrote several popular books on horticulture and botany specifically for women. In this 1842 volume on botany, she takes her readers through the orders of plants, and then presents de Candolle's systematic description of plant species.

Contenuti

Preface; Part I: Introduction; Miscellaneous orders; Preliminary observations; 1. The order Ranunculaceae; 2. The order Leguminosae; 3. The order Rosaceae; 4. The order Onagraceae; 5. The order Rubiaceae; 6. The order Compositae; 7. The order Ericaceae; 8. The order Oleaceae; 9. The order Solanaceae; 10. The order Urticaceae; 11. The catkin-bearing trees; 12. The cone-bearing trees; Part II. Synopsis of the Natural System, According to Professor De Candolle: Introduction; 1. Phanerogamous plants, Dicotyledoneae, I; 2. Phanerogamous plants, Dicotyledoneae, II; 3. Phanerogamous plants, Monocotyledoneae; 4. Cryptogamous plants; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1108075630
• ISBN 13: 9781108075633
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 516
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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