A botanical dictionary or elements of systematic and philosophical botany. Containing Descriptions of the Parts of Plants-an Explanation of the scientific Terms used by Morison, Ray, Tournefort, Linnaeus, and other eminent Botanists-a brief Analysis of the principal Systems in Botany-a critical Enquiry into the Merits and Defects of the Linnaean Method of Arrangement, and Distribution of the Genera-Descriptions of the various Tribes, or natural Families of Plants, their Habit and Structure, Virtues, sensible Qualities, and oeconomical Uses-an impartial Examination of the Doctrine of the Sex of Plants-With a Discussion of several curious Questions in the Vegetable Oeconomy, connected with Gardening. The whole forming a complete system of botanical knowledge. By Colin Milne, LL.D
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for T. Lowndes, No 77, in Fleet-Street
1778, M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]
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| Edition: | The second edition, with many additions, and illustrative plates |
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | A reissue of the 1770 edition with a cancel titlepage and with the addition of a supplement, with separate titlepage, containing the plates. - English Short Title Catalog, T129850. - Henrey, 1149. - Price from imprint: price Seven Shillings and Six Pence bound. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The main part of the work has horizontal chain lines and the supplement vertical |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([526]p.,ixplates,tables) 8° |