Institutes of botany; containing accurate, compleat and easy descriptions of all the known genera of plants: translated from the Latin of the celebrated Charles von Linné, Professor of Medicine and Botany in the University of Upsal; First Physician to the King of Sweden, Knight of the Polar Star, and Member of most of the Learned Societies in Europe. To which are prefixed, I. A view of the ancient and present state of botany. II. A synopsis, exhibiting the essential or striking characters which serve to discriminate genera of the same Class and Order; as likewise the secondary Characters of each Genus, or those derived from the Port, Habit or general Appearance of the Plants which compose it. By Colin Milne, Reader on Botany in London, Author of the Botanical Dictionary
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London
sold by W. Griffin, Bookseller, Catharine-Street; J. Nourse, Bookseller to His Majesty; P. Elmsley, opposite Southampton-Street; Messrs. Richardson and Urquart, under the Royal Exchange; F. Noble, opposite Gray's-Inn Gate, Holborn; and J. Robson, New-Bond-Street
1771, 1771-1772
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | "The second part commences at p.135, it has a separate title-page dated 1772. The work is incomplete, without the translation of the Genera plantarum, and the 'Synopsis' extends only to a portion of Tetrandria Monogynia." (Henrey). - English Short Title Catalog, T80796. - Henrey, 1151. - Reproduction of original from British Library |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([2],4,[2],134;[2],135-302p) 4° |