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Elements of Botany John Lindley

Elements of Botany By John Lindley

Elements of Botany by John Lindley


Summary

John Lindley published this 1841 work, the fourth edition of his Outline of the First Principles of Botany, under a new title to emphasise not only that it was considerably extended, but also that it was an illustrated textbook for students of 'structural, physiological, systematical, and medical' botany.

Elements of Botany Summary

Elements of Botany: Structural, Physiological, Systematical, and Medical by John Lindley

Employed early in his career by Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist John Lindley (1799-1865) is best known for his recommendation that Kew Gardens should become a national botanical institution, and for saving the Royal Horticultural Society from financial disaster. As an author, he is best remembered for his works on taxonomy and classification. A partisan of the 'natural' system rather than the Linnaean, Lindley published this 1841 work, the fourth edition of his Outline of the First Principles of Botany, under a new title to emphasise not only that it was 'much extended, and, it is hoped, improved', but also that it was a textbook for students of 'structural, physiological, systematical, and medical' botany. He defines the different elements of a plant, and provides a checklist for identification of plant families, before discussing the various 'natural' systems of classification, including his own, and the different practical uses of plants.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Structural and physiological botany; 2. Systematical botany; 3. Medical botany; Index.

Additional information

NLS9781108076647
9781108076647
1108076645
Elements of Botany: Structural, Physiological, Systematical, and Medical by John Lindley
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Cambridge University Press
2015-03-05
304
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