The tourist's flora : a descriptive catalogue of the flowering plants and ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and the Italian Islands / Jospeh Woods.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge library collection. Life sciences.Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (lxxxiv, 505 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781139854832 (ebook)
- 580.94 23
- QK281 .W66 2013
Originally published: London : Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1850.
By the middle of the nineteenth century, botany was a popular amateur pursuit as well as a rapidly developing science. First published in 1850, this catalogue covers the flora of Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy - the most popular tourist destinations of the period. It was compiled over several years by Joseph Woods (1776-1864), who was an architect by profession but also an avid botanist and contributor to the Transactions of the Linnean Society. Taking care to clearly define his terms in the still-developing botanical lexicon, Woods includes hundreds of entries and technical descriptions. A testament to the contemporary market for scholarly amateur guides, this rigorous publication is the product of the author's lifelong interest and a retirement devoted to painstaking study. It remains an instructive resource for those interested in the history and dissemination of plant science.
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