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020 _a9781107252752 (ebook)
020 _z9781108069311 (paperback)
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050 4 _aSB107
_b.J33 1890
082 0 4 _a581.6/36
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100 1 _aJackson, John Reader,
_d1837-1920,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aCommercial Botany of the Nineteenth Century /
_cJohn R. Jackson.
264 1 _aPlace of publication not identified :
_bpublisher not identified,
_c1890.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press
300 _a1 online resource (vi, 168 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge library collection. Botany and horticulture
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _aThe nineteenth century witnessed great advances in technology which made transporting natural resources overseas significantly easier. At the centre of a global empire, Britain felt the full economic benefits of introducing and cultivating a range of commercial plants both domestically and in her colonies abroad. First published in 1890, this succinct work by the English botanist John Reader Jackson (1837-1920) surveys these plants. The concise descriptions are enhanced by instructive drawings of significant species. The introduction also contains a chronological table of the century's most important developments in commercial botany. This is followed by chapters organised according to the applications of plants, notably in food, drink, medicine, and the building trade. Jackson points out the species which revolutionised these industries, identifying those at the heart of rapidly growing markets. The coverage includes many commodities which remain commercially significant, such as palm oil, sugar cane, and cotton.
650 0 _aBotany, Economic.
650 0 _aBotany
_zGreat Britain.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108069311
830 0 _aCambridge library collection.
_pBotany and horticulture.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107252752
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_d514653