Book ID: 101002
Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de and Kurt Sprengel
Elements of the Philosophy of Plants. Containing the Principles of Scientific Botany, Nomenclature, Theory of Classification, Phytography, Anatomy, Chemistry, Physiology, Geography and Diseases of Plants. 1821. (PoD-Reprint 2011). (Cambridge Library Collection, Life Sciences). 8 pls. XXXIII, 486 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Contents: Translator's preface / Sprengel's preface / Introduction / Part I. Nomenclature: General principles / Characteristic expressions for / forms and qualities / Names of the organs / Part II. Taxonomy, or the Theory of Classification: General observations / Artificial classification / Of the mutual connections of plants / On the natural arrangement in general / Theory of natural classification / Natural arrangement of families / Part III. Phytography, or Descriptive Botany: Of the generic name / Of trivial names / Delineation of characters / Description of plants / Synonymy / On the form of botanical works / Floras / Descriptions of gardens / Plates of plants / General works / On collections of plants / Part IV. Phytonomy, of the Structure and Nature of Plants: Phytotomy, or anatomy of plants / Pytochemy, or doctrine of the composition of plants / Propery phytonomy, or on the life of plants / On the distribution of plants upon the Earth / History of the distribution of plants / On malformations and diseases of plants / History of botany / Practical part / Index.