Book ID: 8478
ROURKE, John P.
The Proteas of Southern Africa. 1980. 82 col.plates. XX,236 p. 4to. Bound.
Contents: Frontispiece/ Preface/ Acknowledgement/ List of sponsors andsubscribers/ Poem/ Prologue/ Historical Background: First fragments1597-1705/ Boerhave and Linnaeus. The birth of Protea 1700-1753/ Theexpanding horizon. Thunberg and Masson 1770-1800/ Georgian Grandeur1790-1820/ Europe 1800-1900/ The past century 1880-1979/ Uses/ Systematic Account: Generic description, diagnostic characters, derivation of name/ Distribution and evolution/ Species treatments/Bibliography/ Glossary/ Index.-Good second hand copy.