Ladies' botany or, a familiar introduction to the study of the natural system of botany. Volume 1 Volume 1 /

The horticulturalist John Lindley (1799-1865) worked for Sir Joseph Banks, and was later instrumental in saving the Royal Horticultural Society from financial disaster. He was a prolific author of works for gardening practitioners but also for a non-specialist readership, and many of his books have...

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Otros Autores: Lindley, John, 1799-1865, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2015.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Cambridge library collection. Botany and horticulture.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:The horticulturalist John Lindley (1799-1865) worked for Sir Joseph Banks, and was later instrumental in saving the Royal Horticultural Society from financial disaster. He was a prolific author of works for gardening practitioners but also for a non-specialist readership, and many of his books have been reissued in this series. The first volume of this two-volume work was published in 1834, and the second in 1837. At a time when botany was regarded as the only science suitable for study by women and girls, Lindley felt that there was a lack of books for 'those who would become acquainted with Botany as an amusement and a relaxation', and attempted to meet this need. The first volume, in the form of engaging letters to a lady, was originally intended to stand alone. Illustrated with detailed botanical drawings, it schools the student in botanical form and taxonomy as well as nomenclature.
Notas:Originally published in London by J. Ridgway in 1834.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (xvi, 302 páginas)
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781107741775