A botanical dictionary: or elements of systematic and philosophical botany. Containing Descriptions of the Parts of Plants-an Explanation of the scientific Terms used by Morison, Ray, Tournefort, Linnaeus, and other eminent Botanists-a brief Analysis of the principal Systems in Botany-a critical Enquiry into the Merits and Defects of the Linnaean Method of Arrangement, and Distribution of the Genera-Descriptions of the various Tribes, or natural Families of Plants, their Habit and Structure, Virtues, sensible Qualities, and oeconomical Uses-an impartial Examination of the Doctrine of the Sex of Plants-With a Discussion of several curious Questions in the Vegetable Oeconomy, connected with Gardening. The whole forming a complete system of botanical knowledge. By Colin Milne, LL.D

People / Organizations

• Colin Milne (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for T. Lowndes, No 77, in Fleet-Street, M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778] The second edition, with many additions, and illustrative plates.; ..

Publication year

1778

ESTC No.

T129850

Grub Street ID

179229

Description

[526]p.,ixplates,tables ; 8°.

Note

A reissue of the 1770 edition with a cancel titlepage and with the addition of a supplement, with separate titlepage, containing the plates

The main part of the work has horizontal chain lines and the supplement vertical

Price from imprint: price Seven Shillings and Six Pence bound.