Ladies' Botany: Or, a Familiar Introduction to the Study of the Natural System of Botany

by John Lindley

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108076579
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/05/2015
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introductory remarks; 2. The umbelliferous tribe; 3. The evening primrose tribe; 4. The cruciferous tribe; 5. The passion-flower tribe; 6. The mallow tribe; 7. The chickweed tribe; 8. The rose tribe; 9. The protea tribe; 10. The marvel of Peru tribe; 11. The nettle tribe; 12. The heath tribe; 13. The gentian tribe; 14. The hare-bell tribe; 15. The borage tribe; 16. The mint tribe; 17. Compound flowers; 18. Distinctions of exogenous or dicotyledonous, and of endogenous or monocotyledonous plants; 19. The orchis tribe; 20. The lily tribe; 21. The bullrush tribe; 22. Glumaceous plants; 23. Cellular, flowerless, or cryptogamic plants; 24. The moss tribe; 25. The lichen tribe; Index.