Author : J. G. Baker
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ISBN 13 : 9781332302017
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Book Synopsis Handbook of the Irideæ (Classic Reprint) by : J. G. Baker
Download or read book Handbook of the Irideæ (Classic Reprint) written by J. G. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Handbook of the Irideae This is the last of a series of botanical handbooks on which I have been working for a long time. When I first came to Kew, in January, 1866, I found the groups of plants that enter largely into horticulture that most wanted working at were the Vascular Cryptogams and Petaloid Monocotyledons. To those, consequently, during my connection with Kew, I have paid special attention. First, as was agreed upon with Sir Joseph Hooker when I was engaged as first-assistant in the herbarium, I finished the 'Synopsis Filicum' which Sir William Hooker had planned out and commenced. This was published in 1868, and a second edition, with a Supplement, in 1874. In 1891 I contributed to the fifth volume of the 'Annals of Botany' a classified index of the new species discovered up to that date. This has now been issued separately. In the Handbooks of the Fern Allies, Amaryllideae, Bromeliaceae, and the present work, I have followed the same concise general plan as in the Fern Synopsis. The Liliaceae are dealt with in greater detail in the 'Journal of the Linnean Society.' The papers extend from the eleventh to the eighteenth volume, and cover the whole order, with the exception of the two large genera, Smilax and Allium, which have been monographed recently by M. Alphonse DeCandolle and Dr. Von Regel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
