key-to-the-system-of-victorian-plants

Author : Baron Ferd; Von Mueller
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ISBN 13 : 9781330630457
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Key to the System of Victorian Plants written by Baron Ferd; Von Mueller and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Key to the System of Victorian Plants: Dichotomous Arrangement of Th Orders, Genera and Species of the Native Plants, With Annotations of Primary Distinctions and Supporting Characteristics This work owes its origin to a desire, expressed by the Field-Naturalist's Club of Victoria, at the instance of the Honorable. Dr. Dobson, that its members should be provided with a literary guide similar to the meritorious "Handbook of the Plants of Tasmania," written some years ago by the Rev. W. Spicer, for facilitating the study of our native flora, particularly during botanical excursions; and it was especially urged by the honorable and distinguished gentleman, that the dichotomous method of Lamarck, which was followed by our late lamented friend for: his book, should also be adopted for the Victorian work. The flora of our colony being doubly as rich in species as that of Tasmania rendered the task, even under ordinary circumstances, far more laborious; moreover, it was felt by the writer of these lines, that an effort should be made, while applying the difficult method mentioned, not to disrupt in any way the chain of affinity, which links the orders and the genera and the species of plants naturally together. Furthermore, the necessity of supporting the very brief dichotomous notes by diagnostic descriptions was also at once recognised; hence the dichotomous "Key" was required to be extended to an abridged "Descriptive Flora." To render the contemplated work acceptable as well to the juvenile tyro as to the advanced student - it being the first special and early completed work on the indigenous vegetation of this colony - it became imperative, to express the characteristics of the plants not only with etymologic precision and logical clearness, but also with the utmost of plainness and organographic simplification. 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.