Excerpt from Sketches Towards a Hortus Botanicus Americanus, or Coloured Plates (With a Catalogue and Concise and Familiar Description of Many Species) Of New and Valuable Plants of the West Indies and North and South America: Also of Several Others, Natives of Africa and the East Indies; Arranged After the Linnæar System, With a Concise and Comprehensive Glossary of Terms, Prefixed, and a General Index
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a meticulously researched treatise on tropical Jamaican flora, detailing the exotic fruits found on the island. The author, a keen botanist who spent many years living in Jamaica, presents a comprehensive study of over 130 plant species, illustrated with 31 hand-coloured plates. The book is a testament to the natural beauty and medicinal properties of Jamaican plant life. With a particular emphasis on the therapeutic applications of many species, the author adds his own observations to the well-informed knowledge of his time. Originally intended as a medical guide for planters living in Jamaica, the book is a valuable primary text in the study of botany and ethnobotany in the West Indies. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780282961220_0
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