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The Journal Of Botany - Softcover

William Jackson Hooker

 
9780371375259: The Journal Of Botany

Synopsis

The Journal Of Botany by William Jackson Hooker. A late-19th-century botanical periodical issue that brings together taxonomic debates, specimen-based cataloging, and field reports from across the British Empire to advance classification and knowledge of plant distribution. The Mosses of India (Wallich, Royle) are presented as a long, specimen-by-specimen catalog with locality notes and plate references; a substantial article by George Gardner argues for Mouriri as the type of a new natural order, detailing embryology and morphology to contrast with existing families; Cassytha, Carludovica, and allied groups are reevaluated, including the description of Gardneri and illustrations of flowers and fruits. The issue also features Unio itinerariæ with travel reports from Abyssinia, Gardner’s Brazil expeditions, and Schomburgk’s Guiana Plants; Beech of the southern hemisphere, Swan River flora, and an extended set of biological notes (pollen structure, phosphorescent fungi) alongside biographical sketches of naturalists such as Olaf Swartz. Edits assemble new species, taxonomic debates, and subscription-based dissemination of herbarium material, reflecting the era’s drive to reorganize plant classification and map global flora.

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