The Journal Of Botany - Softcover

William Jackson Hooker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371933064 ISBN 13: 9780371933060

Publisher: HardPress

Synopsis

The Journal Of Botany by William Jackson Hooker is a 19th-century compendium-style periodical that aggregates taxonomic monographs, new species descriptions, biogeographic notes, and travel narratives from colonial scientific networks. The collection foregrounds formal taxa across fungi, algae, and higher plants, including two newly described fungi by Berkeley, notes on Fagus antarctica, and extensive discussions of Melastomataceae and Guttifera boundaries. It gathers field reports and plates from South America (British Guiana, Brazil), Australia (Swan River/Western Australia), India, Ceylon, the Canaries, and Africa, with correspondents such as Gardner, Drummond, Wight, and Mrs. Walker. Editorial notices address publishing networks, subscribers, and institutional endorsements. The structure interleaves taxonomic revisions, nomenclatural debates (e.g., Gamboge-related groups, Xanthochymus vs Cambogia), field-collected flora descriptions, and biographical sketches (including Olaf Swartz). The issue exemplifies a colonial science model balancing specimen-based taxonomy, illustration, and the logistics of transcontinental distribution. It highlights the era’s push toward consolidating genera, describing new taxa, and mapping plant biogeography in global networks.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371933064
• ISBN 13: 9780371933060
• Binding: Paperback