Title: A Botanical Dictionary: Or, Elements of Systematic and Philosophical Botany
Publisher: HardPress Publishing
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461890682
ISBN 13: 9780461890686
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
Weight: 1117 grams

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A Botanical Dictionary: Or, Elements Of Systematic And Philosophical Botany by Colin Milne. This historical botanical reference provides an alphabetized glossary of terms, morphology, and classification used in 18th–century plant taxonomy, centered on Linnaean and Tournefortian frameworks. The work defines plant structures such as calyx, corolla, anthers, pistil, nectaries, and fruit; describes inflorescences, leaf forms, and fertilization; and surveys Angiosperma vs Gymnosperma, Monocotyledones, and other Linnaean fragments (Didynamia, Diandria, Polyandria, etc.), with cross?references to later natural systems. It critiques the limits of Linnaeus’s artificial system, discusses how names shift across editions, and presents practical notes and examples from genera such as Campanula, Vaccinium, Erica, Citrus, and Carex. Accompanied by plates and prefatory material, the work blends precise definitions with etymology and explanatory prose. It serves as a dense scholarly resource for students, historians of science, and botanists studying 18th–19th?century taxonomy and nomenclature.

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