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The Vegetable Kingdom

Or, the Structure, Classification, and Uses of Plants Illustrated upon the Natural System

John Lindley author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Mar '15

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This 1847 milestone in the development of plant taxonomy defines the vegetable kingdom in terms of 'alliances' of plants.

This 1847 work by John Lindley, intended to acquaint his countrymen with the 'systematic' classification of plants used in Europe, gives an overview of the various taxonomic systems used since that of John Ray, and goes on to define the vegetable kingdom in terms of classes and 'alliances' of plants.Employed early in his career by Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist John Lindley (1799–1865) is best known for his recommendation that Kew Gardens should become a national botanical institution, and for saving the Royal Horticultural Society from financial disaster. As an author, he is best remembered for his various works on taxonomy and classification. This work, one of his most famous, was first published in 1846; reissued here is the revised third edition of 1847. Lindley describes his motive as being 'to make his countrymen acquainted with the progress of Systematic Botany abroad' given that the 'superficial and useless system of Linnaeus' was now consigned to history. The work, nonetheless an important milestone in the development of plant taxonomy, gives an overview of the various classification systems used since that of John Ray, and goes on to define the vegetable kingdom in terms of classes and 'alliances' of plants.

ISBN: 9781108077224

Dimensions: 217mm x 140mm x 60mm

Weight: 1300g

986 pages