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Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778.

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Single Works. Genera plantarum

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The families of plants, with their natural characters according to the number, figure, situation, and proportion of all the parts of fructification. Translated [by Erasmus Darwin] from the last edition (as published by Dr Reichard) of the Genera plantarum and of the Mantissæ plantarum of the elder L., and from the Supplementum plantarum of the younger Linneus, with all the new families of plants from Thunberg and L'Heritier. By a Botanical Society at Lichfield.

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Soulsby no. 24,Soulsby no. 321,Soulsby no. 3838

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Lichfield

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1787

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2 volumes ; (8o)

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English

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The pagination is continuous throughout.

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Darwin, Erasmus,
1731-1802.
Linné, Carl von,
1741-1783.
REICHARD, Johann Jacob.

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Linné, Carl von

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The families of plants : with their natural characters, according to the number, figure, situation and proportion of all the parts of fructification / translated from the last edition (as published by Dr. Reichard) of the Genera plantarum, and of the Mantissæ plantarum of the elder Linneus, and from the Supplementum plantarum of the younger Linneus, with all the new families of plants from Thunberg and L'Heritier. To which is prefix'd an accented catalogue of the names of the plants, with the adjectives apply'd to them, and other botanic terms, for the purpose of teaching their right pronunciation ; by a Botanical Society at Lichfield.

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Soulsby no.:

Soulsby no. 24,Soulsby no. 321,Soulsby no. 3838

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Publisher:

John Jackson

Place of publication:

Lichfield

Publishing year:

1787

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2 bd. (840 s.).

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Language(s):

English

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Additional author(s):

Reichard, Johann Jacob
Linné, Carl von

Additional corporate author(s):

Botanical Society at Lichfield.

Additional title(s):

Genera plantarum.
Mantissæ plantarum.
Supplementum plantarum.
Families of plants, in two volumes.

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20240312021918.0

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The families of Plants, with their natural characters, according to the number, figure, situation, and proportion of all parts of fructification / translated from the last edition (as published by Dr. Reichard) of the Genera plantarum, and of the Mantissæ plantarum of the Elder Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the Younger Linneus, with all the new families of plants from Thunberg and L'Heritier. To which is prefix'd an accented catalogue of the names of the plants, with the adjectives apply'd to them, and other botanic terms, for the purpose of teaching their right pronunciation.

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Soulsby no.:

Soulsby no. 24

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by a Botanical Society at Lichfield :printed by John Jackson

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Lichfield

Publishing year:

1787

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Physical description:

lxxx, 840 s. i 2 bd.

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Language(s):

English

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Linné, Carl von
Linné, Carl von
Thunberg, Carl Peter
L'Héritier de Brutelle, Charles Louis
Reichard, Johann Jacob
Darwin, Erasmus

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Botanical Society at Lichfield.

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20240306025244.0

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Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778

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The families of plants with their natural characters, according to the number, figure, situation and proportion of all the parts of fructification. Translated from the last edition (as published by Dr. Reichard) of the Genera plantarum, and of the Mantissæ plantarum of the elder Linneus, and from the Supplementum plantarum of the younger Linneus, with all the new families of plants from Thunberg and L'Heritier. To which is prefix'd an accented catalogue of the names of the plants, with the adjectives apply'd to them, and other botanic terms, for the purpose of teaching their right pronunciation / By a Botanical Society at Lichfield.

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Families of plants, in two volumes

Soulsby no.:

Soulsby no. 24

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printed by John Jackson. Sold by J. Johnson ... London. T. Byrne, Dublin. J. Balfour, Edenburgh

Place of publication:

Lichfield

Publishing year:

1787

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Physical description:

2 vols. ; 22 cm.

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Language(s):

English

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Continously paginated: Vol. I: [6], 1-386 p. ; Vol. II: [4], 387-840 p.
With half-titles: The families of plants. in two volumes.

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Vol. II, p. 809-840. An alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants, from the most approved botanical writers, refer'd to their respective genera. 1787.

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NHM BOTANY - Copy 1. Contains the bookplate of Lionel Walter Rothschild. NHM GENERAL - Vol. I has the bookplate of Bryan Cooke. Vol. II has inscription on half-title page 'P. Davies Cooke. Owston'.

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Reichard, Johann Jacob,
1743-1782.
Linné, Carl von,
1707-1778

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Botanical Society at Lichfield

Additional title(s):

Genera plantarum
Mantissæ plantarum
Supplementum plantarum

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9923063602081

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Index: p. 790-807.
Soulsby no. 24 is duplicated at Soulsby no. 321
By permission of the Trustees of The Natural History Museum (London).
NHM GENERAL - Quaritch 435/409. 15.vii.1927. 16/-
NHM BOTANY - Copy 2. Vols. have been rebound in blue buckram, and clamp marks remain on flyleaves. Half-title page is torn along gutter at bottom. Page xviii has ms. annotation in pencil. Both vols. show water damage. Pages have been trimmed unevenly or have been opened, leaving ragged edges. Height of vols. is 23 cm.
NHM GENERAL - Repaired: 12.iii.1929. 6/6
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Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778

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Genera plantarum

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The families of plants, with their natural characters, according to the number, figure, situation, and proportion of all the parts of fructification : translated from the last edition, (as published by Dr. Reichard) of the Genera plantarum, and of the Mantissae plantarum of the elder Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the younger Linneus, with all the new families of plants, from Thunberg and l'Heritier. To which is prefix'd an accented catalogue of the names of plants, with the adjectives apply'd to them, and other botanic terms, for the purpose of teaching their right pronunciation / By a botanical society at Lichfield.

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Families of plants in two volumes

Soulsby no.:

Soulsby no. 24, 321, 3838

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Printed by John Jackson, sold by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-yard, London. T. Byrne, Dublin, and J. Balfour, Edinburgh

Place of publication:

Lichfield

Publishing year:

MDCCLXXXVII [1787]

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2 v. ([6], lxxx, [4], 840p.) : 22 cm (8vo)

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English

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With one leaf each of errata and addenda: vol. 1 following p. lxxx.
With a divisional half title on p.xxi: An accented catalogue of the generic and trivial names of plants, used by Linneus ...
An alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants ..." vol. 2, p. [809]-840.
With a half title to each vol.: Families of plants in two volumes.
The ?botanical society at Lichfield? consisted of three members only: Erasmus Darwin, Brooke (later Sir Brooke) Boothby, and John Jackson." (Henrey).
With corrections to the text in ink, in ms. in eighteenth-century hand on p. lxi and lxv.
Volume 2 imperfect: final leaf missing: replaced with facsimile.

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Classification 108314

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filius,
Linnaeus, Carl von,
1741-1783

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Lichfield Botanical Society.

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Mantissæ plantarum.
Supplementum plantarum.
An accented catalogue of the generic and trivial names of plants, used by Linneus.

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u85579

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StEdRBGE Binding: Twentieth century library buckram with title piece; ink stamp on front pastedown: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 31 May 1961.

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The families of plants : with their natural characters, according to the number, figure, situation, and proportion of all parts of fructification / tr. from the last ed. (as pub. by Dr. Reichard) of the Genera plantarum, and of the Mantissæ plantarum of the elder Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the younger Linneus, with all the new families of plants, from Thunberg and l'Heritier. To which is prefix'd an accented catalogue of the names of plants, with the adjectives apply'd to them, and other botanic terms, for the purpose of teaching their right pronunciation. By a botanical society at Lichfield.

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Soulsby no.:

Soulsby no. 24.

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Publisher:

Printed by J. Jackson

Place of publication:

Lichfield

Publishing year:

1787

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Physical description:

2 v. (840 p.) ; 22 cm.

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Language(s):

English

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An alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants ..." vol. 2, p. [809]-840.

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Botany
Classification
18th century

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Lichfield Botanical Society.

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ocm02184814

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Linné, Carl von (1707-1778).

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Genera plantarum.

Title:

The families of plants, with their natural characters, according to the number, figure, situation, and proportion of all the parts of fructification / Translated from the last edition, (as published by Dr. Reichard) of the Genera plantarum, and of the Mantissae plantarum of the elder Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the younger Linneus, with all the new families of plants, from Thunberg and L'Heritier. To which is prefix'd an accented catalogue of the names of plants, with the adjectives apply'd to them, and other botanic terms, for the purpose of teaching their right pronunciation. ; By a botanical society at Lichfield.

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Alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants, from the most approved botanical writers, refer'd to their respective genera.

Soulsby no.:

Soulsby no. 24 & 321

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Publisher:

J. Johnson [et al]

Place of publication:

Lichfield

Publishing year:

1787

Edition:

Physical description:

2 v. (Pp. [v], lxxx, [iv], 1-386; [iv], 387-840) ; 21.5 cm.

Series entry:

Language(s):

English

Notes

General notes:

This translation was made from the 1778 edition of the Genera plantarum, edited by Reichard. The Botanical Society at Lichfield consisted of Erasmus Darwin, Brooke Boothby, and John Jackson, the main translator, and printer, of the work.
Full imprint statement. Lichfield: Printed by John Jackson. Sold by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-yard, London. T. Byrne, Dublin. And J. Balfour, Edenburgh [sic], MDCCLXXXVII.

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The Catalogue of English and Scotch names that appears at the end of the second volume is a re-issue, textually identical but reset, of the Catalogue that was appended to the 1783 System of vegetables (where it carried a date of 1784)

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Fly-leaf of vol. I has pencilled inscription: 1-8-0. Ticking and marginal scorings in indexes and scattered elsewhere.

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Subject:

Classification
Classification system: Linnaeus.
Flora
Plant names - English.
Great Britain.

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Reichard, Johann Jakob
(1743-1782).
7th Baronet
Boothby, Brooke,
(1744-1824).
Darwin, Erasmus
(1731-1802).
Jackson, John
(fl.1740s-1790s)

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John Jackson (Lichfield, England)
Joseph Johnson (London, England)
T. Byrne (Dublin, Ireland)
John Balfour (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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Bound in marble-stained sheep, with gilt double fillets on boards, and gilt decorations on board edges and turn-ins. Rounded spines divided into panels by groupings of gilt fillets, with fish-scale patterns filling the panels. Double red morocco lettering-pieces with gilt fillets and titles: THE / FAMILIES / OF PLANTS // VOL. I [&c.]. Marbled edges. Endpapers marbled in black stormont pattern with red and orange veins.