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Author:
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.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 24,Soulsby no. 321,Soulsby no. 3838

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Place of publication:
Lichfield
Publishing year:
1787
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Physical description:
2 volumes ; (8o)
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Language(s):
English

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The pagination is continuous throughout.
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Additional author(s):
Darwin, Erasmus,
1731-1802.
Linné, Carl von,
1741-1783.
REICHARD, Johann Jacob.
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002178066
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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.
Varying title form:
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
Edition:
Physical description:
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.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 24

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by a Botanical Society at Lichfield :printed by John Jackson
Place of publication:
Lichfield
Publishing year:
1787
Edition:
Physical description:
lxxx, 840 s. i 2 bd.
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Language(s):
English

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Additional author(s):
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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Author:
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778.
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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 ed. (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.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 24.

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Printed by John Jackson :Sold by J. Johnson, ... T. Byrne, ... and J. Balfour
Place of publication:
Lichfield [Eng.]
Publishing year:
1787
Edition:
Physical description:
2 v. ([4], lxxx, [4], 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.
This English edition of the Genera plantarum (Ed. VII, 1778, called Editio novissima) and the Mantissae I and II was translated and edited by Erasmus Darwin.
Paged continuously.
Includes index.
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Subject:
Plants Classification Early works to 1800.
Additional author(s):
Reichard, Johann Jakob,
1743-1782.
Darwin, Erasmus,
1731-1802.
Additional corporate author(s):
Lichfield Botanical Society.
John Jackson.
Linnean Collection (Missouri Botanical Garden)
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ocm10717437
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Author:
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778.
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Title:
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 ed. (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.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 24.

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Publisher:
By a Botanical Society at Litchfield
Place of publication:
Lichfield [England]
Publishing year:
1787
Edition:
Physical description:
2 v., [4], lxxx, [4], (840 p.) ; 22 cm.
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Language(s):
English

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Includes index.
12086B4-12095F3
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Subject:
Plants Classification
Additional author(s):
Reichard, Johann Jakob,
1743-1782.
Darwin, Erasmus,
1731-1802.
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ocm24959188
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Microfiche. Westport, Conn. : Meckler/Chadwyck-Healey Publishing, [1987?]. 10 microfiches (Plant taxonomic literature microfiche collection) s1987 ctun b.
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Author:
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778
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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 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.
Varying title form:
Families of plants, in two volumes
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 24

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Publisher:
printed by John Jackson. Sold by J. Johnson ... London. T. Byrne, Dublin. J. Balfour, Edenburgh
Place of publication:
Lichfield
Publishing year:
1787
Edition:
Physical description:
2 vols. ; 22 cm.
Series entry:
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.
Provenance:
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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Subject:
Additional author(s):
Reichard, Johann Jacob,
1743-1782.
Linné, Carl von,
1707-1778
Additional corporate author(s):
Botanical Society at Lichfield
Additional title(s):
Genera plantarum
Mantissæ plantarum
Supplementum plantarum
OPAC identifier:
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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Author:
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778
Corporate author:
Main entry uniform title:
Uniform title:
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 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.
Varying title form:
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]
Edition:
Physical description:
2 v. ([6], lxxx, [4], 840 p.) ; 22cm (8vo)
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Language(s):
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.
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Subject:
Classification 108314
Botany 108309
Additional author(s):
filius,
Linnaeus, Carl von,
1741-1783
Additional corporate author(s):
Lichfield Botanical Society.
Additional title(s):
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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Linnaeus, 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 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.
Varying title form:
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 24.

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Publisher:
Printed by J. Jackson
Place of publication:
Lichfield
Publishing year:
1787
Edition:
Physical description:
2 v. (840 p.) ; 22 cm.
Series entry:
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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Provenance:
Title history:
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With note:
Dissertation notes:
Subject:
Botany
Classification
18th century
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Additional corporate author(s):
Lichfield Botanical Society.
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OPAC identifier:
ocm02184814
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Author:
Linné, Carl von (1707-1778).
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Main entry uniform title:
Uniform title:
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.
Varying title form:
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.
Contents notes:
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)
Provenance:
Fly-leaf of vol. I has pencilled inscription: 1-8-0. Ticking and marginal scorings in indexes and scattered elsewhere.
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With note:
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Subject:
Classification
Classification system: Linnaeus.
Flora
Plant names - English.
Great Britain.
Additional author(s):
Reichard, Johann Jakob
(1743-1782).
7th Baronet
Boothby, Brooke,
(1744-1824).
Darwin, Erasmus
(1731-1802).
Jackson, John
(fl.1740s-1790s)
Additional corporate author(s):
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.