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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.
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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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OPAC identifier:
002178066
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Author:
Linné, Carl von
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Uniform title:
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:
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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With note:
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Subject:
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.
OPAC identifier:
20240312021918.0
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Title details

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 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:
Families of plants in two volumes
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 24, 321, 3838

Edition details

Publisher:
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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Physical description:
2 v. ([6], lxxx, [4], 840p.) : 22 cm (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.
Volume 2 imperfect: final leaf missing: replaced with facsimile.
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Classification 108314
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.
OPAC identifier:
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.