Conversations on botany

Elizabeth Fitton

Sujets

• Botany

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 26
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

Extrait

Pi.nted A. & R.by Spottiswoocle,
New-Street-Square.CONVERSATIONS
',-"
BOTANY.
WITH PLATES.
SIXTH EDITION.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR
LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.
1828.IHE of the is to
object following pages
enable children and to ac-young persons
of theaquire knowledge vegetable pro-
ductions of their native in-
country, by
to in a familiarthem, manner,troducing
the of the Linnaean ofprinciples system
Botany.
For this the ofpurpose, arrangement
Linnaeus is a native;briefly explained
of each with a fewclass,plant exceptions,
is illustrated anandexamined, by Engrav-
and a short account is ofsomeadded,;ing
of the principal foreign species.
It is not without that the classi-regret,
fication of Linnaeus has been in relin-part
in order to conform to thatquished, adopted
Dr. who has distributed theby Withering,
of four of the Linnaganplants classes, Gy-
A 3
2090955andMonoecia, Dioecia,nandria, Polyga-
the accord-mia, classes,among preceding
to the number of their stamens his;ing
" of British Plants"valuable Arrangement
at one of the best works of
being present
reference this for un-upon subject, persons
Edwardwith Latin. SirJamesacquainted
Smith's Flora furnishes to theEnglish Eng-
lish reader a account of all oursystematical
native to theplants, according original
method of Linnaeus.
What Miss has said of Che-Edgeworth
with truth be tomistry, may equal applied
and serve to recommend theBotany, may
of as a branch of educa-it,study general
"
tion : It is not a science of itparade,
affords and infinite itoccupation variety,
demands no it can bestrength,bodily pur-
sued in retirement there is no; danger
theof its becauseinflaming imagination,
mind is intent realities.the Theupon
that is is exact andknowledge acquired j