{"product_id":"flora-australiensis-7-volume-set-a-description-of-the-plants-of-the-australian-territory-9781108037457","title":"Flora Australiensis 7 Volume Set; A Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory (Multiple-component retail product) 9781108037457","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFlora Australiensis 7 Volume Set\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA seven-volume compendium, published from 1863 to 1878, of Australian flora, compiled by one of Britain's most influential botanists.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Bentham (Author), Ferdinand von Mueller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108037457, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMultiple-component retail product, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e4334 pages\u003cbr\u003e32.5 x 25 x 15.7 cm, 6.1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeorge Bentham (1800–84) was one of Britain's most influential botanists, whose own collection of plant specimens numbered more than 100,000. Although he donated his herbarium to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1854, he continued to make significant contributions to the field, including this exhaustive, seven-volume work detailing the plant life of Australia, which was published from 1863 to 1878. It was part of a series of works commissioned by the British government to document the flora in its colonies. Using the extensive numbers of specimens at Kew - and with the help of Ferdinand Mueller (1825–96), a German botanist in Australia - Bentham was able to compile descriptions of more than 8,000 species of Australian plants, making these volumes the first completed compendium of the flora of any large continental area.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume 1: Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Outlines of Botany, with Special Reference to Local Floras: 1. Definitions and descriptive botany\u003cbr\u003e 2. Classification, or systematic botany\u003cbr\u003e 3. Vegetable anatomy and physiology\u003cbr\u003e 4. Collection, preservation, and determination of plants\u003cbr\u003e Index of terms, or glossary\u003cbr\u003e Flora Australiensis: Class I. Dicotyledons. Subclass I. Polypetalae: Order I. Ranunculaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order II. Dilleniaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order III. Magnoliaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order IV. Anonaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order V. Menispermaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order VI. Nymphaeaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order VII. Papaveraceae\u003cbr\u003e Order VIII. Cruciferae\u003cbr\u003e Order IX. Capparideae\u003cbr\u003e Order X. Violarieae\u003cbr\u003e Order XI. Bixineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XII. Pittosporeae\u003cbr\u003e Order XIII. Tremandreae\u003cbr\u003e Order XIV. Polygaleae\u003cbr\u003e Order XV. Frankeniaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XVI. Caryophylleae\u003cbr\u003e Order XVII. Portulaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XVIII. Elatineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XIX. Hypericineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XX. Guttiferae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXI. Malvaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXII. Sterculiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXIII. Tiliaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXIV. Lineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXV. Malpighiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXVI. Zygophylleae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXVII. Geraniaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXVIII. Rutaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXIX. Simarubeae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXX. Burseraceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXI. Meliaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXII. Olacineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXIII. Ilicineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXIV. Celastrineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXV. Stackhousieae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXVI. Rhamneae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXVII. Ampelideae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXVIII. Sapindaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XXXIX. Anacardiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Index. Volume 2: Conspectus of the orders\u003cbr\u003e Order XL. Leguminosae: Suborder I. Papilionaceae\u003cbr\u003e Suborder 2. Caesalpinieae\u003cbr\u003e Suborder 3. Mimoseae\u003cbr\u003e Order XLI. Rosaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XLII. Saxifrageae\u003cbr\u003e Order XLIII. Crassulaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XLIV. Droseraceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XLV. Halorageae\u003cbr\u003e Order XLVI. Rhizophoreae\u003cbr\u003e Order XLVII. Combretaceae\u003cbr\u003e Index. Volume 3: Conspectus of the orders\u003cbr\u003e Order XLVIII. Myrtaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XLIX. Melastomaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order L. Lythrarieae\u003cbr\u003e Order LI. Onagrarieae\u003cbr\u003e Order LII. Samydaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LIII. Passifloreae\u003cbr\u003e Order LIV. Cucurbitaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LV. Ficoideae\u003cbr\u003e Order LVI. Umbelliferae\u003cbr\u003e Order LVII. Araliaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LVIII. Cornaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LIX. Loranthaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LX. Caprifoliaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXI. Rubiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXII. Compositae\u003cbr\u003e Index. Volume 4: Conspectus of the orders. Order LXIII. Stylidieae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXIV. Goodenovieae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXV. Campanulaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXVI. Ericaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXVII. Epacrideae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXVIII. Plumbagineae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXIX. Primulaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXX. Myrsineae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXI. Sapotaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXII. Ebenaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXIII. Styracaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXIV. Jasmineae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXV. Apocyneae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXVI. Asclepiadeae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXVII. Loganiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXVIII. Gentianeae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXIX. Hydrophyllaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXX. Boragineae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXI. Convolvulaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXII. Solaneae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXIII. Schrophularineae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXIV. Lentibularieae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXV. Orobanchaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXVI. Gesneriaeceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXVII. Bignoniaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXVIII. Acanthaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order LXXXIX. Pedalineae\u003cbr\u003e Index. Volume 5: Conspectus of the orders\u003cbr\u003e Order XC. Myoporineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCI. Selagineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCII. Verbenaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCIII. Labiatae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCIV. Plantagineae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCV. Phytolaccaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCVI. Chenopodiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCVII. Amarantaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCVIII. Paronychiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order XCIX. Polygonaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order C. Nyctagineae\u003cbr\u003e Order CI. Myristiceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CII. Monimiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CIII. Laurineae\u003cbr\u003e Order CIV. Proteaceae\u003cbr\u003e Index. Volume 6: Conspectus of the orders. Order CV. Thymeleae\u003cbr\u003e Order CVI. Elaeagnaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CVII. Nepenthaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CVIII. Euphorbiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CIX. Urticeae\u003cbr\u003e Order CX. Casuarineae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXI. Piperaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXII. Aristolochiaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXIII. Cupuliferae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXIV. Santalaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXV. Balanophoreae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXVI. Coniferae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXVII. Cycadeae\u003cbr\u003e Monocotyledons. Order CXVIII. Hydrocharideae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXIX. Scitamineae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXX. Orchideae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXXI. Burmanniaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXXII. Irideae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXXIII. Amaryllideae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXXIV. Taccaceae\u003cbr\u003e Order CXXV. Dioscorideae\u003cbr\u003e Index. Volume 7: Concluding preface\u003cbr\u003e Conspectus of the orders\u003cbr\u003e Order CXXVI. 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