{"product_id":"flora-australiensis-a-description-of-the-plants-of-the-australian-territory-paperback-9781108037389","title":"Flora Australiensis; A Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108037389","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFlora Australiensis\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\"\u003e9781108037389, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e574 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.72 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. Volume 1, published in 1863, introduces the project and describes 39 orders of the dicotyledon class of flora.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266052477208,"sku":"9781108037389","price":46.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108037389i.jpg?v=1696743812","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/flora-australiensis-a-description-of-the-plants-of-the-australian-territory-paperback-9781108037389","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}