A system of vegetables, according to their classes genera orders species with their characters and differences : In two volumes. Translated from the thirteenth edition (as published by Dr. Murray) of the Systema vegetabilium of the late Professor Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the present Professor Linneus. ... . By a botanical society, at Lichfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linné, Carl von, 1741-1783.

Contributor:

Linné, Carl, the Younger.

Standardized Title:

Systema vegetabilium. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant names, Popular--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Plant names, Popular.

Plants--Classification--Early works to 1800.

Plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2v.([iv],ii,lvi,[1],424,[22][5],426-897,[1][32]p.),plates )

Other Title:

System of vegetables, according to their classes genera orders species with their characters and differences

Place of Publication:

Lichfield : printed by John Jackson, for Leigh and Sotheby, York Street, Covent Garden, London, MDCCLXXXIII. [1783] [1782-85]

Notes:

"A system of vegetables appeared in parts. No.1 (1782), consisting of 176 pages, is reviewed in The monthly review, 6̲8̲: 433-5 (for May 1783). The complete work, which consisted of four parts, bound in 2 volumes, is reviewed in Vol.7̲2̲: 401-10 (for June 1785) .. The 'botanical society at Lichfield' consisted of three members only: Erasmus Darwin, Brooke (later Sir Brooke) Boothby, and John Jackson." (Henrey).

Includes: 'An alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants' with a separate titlepage dated 1784.

The plates are with descriptive letterpress.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Henrey, 981

English Short Title Catalog, T81060.

OCLC:

642704120