Description: The Vegetable World; Being a History of Plants, with Their Botanical Descriptions and Peculiar PropertiesFiguier, LouisNew York: D. Aooleton and Co., 1867. First American Edition. Octavo. Item #021960 576pp, illustrated with 446 engravings, interspersed through the text and 24 full page illustrations, chiefly from nature. Divided into four parts; The organography and physiology of plants; The classification of plants; the natural families of plants and Geographical distribution of plants on the surface of the globe. Common terms and phrasesacid Africa albumen alternate leaves America anatropal anthers appearance axile axillary axis bark base beautiful become belong berries botanists bracts branches called calyx capsule carpels catkins cells cellular colour common composed containing corolla corymbs cotyledons cultivated developed drupe embryo enclosed envelope Europe evergreen exogens fecundation feet fibres filaments five fleshy flowers folioles forests fruit furnished genera green growing herbaceous plants hermaphrodite hypogynous imbricated India inserted interior juice Jussieu leaf ligneous Linnæus lobes membrane monopetalous natives natural opposite organs ovary ovules Palms panicles petals petiole pistil pith placed placenta pollen pollen-tube polypetalous produced racemes radicle receptacle regions remarkable resembling roots round seeds sepals sessile shrubs simple soil solitary sometimes species spikes spiral spores stamens stem stigma stipules structure style succulent summit surface terminal tissue trees or shrubs TRIBE tropical trunk tube umbels unisexual vegetable vessels wood woody
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Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Author: Louis Figuier
Publisher: Appleton
Topic: Historical
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Outdoor & Nature
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1867
