1855. · New York
by Green, Francis, and Joseph W. Congdon
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1855.. vi,228pp. including numerous illustrations. Quarto. Contemporary maroon cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, spine gilt. Cloth lightly worn, bookplate on front pastedown. Occasional minor spotting. Very good. An important botanical instructional. Francis Green authored the first segment, "Elements of Vegetable Structure and Physiology," while the second, "Systematic Botany," is by Joseph Congdon. A definitive text on the subject, neatly organized into chapters focusing on the specific characteristics of given classes of flora. The many illustrations focus on northern specimens. Scarce. Not in TAXONOMIC LITERATURE. SABIN 28523.
(Inventory #: WRCAM30435)