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Botanick essays. In two parts. The first containing the structure of the flowers, and the fructification of plants, with their various distributions into method: and the second the generation of plants, with their sexes and manner of impregnating the seed: also concerning the animalcula in semine masculino. Together with the nourishment of plants, and circulation of the sap in all seasons, analogous to that of the blood in animals. With many curious remarks, and several discoveries and improvements. Adorn'd with figures
Blair, Patrick (1728); Innys, John (fl. 1713-1732); Innys, William (1756)
1720
With an imprimatur leaf and final leaf of advertisements.
An idea of a phytological history propounded. Together with a continuation of the anatomy of vegetables, particularly prosecuted upon roots. And an account of the vegetation of roots grounded chiefly thereupon
Grew, Nehemiah (1641-1712)
1673
The final 32 pages are an "Explication of the figures".
Vegetable staticks : or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables: being an essay towards a natural history of vegetation. Also, a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air, by a great variety of chymio-statical experiments; which were read at several meetings before the Royal Society
Hales, Stephen (1677-1761)
1727
P. 339 misnumbered 338.
Pambotanologia : sive, Enchiridion botanicum : or, A compleat herball, containing the summe of what hat hitherto been published either by ancient or moderne authors both galenicall and chymicall, touching trees, shrubs, plants, fruits, flowers, &c.... Shewing their place, time, names, kindes, temperature, vertues, use, dose, danger and antidotes. Together with an introduction to herbarisme, &c., appendix of exoticks, universal index of plants; shewing what grow wild in England
Lovell, Robert (1630?-1690)
1659
First word of title transliterated from Greek.
Plantarum umbelliferarum distributio nova, per tabulas cognationis et affinitatis ex libro naturæ observata & detecta
Morison, Robert (1620-1683); Loggan, David (1635-1700?)
1672
"This was extended and incorporated in his 'Plantarum historia', of which it formed sect. IX of part III. It was also substituted for Vol. 1 of the 'Plantarum historia universalis oxoniensis' in the e...
Joannis Raii Synopsis methodica stirpium Britannicarum : tum indigenis, tum in agris cultis locis suis dispositis : additis generum characteristicis, specierum descriptionibus & virium epitome
Ray, John (1627-1705); Sherard, William (1659-1728); Dillenius, Johann Jakob (1684-1747)
1724
First issue of the third edition. Signatures: A-T⁸, U-2K⁸. "Catalogus plantarum in insula Jamaica, sponte nascentium, quae etiam Angliae indigenae sunt... ab ... Hans Sloane": p. 480-482. Im...
The anatomy of plants : With An idea of a philosophical history of plants, and several other lectures, read before the Royal Society
Grew, Nehemiah (1641-1712)
1682
Each part has a special title-page. Place of publication from second title-page introducing the section of the work entitled An idea of the philosophical history of plants. Full extent: [22], 24, [1...