Compendium Florae Britannicae

Excerpt from Compendium Flor Britannic Praeter characterem specificum, quem integrum ex Flor'a'excerptum dedi; printer habitationem plantarum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from A Compendium of the English Flora A principal boject of Botany must always be to investigate the nature and qualities of plants, with a view to ascertain their various uses, and, in many cases, the best mode of cultivating them; but it has been proved that without a methodical arrangement the observations of individuals on these subjects cannot be accumulated, nor the discoveries of one age handed down to another. The ancients knew much, and wrote much, concerning vegetables; yet, from want of system, their discoveries are mostly lost, and their writings of comparatively little value. The several editions that have already been published of the "Compendium Floræ Britannicæ" and of some other manuals on the same subject, are deemed sufficient proofs of the usefulness of a brief description of our native plants, which we may carry in our hands during our excursions into the fields. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.