The Ferns (Filicales): Treated Comparatively with a View to their Natural Classification Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture) - Softcover

Bower, F. O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108013171 ISBN 13: 9781108013178

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Frederick Orpen Bower (1855–1948) was a renowned botanist best known for his research on the origins and evolution of ferns. Appointed Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow in 1885, he became a leading figure in the development of modern botany and the emerging field of paleobotany, devising the interpolation theory of the life cycle in land plants. First published between 1923 and 1928 as part of the Cambridge Botanical Handbook series, The Ferns was the first systematic classification of ferns according to anatomical, morphological and developmental features. In this three-volume work Bower analyses the major areas of comparison between different species, describes primitive and fossil ferns and compares these species to present-day fern species, providing a comprehensive description of the order. Volume 2 describes, analyses and classifies primitive and fossil ferns.

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Book Description

Frederick Orpen Bower (1855–1948) was a renowned botanist appointed Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow in 1885. Published between 1923 and 1928, this work contains the first systematic classification of ferns. Volume 2 describes, analyses and classifies primitive and fossil ferns.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108013171
• ISBN 13: 9781108013178
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 362