Ladies' Botany: Or, A Familiar Introduction To The Study Of The Natural System Of Botany: 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture) - Softcover

Lindley, John

 
9781108076562: Ladies' Botany: Or, A Familiar Introduction To The Study Of The Natural System Of Botany: 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture)

Synopsis

The horticulturalist John Lindley (1799–1865) worked for Sir Joseph Banks, and was later instrumental in saving the Royal Horticultural Society from financial disaster. He was a prolific author of works for gardening practitioners but also for a non-specialist readership, and many of his books have been reissued in this series. The first volume of this two-volume work was published in 1834, and the second in 1837. At a time when botany was regarded as the only science suitable for study by women and girls, Lindley felt that there was a lack of books for 'those who would become acquainted with Botany as an amusement and a relaxation', and attempted to meet this need. In the second volume of 'this little work', Lindley continues to introduce new 'tribes' of plants, including exotica such as mangoes and Venus fly traps, to his lady correspondent and her children.

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Book Description

This two-volume work by botanist and author John Lindley (1799–1865) was published between 1834 and 1837. Lindley felt that there was a lack of books for people, especially women and girls, 'who would become acquainted with Botany as an amusement and a relaxation', and attempted to meet this need.

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