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Florula Cestrica; An Essay Towards A Catalogue Of The Phænogamous Plants, Native And Naturalized, Growing In The Vicinity Of The Borough Of West-Chest

Florula Cestrica; An Essay Towards A Catalogue Of The Phænogamous Plants, Native And Naturalized, Growing In The Vicinity Of The Borough Of West-Chest

Darlington, William

Paperback

BiologyGeneral NatureGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354507557
ISBN13: 9789354507557
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into the fields and lanes of early Pennsylvania, where every hedgerow has a name and every name carries a story. Names. Places. Plants. Precisely observed. First published in 19th century Pennsylvania, William Darlington's Florula Cestrica is a meticulous botanical catalog reference for West Chester, PA flora and the wider district: a grounded regional flora handbook that records native and naturalized plants of Chester County with the discipline of Linnaean plant taxonomy. Focused on phaenogamous (seed-bearing) plants, it keeps the record sharp and usable, whether you are tracing a genus or mapping a changing countryside. More than a Pennsylvania wildflowers list, it is a working historical botany survey, built for readers who want clear identifications, localities, and a sense of what grew where and why. A substantial appendix widens the lens to useful cultivated plants, capturing the practical botany of gardens and farms alongside the wild. For botany students and researchers, naturalists, and collectors of American botanical history, this volume offers a rare snapshot of plant life in a young nation, when scientific naming was still being settled and landscapes were rapidly changing. It reads like an early plant identification field guide, yet also like a cultural record: what a community noticed, valued, and brought under cultivation. It suits the desk and the bookcase. Republished by Alpha Editions in a modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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