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Origin of Cultivated Plants / The International Scientific Series Volume XLVIII — Alphonse de Candolle

Origin of Cultivated Plants / The International Scientific Series Volume XLVIII

Alphonse de Candolle

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 492 pages

A botanical essay collection by Swiss botanist Alphonse de Candolle on the origins of cultivated plants. It surveys what was known about the geographic origins and history of many crop species, from cereals to fruits and vegetables. It will appeal to listeners interested in the meeting of botany, agriculture and early human history.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. ORIGIN OF CULTIVATED PLANTS.
  2. AUTHOR’S PREFACE.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. PART I.
  5. CHAPTER I.
  6. CHAPTER II.
  7. PART II.
  8. CHAPTER I.
  9. CHAPTER II.
  10. CHAPTER III.
  11. CHAPTER IV.
  12. CHAPTER V.
  13. PART III.
  14. CHAPTER I.
  15. GENERAL TABLE OF SPECIES.
  16. CHAPTER II.
  17. INDEX.
  18. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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