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Pittier, Henry

New or Noteworthy Plants from Colombia and Central America - 7

1918

22.56 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1918
Place of printing
Washington. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum
Author
Pittier, Henry
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Nature - Botany Plant Hunting
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24.5 x 15.5 cm]; [viii], 95-132, [ii] pp, plus full-page plate, many illustrations from drwgs, index. original heavy printed paper wraps, fine and clean, unmarked, partly unopened. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Issued as Volume 20, part 3 of US herbarium series. Pittier, of the US Department of Agriculture, describes plants from among 10 families, the largest number belonging to the Fabaceae, trees. He also redescribes the cow tree or milk tree, the palo de vaca of Humboldt, in the light of new information and with notes on its economic importance.