Icones Plantarum
This world-famous work was begun by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865) in 1837, and the ten volumes reissued here were produced under his authorship until 1854, at which point his son, Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911) continued the work of publication. Hooker's own herbarium, or collection of preserved plant specimens, was so extensive that at one point he stored it in one house and lived in another; it was left to the nation on his death. Each volume contains 100 line drawings of plants, and each is accompanied by a full Latin description, with notes in English on habitat and significant features. The order of the plants in each volume is not systematic, but two 'indexes' at the beginning provide plant lists, in alphabetical order and 'arranged according to the natural orders'.
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November 2011Paperback
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Table of Contents
- 801. Puneeria Coagulans
- 802. Hibiscus Scindicus
- 803. Barleria Hochstetteri
- 804. Sericostoma Pauciflorum
- 805. Cochlearia Flava
- 806. Lonicera (Xylosteon) Loureiri
- 807. Lonicera (Xylosteon) Diversifolia
- 808. Farsetia Linearis
- 809, 810. Barclaya Longifolia
- 811. Begonia Verticillata
- 812. Epilobium Macropus
- 813. Epilobium melanocaulon
- 814. Veronica Bidwilli
- 815. Dacrydium Laxifolium
- 816. Fagus Solandri
- 817. Chrysobactron Hookeri
- 818. Wahlenbergia Albomarginata
- 819. Apium Filiforme
- 820. Gymnogramme Aureo-nitens
- 821. Physorhynchus Brahuicus
- 822. Physorhynchus Brahuicus
- 823. Rhabdia Viminea
- 824. Randia Speciosa
- 825. Myrsine Myrtillus
- 826. Ameletia Floribunda
- 827. Mitreola Oldenlandioides
- 828. Mitreola Paniculata
- 829. Crotaliaria Cunninghamii
- 830. Crotalaria Crassipes
- 831. Jasminum Lineare
- 832. Logania Campanulata
- 833. Polygonatum Graminifolium
- 834. Lloydia Longiscapa
- 835. Neuracanthus Sphaerostachys
- 836. Christisonia Stocksii
- 837. Statice Stocksii
- 838. Leptadenia Jacquemontiana
- 839. Cadara Heterotricha
- 840. Neurada Procumbens
- 841. Aganosma Concanensis
- 842. Glycycarpus Racemosa
- 843. Nomaphila Pinnatifida
- 844. Bischoffia Trifoliata
- 845. Dracophyllum Milligani
- 846. Hesperomeles Heterophylla
- 847. Actinotus Leucocephalus
- 848. Hutchinsia? Tasmanica
- 849. Eucalyptus Platypus
- 850. Richea Scoparia
- 851. Forstera Bellidifolia
- 852. Balaustion Pulcherrimum
- 853. Conostylis Vaginata
- 854. Scyphocoronis Viscosa
- 855. Dioptosperma Drummondii
- 856. Dimorpholepis Australis
- 857. Gentiana Detonsa
- 858. Hewardia Tasmanica
- 859. Pozopsis Cordifolia
- 860. Fritillaria Roylei
- 861. Sarcostemma Brachystigma
- 862. Olearia? Grandiflora
- 863. Mastostigma Varians
- 864. Porteria Bractescens
- 865. Pimelea Physodes
- 866. Haemodorum Distichophyllum
- 867. Ceropegia Attenuata
- 868. Thalictrum Dalzelii
- 869. Agaricus (Mycena) Broomeianus
- 870. Boletus Emodensis
- 871. Boletus Emodensis
- 872. Strobilomyces montosus
- 873. Centrosolenia Glabra
- 874. Conradia Neglecta
- 875. Lindenbergia Urticaefolia
- 876. Anemia Trichorhiza
- 877. Myrsine Myrtoides
- 878. Populus Trichocarpa
- 879. Eucalyptus Populifolia
- 880. Loranthus Longifolius
- 881. Fagus Gunnii
- 882. Cardamine Radicata
- 883. Rhododendron Lowii
- 884. Rhododendron Verticillatum
- 885. Rhododendron Rugosum
- 886. Rhododendron Acuminatum
- 887. Rhododendron Ericoides
- 888. Nepenthes Villosa
- 889. Phyllocladus Hypophylla
- 890. Rhododendron Buxifolium
- 891. Vaccinium Buxifolium
- 892. Vacciinium Coriaceum
- 893. Leptospermum Recurvum
- 894. Diplycosia Ciliolata
- 895. Drapetes Ericoides
- 896. Drimys Piperita
- 897. Agalmyla Tuberculata
- 898. Leucopogon Lancifolius
- 899. Anemone Falconeri
- 900. Hutchinsia Tibetica.