The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden digitized a select group of books and journals from its holdings of significant floras of state and local regions. Works were chosen mainly from two bibliographies on the subject; one by Nathaniel Lord Britton, A list of state and local floras of the United States and British America. New York: 1890; and the other by Alice C. Atwood, State and local floras. Washington, D.C.: Wild Flower Preservation Society, 1930. Digitization for...
This collection consists of the digitized correspondence of John Torrey, a prominent 19th century botanist.
The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden has digitized a group of materials relating to diatom research. Diatoms are a major group of algae and one of the most common types of phytoplankton. Notable items in this sub collection: the Atlas der Diatomaceen-Kunde by Adolf Schmidt, a basic work in the field of diatom micropaleontology that is almost inaccessible to the profession, because of its rarity and its bulk. These works were published in Leipzig starting in 1874 and...
The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden digitized a select group of books and journals from the Library’s holdings that relate mostly to the natural history and landscape development of New York City and State. Featured in this collection are works on the flowering and non-flowering plant life of many towns and counties of New York State and early and rare guides to street trees, parks and the developed landscape and roadways of New York City’s boroughs. Several...
Geneva Botanical Garden
Topics: Phytogeography, Plant ecology, Plants, Plants -- Europe
Lithographed from manuscript
Horticultural Society of New York Gift, June 2006
Topic: Plants
Includes bibliographical references (p. 719) and indexes
Topics: Plants, Materia medica, Vegetable, Medicine, Ayurvedic
Biodiversity Heritage Library
6,876
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1897
1897
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Museo de Historia Natural de Valparaíso (Valparaíso, Chile)
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Organo del Museo de Valparaiso
Topic: Natural history
Horticultural Society of New York Gift, June 2006
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Topic: Plants
A set made up of volumes from various editions: v. 1, 5th ed., 1806; v. 2- "printed verbatim from the Calcutta edition."
Topic: Asia -- Periodicals
5 v. : 24 cm
Topics: Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Great Britain -- Colonies Periodicals
Pritzel (2nd ed.)
Topic: Mushrooms -- England
Includes index
Topic: Plants
Bibliography: p. vi
Topics: Botany, Economic, Tropical plants, Botanical gardens, Agricultural experiment stations
Biodiversity Heritage Library
13,819
14K
1851
1851
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Fernndez de Oviedo y Valds, Gonzalo, 1478-1557; Real Academia de la Historia (Spain); Amador de los Rios, Jos, 1818-1878
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3 pts. in 4 v. 32 cm
Topics: Discoveries in geography, Indians, Natural history -- West Indies, Natural history -- Central...
At head of title: The Technological Museum of New South Wales, Sydney
Topics: Plants, Plants, Useful
14 v. ; 22 cm
Topic: Plants
469 p. 21 cm
Topics: Plants, Plant names, Popular
A set made up of volumes from various editions: v. 1, 5th ed., 1806; v. 2- "printed verbatim from the Calcutta edition."
Topic: Asia -- Periodicals
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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4.2K
Apr 16, 1901
04/01
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University College, London. Biometric Laboratory; Pearson, Karl, 1857-1936; Pearson, E. S. (Egon Sharpe), 1895-
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Biological & agricultural index
Topics: Biometry, Biology
viii, 264 p. 24 cm
Topic: Plants
xiv, 223 p., 12 leaves of plates : 20 cm
Topic: Flower language
103 p. 28 cm
Topics: Botanical illustration, Painting -- Technique
Indexes: Taxonomic index to vols. 16-20, v. 20; Alphabetic index to vols. 16-20; Cumulative index is Indices to the species illustrated in Addisonia / Noel H. Holmgren, reprinted from Brittonia, v. 32, no. 3
Topics: Plants, Plants -- United States
[19], 252 p. 18 cm
Topics: Perfumes, Herbal cosmetics, Essences and essential oils
Pritzel (2nd ed.)
Topic: Fungi
Biodiversity Heritage Library
6,172
6.2K
1950
1950
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Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan); Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van; Indonesia. Departemen Pertanian; Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia; Kebun Raya Indonesia
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"Being an illustrated systematic account of the Malaysian flora, including keys for determination, diagnostic descriptions, references to the literature, synonymy, and distribution, and notes on the ecology of its wild and commonly cultivated plants
Topics: Phytogeography, Plant collectors
Hulth
Topic: Plants -- Classification
Biodiversity Heritage Library
2,108
2.1K
1894
1894
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New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station
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Includes: Annual report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva; Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell University); and, various series issued by the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
Topic: Agriculture -- New York (State)
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Dec 10, 1862
12/62
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Michigan. State Board of Agriculture; Michigan State College. Agricultural Experiment Station
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1862-1888. 1 v
Topic: Agriculture -- Michigan
Biodiversity Heritage Library
7,112
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1961
1961
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Universidad de Concepción. Instituto de Biología; Universidad de Concepción. Instituto Central de Biología
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Life sciences collection
Topic: Plants
The New York Botanical Garden
2,865
2.9K
1891
1891
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Sociedad Geográfica de Lima; Sociedad Geográfica de Lima. Memoria anual y anexos
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America, history and life
Topics: Geography, Geology, Plants
Title varies slightly
Topics: Société nationale d'acclimatation de France, Animals, Zoology, Economic, Botany, Economic
Hosack, David : Library
Topic: Plants -- Classification
14 v. ; 22 cm
Topic: Plants
Biodiversity Heritage Library
3,271
3.3K
1898
1898
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Chodat, R. (Robert), 1865-1934; Hassler, Emile, 1861-1937
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Geneva Botanical Garden
Topic: Plants
Caption title
Topics: Mesembryanthemum, Aizoaceae
Bibliography: p. [251]-253
Index: Vols. 1-52, 1887-1930. 1 v
Topic: Science
Biodiversity Heritage Library
11,105
11K
1950
1950
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Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan); Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van; Indonesia. Departemen Pertanian; Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia; Kebun Raya Indonesia
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Frodin 2 : SR91-93
Topics: Phytogeography, Plant collectors
Biodiversity Heritage Library
3,671
3.7K
Apr 16, 1910
04/10
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Fawcett, William, 1851-; British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Botany; Rendle, A. B. (Alfred Barton), 1865-1938
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v. 23 cm
Topic: Plants -- Jamaica
Merger of: Companion to the botanical magazine, and: Magazine of zoology and botany
Topics: Natural history, Plants
Bibliography of agriculture
Topics: Mycology, Fungi
Issues for 1899- called: 7th- th bulletin
Topic: Plants -- France
14 v. ; 22 cm
Topic: Plants
Title from cover
Topics: Science, Natural history
Biodiversity Heritage Library
5,458
5.5K
1792
1792
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Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778; Gómez Ortega, Casimiro, 1740-1818; Murray, Johan Anders, 1740-1791
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Pritzel (2nd ed.)
Topics: Botany, Plants -- Classification
Biodiversity Heritage Library
10,517
11K
1950
1950
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Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan); Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van; Indonesia. Departemen Pertanian; Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia; Kebun Raya Indonesia
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"Being an illustrated systematic account of the Malaysian flora, including keys for determination, diagnostic descriptions, references to the literature, synonymy, and distribution, and notes on the ecology of its wild and commonly cultivated plants
Topics: Phytogeography, Plant collectors
The New York Botanical Garden
2,642
2.6K
1891
1891
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Sociedad Geográfica de Lima; Sociedad Geográfica de Lima. Memoria anual y anexos
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America, history and life
Topics: Geography, Geology, Plants
Description based on: Vol. 5, no. 1 (Dec. 1906)
Topic: Cuba -- Periodicals
Biodiversity Heritage Library
7,030
7.0K
1950
1950
by
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan); Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van; Indonesia. Departemen Pertanian; Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia; Kebun Raya Indonesia
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"Being an illustrated systematic account of the Malaysian flora, including keys for determination, diagnostic descriptions, references to the literature, synonymy, and distribution, and notes on the ecology of its wild and commonly cultivated plants
Topics: Phytogeography, Plant collectors
Biodiversity Heritage Library
18,477
18K
1876
1876
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Sociedad Cientfica Argentina; Congreso Cientfico Latino Americano (1st : 1898 : Buenos Aires, Argentina); Congreso Cientfico Latino Americano (1910 : Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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The society organized the "Congreso Cientifico Latino Americano" held in Buenos Aires in 1898, and the "Congreso Cientifico International Americano" held in the same city in 1910; the results of these congresses (organization, membership, etc., and some of the papers) were published in the Anales, v. 45, 1898, and v. 69-70, 1910
Topics: Science, Science -- Argentina
"Abbreviations and list of books referred to in the following work": p.[xi]-xv
103 p. : 28 cm
Topic: Hoya
Caption title
Topic: Plants
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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1908
1908
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Hayek, August, 1871-1928; Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Steiermark
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4,943
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1950
1950
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Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan); Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van; Indonesia. Departemen Pertanian; Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia; Kebun Raya Indonesia
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"Being an illustrated systematic account of the Malaysian flora, including keys for determination, diagnostic descriptions, references to the literature, synonymy, and distribution, and notes on the ecology of its wild and commonly cultivated plants
Topics: Phytogeography, Plant collectors
Biodiversity Heritage Library
3,885
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Dec 10, 1862
12/62
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Michigan. State Board of Agriculture; Michigan State College. Agricultural Experiment Station
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1862-1888. 1 v
Topic: Agriculture -- Michigan
Vol. 17 complete in one number
Topics: Plants, Plants -- Denmark
Company established 1802
Topic: Nursery Catalogue
A set made up of volumes from various editions: v. 1, 5th ed., 1806; v. 2- "printed verbatim from the Calcutta edition."
Topic: Asia -- Periodicals
Biodiversity Heritage Library
1,340
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1885
1885
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Société mycologique de France; Société botanique de France
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Issues for 1887-1891 lack serial title
Topics: Mycology, Fungi
Pritzel (2nd ed.)
Topics: Plants -- France, Fungi -- France, Medicinal plants -- France, Poisonous plants -- France
New York State Natural History
2,453
2.5K
1916
1916
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New York (N.Y.). Commission on Building Districts and Restrictions; New York (N.Y.). Board of Estimate and Apportionment
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Murrill, Dr. W. A
Topics: Building, City planning
xliii, 340 p. 20 cm
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Topics: Plants, Fruit, Leaves
Frick, Henry Clay II, 2007
Topic: Pinopsida
Biodiversity Heritage Library
4,229
4.2K
1919
1919
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Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Rose, J. N. (Joseph Nelson), 1862-1928
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Horticultural Society of New York gift, June 2006
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Arboretum et fruticetum Britannicum; or, The trees and shrubs of Britain, native and foreign, hardy and half-hardy, pictorially and botanically delineated, and scientifically and popularly described; with their propagation, culture, management, and uses in the arts, in useful and ornamental plantations, and in landscape-gardening; preceded by a historical and geographical outline of the trees and shrubs of temperate climates throughout the world
1854
1854
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Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843
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Frick, Henry Clay II, 2007
Topics: Trees, Shrubs, Plants
The New York Botanical Garden
2,077
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1891
1891
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Sociedad Geográfica de Lima; Sociedad Geográfica de Lima. Memoria anual y anexos
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America, history and life
Topics: Geography, Geology, Plants
70 p. 22 cm
Topics: Parasitic fungi -- West Indies, Phytopathogenic fungi -- West Indies