The vegetable system. Or, a series of experiments, and observations tending to explain the internal structure, and the life of plants; their Growth, and Propagation; The number, proportion, and disposition of their constituent parts; with the true course of their Juices; The formation of the embryo, the construction of the Seed, and the encrease from that State to perfection. Including a new anatomy of plants. The whole from nature only. By John Hill, M.D.

People / Organizations

• John Hill (Author)

Imprint

London: printed at the expence of the author, and sold by R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLIX. [1759]

Publication year

1759-1759

ESTC No.

T50668

Grub Street ID

278218

Description

26v.,plates ; 2⁰

Note

Titlepage of vol. 1 in red and black.

After vol. 1 the title reads: 'The vegetable system. Or, the internal structure, and the life of plants, ..'.

Vol. 3 continues the pagination and register of vol. 2, part 1.

The imprints to vols. 8-15 include J. Ridley; that to vol. 16 adds J. Nourse, L. Davis, T. Becket and Co., P. Elmsly and J. Campbell; those to vols. 17-18 omit L. Davis, and alter Becket to T. Becket; those to vols. 19-21 add J. Balfour; those to vols. 22-23 add B. White and L. Davis, T. Becket now omitted; those to vols. 24-25 add J. Robson; that to vol. 26 reads: printed for the author: and sold by T. Trueman.

Uncontrolled note

This is the FOLIO set; the quarto set is at t201308