Historical and biographical sketches of the progress of botany in England, from By Richard Pulteney Historical and biographical sketches of the progress of bota

"Dedicated to Jospeh Banks, this work covers the entire history of botany, starting with the practices of the Druids and Saxons, through the Middle Ages, into t

First published in 1790, this two-volume examination of the development of botanical study in Britain remains of great interest.