The Ornamental Trees of Hawaii (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Joseph F. Rock

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ISBN 10 : 1330360621 ISBN 13 : 9781330360620

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

During a residence of more than nine years in these lovely I slands, the writer has had opportunity in his connection with theB oard of Agriculture andF orestry and the College of Hawaii, as Botanist, to devote all his time and lately part of his time to the study of the Hawaiian Flora. It is true he was not interested until lately in the introduced ornamental plants of Hawaii, but made the native Flora his specialty. The result of part of the writers research was published under the title The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian I slands. Many have been the requests, however, for a non-technical volume treating the ornamental shrubs and trees of Hawaii and Honolulu especially, the need of which has long been felt. The writer took it upon himself to prepare such a book, which at first seemed an easy task. He was, however, sadly mistaken. While some of the trees did not give much difficulty as far as their identity was concerned, others again proved more elusive, especially such as belong to genera with numerous species. It took many journeys to all the by-ways of Honolulu in search of plants, and often the writer was told that in such and such a yard there was a tree which seemed to be the only one inH onolulu. Often the tale proved to be true, and occasionally it was a false alarm. It may be stated that the plants treated or mentioned in this volume are represented by specimens in the College of Hawaii Herbarium, and that they have been critically worked up. They have not been cited from mere hear-say, but specimens were examined in every instance. The nomenclature has been kept strictly in accordance with the laws laid down by the last Botanical Congress held at Vienna in 1905 and not according to horticultural dealers or gardeners, who simply apply a familiar name to a plant for the sole purpose of selling it more easily. This accounts for the many species of
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330360621
• ISBN 13: 9781330360620
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 226
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