Magazine of Natural History: And Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, and Meteorology, Volume 2John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829 - Natural history |
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... Assistant Secretary of the Horticultural Society ; and Professor of Botany in the University of London : A Synopsis of the British Flora , arranged according to the Natural Orders ; containing Vasculares , or Flowering Plants .
... Assistant Secretary of the Horticultural Society ; and Professor of Botany in the University of London : A Synopsis of the British Flora , arranged according to the Natural Orders ; containing Vasculares , or Flowering Plants .
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| Title | Magazine of Natural History: And Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, and Meteorology, Volume 2 |
| Editors | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson |
| Contributor | Biodiversity Heritage Library |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829 |
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