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Alsographia Americana: Or An American Grove Of New Or Revised Trees And Shrubs Philadelphia 1838

Alsographia Americana: Or An American Grove Of New Or Revised Trees And Shrubs Philadelphia 1838

S. Rafinesque, C.

Paperback

BiologyGeneral United States HistoryLawns, Trees, & Shrubs

ISBN10: 9354508669
ISBN13: 9789354508660
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before America had field guides, it had Rafinesque. In 19th century Philadelphia, he mapped the living architecture of a continent. A grove, named and argued. Names matter. Alsographia Americana (1838) is a brisk, daring botanical reference book: a dendrology catalog and plant taxonomy monograph devoted to north american trees and american trees and shrubs. Set out as a register of new and revised species, it distils field knowledge, herbarium comparison, and opinion into a grove of names. C. S. Rafinesque, one of the most restless minds in antebellum american science, argued for clearer classification and recorded varieties others overlooked, leaving a snapshot of discovery in motion. Its value today is twofold: a usable historical key to early nomenclature, and a vivid artefact of how early American botany classics were made - by correspondence, specimen cabinets, and fiercely independent scholarship. For botanists, gardeners, and curious readers, it refreshes the eye for bark, buds, and habit; for collectors, it sits naturally beside any herbarium library collection as a cornerstone of rafinesque natural history works and American scientific printing. First printed in Philadelphia as the young republic looked westward, it reflects the confidence and contention of its era, when science and nation-building advanced together. Few works capture that hinge between wilderness lore and systematic botany so sharply. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this facsimile reprint edition preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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