Description
450+ fine color photos of seeds. Color pictorial laminated cloth (hardcover), sm 4to (11 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches). An exceedingly comprehensive survey of the seeds of all major medicinal plants with magnified color photos. Each photo is accompanied by a descriptive text in English that details the habit (whether of tree or scrub), parts used for medicine, medicinal functions, indications, habitat and distribution, description of fruits and seeds, flowering period, fruiting period, germination, and note on reference source or sources.
A sampling of the contents are as follows: 1.Ginkgoaceae; 2.Pinaceae; 3.Taxodiaceae; 4.Cupressaceae; 5.Taxaceae; 6.Ephedraceae; 7.Juglandaceae; 8.Fagaceae; 9.Ulmaceae; 10.Eucommiaceae; 11.Moraceae; 12.Polygonaceae; 13.Phytolaccaceae; 14.Nyctaginaceae; 15.Aizoaceae; 16.Portulacaceae; 17.Basellaceae; 18.Caryophyllaceae; 19.Amaranthaceae; 20.Magnoliaceae; … 96.Alismaceae; 97.Liliaceae; 98.Stemonaceae; 99.Dioscoreaceae; 100.Iridaceae; 101.Commelinaceae; 102.Gramineae; 103.Palmae; 104.Araceae; 105.Cyperaceae and 106.Zingiberaceae.
Printed on clay-coated paper with fine color reproduction. The text is entirely in English with the table of contents in both English and Chinese.
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