Sir Everard Home: Compendium of the Linnaean System

Scope and Content

Compendium of the Linnaean system of botany, with two introductory 'lectures' addressed to 'Dear Mary' (possibly Home's daughter), for whom the work was compiled.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased 1919.

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