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An idea of a phytological history propounded : together with a continuation of the anatomy of vegetables, particularly prosecuted upon roots, and an account of the vegetation of roots grounded chiefly thereupon

Grew, Nehemiah · 1673 · printed by J. M. for Richard Chiswell · 9 pictures

A 1673 natural history treatise by Nehemiah Grew, printed in London by J. M. for Richard Chiswell, setting out his microscopic anatomy of plants and especially their roots for a learned readership of natural philosophers. Its plates are engraved cross-sections of stems and roots, drawn as concentric rings of cells, radiating vessels and lettered keys, showing a designer the precise, diagrammatic style of early scientific illustration.

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