‎HILL (John).‎
‎A General Natural History: or, New and Accurate Descriptions of the Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals, of the different parts of the World. Vol. II: The History of Plants‎

‎London, Thomas Osborne, 1751. In-folio de XXVI - 642 pp., (4)ff. Illustré de 16 planches hors-texte. Bel état intérieur malgré quelques rousseurs, une petite mouillure marginale aux 3 premiers feuillets. Demi-maroquin à coins chataîgne, dos lisse orné de roulettes et fleurons dorés. Reliure moderne.‎

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‎Manque le Volume 1 Fossils (Minerals) et le Volume 3 (1752) Animals. The volume on plants is considered to be Hills major publication on botany. In this volume Hill introduced the classification system of Linnaeus to England. He describes several species and types of plants, their physical appearance, size, geographic range and rarity. He describes algae, fungi and cacti, but also flowers such as gladiolas, hyacinths and daffodils. He also describes more exceptional trees, such as the coffee tree and the tamarinde tree, and vegetables and herbs, such as parsnip, anise and coriander. Sometimes the English common names of some plants are printed in gothic type. ‎