The Ferns (Filicales) 3 Volume Paperback Set: Volume SET
Treated Comparatively with a View to their Natural Classification
Published on 31. October 2010
Book
1060 pages
978-1-108-01319-2 (ISBN)
Description
Frederick Orpen Bower (1855-1948) was a renowned botanist best known for his research on the origins and evolution of ferns. Appointed Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow in 1885, he became a leading figure in the development of modern botany and the emerging field of paleobotany, devising the interpolation theory of the life cycle in land plants. First published between 1923 and 1928 as part of the Cambridge Botanical Handbook series, The Ferns was the first systematic classification of ferns according to anatomical, morphological and developmental features. In this three-volume work Bower analyses the major areas of comparison between different species, describes primitive and fossil ferns and compares these species to present-day fern species, providing a comprehensive description of the order.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 63 mm
Weight
1590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-01319-2 (9781108013192)
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Content
Volume 1: 1. 1. The life-history of a fern; 2. The habit and the habitat of ferns; 3. A theoretical basis for the systematic treatment of ferns; 4. Morphological analysis of the shoot-system of ferns; 5. Leaf-architecture of ferns; 6. Cellular construction; 7. The vascular system of the axis (A) - the protostele and its immediate derivatives; 8. The vascular system of the axis (B) - the stelar structure of the leptosporangiate ferns; 9. The vascular system of the leaf; 10. Size a factor in stelar morphology; 11. Dermal and other non-vascular tissues; 12. The spore-producing organs (A) - the sorus; 13. The spore-producing organs (B) - the sporangium; 14. The gametophyte, and sexual organs; 15. The embryo; 16. Abnormalities of the life-cycle; 17. Organographic comparison of the filicales with other plants; Postscript; Index. Volume 2: Introduction to Volume 2; 18. Coenopteridaceae; 19. Ophioglossaceae; 20. Marattiaceae; 21. Osmundaceae; 22. Schizaeaceae; 23. Marsileaceae; 24. Gleicheniaceae; 25. Matoniaceae; 26. A general review of the Simplices; 27. Hymenophyllaceae; 28. Loxsomaceae; 29. Dicksoniaceae (I, II); 30. Dicksoniaceae (III); 31. Plagiogyriaceae; 32. Protocyatheaceae; 33. Cyatheaceae (excl. Dicksonieae); 34. Dipteridaceae; 35. General review of the primitive ferns; Index. Volume 3: Introduction to Volume 3; 36. Hypolepis, etc.; 37. Davallioid ferns; 38. Pteroid ferns; 39. Gymnogrammoid ferns; 40. Dryopteroid ferns (I. Woodsieae); 41. Dryopteroid ferns (II. Aspidieae); 42. Asplenioid ferns; 43. Onocleoid ferns; 44. Blechnoid ferns; 45. Dipteroid ferns; 46. Metaxyoid ferns; 47. Vittarioid ferns; 48. Genera incertae sedis; 49. Summary of results; 50. Evolutionary bearings of the results; Index.