The Elements of Botany

by Francis Darwin

A comprehensive guide to the study of botany, covering topics such as plant anatomy, physiology, and morphology. This book is an ideal resource for students and professionals alike, as well as anyone interested in the natural world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

250 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 2015

About the author

Sir Francis "Frank" Darwin was a British botanist. He was a son of the naturalist and scientist Charles Darwin, brother of astronomer George Darwin, and brother of politician, economist and eugenicist Leonard Darwin.
He edited The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (1887), and produced some books of letters from the correspondence of Charles Darwin; The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (1887) and More Letters of Charles Darwin (1905). He also edited Thomas Huxley's On the Reception of the Origin of Species (1887).