Ladies' Botany
Or, a Familiar Introduction to the Study of the Natural System of Botany
Ladies' Botany 2 Volume Set Series

The horticulturalist John Lindley (1799?1865) worked for Sir Joseph Banks, and was later instrumental in saving the Royal Horticultural Society from financial disaster. He was a prolific author of works for gardening practitioners but also for a non-specialist readership, and many of his books have been reissued in this series. The first volume of this two-volume work was published in 1834, and the second in 1837. At a time when botany was regarded as the only science suitable for study by women and girls, Lindley felt that there was a lack of books for 'those who would become acquainted with Botany as an amusement and a relaxation', and attempted to meet this need. The first volume, in the form of engaging letters to a lady, was originally intended to stand alone. Illustrated with detailed botanical drawings, it schools the student in botanical form and taxonomy as well as nomenclature.

Preface; 1. Introductory remarks; 2. The umbelliferous tribe; 3. The evening primrose tribe; 4. The cruciferous tribe; 5. The passion-flower tribe; 6. The mallow tribe; 7. The chickweed tribe; 8. The rose tribe; 9. The protea tribe; 10. The marvel of Peru tribe; 11. The nettle tribe; 12. The heath tribe; 13. The gentian tribe; 14. The hare-bell tribe; 15. The borage tribe; 16. The mint tribe; 17. Compound flowers; 18. Distinctions of exogenous or dicotyledonous, and of endogenous or monocotyledonous plants; 19. The orchis tribe; 20. The lily tribe; 21. The bullrush tribe; 22. Glumaceous plants; 23. Cellular, flowerless, or cryptogamic plants; 24. The moss tribe; 25. The lichen tribe; Index.