FLORAS OF THE WORLD—PART II : 
Premiéres Usuelles du Réegne Végétal,?”7 Regel’s Pflanzen in Europa 
Liefern Rohstoffe,*® Rosenthal’s Synopsis Plantarum Diaphori- 
carum,’® Ulbricht’s Grundriss der Pflanzenlichen Rohstoffkunde,?° 
Wehmer’s Die Pflanzenstoffe,?1 and von Wiesner’s Die Rohstoffe 
des Pflanzenreichs;?? for edible plants, Bois’ Les Plantes Ali- 
mentaires,?* Holland’s Food and Fodder Plants,?4 Maurizio’s Die 
Geschichte unserer Pflanzennahrung,” and Sturtevant’s Notes on 
Edible Plants ;** for medicinal plants, Baillon’s Traité de Botani- 
que Médicale Phanérogamique,”’ Bruntz and Jaloux’s Plantes 
Officinales et Plantes 4 Drogues Médicamenteuses,”* Dragendorft’s 
17 PERROT, EMILE, and others. MATIERES PREMIERES USUELLES DU REGNE VEGETAL. THERAPEU- 
TIQUE—HYGIENE—INDUSTRIE. 2 vy. (xxviii, 2343 p.). illus. (incl. maps). 24.5 em. Paris, 1943- 
44,_-Pharmacological classification of drugs, chemistry of plant products, classification of plant 
products (with lists of species), phytogeography of plant products (with 8 maps), bibliog- 
raphy; systematic account of useful (including medicinal) cellular and vascular plants, with 
discussion of chemistry, distribution, cultivation, uses, etc., and references. 
18 REGEL, KONSTANTIN VON. PFLANZEN IN EUROPA LIEFERN ROHSTOFFE. viii, 294 p. 22 em. 
Stuttgart, 1944.—Discussion of European ‘‘Sammelpflanzen”’ (wild plants collected for commer- 
cial use); origin of cultivated plants, ete.; running account of wild plants of Europe (princi- 
pally Germany) yielding industrial raw materials, grouped according to uses (fibers, wood, 
cork, oils, dyes, ete.), with references; general discussion. Does not include medicinal or 
edible plants (except fodder plants). 
19 ROSENTHAL, D. A. SYNOPSIS PLANTARUM DIAPHORICARUM. SYSTEMATISCHE UEBERSICHT DER 
HEIL-, NUTZ- UND GIFTPFLANZEN ALLER LANDER. xXXvi, 1359 p. 22.5 em. Erlangen, 1861.—Sys- 
tematic list of useful, medicinal, and poisonous plants, with German vernacular names, officinal 
names, range, brief account of uses. 
20 ULBRICHT, HERBERT. GRUNDRISS DER PFLANZENLICHEN ROHSTOFFKUNDE. EIN LEHR- UND 
NACHSLAGEBUCH. viii, 147 p. 20 fig. 238.5 em. Leipzig, 1952 (c. 1951).—Brief treatment of 
the principal botanical raw materials, grouped under such headings as carbohydrates, fats and 
oils, tanning materials, glycosides, dyes, fibers, woods, ete. with short bibliographies (restricted 
to German works). 
21 WEHMER, CARL. DIE PFLANZENSTOFFE, BOTANISCH-SYSTEMATISCH BEARBEITET. BESTANDTEILE 
UND ZUSAMMENSETZUNG DER EINZELNEN PFLANZEN UND DEREN PRODUKTE. PHANEROGAMEN. 2,, 
neubearb. und verm. aufl. 2 vy. (1511 p.). 25.5 em. Jena, 1929-31. (lst ed. 1911.) —Ergian- 
zungsband zur zweiten auflage: nachtrage aus den jahren 1930-1934, mitbearb. von Magdalene 
Hadders. Aus dem nachlass hrsg. von Hans Amelung... iv, 244 p. port. 25.5 em. Jena, 
eee ay emails list of 4493 spermatophytes, with habitat, products, chemical properties, 
references. 
22 WIESNER, JULIUS VON. DIE ROHSTOFFE DES PFLANZENREICHS. 4. aufl.... Herausgegeben von 
Paul Krais und Wilhelm von Brehmer. 2 v. (2253 p.). illus. 25 em. Leipzig, 1927-28. (1st 
ed. 1873.) Encyclopedic work with especial emphasis on chemical features, the plants grouped 
under such headings as Alkaloide, Farbstoffe, Hélzer, etc., with extensive bibliographies and 
annotated systematic lists of species. 
3 Bois, DESIRE. LES PLANTES ALIMENTAIRES CHEZ TOUS LES PEUPLES ET A TRAVERS LES AGES. 
HISTOIRE, UTILISATION, CULTURE. 4 v. 698 fig. 25.5 ecm. Paris, 1927-37.—Descriptive account 
of wild and cultivated edible plants (except cereals), with history, uses, vernacular names, and 
references. Vol. 1, vegetables; v. 2, fruits: v. 8, spices and condiments; v. 4, sources of 
drinks. ‘‘May es regarded as the fourth edition of A. Paillieux and D. Bois, Le potager d’un 
curieux ... ” 1885. 
+ HOLLAND, J. H. FOOD AND FODDER PLANTS. Bul. Misc. Inform. Kew 1919: 1-84. 1919.— 
Annotated systematic list of more important food and fodder plants, with mention of uses, 
amount imported into Britain, etc., and briefer treatment of some of the less important ones; 
bibliographies. 
23 MAURIZIO, ADAM. DIE GESCHICHTE UNSERER PFLANZENNAHRUNG VON DEN URZEITEN BIS ZUR 
GEGENWART. xx, 480 p. 90 fig., pl. (p. 323). 25 em. Berlin, 1927.—Fully documented study 
of vegetable foods and drinks used by man before the beginning of agriculture, or still used 
by the more primitive peoples or by others in time of famine; includes tabular systematic 
list (p. 444-466) of over 700 vascular and cellular plants of North Temperate Zone with indi- 
eation of parts eaten and whether used by primitive peoples, as survivals among civilized 
races, in prehistoric times, or in war famine years (1914/18), with references. Originally 
published, in shorter form, as Pozywienie réslinne i rolnictwo w roswoju dziejowym. xx, 409 p. 
59 fig. 24.5 em. Warszawa, 1926. There is also a French edition, Histoire de ]’alimentation 
végétale depuis la préhistorie jusqu’A nos jours. 633 p. Paris, 1932. (Not seen.) 
26 STURTEVANT, E. L. STURTEVANT’S NOTES ON EDIBLE PLANTS. Edited by U. P. Hedrick. vii, 
686 p. port.°31 cm. Albany, 1919. (New York Dept. of Agriculture. 27th Annual report. 
v. 2, pt. 2; also as Report of the New York agricultural experiment station 1919, II.) —Alpha- 
betical list of 2897 plants, with habitat, uses, principal English names and references; bibliog- 
raphy. Edible fungi are not included. 
27 BAILLON, H. E. TRAITE DE BOTANIQUE MEDICALE PHANEROGAMIQUE. 1,499 p. 3,487 fig. 24 
em. Paris, 1883-84.—Systematie account of medicinal plants, with vernacular names and uses, 
brief descriptions of families and genera and the more important species. 
7% BRUNTZ, Louis, and JALOUX, MARCEL. PLANTES OFFICINALES ET PLANTES A DROGUES MEDICA- 
MENTEUSES. NOMENCLATURE METHODIQUE DRESSEE D’APRES TOUTES LES EDITIONS DES CODES OFFI- 
CIELS DES MEDICAMENTS DES DIVERS ETATS DU MONDE PRECEDEE DE CONSIDERATIONS GENERALES SUR 
LES PHARMACOPEES. PREFACE DE .. . GUIGNARD. xvi, 260 p. table. 25 cm. Paris, 1918.— 
Historical account of the pharmacopoeias of each country of the world, with citation of titles 
and editions; systematic list of medicinal plants, with citation of the pharmacopoeias in which 
their different parts and products are listed. 
