FLORAS OF THE WORLD 5 



A few general works and textbooks dealing with the flora or 

 the economic plants of the whole world, for the most part familiar 

 to every working botanist, have not been included in this publica- 

 tion, but may be mentioned here. The most important ones dealing 

 primarily with the flora of the world are De Candolle's Prodromus 

 and its continuation, the Monographiae Phanerogamarum, Bentham 

 and Hooker's Genera Plantarum, Baillon's Histoire des Plantes, 

 Engler and Prantl's Die Natiirlichen Pflanzenf ami lien, Dalla Torre and 

 Harms' Genera Siphonogamarum, the extensive series of volumes 

 forming Das Pflanzenreich, the Index Kewensis, and the Index 

 Londinensis. Some outstanding works dealing with vernacular 

 names are Gerth van Wijk, 7 Lyons 8 (which also gives uses), 

 Bedevian, 9 and Meyer. 10 



Numerous works, mostly textbooks, treating of the economic and 

 medicinal plants of the world are available, among which the follow- 

 ing may be mentioned : For economic plants in general, Clute's Use- 

 ful Plants of the World, 11 Hill's Economic Botany, 12 Holland's 

 Overseas Plant Products, 13 Rosenthal's Synopsis Plantarum Diaphori- 

 carum, 14 Wiesner's Die Rohstoffe des Pnanzenreichs, 15 and Wehmer's 

 Die Pflanzenstoffe 16 ; for edible plants, Bois' Les Plantes Alimentaires. 17 



7 Gerth van Wijk, H. L. a dictionary of plant names. 2 v. 29.5 cm. The Hague, 

 1911-1916. — Vol. 1, bibliography ; alphabetical list of botanical names, .with English, 

 French, German, and Dutch vernacular names : vol. 2, index to vernacular names. 



8 Lyons, A. B. plant names scientific and popular, including in the case of each 



PLANT THE CORRECT BOTANICAL NAME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFORMED NOMENCLATURE, 

 TOGETHER WITH BOTANICAL AND POPULAR SYNONYMS . . . ed. 2. 630 p. 20.5 Cm. Detroit, 



1907. — Alphabetical list of 2,327 genera, each with one or more species, with vernacular 

 names and principal uses ; index of vernacular names. 



9 Bedevian, A. K. illustrated polyglottic dictionary of plant names in latin, 



ARABIC, ARMENIAN, ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN AND TURKISH LANGUAGES. INCLUDING 

 ECONOMIC, MEDICINAL, POISONOUS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND COMMON WEEDS . . . XV, 



644, 455 p. illus., port. 21 cm. Cairo, 1936. — Alphabetical list of 3.657 vascular and 

 cellular plants, with vernacular names in eight languages ; notes on transliteration and 

 pronunciation ; bibliography ; separate lists of names in each language, with references 

 to the first part of the work. 



i° Meyer, Hans, buch der holznamen , . . xviii, 564 p. 25.5 cm. Hannover, 1933- 

 36. — Alphabetical list of vernacular names of trees in all languages, with botanical 

 equivalent, family name, and habitat. 



11 Clutb, W. N. the useful plants of the world. 2d ed. 220 p. 22 cm. Indi- 

 anapolis. 1932. (1st ed., 1928, reprinted from Amer. Bot. suppl. v. 33-34, 1927-28.) — 

 Popular treatment, with lists of principal species grouped by uses. 



12 Hill, A. F. economic botany, a textbook of useful plants and plant products. 

 x, 592 p. 225 fig. 24 cm. N. Y., 1937. — Discussion of useful plants, grouped by uses ; 

 systematic list of species ; bibliography, composed chiefly of publications in English. 



13 Holland, J. H. overseas plant products, vii, 279 p. 18.5 cm. London. 1937. — 

 Briefly annotated alphabetical list of trade names, with botanical names and localities, 

 of "all the natural products of vegetable origin, imported on a commercial scale into the 

 docks under the control of the Port of London Authority and into other ports, for 

 landing and delivery to the consignees in the markets of the United Kingdom. Others 

 of economic value in the countries of production, including many that have been sent to 

 Kew from time to time for identification, are also included." Has bibliography. 



14 Rosenthal, D. A. synopsis plantarum diaphoricarum. systematische uebersicht 

 der heil-, nutz- und giftpflanzen aller lander, xxvi, 1359 p. 22.5 cm. Erlangen, 1861 

 (1861-62). — Systematic list of medicinal, useful, and poisonous plants, with German ver- 

 nacular names, officinal names, range, brief account of uses. 



15 Wiesner, Julius von. die rohstoffe des pflanzenreichs. 4. aufl. . . . Heraus- 

 gegeben von Paul Krais und Wilhelm von Brehmer. 2 v. (2,253 p.). illus. 25 cm. 

 Leipzig, 1927-28. (1st ed., 1873.)— Encyclopedic work with especial emphasis on chemical 

 features, the plants grouped under such headings as Alkaloide, Farbstoffe, Holzer, etc., 

 with extensive bibliographies and annotated systematic lists of species. 



16 Wehmer, Carl, die pflanzenstoffe botanisch-systematisch bearbeitet. bestand- 

 teile und zusammensetzung der einzelnen pflanzen und deren produkte. 

 phanerogamen. 2., neubearb. und verm. aufl. 2 v. (1,511 p.). Jena, 1929-31 (1st ed., 

 1911.) — Ergiinzungsband zur zweiten auflage : nachtrage aus den jahren 1930—1934, mit- 

 bearb. von Magdalene Hadders. Aus dem nachlass hrsg. von Hans Amelung . . . iv, 

 244 p. port. 25.5 cm. Jena, 1935. — Systematic list of 4,493 spermatophytes, with 

 habitat, products, chemical properties, references. 



17 Bois. Desire, les plantes alimentaires chez tous les peuples et a travers les 

 ages, histoire, utilisation, culture. 4 v. 698 fig. 25.5 cm. Paris. 1927-37. — 

 Descriptive account of wild and cultivated edible plants, with history, uses, vernacular 

 names, and references. Vol. 1, vegetables ; v. 2, fruits ; v. 3, spices and condiments : 

 v. 4, sources of drinks. "May be regarded as the fourth edition of 'A. Paillieux and 

 D. Bois, Le potager d'un curieux . . . ' " 1885. 



