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The plant life of Florida.

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Date Issued:
1940
Abstract/Description:
Florida's flora is a mixture consisting of plants from four quite distinct regional locations: plants from temperate zones, warm temperate zones, tropical plants and plant species originating in other countries which have been naturalized within Florida's borders. This bulletin discusses geological and climatological factors which have contributed to the establishment of a variety of plant species within the state. Also discussed are Florida wildflowers and their seasonal appearances and some culinary herbs.
Title: The plant life of Florida.
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Name(s): Simpson, Charles Torrey, 1846-1932
PALMM (Project)
Type of Resource: text
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: <1940>
Date Issued: 1940
Date Issued: 1940
Publisher: State of Florida, Dept. of Agriculture
Place of Publication: Tallahassee, [Fla.]
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: 39 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language(s): eng
Abstract/Description: Florida's flora is a mixture consisting of plants from four quite distinct regional locations: plants from temperate zones, warm temperate zones, tropical plants and plant species originating in other countries which have been naturalized within Florida's borders. This bulletin discusses geological and climatological factors which have contributed to the establishment of a variety of plant species within the state. Also discussed are Florida wildflowers and their seasonal appearances and some culinary herbs.
Table of Contents: Plant life of Florida -- Florida wild flowers / Bessie B. Stone -- World crops for America / R.P. Crawford -- Americanizing tropical fruits / Hamilton M. Wright -- Plant immigrations make good in Florida's climate -- Twenty culinary herbs.
Target Audience: general
Identifier: UF00002949 (iid), 49839139 (oclc), AAA3338 QF, 976367 (digitool), uf:104320 (fedora)
Note(s): Charles Torrey Simpson.
Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project, 2001. Mode of Access: World Wide Web. System Requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced from Collection in George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida.
Subject(s): Botany -- Florida
Florida -- 12000
Library Classification: 102 F636b no. 16
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00002949.pdf
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00002949.jpg
Host Institution: UF
Other Format:
(OCoLC)41213114
Is Part of Series: Bulletin (Florida. Dept. of Agriculture) ; no. 16.