The Ferns (Filicales): Volume 1, Analytical Examination of the Criteria of Comparison: Treated Comparatively...

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F. O. Bower

The Ferns (Filicales)

Volume 1, Analytical Examination of the Criteria of Comparison: Treated Comparatively with a...

F. O. Bower

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Cambridge University Press
31 October 2010

Taxonomy & systematics; Botany & plant sciences

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture

Frederick Orpen Bower (1855–1948) was a renowned botanist best known for his research on the origins and evolution of ferns. Appointed Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow in 1885, he became a leading figure in the development of modern botany and the emerging field of paleobotany, devising the interpolation theory of the life cycle in land plants. First published between 1923 and 1928 as part of the Cambridge Botanical Handbook series, The Ferns was the first systematic classification of ferns according to anatomical, morphological and developmental features. In this three-volume work Bower analyses the major areas of comparison between different species, describes primitive and fossil ferns and compares these species to present-day fern species, providing a comprehensive description of the order. Volume 1 describes and analyses the features of ferns which Bower uses in his system of classification.

By: F. O. Bower
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9781108013161
ISBN 10: 1108013163
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 31 October 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The life-history of a fern; 2. The habit and the habitat of ferns; 3. A theoretical basis for the systematic treatment of ferns; 4. Morphological analysis of the shoot-system of ferns; 5. Leaf-architecture of ferns; 6. Cellular construction; 7. The vascular system of the axis (A) - the protostele and its immediate derivatives; 8. The vascular system of the axis (B) - the stelar structure of the leptosporangiate ferns; 9. The vascular system of the leaf; 10. Size a factor in stelar morphology; 11. Dermal and other non-vascular tissues; 12. The spore-producing organs (A) - the sorus; 13. The spore-producing organs (B) - the sporangium; 14. The gametophyte, and sexual organs; 15. The embryo; 16. Abnormalities of the life-cycle; 17. Organographic comparison of the filicales with other plants; Postscript; Index.