{"product_id":"9780674990883","title":"Enquiry into Plants, Volume II : Books 6-9 by Theophrastus","description":"The first fruits of Greek botany.   Theophrastus  of Eresus in Lesbos, born about 370 BC, is the author of the most  important botanical works that have survived from classical antiquity.  He was in turn student, collaborator, and successor of Aristotle. Like  his predecessor he was interested in all aspects of human knowledge and  experience, especially natural science. His writings on plants form a  counterpart to Aristotle's zoological works.    In the Enquiry into Plants Theophrastus classifies and describes  varieties-covering trees, plants of particular regions, shrubs,  herbaceous plants, and cereals; in the last of the nine books he focuses  on plant juices and medicinal properties of herbs. This edition is in  two volumes; the second contains two additional treatises, On Odours and Weather Signs.    In De causis plantarum Theophrastus turns to plant physiology.  Books 1 and 2 are concerned with generation, sprouting, flowering and  fruiting, and the effects of climate. In Books 3 and 4 Theophrastus  studies cultivation and agricultural methods. In Books 5 and 6 he  discusses plant breeding; diseases and other causes of death; and  distinctive flavors and odors. The Loeb Classical Library edition is in  three volumes.    Theophrastus' celebrated Characters is of a quite different  nature. This collection of descriptive sketches is the earliest known  character-writing and a striking reflection of contemporary life.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293114741109,"sku":"9780674990883","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780674990883.jpg?v=1762754676","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780674990883","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}