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Economic Botany: A Textbook of Useful Plants and Plant Products
By Albert F. Hill
576 pages
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- McGraw-Hill
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- New York
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- 1952
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Preface to the Second Edition v
- Preface to the First Edition vii
- Contents xi
- Chapter I - The Importance and Nature of Plant Products 1
- Chapter II - Fibers and Fiber Plants 18
- Chapter III - Forest Products: Wood and Cork 52
- Chapter IV - Forest Resources 84
- Chapter V - Tanning and Dye Materials 118
- Chapter VI - Rubber and Other Latex Products 135
- Chapter VII - Gums and Resins 151
- Chapter VIII - Essential Oils 175
- Chapter IX - Fatty Oils and Waxes 191
- Chapter X - Sugars, Starches, and Cellulose Products 210
- Chapter XI - Medicinal Plants 242
- Chapter XII - Fumitories and Masticatories 268
- Title Page iii
- Preface to the Second Edition v
- Preface to the First Edition vii
- Contents xi
- Chapter I - The Importance and Nature of Plant Products 1
- Chapter II - Fibers and Fiber Plants 18
- Chapter III - Forest Products: Wood and Cork 52
- Chapter IV - Forest Resources 84
- Chapter V - Tanning and Dye Materials 118
- Chapter VI - Rubber and Other Latex Products 135
- Chapter VII - Gums and Resins 151
- Chapter VIII - Essential Oils 175
- Chapter IX - Fatty Oils and Waxes 191
- Chapter X - Sugars, Starches, and Cellulose Products 210
- Chapter XI - Medicinal Plants 242
- Chapter XII - Fumitories and Masticatories 268
- Chapter XIII - The History and Nature of Food Plants 286
- Chapter XIV - The Major Cereals 296
- Chapter XV - The Minor Cereals and Small Grains 319
- Chapter XVI - Legumes and Nuts 335
- Chapter XVII - Vegetables 359
- Chapter XVIII - Fruits of Temperate Regions 385
- Chapter XIX - Tropical Fruits 406
- Chapter XX - Spices and Other Flavoring Materials 436
- Chapter XXI - Beverage Plants and Beverages 468
- Systematic List of Species Discussed 495
- Bibliography 521
- List of Visual Materials 525
- Index 529