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A Description Of Vascular Plant Species From An Area In The Central Sierra Nevada Foothills Of California, Thomas Carter Hensel
A Description Of Vascular Plant Species From An Area In The Central Sierra Nevada Foothills Of California, Thomas Carter Hensel
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Much work has been done on the remarkably diverse flora of California but few specific studies of the foothills of the Central Sierra Nevada Range have been undertaken. One such area is Calaveras County, a region rich in the early history of California.
The site chosen for this study ranges from approximately 2350 to 2700 feet in elevation. It is well defined by survey and accessible at all times of the year. The primary objective of the study was to determine what vascular plant species occur naturally in the area. This was accomplished by extensive collections made from April 1970 …
Drug Plants Of California, Frederick Louis Beauchamp
Drug Plants Of California, Frederick Louis Beauchamp
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Many books and articles have been written covering the flora of California. Few, however, have dealt specifically with those plants yielding drug principles used in the materia medica of the medical and pharmacy professions. Over one thousand different species of native and introduced drug plants are growing in the state. Many of these, it is true, have fallen into disuse, either because of lack of medicinal value, or substitutes have been found in the laboratories of the chemist.
The development of the drug farming industry will not only give employment to the state’s increasing population, but will enable our nation …
A Microscopic Study Of Cross-Sections Of Woody Dicotyledonous Stems With Reference To Their Use In Courses In Elementary Botany, Nancy Jane Toms
A Microscopic Study Of Cross-Sections Of Woody Dicotyledonous Stems With Reference To Their Use In Courses In Elementary Botany, Nancy Jane Toms
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The problem of this study was to discover a woody dicotyledonous stem which could be used as the principal example of stem structure in a course in elementary botany.