Explore the latest books of this year!
Bookbot

Asa Gray

    Asa Gray was a pivotal 19th-century figure in American botany, whose work explored the intricate relationship between science and faith, proposing an evolution guided by a Creator. He championed the concept of genetic continuity within species, opposing notions of immediate hybridization and static special creation. Gray was also a prolific author who significantly advanced the taxonomic understanding of North American flora, with his seminal botanical guides remaining influential. His extensive network of specimen collectors and correspondence with leading scientists, including Charles Darwin, underscored his dedication to advancing botanical knowledge.

    Chloris Boreali-americana: Illustrations Of New, Rare, Or Otherwise Interesting North American Plants: Selected Chiefly From Those Recently Broug
    Introduction to Structural and Systematic Botany and Vegetable Physiology: Being a 5th and Rev. Ed. of The Botanical Textbook, Illustrated With Over T
    The Vegetation of the Rocky Mountain Region, and a Comparison With That of Other Parts of the World
    Structural Botany, or Organography on the Basis of Morphology. To Which is Added the Principles of Taxonomy and Phytography, and a Glossary of Botanic
    Plantae Lindheimerianae: an Enumeration of F. Lindheimer's Collection of Texan Plants, With Remarks and Descriptions of New Species, Etc.; pt.1
    The Genera Of The Plants Of The United States: Plant 1 - 100; Volume 1