Manual Of The Grasses Of The West Indies

About the Book:-The author published a synoptical account of the grasses of the West Indies. That work a large amount of material has been added to the grass collection of the National Herbarium. The additions are from various sources, but consist chiefly of grasses collected in Cuba and Hispaniola by the late Erik L. Ekman, in Haiti by Emery C. Leonard, of the United States National Herbarium, and in Cuba by Brother Leon, of the Colegio de la Salle, Habana. The present publication is more than a revision of the earlier work. In the first work the descriptions of genera and species were abbreviated for the most part to diagnoses and, although the known ranges of the species were given, there was no citation of specimens. The present work gives fuller descriptions, with at least one species of each genus illustrated, 3 and cites specimens under each species, except for the few very common ones that are found throughout the region covered. The ranges of the species can now be indicated with much more exactness than was possible at the earlier date. About the Author:- Albert Spear Hitchcock (September 4, 1865 – December 16, 1935) was an American botanist and agrostologist. He graduated from the Iowa Agricultural College with bachelor's degree in 1884 and M.S. in 1886. From 1892 to 1901 he was a professor of botany at the Kansas State Agricultural College. Hitchcock joined the USDA in 1901 as Assistant Agrostologist under Frank Lamson-Scribner. In 1905 he was put in charge of the grass herbarium and became Systematic Agrostologist. After 1928, he held the title of Principal Biologist in charge of Systematic Agrostology of the Department of Agriculture and kept that title until his death in 1935. In 1912 he became Custodian of Grasses, Division of Plants, United States National Museum. Hitchcock remained Custodian without remuneration until his death. His field notebooks are archived in the Smithsonian Institution. He was a professor of botany in the Kansas State Agricultural College and authored over 250 works during his lifetime. The Title 'Manual Of The Grasses Of The West Indies written/authored/edited by A. S. Hitchcock', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121222525 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 445 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 17.78 x 24.13 cms Vol:-