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Asa Gray (1810–1888)

Author of Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States

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Includes the names: Gray Asa, Dr. Asa Gray, A. Hunter [editor] Asa; Dupree Gray

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Works by Asa Gray

Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States (1848) 48 copies, 1 review
Gray's School and Field Book of Botany (1871) 47 copies, 1 review
Gray's new manual of botany, a handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and northeastern United States and adjacent Canada (2011) 39 copies
The elements of botany for beginners and for schools (2010) 33 copies
Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism (2004) 26 copies
How plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany. With a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common plants, both wild and cultivated. Illustrated by 500… (1858) 24 copies, 1 review
Gray's lessons in botany and vegetable physiology (1868) 21 copies
Botany for young people and common schools : how plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany : with a popular flora, or an arrangement and description of common… (2009) 9 copies
Scientific papers of Asa Gray (2015) 8 copies
First lessons in botany and vegetable physiology 7 copies
Letters of Asa Gray (1973) 7 copies
Synoptical flora of North America 6 copies
Gray's School and field book of botany : consisting of "Lessons in botany" and "Field, forest, and garden botany" bound in one volume (2009) 6 copies
Field, forest, and garden botany; a simple introduction to the common plants of the United States east of the 100th meridian, both wild and cultivated (2009) 6 copies
Structural botany; or Organography on the basis of morphology. To which is added the principles of taxonomy and phytography, and a glossary of botanical terms 5 copies
The Elements of Botany (1974) 4 copies
Scientific Papers of Asa Gray, Vol. 1 (1889) 4 copies
The botanical text-book, an introduction to scientific botany, both structural and systematic. For colleges, schools, and private students 3 copies
Gray's lessons in botany: the elements of botany for beginners and for schools 3 copies
Introduction to Structural and Systematic Botany and Vegetable Physiology (2018) 3 copies
Scientific Papers of Asa Gray, Vol. 2 (1889) 3 copies
Genera florae Americae Boreali-Orientalis illustrata. The genera of the plants of the United States illustrated by figures and analyses from nature 3 copies
Botany for Young People. Part First: How Plants Grow (1858) 3 copies
A handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and northeastern United States and adjacent Canada 3 copies
Gray's new manual of the botany of the northern United States (1867) 3 copies
Manual of Botany (Geological Survey of California) 2 copies
Botany for young people and common schools : how plants grow, a simple introduction to sturctural botany : with a popular flora, or, an arrangement and description of common… 2 copies
Gray's Lessons in Botany, Revised Edition; The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools 2 copies
Gray's School and Field Botany 2 copies
Elements of botany (2010) 2 copies
Plantae Wrightianae texano-neo-mexicanae 2 copies
Gray's New Manual of Botany. Seventh edition (illustrated). A handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.… 2 copies
Contributions to North American botany. 1. Characters of new Compositae, with revisions of certain genera, and critical notes. 2. Miscellaneous genera and species 2 copies
Botany for young people. Part II. How plants behave: how they move, climb, employ insects to work for them, &c (2015) 2 copies
Botanical papers by Asa Gray. Extracted from the proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2 copies
Natural Science and Religion (1880) 2 copies
Gray's Field, Forest, and Garden Botany 2 copies
Plantæ novæ thurberianæ: the characters of some new genera and species of plants in a collection made by George Thurber ... chiefly in New Mexico and Sonora 1 copy
How plants grow, a simple introduction to structural botany, with a popular flora 1 copy
Gray's manual of botany a handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and northeastern United States and adjacent Canada 1 copy
Structural botany, or, Organography on the basis of morphology : to which is added the principles of taxonomy and phytography, and a glossary of botanical terms 1 copy
How plants behave: how they move, climb, employ insects to work for them, &c 1 copy
Gray's School and Field Book of Botany ("Lessons in Botany" and "Field, Forest, (1868) 1 copy
Botany for Young People and Common Schools : How Plants Grow (A simple introduction to structural botany) with A Popular Flora 1 copy
Gray's Botanical Text-Book: Structural Botany 1 copy
Botany for Young People: Part II. How Plants Behave: How They Move, Climb, Employ Insects to Work for Them, &c, Part 2... (2011) 1 copy
Gray’s Manual of Botany. Eighth (Centennial) edition – illustrated. A handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and Adjacent… (1987) 1 copy
Field Forest and Garden Botany: A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants of the United States East of the 100th Meridian, Both Wild and Cultivated, 1 copy
HOW PLANTS GROW, A POPULAR FLORA... BOTANY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ... And Common Schools 1 copy
Botany for Young People and Common Schools, How Plants Grow a Simple Introduction to Structural Botany with a Popular Flora or an Arrangement and Description of Common Plants Both… 1 copy
Gray's Lessons in Botany. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools (2016) 1 copy
Grays Lessons & Manual of Botany Rev Ed 1 copy
The Botanical Textbook: Part 1, An Introduction To Structural And Physiological Botany And Part 2, The Principles Of Systematic Botany (1842) (2009) 1 copy
Gray's School and Field Book of Botany Consisting of "Lessons in Botany" and "Field, Forest, and Garden Botany" Bound in One Volume, 1901, 226 pages 589 figures plus 519 pages. 1 copy
Gray's Lessons in Botany. Revised Edition The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools + Manual of The Botany of the Northern United States (2 volumes in one book) (1887) 1 copy
Gray's manual of botany. Eighth (centennial) edition. 1 copy
Gray's School and Field Book of Botany, consisting of "Lessons in Botany" and "Field, Forest, And Garden Botany" bound in one volume 1 copy
Gray's New Manual Of Botany (7th Ed.--illustrated): A Handbook Of The Flowering Plants And Ferns Of The Central And Northeastern United States And Adjacent Canada... - Primary… 1 copy
Gray's Field, Forest, And Garden Botany 1 copy
Darwiniana Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism (Perfect Library) (2015) 1 copy
Botanical contributions. 1872: 1. Notes on Labiatae. [2. Determination of a collection of plants made in Oregon by Elihu Hall during the summer of 1871, ... of some new species… 1 copy
Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools, The (2004) 1 copy
North American Gramineae and Cyperaceae part one only 1 copy
Notes of a botanical excursion to the mountains of North Carolina, &c. with some remarks on the botany of the higher Alleghany Mountains in a letter to Sir Wm. J. Hooker 1 copy
Scientific Papers of Asa Gray, Vol. 3 (1889) 1 copy
Melanthacearum Americae Septentrionalis revisio 1 copy
Botanical contributions. 1870-1888, 1884-1885,1876 1 copy
Synoptical flora of North America. The Gamopetalae : being a second edition of vol. I. part II., and vol. II. part I., collected 1 copy
[Review of] On the Origin of Species 1 copy
Gray's botanical text-book, vol. I: structural botany 1 copy
Gray's Botanical Textbook Volume II: Physiological Botany 1 copy
Gray's botanical text-book 1 copy
Gray's manual of botany : eighth (centennial) edition - illustrated : a handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and northeastern United States and adjacent… 1 copy
Plantae Wrightianae, Vol. 2: Texano-Neo-Mexicanae Part II; An Account of a Collection of Plants Made by Charles Wright, A. M., in Western Texas, New ... in the Years 1851 and 1852… (2017) 1 copy
Structural botany 1 copy
An Estimate of Darwin 1 copy
A manual of the botany of the northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 1 copy
Gray's Lessons and Manual of Botany 1 copy
Grays Lessons in Botany Revised (1887) 1 copy
Grays manual of botany: a handbook of the flowering plants and ferns of the central and northeastern United States and adjacent Canada 1 copy
Catalogue of the Phænogamous and Acrogenous Plants contained in Gray's Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States 1 copy
Contributions to botany. 1 copy
Gray's School and Field Book of Botany 1 copy
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Birthdate
1810-11-18
Date of death
1888-01-30
Gender
male
Education
Fairfield College
Occupations
professor
botanist
physician
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Sauquoit, New York, USA
Places of residence
Sauquoit, New York, USA
Place of death
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Burial location
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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3 reviews
melannen224 reviews
Gray's school and field book of botany consisting of "Lessons in botany" and "Field, forest , and garden botany" by Asa Gray
There is basically nothing in this book that is not completely out-of-date, but I just like to touch the engravings and smell the pages, okay??
Apr 12, 2012
brendanus204 reviews
A Manual Of The Botany Of The Northern United States by Asa Gray
This Manual is updated almost every year. This copy is the 8th edition from 1950
Apr 11, 2019
PeaceCottage1,494 reviews
How Plants Grow; A Simple Introduction to Structural Botany Illustrated with 500 by Asa Gray
Tessa Sprenger
Dec 27, 2025

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