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Enquiry into Plants and De Causis Plantarum by Theophrastus (c. 370-c. 285 BCE) are a counterpart to Aristotle's zoological work and the most important botanical work of antiquity now extant. In the former Theophrastus classifies and describes. His On Odours and Weather Signs are minor treatises.

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DDC/MDS: 581 — Natural sciences & mathematics Plants (Botany) Specific topics in natural history of plants
LCC: PA3612 .T4 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Greek literature Translations
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Published: 1916
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