De causis plantarum
By: Theophrastus ; edited and translated by Benedict Einarson and George K.K. Link. Vol.3, Books 5-6.
Contributors: Einarson, Benedict.; Link, George K. K.
Series: Loeb classical library -- 475
Publisher: Harvard U.P.
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass; London
Language: eng; gre
Number of pages: 465
Subjects: Botany -- Pre-Linnean works.
Work titles: De causis plantarum.
Description: 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 latter Theophrastus turns to plant physiology.
Notes: Greek text with English introduction and translation on opposite pages.