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Volume 19 of the illustrations series encompasses 20 plant families, among them: Rubiaceae, the madder family, with Coffea arabiaca, the coffee tree, Gardenia jasminoides, the beautiful gardenia, Cinchona pubescens, source of quininek, and many other notable species; acanthaceae, with species of horticultural and medicinal value, e.g., Barleria cristata; Plantaginaceae, including Plantago arenaria, cultivated for its medicinal seeds: Campanulaceae, known for its garden plants with ofteen blue, bell-shaped flowers, among the most striking, Campanula glomerata, the clustered bellflower, and Lobelia chinensis, one of the fundamental herbs of Chinese medicine; Adoxaceae, containing the genus Viburnum, with its berries and flowers; Caprifoliaceae, including the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckle: Dipsacaceae, the teasel family: Valerianaceae, whose garlands of fragrant Valeriana the Great Chinese poet of the third and fourth centuries BC Ch' u Yuan described in his autobiographical poem "li Sao" : Annonaceae, the custard apple family: and Berberidaceae, the barberry family, with its decorative, edible berries. 

           

 

1.  Preface; 2. Acknowledgments; 3. Cucurbitaceae; 4. Rubiaceae; 5. Acanthaceae; 6. Carlemanniaceae; 7. Lentibulariaceae; 8. Myoporaceae
9.  Phrymaceae; 10. Plantaginaceae; 11. Sphenocleaceae; 12. Campanulaceae; 13. Goodeniaceae; 14. Adoxaceae; 15. Diervillaceae; 16. Caprifoliaceae
17. Linnaeaceae; 18. Morinaceae; 19. Dipsacaceae; 20. Valerianaceae; 21. Annonaceae; 22. Berberidaceae; 23. Index to Chinese Names;
24. Index to Pinying Names; 25. Index to Scientific Names;  26. Index to Families in the Flora of China and the Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae

 

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