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Lidén Number 71
Respondent: Nilsson Åmman (1731-1783)
Title: Flora Alpina, ...
Date of Defense: 24 March 1756
Paginations: [iv], [1], 2-27, [1]
Lidén Title: Flora alpina.
Soulsby Title: Fl. alp.
Drake Title: Flora Alpina.
Note:
Abstract: An essay on the kinds of plants suitable for culture on the arid mountains of Lapland and adjoining alpine areas, with a list of over 400 European alpine plants from which selections could be made for Lapp culture. A Royal Alpine Garden in Lapland is proposed for the evaluation of alpine plants of potential value for economic uses.