Project Gutenberg 2014-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 592 Candolle, Alphonse de 1806 1893 Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de De Candolle, Alphonse DeCandolle, Alph. (Alphonse) Origin of Cultivated Plants The International Scientific Series Volume XLVIII Produced by Chris Curnow, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Origin of Cultivated Plants" by Alphonse de Candolle is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This extensive work explores the origins of cultivated plants, focusing on their historical cultivation, geographical spread, and the factors that contributed to their domestication. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between plants and early civilizations, engaging readers interested in botany, agriculture, and history. At the start of the book, the author introduces the subject by emphasizing the importance of understanding the origins of cultivated plants for various audiences, including agriculturists, botanists, and historians. He reflects on the complexities involved in determining the native habitats of different species and critiques historical inaccuracies regarding the origins that have persisted through time. He outlines the various methods he employs to discover and prove the origins of cultivated plants, including botanical observations, archaeological evidence, and historical records. Additionally, he discusses the need to rely on a combination of these methods to arrive at solid conclusions concerning the history and diffusion of various cultivated species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45917/45917-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Plants, Cultivated Botany, Economic SB Text Category: History - Other Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1681018 2025-07-18T13:26:56.010829 text/html 1690095 2024-10-24T07:48:15 text/html 536166 2025-07-18T13:27:24.650650 application/epub+zip 561998 2025-07-18T13:27:00.869888 application/epub+zip 557605 2025-07-18T13:26:58.302805 application/epub+zip 1131503 2025-07-18T13:27:39.033579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1046153 2025-07-18T13:27:21.816659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1038725 2022-09-20T21:22:29.057673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1086497 2025-07-18T13:26:49.835410 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1066639 2024-10-24T07:48:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18254 2025-07-18T13:27:39.215602 application/rdf+xml 26579 2025-07-18T13:26:58.703797 image/jpeg 3755 2025-07-18T13:26:58.505835 image/jpeg 493120 2025-07-18T13:26:56.120814 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia