Plantae Diaphoricae. Florae Argentinae ó revista sistematica de las plantas medicinales, alimenticias ó de alguna otra utilidad y de las venonosas, que son indigenas de la República Argentina ó que, originarias de otros paises se cultivan ó se crian espntámente en ella.

Buenos Aires, Guillermo Krait, 1882. 8vo (21.2 x 14.5 cm). 404 pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine with four raised bands, gilt title. Marbled endpapers. = Rare flora of Argentina by Jorge [i.e. Georg] Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus (1846-1921) "a European botanist of German extraction. He was born in Silesia and died in Berlin. He began his career as a medical student in Zürich and Bern from 1868 to 1870, but became interested in botany, instead. He then studied at the University of Halle where he earned his doctorate in 1872. Hieronymus was professor of botany in Córdoba, Argentina, from 1874 to 1883. He also lived in Breslau, 1883-1892, and Berlin, where he was curator of the botanic garden and botanic garden museum starting in 1892. He edited the botanical journal Hedwigia for 28 years. Hieronymus' specialty was in ferns and algae. He was known for his plant collections in both central Europe and in much of South America." (Wikipedia). This copy with many notes in the text by an old hand and a special handwritten index pasted down in the front. The annotations are such (i.e. systematical and textual) that it is possibly the author's copy. The title page and handwritten index bound in upside down. Paper toned, otherwise a good copy. Stafleu and Cowan, 2751.