Language: Chinese with scientific nomenclature and name index
This volume records 888 species, 203 subspecies and varieties of seed plants in 13 families and 85 genera, including Saxifragaceae, Begoniaceae, Cactaceae, Scutellariae, Rosaceae, Ulmaceae, and Rhamnaceae. The book briefly describes the characteristics of the families and genera, and comes with a key table. It also records the name (Chinese name, alias, scientific name, synonym), morphology, origin, habitat, distribution, etc. of each plant in detail. For species known to have economic value, their uses are also briefly introduced. Half of the species are accompanied by morphological feature comparison diagrams or plant overview diagrams, with a total of 174 plates.
Summary in Chinese:
该卷记载种子植物的虎耳草科、秋海棠科、仙人掌科、茶蔗子科、蔷薇科、榆科、鼠李科等13科85属888种2 03亚种和变种。书中对科、属的特征均有简要的描述,并附有检索表;对每种植物的名称(中名正名、别名、拉丁名、异名)、形态、产地、生境、分布等均有较详细的记载。对已知有经济价值的种类,其用途也作扼要介绍。半数种类附有形态特征比较图或植株全貌图,共有图版174幅。