Flore laurentienne

Flore laurentienne
Rare books and special collections, pavillon Thérèse-Casgrain, Université du Québec à Montréal[1]
AuthorBro. Marie-Victorin (1885-1944)
Original titleFlore laurentienne
IllustratorBro. Alexandre Blouin (1892-1987) [2]
LanguageFrench
GenreBotany
PublisherBros. of the Christian Schools
Publication date
1935
Publication placeQuebec, Canada
Media typeScientific work
Pages925
ISBN0-8405-0018-1

Flore laurentienne (The Laurentian Flora En) by Marie-Victorin Bro. (Conrad Kirouac),[3] is the scientific inventory of vascular plant resources growing spontaneously in the St. Lawrence River valley, in Quebec, Canada.[4]

First published by the Bros. of the Christian Schools in 1935, the manual lists and describes 1568 species of Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms, plants illustrated by Bro. Alexandre Blouin.[2]

  1. ^ "Center for Rare Books and Special Collections". Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (in French). 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024. ... has a magnificent collection of 45,000 rare books dated between the 14th and 20th centuries.
  2. ^ a b "Frère Alexandre Blouin, f.é.c. (1892-1987)". Archives of the University of Montreal (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2024. Alexandre Blouin also taught religion, history, French, mathematics and physics.
  3. ^ Marie-Victorin (3 April 1935). "Flore laurentienne". BAnQ digital (in French). Library and National Archives of Quebec. p. 917. Retrieved 18 July 2024. ... a work of convenience intended to offer French Canadians a means of acquiring a general knowledge, but as exact as possible, of the spontaneous flora of their country.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference La Flore laurentienne de Marie-Victorin a 80 ans was invoked but never defined (see the help page).