Books that study plants, encompassing their structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, and evolution, as well as their interactions with the environment and other organisms. The library holds a collection of plant biology related books that examine plants from a scientific point of view. These include texts that name, describe, and classify plants into a structured system, from scientists such as Linnaeus and De Candolle.
Books that study animals, encompassing a broad range of topics related to their biology, behavior, evolution, ecology, classification, and physiology. Zoology plays a critical role in understanding the diverse forms of animal life on earth, their interactions with their environments, and their evolutionary relationships. The library holds a collection of texts that examine animals from a scientific point of view, as early as Conrad Gessner’s 16th century encyclopedic inventory of renaissance zoology.