Le régne végétal: divisé en traité de botanique, flore médicale, usuelle et industrielle, horticulture théorique et pratique, plantes agricoles et forestières, histoire biographiqueet bibliographique de la botanique. Traité de botanique générale usuelle et industrielle du XIXe siècle

Le règne végétal was published in the mid-19th century as an ambitious, encyclopedic survey of botany, blending scientific classification with industrial and medicinal applications. It emerged during an era of significant expansion in natural history documentation, where French publishers sought to codify vast biological knowledge into multi-volume sets accessible to both scholars and informed hobbyists.

The work is noted for its detailed botanical illustrations, which were crafted to serve as both aesthetic objects and rigorous visual references. These plates were designed to support the text’s goal of bridging theoretical botany with practical horticulture and forestry, reflecting the 19th-century optimism regarding the systematic cataloging of the natural world for human utility.