Amazingly, no complete translation into English has been undertaken since 1775 prior to this edition.

It was the first work to utilize Linne's ideas of nomenclature and classification practically. In the journey that lasted over six months, Linne passed over 2000 kilometers and described more than 100 earlier unknown species of plants.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This is the first English translation of all the relevant manuscript material.