agardh devoted considerable attention to political economy. as "a leading liberal", he "succeeded in improving and raising the standards of education in sweden". he wrote on theological and other subjects, but he is best known for his botanical works, especially "systema algarum", "species algarum rite cognitae", and "icones algarum" (1824, 1820–28, and 1828–35). he translated into german most of his "manual of botany" (2 vols., malmoe, 1829–32)