Abstract
THESE two essays are exceedingly interesting contributions to our knowledge of plant-life on tropical sea-shores. They partly cover the same ground, partly supplement each other, and to some extent review and summarize the work of previous observers. Schimper treats of the salt-loving plants of the sea-shore generally, whilst Karsten's investigations are limited to the purely mangrove vegetation. Karsten also enters more fully into the formation of seeds—that is to say, into the development of the embryo-sac, the endosperm, and the embryo; and he follows up their germination and subsequent growth.
Die indo-malayische Strandflora.
Von A. F. W. Schimper. Mit 7 Textfiguren, einer Karte, und 7 Tafeln. (Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1891.)
Ueber die Mangrove-Vegetation im malayischen Archipel.
Von G. Karsten. Bibliotheca Botanica, Heft 22. (Cassel: Theodor Fischer, 1891.)
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HEMSLEY, W. Biology of Seaside Plants . Nature 45, 3–4 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/045003a0
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