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THIS is a very good little book up to a certain point, but it is neither better nor worse than the general run of elementary works on botany, in which there is an attempt to cover the whole field. The physiological and anatomical parts are the best; yet we see no reason why the title should be “Agricultural Botany.” Indeed, we fear the author has been a little too ambitious; laudably ambitious, perhaps, though wanting the practical knowledge necessary to achieve his object—not that it is one within easy reach. This is an extract from his preface: “My aim in these few pages has been to lay a foundation which may serve to guide the future operations in the field, and form a basis for intelligent trial and experiment. In these days of competition and struggle for existence, every little tells, and the farmer who, understanding, can apply his knowledge, is more likely to succeed than one who labours without the advantage of this knowledge.”
An Elementary Text-Book on Agricultural Botany.
By M. C. Potter Small 8vo. Pp. 250, with ninety-nine illustrations in the text. (London: Methuen and Co., 1893.)
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Agricultural Botany for Extensionists. Nature 49, 290 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/049290a0
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