Abstract
IT would seem almost impossible to devise a new disposition of matter in an elementary text-book, but it must be allowed that Dr. Drabble has drafted a setting which differs in arrangement from the standard books of its kind. He begins with an explanation of physiological principles as a preparation for the interpretation of morphological structure, and touches on plant modifications and classification. The course outlined is very workable, and will certainly find favour with not a few teachers in schools. The text is characterised by accurate and logical exposition, combined with a sufficiency of illustration to make the points clear. Experiments for testing the physiological deductions are suggested. These might in several instances have been more fully detailed with advantage. The figures are not so creditable, and some are unnecessarily crude, such as the crocus corms and the fruits on p. 165, while Fig. 8 supplies, an example of how not to set up the experiment. These are, however, slight defects when compared with the general excellence of the subject-matter.
Elementary Botany.
By Dr. E. Drabble. Pp. vi+234. (London: Edward Arnold, n.d.) Price 2S. 6d.
Biologie unserer einheimischen Phanerogamen.
By M. Wagner. Pp. xii+190. (Leipzig and Berlin: B. G. Teubner, 1908.) Price 6 marks.
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Elementary Botany Biologie unserer einheimischen Phanerogamen . Nature 79, 158 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/079158b0
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