(1) Outlines of Fungi and Plant Diseases: for Students and Practitioners of Agriculture and Horticulture (2) Practical Botany (3) British Mosses and How to Identify Them (4) Plant Studies (5) The Nature-World of London

Abstract

(1) MR. BENNETT'S book on fungi and plant diseases has been written more particularly for students of agriculture and horticulture. It should serve its purpose very well. The first part gives a general account of the fungi, with a short classification and the life histories of a number of members of the various groups. The second part deals with plant diseases as such. The modern study of this subject only began about 1866, but has developed in many aspects in recent years. The chapter dealing with the general aspects of parasitism, such as infection, resistance, and immunity, might very well have been considerably extended. In later pages all the better known fungus diseases of crops, from mycetozoa to rusts and bacteria, are clearly described, together with their effects on the host plant and methods of treatment. In connexion with wheat rust, the important developments since the “bridging “theory was generally held are only referred to in a footnote. The volume will be useful to all those who wish to acquire a general knowledge of plant diseases. Its conciseness and arrangement will appeal to the student.

(1) Outlines of Fungi and Plant Diseases: for Students and Practitioners of Agriculture and Horticulture.

By F. T. Bennett. Pp. xi + 254. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1924.) 7s. 6d. net.

(2) Practical Botany.

By Rai Bahadur K. Rangachari. Pp. iii + 114. (Madras: Government Press, 1923.) 18 rupees.

(3) British Mosses and How to Identify Them.

By J. H. Crabtree. (How to Identify Series, No. 19.) Pp. 63. (London: The Epworth Press, 1924.) 1s. 6d. net.

(4) Plant Studies.

By Prof. James A. Todd. (Foundations of Nature Study Series.) Pp. 151. (Edinburgh: A. Baxendine and Sons, 1924.) 2s. 6d. net.

(5) The Nature-World of London.

By Walter Johnson. 1: Trees and Plants. Pp. viii + 118 + 8 plates. (London: The Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto: The Macmillan Co., 1924.) 3s. net.