Abstract
THE usefulness of this volume is indicated by the fact that a second edition has been called for in the comparatively short period of seven years. Opening with an outline morphological sketch, the author proceeds to give an account of the various crops grown in the United States, gathering together information that is otherwise very scattered. The crops are dealt with under the headings of their respective natural orders, the more important, chiefly cereals, being described in some detail. Bibliographies are appended to each crop or group of crops, but do not pretend to be complete. The classification of the varieties or types of crop is simplified by the free use of keys, many of which are original. A feature of the book is the “direct” method of labelling the very clear illustrations, thus rendering them more easy of reference for the student. A glossary of botanical terms and a good index round off a book that should prove of considerable value to agriculturists as well as to botanists.
The Botany of Crop Plants: a Text and Reference Book.
Prof.
Wilfred W.
Robbins
By. Second edition. Pp. xxi + 674. (Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son and Co., 1924.) 3.50 dollars.
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The Botany of Crop Plants: a Text and Reference Book . Nature 116, 391 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116391a0
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