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AN appendix of books for collateral reading makes this a good textbook for students reading for a general degree in the subject. The book itself is well written, with a good choice of subject matter. It is profusely illustrated, with splendid diagrams and photographs. Though written by American teachers for American students, the material for study is very general, and the types are those usually accepted for all students. A list of reference books is, of course, essential to students, but that given in this volume has a distinctly American character, which is a pity, since the book itself might be thoroughly recommended to British students, too. For a book of more than six hundred pages, with a wealth of illustrations, the price is reasonable.
A Textbook of General Botany: for Colleges and Universities.
By Prof. Richard M. Holman Prof. Wilfred W. Robbins. Third edition. Pp. xv + 626. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1934.) 25s. net.
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A Textbook of General Botany: for Colleges and Universities . Nature 134, 344 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134344b0
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