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THERE is no doubt that the study of botany is less commonly regarded as of general importance than is that of chemistry and physics, which seem to touch more closely our everyday life with their direct bearings on the chemical industries, on electricity, telephony, wireless and so on. Yet a knowledge of plant life is essential to the development of agriculture, the oldest and most widespread of human occupations, and those countless individuals who cultivate allotments or seek to embellish their surroundings by trim and attractive gardens would be more successful in their pursuits if they had some understanding of the needs of the plants they grow. Unfortunately, their education in this direction has usually been neglected.
Everyday Botany.
By L. J. F. Brimble. Pp. viii + 589. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1934.) 7s. 6d.
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Everyday Botany . Nature 134, 918 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134918a0
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