Abstract
THE two parts of this work deal respectively with the anatomy and the life-histories and reproduction of plants. A large number of the anatomical figures are original, and although they vary in quality, many of them are excellent for their purpose. A few, however, show evidence of hasty sketching. As a reference book for first-year university students, it is the most useful we have seen. Although its treatment is fuller in many respects than an average first-year student can compass, yet this is perhaps an error in the right direction. Of special interest may be mentioned the chapters on cell contents, secretory organs, and anatomy in relation to habitat, as well as the final chapter on heredity and evolution. The book will form a very useful addition to the introductory text-books on structural botany.
An Introduction to the Structure and Reproduction of Plants.
Prof.
F. E.
Fritch
Dr.
E. J.
Salisbury
By. Pp. viii + 458 + 2 plates. (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1920.) 15s. net.
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An Introduction to the Structure and Reproduction of Plants. Nature 107, 200 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107200c0
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