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THE first two volumes of this work have appeared. It is evidently intended for the naturalist rather than for the botanist as such, although it aims at dealing with British plants from the ecological point of view. The first volume, which is introductory, includes an account of the origin of the British flora and of the floral regions of the world, geological and altitudinal maps of the British-Isles, and chapters on insect pollination, seed dispersal, and similar topics. The second volume deals with plants of the fields and meadows, cornfields, and the sea-coast. The work is illustrated by many coloured plates from drawings by Fitch, and by a large number of photographs of the plants in the field, many of which are excellent. The drawing (vol. i., p. 147) which is supposed to-illustrate heterostyly in Primula does not really illustrate anything. Popular names, folk-lore, and points of natural history interest are included with regard to each plant. As a semi-popular work this should serve a useful purpose in directing the attention of naturalists to the ecological point of view with regard to plants.
A New British Flora: British Wild Flowers in their Natural Haunts.
Described By A. R. Horwood. (In six vols.) Vol. i, pp. ix + 244; vol. ii., pp. xi + 243 + xvii plates. (London: The Gresham Publishing Co., Ltd., 1919.) 12s. 6d. net per vol.
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A New British Flora: British Wild Flowers in their Natural Haunts . Nature 107, 232 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107232b0
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