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UNDER the auspices of the Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Dr. Handel-Mazzetti, the well-known Austrian botanist, made extensive explorations in south-west China during the years 1914–1918; and this handsome volume is a popular account of the scientific results of these travels. The book is remarkable for the wealth and beauty of the illustrations, which are reproductions of photographs, a considerable proportion being autochromes, that depict the scenery and vegetation in their natural colours. It is the first time that we have had an opportunity of seeing pictures of the wild habitats of many beautiful plants that have been recently introduced into our gardens from China. The book makes, accordingly, a strong appeal to horticulturists; and we hope that a translation into English will soon be published.
Naturbilder aus Südwest-China: Erlebnisae und Eindrücke eines österreichischen Forschers während des Weltkrieges.
Von Dr. Heinrich Handel Mazzetti. Pp. xiv + 380 + 77 Tafeln. (Wien und Leipzig: Österreichischer Bundesverlag für Unterricht, Wissenschaft und Kunst, 1927.) 24 gold marks.
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HENRY, A. Naturbilder aus Südwest-China: Erlebnisae und Eindrücke eines österreichischen Forschers während des Weltkrieges . Nature 119, 667–668 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119667a0
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