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THERE is perhaps a tendency among systematic botanists to fight shy of the Compositæ, on account largely of the enormous size of the family and the difficulties of properly classifying its members. Those, however, who once succeed in passing these lions in the path soon become enthusiastic students of the group, and Dr. Small is no exception to this rule. His contribution to the investigation of the origin and development of the family is by far the most important that has appeared for many years.
The Origin and Development of the Compositae: Thesis approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London.
By Dr. James Small. (New Phytologist Reprint, No. 11.) Pp. xi + 334 + 6 plates. (London: William Wesley and Son, 1919.) Price 15s. net.
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The Origin and Development of the Compositae: Thesis approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London . Nature 105, 450 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105450a0
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