Abstract
THE first part of this book is devoted to an explanation of the meaning of the phenomena of plant life and its interdependent functions. Wherever possible, comparisons are drawn with human life, and, in consequence, chapters are given curious titles, such as “Marriage” and “Settling Down for Life”. The second portion of the book is a detailed account of the lifehistory of the Herb Robert and its relatives. Tables are appended showing the separation of the sexes in time, the mode of pollination, and the method of seed dispersal of British species of Cranesbills and Storksbills. The book should be a stimulus to intelligent and intensive Nature study.
The Nature-study of Plants in Theory and Practice for the Hobby-Botanist.
T. A.
Dymes
By. Pp. xviii + 173. (London: S.P.C.K.; New York: The Macmillan Co., 1920.) Price 6s. net.
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The Nature-study of Plants in Theory and Practice for the Hobby-Botanist . Nature 105, 804 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105804b0
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