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IN this small volume a considerable amount of information concerning the fundamental principles underlying the practice of horticulture is compressed. It consists of eight chapters, the first three of which deal with physiology as concerned especially with the raising and growing of plants. The fourth chapter, dealing with vegetative propagation, grafting, pruning and the like, is of value to gardeners since it contains scientific information on subjects often ignored in text-books. The last three chapters deal with diseases (fungus and virus) and insect pests: they cover a wider range than might be expected in so small a volume (though T.S.W. virus is not mentioned), and many readers might prefer a fuller treatment of fewer subjects.
Garden Science
By Dr. John Grainger. Pp. ii + 265. (London: University of London Press, Ltd., 1935.) 4s. 6d. net.
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Garden Science. Nature 137, 684 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137684c0
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