Abstract
THESE two little monographs are attractive in design, but any botanist would take issue with the claim that the contents represent what it is necessary to know on the subjects dealt with. Rather are they harmful in suggesting that, in the case of the alpine plants, with an idea of colour and size and a few notes on habitat, plants may be recognized by comparison with a rather impressionist representation in colours, usually of the flowering shoot alone.
Ce qu'il faut savoir des plantes des montagnes
Par P. Du Manoir. (Savoir en histoire naturelle, Vol. 5.) Pp. 54 + 40 plates. (Paris: Paul Lechevalier, 1939.) 16 francs.
Ce qu'il faut savoir pour manger les bons champignons
Par G. Portevin. (Savoir en histoire naturelle, Vol. 6.) Pp. 94. (Paris: Paul Lechevalier, 1939.) 12 francs.
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Agriculture. Nature 144, 893 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144893b0
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