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IN the enlarged second edition, as in the first, the merits and weaknesses of this book are equally evident. It is a remarkable single-handed production giving the reader a wide view of every part of the cotton field, from the germ cell to the world crop of three million tons. Taxonomy, physiology, agriculture, merchanting, spinning, weaving and statistics are all included. We know of no better comprehensive presentation, and the quality of the citations is such that it can be used as a book of reference.
Cotton
History, Species, Varieties, Morphology, Breeding, Culture, Diseases, Marketing and Uses. By Dr. Harry Bates Brown. (McGraw-Hill Publications in the Agricultural Sciences.) Second edition. Pp. xiii + 592. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., 1938.) 30s.
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B., W. Cotton. Nature 145, 280 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145280a0
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