British Botanists

Abstract

THE history of science has for so long been written from the point of view of chemistry and physics, with generous recognition of astronomy and even geology, but with almost complete, indifference to biology in any form, that it is encouraging to note the recent development of interest in the records of early botanists and zoologists. A brief and accurate history of British botany, written with the knowledge that the late Dr. Gunther on one side and Dr. Agnes Arber on the other have made available to us, is a very valuable help to such development. Mr. John Gilmour's book is excellent and timely.

British Botanists

By John Gilmour. (Britain in Pictures Series.) Pp. 48 + 8 plates. (London: Wm. Collins, Sons and Co., Ltd., 1944.) 4s. 6d. net.