Abstract
THIS book, as stated in the introduction, is written for readers used to university lectures, but who are not specializing in science. It is written by the professor of botany at the University of Lausanne. The material is well chosen and the style attractive. The fundamental physical and chemical features of plants are described and illustrated by diagrams which bring out these relationships with clearness. Such matters as vitamins and hormones are briefly introduced to the reader, and the importance of molecular films is discussed in relation to the surface activity of the vacuole and cytoplasm. The general metabolism of the plant is treated in outline and the characteristics of organic acids, albumins, proteins, glucosides and alkaloids described. A chapter follows dealing with cell structure. There is a preliminary chapter which gives an outline on physico-chemical conceptions which will aid the non-scientific reader to appreciate the following chapters.
Les plantes et la vie
Par Prof. Florian Cosandey. (Sciences et médecine, Série des Sciences naturelles.) Pp. 190 + 10 plates. (Lausanne: F. Rouge et Cie.; Paris: Masson et Cie., 1945.) 210 francs.
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Les plantes et la vie. Nature 160, 814 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160814d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/160814d0