An Introduction to the Plant Sciences
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PLANT SCIENCES By WILLIAM C. DARRAH, Tutor in the Department of Biology and Research Curator in the Botanical Museum, Harvard University. This book offers a concise, humanistic account, of the nature of the plant kingdom. It is intended for use by students in a half-year or one-semester course in botany or plant biology. Emphasis is placed on these four recent developments: the organismal concept which emphasizes the interrelations of many functions all progressing at the same time; the break from traditional classifications which because of their rigidity have become somewhat misleading; the physiological or biochemical approach to the study of the behavior of plant organisms; the utilitarian and humanistic emphasis which is the product of current rapid world events. Ready in May Approximately 268 pages 154 illus. 6 by 9 Probable price, $2.50
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