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"LA CULTURE DES TISSUS VEGfiTAUX 



techniques et realisations" 

 1960 

 by R. J. Gautheret Masson et Cie. 



883 pp., 438 figs. Paris 



The culture of plant tissues is a comparatively new field. Its founder, Prof. 

 Gautheret. published his first book on the subject in 1945. This is now followed 

 by the present, much larger work. 



The book opens with a section dealing with techniques (205 pages). Then 

 follow sections on morphogenesis (273 pages), polarity and induction (163 

 pages), physiology of cultured tissues (162 pages), culture of isolated cells 

 (9 pages), and the relation between tissue culture and plant pathology (55 

 pages). An appendix deals with the application of statistical tests. 



The culture of whole plant embryos is not discussed in this book. There is 

 only a brief discussion of some possibilities of culturing certain parts of 

 embryos, which sometimes produce better cultures than differentiated tissues. 



The book is richly illustrated. It is concluded by a bibliography of nearly 

 1000 titles, and by indexes to authors, plant names and subjects. 



"RADIOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT 



OF THE HAND AND WRIST" 



2nd edition, 1959 



by W. W. Greulich and S. I. Pyle Stanford University Press 



256 pp. Stanford, Calif. 



Price: $ 15.00 



This is a completely revised edition of a book of which the first edition of 

 1950 has long been out of print. The book is concerned only with the postnatal 

 development of the human hand, regarded as a standard for the determination 

 of the developmental status of a child. For this reason it will be almost 

 exclusively of interest to the medical profession. 



The technical execution of the book is excellent, and its price is compara- 

 tively low. 



"MALFORMATIONS CONGeNITALES DU CERVEAU" 



1959 

 Editors: G. Heuyer, M. Feld and Masson et Cie. 



J. Gruner Paris 



(Colloque International sur les 

 Malformations congenitales de 



I'encephalie) 



450 pp., 231 figs., 8 tbs. and 



1 pi. in colour 



The present volume contains the proceedings of an international symposium 

 on the congenital malformations of the brain. The book consists of 28 papers, 

 discussing the problems under consideration from anatomical, clinical, physio- 



