6 General Botany 



of forest lands requires a complete understanding of the relation 

 of forest growth to climate and soil. 



These are a few outstanding products and problems of plant 

 life which have been enumerated in order to emphasize the funda- 

 mental importance of botany, which is the science of plant life. 



PROBLEMS 



1. Make a list of the uses you are making of plant products today. 



2. What percentage of your diet is derived directly from plants? 



3. How many acres of forest must be destroyed each week to furnish paper for our 



weekly magazine with the largest circulation ? 



REFERENCES 



Smith, J. Russell. The World's Food Resources. Henry Holt & Co. 



East, E. M. "Population in Relation to Agriculture," Eugenics in Race and 



State, Vol. II, page 215. Williams and Wilkins Company. 

 Pearl, Raymond. The Nation's Food. W. B. Saunders Company. 

 Berry, James B. Farm Woodlands. World Book Company. 



