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NEW -WORLD SCIENCE SERIES 

 Edited by John W. Ritchie 



1 SCIENCE of PLANT LIFE ' 



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A HIGH SCHOOL BOTANY treating of the 

 plant in its relation to its environment 



By E. N. TRANSEAU 



Professor of Botany, Ohio State University 



HE fundamental aim of this text is to give the student 

 A an understanding of the plant as it lives. Environ- | 

 | mental factors are considered in such a way that they | 

 | help to make clear the reasons which underlie many agri- | 

 | cultural practices. The author so arranges and presents 

 | his facts that the idea that the plant is alive and that it 



has a definite relation to every other living being is | 

 | unescapable. 



The teacher of botany will 1 find an ally in this book. | 

 | Every page carries its answer to that old query of pupils, 



"What is the use in studying botany?" Almost all the 1 

 chapters are preceded by suggestions for laboratory and 

 field work and are followed by practical problems. The 

 exercises are varied enough to provide work for any | 

 | class and they are adapted to the succession of seasons. | 

 | The illustrations, the exercises, and the subjects that re- 

 ceive distinctive treatment are not embroidered on the = 

 | text; they are made a part of its warp and woof. 



In bringing out SCIENCE OF PLANT LIFE, publisher, | 

 1 printer, and artist have collaborated to produce a volume 1 

 | which in appearance and in every detail of manufacture 

 | is worthy of its content. The book is admirably adapted 

 1 to meet the needs of beginning students of botany every- 1 



where, and it will prove helpful to all who wish to be I 



intelligent about plants. 



viii-{-344 pages. Price $1.48 



WORLD BOOK COMPANY 



YONKERS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK 



2126 PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO 



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