NEW-WORLD SCIENCE SERIES 
Edited by John W. Ritchie 
SCIENCE of PLANT LIFE 
A HIGH SCHOOL BOTANY treating of the 
plant in its relation to its environment 
By E. N. TRANSEAU 
Professor of Botany, Ohio State University 
Te fundamental aim of this text is to give the student 
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 zs alive and that it 
has a definite relation to every other living being is 
unescapable, 
The teacher of botany will 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 
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 Lire, publisher, 
printer, and artist have collaborated to produce a volume 
which in appearance and in every detail of manufacture 
is worthy of its content. The book is admirably adapted 
to meet the needs of beginning students of botany every- 
where, and it will prove helpful to all who wish to be 
intelligent about plants. 
viii + 344 pages. Price $1.68 
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