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THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY 



are devoted to descriptions, mostly with 

 original illustrations, of the root system 

 of as many different garden vegetables. 

 There is a bibliography of 182. titles, and 

 an index. The book is an important 

 contribution to the literature of ecology, 

 as well as to that of horticulture and 

 agriculture. 



LA VIE DE LA CELLULE VEGETALE. 



By Raoul Combes. Armand Colin 



9 francs 4J x 6f ; zi6 (paper) Paris 



This excellent little treatise, which 

 puts its emphasis mainly upon the func- 

 tional aspects of plant cytology, discusses 

 in detail the following subjects: The 

 morphological constitution, origin and 

 physiological role of the protoplasm of 

 the plant cell; the chemical constitution 

 of protoplasm; the form, origin, physi- 

 ological function, and chemical constitu- 

 tion of the nucleus; general characters 

 of plastids and mitochondria; the amylo- 

 plasts, chloroplasts, chromoplasts, oleo- 

 plasts, and proteoplasts. There is a 

 bibliography covering nine pages. 



A LABORATORY MANUAL FOR THE 

 STUDY OF GENERAL BOTANY. 

 By William E. Lawrence. State College Press 

 $1.80 6x9; zzo (paper) Corvallis 



The third edition of a laboratory manual 

 for a course in elementary botany, by the 

 Associate Professor of Plant Ecology at 

 the Oregon State College, based upon the 

 idea that the "laboratory should be a 

 place for study and investigation rather 

 than merely an art or copy class. It 

 should be a place where independent 

 observations may be made and not a mere 

 routine to be done for a grade." 



THE ELEMENTS OF VEGETABLE 



HISTOLOGY. 



By C. W. Ballard. 



John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 

 $3.2.5 5! x 8; xviii + Z89 New York 



The second edition, revised and enlarged, 

 of a standard text, primarily intended for 

 beginning students of pharmacy. The 

 section on chemical reactions of plant 

 tissues in particular has been enlarged. 

 There is a brief bibliography of textbooks 

 for reference use, and a detailed index. 



PLANT RESPIRATION. 



By S. Kostychev. Translated and Edited 



by Charles ] . Lyon. 



P. Blakiston's Son and Co. 

 $z-50 6 x 9; xi + 163 Philadelphia 



Professor Lyon has done a real service 

 to American students of plant physiology 

 by providing this translation of Kosty- 

 chev's treatise on respiration. It gives, 

 as the translator says, a balanced, authori- 

 tative discussion of a subject which has 

 made great advances in the twentieth 

 century. The book is abundantly docu- 

 mented with citations of literature and 

 will serve as a valuable reference work. 



THE STRUCTURE AND DEVELOP- 

 MENT OF THE FUNGI. 

 By H. C. I. Gwynne-Vaughan and B. Barnes. 

 The Macmillan Co. 

 $4.Z5 5! x 8|; xvi + 384 New York 



A systematic review, extensively illus- 

 trated, of the biology of fungi, with the 

 principal emphasis on morphology but 

 without neglecting the physiological side. 

 There is an excellent section on myco- 

 logical technique and a bibliography 

 covering 2.8 pages of fine print. The book 

 is a valuable contribution to botanical 

 literature. 



