A TEXTBOOK OF BOTANY 
For Colleges and Universities 
By JOHN MERLE COULTER, Ph.D., Professor of Plant 
Morphology, CHARLES REID BARNES, Ph.D., Late 
Professor of Plant Physiology, and HENRY CHAND- 
LER COWLES, Ph.'D., Assistant Professor of Plant Ecol- 
ogy, of the Botanical Staff of the University of Chicago. 
Complete $3-S 
Volume I. Morphology and Physiology a.oo 
Parti. Morphology, $1.50. Part II. Physiology 1.25 
Volume II. Ecology a.oo 
THIS textbook presents the fundamentals of modern 
botany for undergraduate instruction. These funda- 
mentals are presented under three main divisions : Mor- 
phology, Physiology, and Ecology, subjects of the varied 
work in botany to-day. The volumes contain selected mate- 
rial, general statements not confused by exceptions, and a mini- 
mum of terminology. 
^[ In the part on morphology, the evolution of the plant 
kingdom has determined the selection of material and of struc- 
tures, so that every plant or group contributes something to 
the evolutionary sequence. Physiology is presented in its 
modern aspect, the explanation of plant behavior being in 
terms of chemistry and physics, as far as present knowledge per- 
mits. Plants are considered as expressions of matter and 
force. The comparatively new subject of ecology is organ- 
ized for the first time as a college text. 
^j The work is strictly modern in its point of view. All anti- 
quated conceptions have been carefully discarded. In all the 
parts the logical presentation is emphasized by frequent cap- 
tions that catch the eye, and it is believed that the orderly 
arrangement of material will facilitate both its reception and 
its retention. A special feature of the book is its excellent 
illustrations, the majority of which are original. 
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY 
