May, 1938 The Queensland Naturalist 
99 
A NEW BOOK ON QUEENSLAND BOTANY 
PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY FOR QUEENSLAND 
FARMERS 
By C. T. White, Government Botanist 
Issued by Direction of the Hon. F. W. Bulcock. 
Minister for Agriculture and Stock 
Government Printer, Brisbane, pp. 232, plates 103, 
price 2/-. 
W 7 hen a series of articles on “Principles of Botany 
for Queensland Farmers” were appearing in the Agricul- 
tural Journal last year, numerous requests were received 
to know when they would appear in book form. They 
have now been issued in the form of a book, and are 
available at the price of two shillings per copy. 
Botany is one of the most fascinating and at the 
same time useful of the natural sciences, a little know- 
ledge of which makes every place of interest. It also 
helps towards a proper understanding of the needs of 
plants. 
The present work should go far in assisting Queens- 
landers towards a knowledge and proper appreciation of 
the rich native flora of the State. The book is divided 
into five parts. The first part deals with the Morphology 
or the study of the form and external appearances of 
plants ; the second with the Anatomy or the internal 
structure of the plant organs; the third part with 
Physiology or the study of the various life processes of 
the plant, particularly the two great factors of nutrition 
and reproduction; the fourth with the classification of 
plants or their arrangement into groups according to 
their natural affinities, and the fifth with distribution 
and the various plant associations of Queensland. 
The book is profusely illustrated, the illustrations 
being taken from common Queensland plants, either 
native or cultivated. It is obtainable from the Under 
Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Stock (price 
2/-). It is the standard textbook set for the examina- 
tion for the appointment of Inspectors under the Dis- 
eases in Plants Acts. 
