Old and new plant lore ; a symposium
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Chase, Agnes, et al.. Abbot, C. G. (Charles Greeley), 1872, Editor
Old and new plant lore ; a symposium
New York: Smithsonian institution series, inc., 1931
8 p. l., 390 p. col. front., illus., 97 pl. (incl. ports.; part col.) on 60 l. 25 cm.
URL to cite for this work: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HistSciTech.OldNewPlant
Contents
Part I: The world of plants, Hitchcock, A. S.
Chapter I: Fundamental life processes in plants, pp. 1-31
Chapter II: How plants seek the light, pp. 32-37
Chapter III: How plants reproduce, pp. 38-71
Chapter IV: Plant movements and carnivorous plants, pp. 72-76
Chapter V: Plant societies, pp. 77-85
Chapter VI: How plants are related, pp. 86-96
Chapter VII: How plants are used by man, pp. 97-110
Selected bibliography, p. 111
Appendix: Grouping of some better-known plants by families, pp. 112-130
Part II: Systematic botany: its development and contacts, Maxon, William R.
Chapter I: The origin and development of systematic botany, pp. 133-147
Chapter II: The contacts and status of systematic botany, pp. 148-163
Selected bibliography, p. 164
Part III: Plants of the sea, Mann, Albert
Chapter I: General characteristics, pp. 167-174
Chapter II: Kinds of algae, pp. 175-183
Chapter III: Uses of the algae, pp. 184-196
Selected bibliography, pp. 197 ff.
Part IV: Grass, Hitchcock, A. S.; Chase, Agnes pp. [199] ff.
Chapter I: Grasses the basis of civilization, pp. 201-215
Chapter II: Grasses the basis of wealth, pp. 216-237
Chapter III: The place of grasses in the plant world, pp. 238-249
Selected bibliography, p. 250
Part V: Deserts and their plants, MacDougal, Trembly
Chapter I: Characteristic features of deserts, pp. 253-263
Chapter II: Origin and development of desert plants, pp. 264-270
Chapter III: Adaptation of plants and animals to desert conditions, pp. 271-283
Selected bibliography, p. 284
Part VI: The dependence of plants on radiant energy, Johnston, Earl S.
Chapter I: Light and plant nutrition, pp. 287-300
Chapter II: Light and growth, pp. 301-306
Chapter III: Phototropism, pp. 307-314
Selected bibliography, pp. 315 ff.
Part VII: Maize, the plant-breeding achievement of the American Indian, Kempton, J. H. pp. [317] ff.
[Chapter I: The domestication of plants as a measure of civilization], pp. [unnumbered]-328
Chapter II: The origin of maize, pp. 329-348
Selected bibliography, pp. 349 ff.
Part VIII: Botanical exploration in South America, Killip, Ellsworth P.
[Chapter I: A new field for American botanists], pp. [unnumbered]-362
Chapter II: Work in the field, pp. 363-376
Selected bibliography, pp. 377 ff.
Index, pp. 379-390 ff.
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