Old and new plant lore ; a symposium / by Agnes Chase, A. S. Hitchcock, Earl S. Johnston, J. H. Kempton, Ellsworth P. Killip, Daniel T. MacDougal, Albert Mann, William R. Maxon.
| Uniform Title: | Smithsonian scientific series ;
v. 11. |
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| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
[Smithsonian institution series, inc.],
1931.
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| Series: | Smithsonian scientific series ;
v. 11. |
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| Physical Description: | 390 pages, 97 plates (including ports.; part color), on 60 leaves : color frontispiece, illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- pt. I. The world of plants, by A. S. Hitchcock
- pt. II. Systemati c botany: its development and contacts, by W. R. Maxon
- pt. III. Plants of the sea, by A. Mann
- pt. IV. Grass, by A. S. Hitchcock and Agnes Chase
- pt. V. Deserts and their plants, by D. T. MacDougal
- pt. VI. The dependence of plants on radiant energy, by E. S. Johnston
- pt. VII. Maize, the plant-breeding achievement of the American Indian, by J. H. Kempton
- pt. VIII. Botanical exploration in South America, by E. P. Killip.