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.

Other author Chase, Agnes, 1869-1963.
Other author Hitchcock, A. S. (Albert Spear), 1865-1935.
Format Book
Publication Info[New York] : [Smithsonian Institution Series, inc.], [©1934]
Description8 pages ., 390 pages : color frontispiece, illustrations, 97 plates (including portraits; part color) on 60 . ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSmithsonian scientific series. v. 11
Contents pt. I. The world of plants, by A. S. Hitchcock.--pt. II. Systematic botany: its development and contacts, by W. R. Maxon.--pt. III. Plants of the sea, by A. Mann.--pt. IV. Grass, by A. S. Hithcock 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.
Bibliography note"Selected bibliography" at end of each part.
LCCN 35006406

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Joyner General Stacks QK50 .O6 1934 ✔ Available Place Hold