Old and new plant lore
Subtitle: a symposium
By: by Agnes Chase, A. S. Hitchcock, Earl S. Johnston, J. H. Kempton, Ellsworth P. Killip, Daniel T. MacDougal, Albert Mann, William R. Maxon ...
Contributors: Chase, Agnes, 1869-1963.; Hitchcock, A. S. 1865-1935.
Series: Smithsonian scientific series.; v. 11
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Series, inc.
Published: 1934
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Botany.
Notes: "Selected bibliography" at end of each part.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. The world of plants, by A. S. Hitchcock.; title: pt. II. Systematic botany: its development and contacts, by W. R. Maxon.; title: pt. III. Plants of the sea, by A. Mann.; title: pt. IV. Grass, by A. S. Hithcock and Agnes Chase.; title: pt. V. Deserts and their plants, by D. T. MacDougal.; title: pt. VI. The dependence of plants on radiant energy, by E. S. Johnston.; title: pt. VII. Maize, the plant-breeding achievement of the American Indian, by J. H. Kempton.; title: pt. VIII. Botanical exploration in South America by E. P. Killip.