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Of more than usual interest to those having to do with soil management in relation to crop production so that it deals with one of the more obscure phases of this problem about which there is general ignorance. (Soil Sciences). A special Garrett's "Root Disease Fungi" was a highly selective exhibit organized in San Francisco at the national meeting of the American Phytopathological Society. 110 technically outstanding books, recently published in the U.S.
Goodspeed (T. H.), Ph.D. (Univ. Calif.): THE GENUS NICOTIANA.—Brings together results of the author's extended investigation of the morphology, distribution, taxonomy (description and illustration of all recognized species) and cytogenetics of the modern species of Nicotiana and applies them and the work of others to the problems of the origin and evolution of these species and of the future status of the genus. -A New Series of Pl. Sci. Books; Sup. roy. oct., buckram, ca. 300 p., well illus., in preparation.....ca. $6.00
Contents: Introduction; objectives and phyletic viewpoint. Geographic distribution, interpreted in light of geologic history. Morphology, including description of 25 new species, keys, and illustrated. Cytogenetics: chromosome number and morphology of 56 species, meiotic chromosome behavior in 215 F1 hybrids, and the origin of the genus as interpreted. Phyletic: origin and relationships of 39 species.
*Grant (Julius), Ph.D. (Cardiff): WOOD PULP AND ALLIED PRODUCTS.—Second, revised edition of Vol. 2 of our "A New Series of Plant Science Books", published in England (1947); Demy oct., cloth; 312 p., 38 illus....$6.00
Guillermond (Alexandre), D. ès Sc. (Sorbonne): THE CYTOPLASM OF THE PLANT CELL. Authorized translation from the unpublished manuscript of the late Prof. René A. Akimoto, Ph.D. William Seifriz—A critical review of our present knowledge of the cytoplasm and its morphological constituents by the late eminent French cytologist. -A New Series of Pl. Sci. Books, Vol. 6 (1941); Sup. roy. oct., buckram, 247 p., 152 illus., second printing (1948).....$5.00
Contents: Structure of the cytoplasm. Protoplasmic constituents of the cytoplasm: Plastids and Chondriosomes, their relationship and characteristics. Vacuoles: staining, development, structure, body separations, Lipide granules, Cytoplasmic alterations.
Mrs. Atkinson has accomplished an excellent job of translating the original French text into English, which can be recommended to botanists generally. (Breal in J. S. Ap. Bot.)
A thorough, critical and well-balanced survey of the various theories on cytoplasm, chondriosomes, plastids, vacuoles, etc., from the morphological (histological) and the physico-chemical point of view have been adequately stressed. Though the author, as one of the leading cytologists, has his own proclivities, he has succeeded in obtaining a very high degree of objectivity in the treatment obtained. (LUTJERHANS in J. S. Ap. Bot.)
Gundersen (Alfred), D. de l'U. (Brooklyn Botan. Ga.): THE FAMILIES OF DICOTYLEDONS.—A new, original, yet conservative, review with many fine plates. The orders have been arranged in ten families beginning with Magnoliales. Each family is dealt with according to a special congeneric scheme. Much recent literature is quoted. The first publication covering the subject since Rendle's and Hutchinson's books of 1925 and 1926. -A New Series of Pl. Sci. Books, Vol. 25 (1950); Roy. oct., buckram, ca. 240 p. numerous illus., in press, ready very shortly.....$4.50
Contents: Fossil Families (Arnold). Wood anatomy (Thom). Carpels and ovules (Judd). Flowering plants (Camp). Cytotaxonomy (Taylor). Plant geography (Camp). Characters and affinities. Historical notes. Systematic arrangement. Bibliography.
Hoagland (D. R.), A.M. (Univ. Calif.): LECTURES ON THE INORGANIC NUTRITION OF PLANTS. —This series of lectures, based on the Prather Lectures at Harvard University, delivered by the author in the spring of 1942, outlines a number of important problems of plant nutrition, with a very considerable amount of illustrative material derived from extensive researches at the Univ. of California. Scientific aspects of certain soil-plant interrelations, nutrient absorption and utilization, and artificial culture methods, are discussed. -A New Series of Pl. Sci. Books, Vol. 14 (1944); Roy. oct., buckram, 226 p., numerous illus., tables and plates, second printing (1948).....$4.50
Contents: A survey of problems. Micronutrient chemical elements and plant growth. The absorption and accumulation of mineral nutrients. The effect of toxic and antagonistic solutes. The growth of plants in artificial media. Some biochemical problems in plant nutrition. Aspects of the potassium nutrition of plants as illustrating problems of the system, soil-plant-atmosphere. The lectures were delivered in the author's laboratory, but with emphasis upon work done in the Div. of Plant Nutrition of the Univ. of California, where Dr. Hoagland's researches have been most productive. His accomplished contributions...it is a valuable service to plant physiologists who have not field experience, and to one so familiar with the techniques and the historical development of the subject. (Pray-Purvison)
Libro muy valioso para el fisiólogo y tambien para el agronomo que se interese por la fertilizacion de los suelos y el alimento de las plantas de cultivo. (CASTAÑEDA en Ciencia).
Honig (P.), Ph.D. (West Indi Sugar Corn.) and F. Verdoorn, Ph.D., eds.: RECENT ADVANCES IN TROPICAL BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE.—An international symposium consisting of about seventy, authoritative reviews of recent advances in various fields, with special reference to work being done (particularly in Latin America and the British Empire. Certain timely major problems concerning the development of tropical research and resources will be discussed in a number of outstanding introductory essays. -Lotsya. Sup. roy. oct., buckram, ca. 300 p., well illustrated and beautifully produced, in preparation.....ca. $6.00
Hersfall (J. G.), Ph.D. (Connecticut Agric. Experiment Station): FUNGICIDES AND THEIR ACTION. Foreword by David Fairchild. An examination of the nature and mode of action of fungicides by which fungicides control plant diseases. Pertinent data are reviewed and critically discussed in the light of a relatively new tool for assay; namely, dosage-response. -Ann. Crypt. et Phytoph., Vol. 2 (1945); Roy. oct., buckram, 239 p., 19 illus., second printing (1947).....$5.00
Contents: Historical introduction. General concepts. Laboratory assay. Problems of data assessment. Principles of chemical reaction. The fungicide spectrum. Single and multiple surfaces. Tenacity. Artificial immunization and chemotherapeutic agents. The future. Organism components. Other organic compounds. Antagonism and synergism. Phytoxicity.
The book in this field that wholly eschews these more tangible aspects of fungicides in favor of a direct attack upon the problem of the physical and chemical principles that determine fungicidal action. (Weiss in J. Am. Soc. and Exptl. Agri.)
Howard (W. L.), Ph.D. (Univ. Calif.): LUTHER BURBANK: A Vision of How We Ship. Several years ago the late writer undertook the preparation of an authentic list of all fruits, flowers, vegetables, and other things, the late Luther Burbank introduced during the fifty years of his working life, and where possible, giving some idea of their worth. The task was performed because of the lack of any comprehensive record of what he produced. His advertising literature was scattered to the four winds. The late author personally examined libraries and private collections from Coast to Coast and contacted dealers all over the world. -Chronica Botanica, Vol. 9, No. 3/6 (1945); Sup. roy. oct., 208 p., illustrated by photographs and facsimiles.....$3.75
Special limited Edition, handsomely bound in cloth, stamped with gold, marbled boards.....$6.00
Contents: The background. The man. The nurseryman. The scientist. The inventor. The benefactor of humanity. The patriot (of scientists). The disappointed. The world character. The individualist. Ethics. Religion. Foray into science. Catalogue. Advertisements. Bur- banks' part of the half of a century Summary of Burbank's productions. Aftermath. The Burbank family.
