The Study of Plant Life

Chapter 4: ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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This illustrated guide introduces young readers to the living nature of plants and shows how to learn about them through direct observation. It explains detectable signs of life, seed and seedling development, and how plants obtain and manufacture food from soil and air, including the roles of light and water movement. Individual organs—roots, stems, leaves, buds, flowers, fruits—and the tissues that compose them are described with practical, simple language. Chapters outline growth, movement, community relationships, ecological problems, and hands-on activities and mapping exercises suitable without a microscope.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

For the right to reproduce the photographs I am much indebted to the following gentlemen, to whom I express my warm thanks: viz. to the Rev. J. S. Lea, of Kirkby Lonsdale, for Plate VII. and fig. 149; to Prof. F. W. Oliver, of London, for Plate VI.; to Dr. O. V. Darbishire, of Manchester, for Plate IV. and fig. 130; to Prof. K. Fujii, of Tokio, for Plate III.; to Dr. F. F. Blackman, of Cambridge, for fig. 144; to Mr. Crump, of Halifax, for fig. 140; to Mr. R. Welch, of Belfast, for Plates I. and V., and fig. 138; to Dr. H. Bassett for figs. 154 and 155.

To Dr. W. E. Hoyle of Manchester, and to Miss Mary McNicol, B.Sc., I am also much indebted for their kindness in reading the proof-sheets.

I have drawn all the text illustrations specially for this book.

M. C. S.