This is a classic textbook on the subject of plant biology, first
published in 1920. It offers the reader an elementary course on the
scientific method while exploring the relationship between plant life
and general biological knowledge. Originally intended for use in schools
and universities, this comprehensive textbook is a great place to start
for readers with an interest in botany and related subjects. Contents
include: "The Plant as a Machine", "The Cell", "Respiration", "The Water
Relations of Plants", "Absorption of Mineral Salts", "Carbon
Assimilation", "The Assimilation of Nitrogen by Plants", "The Nutrition
of Heterophic Plants", "Enzymes", "Reproduction", "Reproductions",
"Reproductions (continued)", etc. Many vintage books such as this are
increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are
republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality
edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on
botany.