Plant-Life on Land Considered in Some of its Biological Aspects [Paperback]

This 1911 volume contains a guide to land-based botany, with information on plant habitats, population and physiology.Plant-Life on Land by F. O. Bower was first published in 1911 as part of the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series. The volume contains a guide to land-based botany, with information on plant habitats, population and physiology.Plant-Life on Land by F. O. Bower was first published in 1911 as part of the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series. The volume contains a guide to land-based botany, with information on plant habitats, population and physiology.Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Plant-Life on Land by F. O. Bower was first published in 1911. The volume contains a guide to land-based botany, with information on plant habitats, population and physiology.1. Present-day botany - a contrast; 2. The beach and rocks; 3. The bracken fern; 4. The flower and metamorphosis; 5. Pollination and fertilisation; 6. Fixity of position as a factor in the evolution of plants; 7. Plant population; 8. Sand dunes; 9. Golf links; 10. General outlook on the flora of the land; Index and glossary.