REVIEWS

Practical Lawn Craft. By R. B. D awson . Foreword by R. G. S tapledon .
An Introduction to Industrial Mycology. By G. S mith .
Cattle Fodder and Human Nutrition: with special reference to Biological Nitrogen Fixation. By A rtturi I. V irtanen .
Coffee in Kenya. By the Staff of the Scott Agricultural Laboratories and the Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture, Kenya, with a contribution by the Director of the British East African Meteorological Service. Edited by J. M c D onald .
Third Conference on Cotton Growing Problems: Report and Summary of Proceedings. Pp.
Plant Injection for Diagnostic and Curative Purposes. By W. A. R oach .
Plant Physiology. By E. C. M iller .
Principles of Genetics. By E. W. S innott and L. C. D unn .
The Genetics of Garden Plants. By M. B. C rane and W. J. C. L awrence .
The Cultivation of Succulents , By H. J acobsen . Authorised translation by V era H iggins .
Research and Statistical Methodology: Books and Reviews , 1933-8. Edited by O. K. B uros .
Methods and Material for Teaching Biological Sciences. By D. F. M iller and G. W. B laydes .     

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Imperial Botanical Conference. Report of Proceedings . Edited by F. T. B rooks .
Laboratory Outlines in Plant Pathology . By H. H. W hetzel , L. R. H esler , C. T. G regory and W. H. R ankin .
British Weeds. Their Identification and Control . By R. M orse and R. P almer .
Organic Adaptation to Environment . Edited by RI. R. T horpe . Yale University Press, 1924. 18 s . net.
Statistical Methods for Research Workers . By R. A. F isher . Pp. 239, with six tables. Published by Oliver and Boyd, 1925. 15 s . net.     

Book Reviews

The Nature of Biochemistry ERNEST BALDWIN Pp. ix+114, 18 figs. Cambridge: University Press, 1967. 17s. 6d. Reviewed by R. M. S. Smellie

Plants : An Introduction to Modern Botany V. A. GREULACH and J. EDISON ADAMS Pp. xvi + 636. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2nd ed., 1967. 65s. Reviewed by B. M. Jones

Introductory Food Science D. B. SMITH and A. H. WALTERS Pp. 164. London: Classic Publications Ltd., 1967. 12s. 6d. Reviewed by H. D. G. Roper

Biology of Fungi (Revised and Expanded Edition) C. T. INGOLD Pp. 144, 71 figs. London: Hutchinson's Educational Ltd., 2nd ed. 1967. 15s. Reviewed by G. Ayerst

Introduction to Experimental Ecology T. LEWIS and L. R. TAYLOR Pp. xi+401. London: Academic Press, 1967. 37s. 6d. Reviewed by W. B. Broughton

An Introduction to Parasitology R. ALAN WILSON Pp. ii+60, 27 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 1967. 12s. 6d. Reviewed by R. J. Terry     

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Diseases of Fruits and Hops. By H. W ormald .
Nytteplanter. By K. G ram , H. J. J ensen and A. M entz .
Poisonous Plants of the United States. By W. C. M uenscher .
Introduction to the Botany of Field Crops. By Prof. J. M. H ector .
Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Products: a Textbook for Student, Investigator and Manager. By W. V. C ruess .
The Rape of the Earth: A World Survey of Soil Erosion. By G. V. J acks and R. O. W hyte .
Science in Africa: A Review of Scientific Research relating to Tropical and Southern Africa. By E. B. W orthington .
Health and Nutrition in India. By N. G angulee .
An Introduction to Modern Genetics. By C. H. W addington .
Earth's Green Mantle. By S. M angham .     

Reviews

Recent Advances in Cytology . By C. D. D arlington .
Recent Advances in Plant Genetics . By F. W. S ansome and J. P hilp
The Apple . By Sir A. D aniel H all and M. B. C rane . Pp. 235, 11 figs, and 12 plates. London: Martin Hopkinson, Ltd., 1933. 10 s . 6 d . net.
Elements of Agriculture . By the late R. P ream , LL.D. Ed. by Prof. Sir R owland H. B iffen
Plant Parasitic Nematodes . By T. G oodey .
Phytopathological and Botanical Research Methods . By T homas E lsworth R awlins .     

Determination of Relative Rates of Solute Uptake by Cells

From Cell to Organism. D. KENNEDY (Readings from Scientific American) W. H. Freeman and Co. London, 1967. Reviewed by K. Mansford

Laboratory Methods in Microbiology. W. F. HARRIGAN and MARGARET E. McCANCE, Pp. xi + 362 + 22 figs. London and New York: Academic Press, 1966. 79s. Reviewed by D. G. Smith

Living Embryos. An introduction to the study of Animal Development. J. COHEN, Pp. vii+156 + 49 figs.+ 15 plates. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 1967. Revised 2nd Edition. 25s. Reviewed by A. S. G. Curtis

Classwork with Fungi. H. A. DADE and JEAN GUNNELL, Pp. 55 + 86 figs. Commonwealth Mycological Institute, 1966. 10s. Reviewed by Alison Leadley-Brown

Courtship: A Zoological Study. M. BASTOCK, Pp. viii + 220. London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1967. 25s. Reviewed by A. Barker

Fundamental Concepts of Biology. G. E. NELSON, G. G. ROBINSON and R. A. BOOLOOTIAN, Pp. x +331 + 330 figs. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc. 1967. Reviewed by M. H. Williamson

The Evolution of Differentiation. W. S. BULLOUGH, Pp. vii + 206 + 32 figs. London and New York: Academic Press, 1967. 45s. Reviewed by B. Bracegirdle     

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Book reviewed in this articles:
Plant Pathology. By Sir E dwin B utler AND S. G. J ones
The Theory of Inbreeding. By R. A. F isher . Pp. viii+120
Report for the Years 1946–1948. Mushroom Research Station
The Natural Vegetation of the Windward and Leeward Islands. By J. S. B eard . Pp. 192, with 52 illustrations including 8 plates
Heavy Metal Prosthetic Groups and Enzyme Action. By O tto W arburg
An Introduction to Plant Biochemistry. By C atherine C. S teele
Fungi and Plant Disease. By B. B. M undkur
An Introduction to Vertebrate Embryology. By H. L. W eimann
Tomato Diseases. An Illustrated Guide to their Recognition and Control. By R obert M c K ay     

Field Studies in British Honduras

Readings in Genetics and Evolution Edited by J. J. HEAD Oxford University Press (1973). £3.50 Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

Projects for Environmental Studies Edited by URSULA BOWEN Pp. v+57+24 diagrams and charts Oxford : Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Naturalist's Trust. 50p. Reviewed by Keith Barber

Environmental Education Volume 2, Summer 1973. Pp. 64 + some diagrams. National Association for Environmental Education. Reviewed by U. K. Smith

School Grounds By P. F. JENKINS Pp. 45 and many photographs and diagrams. London : Heinemann Educational Books Ltd. 60p Reviewed by U. K. Smith

Laboratory Techniques in Chemistry and Biochemistry Second Edition P. S. DIAMOND and R. F. DENMAN Pp. v+499+202figs. London: Butterworths. £7.00 Reviewed by B. L. Williams

How Trees Grow Studies in Biology No. 39 PHILIP R. MOREY Pp. 59+25 figs.+4 plates. London : Edward Arnold. 75p. Reviewed by D. J. B. White

Ecological Biology 1 : Organisms and their Environments Edited by D. W. EWER and J. B. HALL Pp. ix+334. London: Longman Group Ltd. £2.50 Reviewed by John Mattocks

Statistical Thinking JOHN L. PHILLIPS, Jr. Pp. xv+124+56 figs. San Francisco : W. H. Freeman and Co. $2.50 Reviewed by M. B. Usher

Seed to Civilisation: The Story of Man's Food C. B. HEISER, Jr. Pp. xii+243+83figs. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Co. Cloth £3.60; Paper back £1.50 Reviewed by R. Thomas

Human Ecology: Problems and Solutions PAUL R. EHRLICH, ANNE H. EHRLICH and JOHN P. HOLDREN Pp. x+304+66 figs. +31 tables. Reviewed by Paul Rogers

Methodological Developments in Biochemistry, Volume 3: Advances with Zonal Rotors Edited by ERIC REID Pp. ii+263. London: Longman Group Ltd. £3.00 Reviewed by A. P. Mathias

Oxford Biology Readers Edited by J. J. HEAD. Oxford University Press 1973. 20p each. Reviewed by John Webster     

Book Reviews

Psychobiology: The Biological Bases of Behavior Pp. 382, illustrated. New York: Scientific American, 1967. 70s. (cloth), 40s. (paper). Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Organisation in Plants W. M. M. BARON Pp. vi+218, 117 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 2nd ed., 1967.18s. (paper), 30s. (boards). Reviewed by J. W. Hannay

A First Biology ERIC SPRINGTHORPE Pp. 103. London: Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd., 1967. 10s. 6d. Reviewed by J. A. Barker

The Biology of Lichens MASON E. HALE, JR. Pp. viii + 176, 60 figs, 15 plates. London: Edward Arnold Ltd., 1967. 42s. Reviewed by K. A. Kershaw

Experiments in the Study of Biology J. J. W. BAKER, G. E. ALLEN, E. GAGE and S. K. WEBSTER Pp. 58. London: Addison-Wesley, 1967. Reviewed by C. F. Stoneman

Microbiological Methods C. H. COLLINS Pp. xii+404, illustrated. London: Butterworths, 2nd ed. 1967. 62s. Reviewed by N. J. Butler

The New Microbiology Ed. JOHN E. FLYNN New York: McGraw Hill Book Co., 1966. Reviewed by W. Howard Hughes

,i>Pergamon Programmed Texts Introduction to Genetics: Science of Heredity A. J. S. MCMILLAN Pp. 410, 64 figs, 6 plates. 1966. J. Audrey Stretch

An Introduction to Biochemistry Vol. 1 A. J. S. MCMILLAN Pp. 208. 1966. J. Audrey Stretch

Biology, Vol. 1 A. VERRINDER Pp. 274, 126 figs. 1966. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Commonwealth and International Library. 25s. (flexi-cover), 35s. (hard cover). J. Audrey Stretch

Grasses JAMES GROVES Published by the School Natural History Society, 1966, and obtainable from M. J. Wootton, Esq., 19A King's Gardens, Cranham, Upminster, Essex. 3s.

Biology Teaching in Schools Involving Experiment or Demonstration with Animals or with Pupils Compiled by J. J. BRYANT The Association for Science Education, 1967. 2s. 9d.

Handbook of Marine Biology for Borth, Cardiganshire A compilation of results and work completed by members of King Edward's School, Birmingham. Obtainable from the School. 6s. 6d.

Clarendon Biographies (16) Charles Darwin R. C. OLBY Pp. 64, 3 figs, 12 plates. London; Oxford University Press, 1967. 9s. 6d. (boards), 5s. (limp).

New Questions in O-Level Biology (Book 2) Plants and Invertebrates J. J. HEAD Pp. 70, illustrated. London: Oliver & Boyd, 1967. 6s. (Teachers' guide. Pp. 32. 5s.)

Revision Exercises in Biology J. D. MAUNDER and C. JOHNSTON Pp. xiii + 130, illustrated. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1967. 8s. 6d.     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in This Article:
Tropische Nutzpflanzen. By H einz B rücher .
The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells. Ed. by H. S mith .
Plant Metabolism. By H. D. K umar and H. N. S ing h.
The Ribonucleic Acids. Ed. by P. R. S tewart and D. S. L etham .
Transport Phenomena in Plants. By D. A. B aker .
Transport of Ions and Water in Animals. Ed. by B. L. G upta , R. B. M oreton , J. L. O scham and B. J. W all .
Water in Plants Bibliography. Ed. by J. P ospisilova and J. S olarova .
Advances in Botanical Research. Vol. 4. Ed. by R. D. P reston and H. W. W oolhouse .
Progress in Botany: Morphology: Physiology: Genetics: Taxonomy: Geobotany. Ed. by H einz E llenerg , K arl E sser , H ermann M erxmuller , E berhard S chnepf and H ubert Z eigler .
Progress in Botany – Morphology, Physiology, Genetics, Taxonomy, Geobotany. Ed. by H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmüller , E. S chnepf and H. Z iegler .
Plant Root Systems. By R. S cott R ussell .
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises. Edited by K enneth S. N orris .     

REVIEWS

Endosymbiose der Tiere mit pflanzlichen Mikroorganismen. By P aul B uchner.
Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology. VII. Evolution. Ed. by R. B rown and J. F. D anielli. Pp. xix + 448. Cambridge University Press. 1953. 45s.
Tea Pests and Diseases and their Control: with Special Reference to North East India. By E rnest hainsworth.
Wine Growing in England. By G eorge O rdish.
Bibliographie der Pflanzenschutz-Litteratur 1940–1945. Edited by J. B ärner.
How Animals Move. By J ames G ray.
Nature and Structure of Collagen. Papers presented for a discussion convened by the Colloid and Biophysics Committee of the Faraday Society. Edited by J. T. R andall , F.R.S., assisted by S. F itton J ackson .     

Review of Practical Manuals of Value to School Teachers using Micro-organisms

Data Processing in Biology and Geology Systematics Association Special vol. no. 3 Edited by J. L. CUTBILL Pp. xv+346 London: Academic Press. 1971. £5.00 Reviewed by J. B. Jepson

Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals Edited by J. H. CROOK Pp. 492+xi. Figs+plates New York and London: Academic Press. 1970. £7.00 Reviewed by S. M. Evans

Physical Science for Biologists J. A. EDGINGTON and H. J. SHERMAN Pp. xi +225 London: Hutchinson University Library. 1971. £0.80 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Nature in your Town R. W. WILSON Wallchart/Teacher's edition booklet/Pupil's Edn £0.90 Teacher's edition booklet (which incorporates pupil's Edn) £0.25 Pupil's edition booklet £0.15 Reviewed by E. M. Nanson

Micro-organisms: Function, Form and Environment Edited by L. E. HAWKER and A. H. LINTON Pp. xxii+727+201 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd. 1971. £6.00 Reviewed by B. W. Bainbridge

The Life History and Genetics of Coprinus lagapus G. E. ANDERSON Pp. 62 Weston-super-Mare: Harris Biological Supplies. 1971. £1.50 Reviewed by John A. Barker     

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Book Reviwed in this article:
The History of the British Flora. By Sir H arry G odwin .
The Euphorbiaceae of Borneo. By H. K. A iry S haw .
Ecology of Plants in the Tropics. (Studies in Biology No. 58, Institute of Biology.) By D aniel H. J anzen .
Pacific Plant Areas. Volume 3. Ed. by M. M. van B algooy .
The Liverworts of New Zealand. By K. W. A llison and J ohn C hild .
Paleoecology of Terrestrial Plants. Basic principles and techniques. By V. A. K rasilov .
Plant Propagation , 3rd edn. By H udson T. H artmann and D ale E. K ester .
The Lytic Compartment of Plant Cells. By PH. M atile .
Plant Pathogenesis. By H. W heeler .
Phytotronics in Agricultural and Horticultural Research. Ed. by P. C houard and N. de B ilderling .
Phytoplankton. By A. D. B oney .
Krankheiten und Schädlinge an Getreide und Mais. By C. B uhl .     

Reviews

The Filterable Viruses (Virales). By F. O. H olmes
Flax Retting with Aeration. Pp. vi and 146. Water Pollution Research Technical Paper No. 10, published for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research by H.M. Stationery Office. 3s.
A Catalogue of Insecticides and Fungicides. Vol. I: Chemical Insecticides; Vol. II Chemical Fungicides and Plant Insecticides. By D donald E. H. F rear.
The Principles of Biological Assay. By C. W. E mmens     

Reviews

Advances in Botanical Research . Vol. 14. Ed. by J. A. C allow .
Inorganic Nitrogen Metabolism . Ed. by W. R. U llrich , P. J. A paricio , P. J. S yrett and F. C astillo .
A Centry od Nitrogen Fixation Research . Ed. by F. J. B ergersen and J. R. P ostgate .
Horizons in Lichenology . Ed. by D. H. D alby , D. L. H awksworth and S. L. J ury .
Introduction to Ecological Biochemistry , By J. B. H arborne .
Russell's Soil Conditions and Plant Growth, Ed. by A lan W ild .
Disease and Plant Population Biology . By J. J. B urdon.
Molecular Determinants of Plant Diseases . Ed. by S. N ishimura , C. P. V ance and N. D oke.
British Fungus Flora, Agrics and Boleti 5. Strophariaceae & Coprinaceae P.P.: Hypholoma, Melanotus, Psilocybe, Stropharia, Lacrymaria & Panaeolus, Psilocybe, Stropharia, Lacrymaria & Panaeolus, By R W atling and M. N. G regory .
Mechanisms of Woody Plant Defenses Against Insects . Ed. by W. J. M attson , J. L evieux and C. B ernard -D agan .
Air Pollution and Acid Rain. The Biological Impact . By A. W ellburn .
The Australian Paniceae (Paniceae) . By R. D. W erster .
Kew Index for 1986 . Compiled by R.A. D avies and K.M. L loyd .
Kew Index for 1987 . Compiled by R. A. D avies and K. M. L loyd .
Index Kewensis Supplement XVII . Compiled by J. L. M. P inner , T. A. B ence , R. A. D avies and K. M. L loyd .
Index Kewensis Supplement XVIII . Compiled by J. L. M. P inner , T. A. B ence , R. A. D avies and K. M. L loyd . Edited by R. A. D avies .
The Botany of Mangroves . By P. B. T omlinson .
Floweroing Plants in West Africa . By M argaret S teentoft .
Plants in Danger . By S. D. D avies     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia . By F. W hite , assisted by A. A ngus .
Tools of Biological Research . Edited by H edley J. B. A tkins .
Eigenschaften und Wirkungen der Gibberelline . Symposium der Oberhessischen Gesell-schaft für Nature- und Heilkunde, Naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung zu Gieszen vom I bis 3 Dezember, 1960. Edited by R. K napp .
Regeneration . Edited by D orothea R udnick .
Marsilea . By K. M. G upta .
Diseases of Sorghum, Sudan Grass and Broom Corn. By S. A. J. T arr .
Proceedings of the IX International Botanical Congress. Vol. 3. Plenary Sessions; Nomenclature .
Mutations and Polyploidy in Plant Breeding . By A rne H agberg and E rik Å kerberg .
Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants . By H. S. M c K ee .     

Reviews

The Flavonoids. Advances in Research since 1980. Ed. by J. B. H arborne .
Hungry crops : a guide to nutrient deficiencies in field crops By N. J. G rundon .
Microbial ecology: organisms, habitats, activities. By H einz S tolp .
Evolutionary Biology of the Fungi. Ed. by A. D. M. R ayner , C. M. B rasier and D. M oore .
Micro-algal Biotechnology . Edited by M.A. B orowitzka and L. J. B orowitzka and L. J. B orowitzka .
Experimental Phycology: A laboratory manual Edited by C hristopher S. L obban , D avid J. C hapman , and B runo P. K remer .
100 Families of Flowering Plants. By M. H ickey and C. K ing .
Differentiation Patterns in Higher Plants. Edited by K. M. U rbanska .
The Living Tundra. By Yu. I. C hernov , Translated by D. L öve .
North American Terrestrial Vegetation. Edited by M. G. B arbour & W. D. B illings .
Biogeography and Quaternary History in Tropical Latin America. By T. C. W hitmore and G. T. P rance (Editors).
Biogeographical Evolution of the Malay Archipelago . By T. C. W hitmore (Editor).
Postglacial Vegetation of Canada. By J. C. R ichie .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
A Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns . By the late J. C. W illis . Seventh edition, revised by H. K. A iry S haw .
The Principles of Pollination Ecology . By K. F aegri and L. van D er P ijl .
Studies in Biology, No. 5, Plant Taxonomy . By V. H. H eywood .
Deadly Harvest . By J ohn M. K ingsbury .
Plant Physiology . By H enrik G. L undegardh . Translated by F. M. I rvine , Translation edited by W. O. J ames .
The Biology of Lichens . By M ason E. H ale J r . In: Contemporary Biology Series, General editors E. J. W. B arrington and A. J. W illis .
Plant Biology Today . Second edition. Ed. by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian .
Organisation in Plants . Second edition. By B. M. B aron .
Fortschritte der Botanik , Band 28. Ed. by E. B ünning , H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmuller and P. S itte .
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants . Second edition. By C. L. P orter .
The Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker and G. E. A llen .
Experiments in the Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker , G. E. A llen , E. G age and S. K. W ebster .
Grundriss der Phytopathologie iind des Pflanzenschutzes . By H ans -A lfred K irchner .
Bibliography of Seeds . Compiled and edited by L. V. B arton .
Pollen Grains of Western Himalaxan Plants . By P. K. K. N air .
Families of Flowering Plants in Ethiopia . By W. C. B urger .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Laboratory Administration. By E. S. HISCOCKS.
A Text-book of Plant Virus Diseases. (2nd edition.) By KENNETH M. SMITH.
The Storage of Seeds for Maintenance of Viability. By E. BIASUTTI OWEN.
The Study of Plant Communities. (2nd edition.) By HENRY J. OOSTING. Pp. 440. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Co.
Annotated Catalogue of African Grasshoppers. By H. B. JOHNSTON.
Physical Chemistry. By S. C. WALLWORK.
Learning and Instinct in Animals. By W. H. THORPE.
Enzyme, Antigen and Virus. By Sir MACFARLANE BURNET.
The Water Relations of Terrestrial Arthropods. By Professor E. B. EDNEY.
Investigation of Virus Diseases of Brassica Crops. By L. BROADBENT.