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.
Contents
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.
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