A Compendium of General Botany (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Compendium of General Botany In a compendium of botany intended for high schools it is permissible to introduce subject-matter which would be objectionable in a text-book of elementary instruction. Free use has been made of such privileges. It is assumed that the pupil has a general knowledge of chemistry, of physics, of the proper use of scientific terminology, and has the ability to estimate the value of hypotheses and undecided problems. From the consideration of the latter the disciple of our science will soon recognize the peculiar difference between layman and scientist. The layman looks upon many phenomena in plant-life as being quite clear and easy of explanation. The scientist, however, can demonstrate that we know but very little concerning these same phenomena. It must also be borne in mind that scientific progress depends upon the recognition of the present limits of our knowledge. Nearly every branch of science is more or less merged into general cosmology. It is therefore expected that every scientist should attempt to explain this relation. We find that the various authors have a tendency to call the reader's attention to the important (in the author's opinion) phases of cosmological relationship. Even of this privilege I have made use. Incidentally I will make the following observation: The greater portion of physiology is intimately associated with anatomy. In accordance with this we find that the newer development of botanical science considers the question, What for? of prime importance when investigating plant-structures (anatomical-physiological tendency of Schwendener's school). In the special as well as in the general treatment of the subject-matter I have frequently made use of the works of Nageli, Sachs, Pfeffer, de Bary, Frank, Gobel, and Warming, more especially those of Schwendener and his pupils (Haberlandt among others). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.