{"product_id":"botany-a-junior-book-for-schools-paperback-9781107619548","title":"Botany; A Junior Book for Schools (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107619548","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBotany\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Junior Book for Schools\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1927, this popular book by Professor R. H. Yapp is a well-illustrated and easy-to-read introduction to botany.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. H. Yapp (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107619548, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e218 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.8 x 12.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.22 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1927 as the third edition of a 1923 original, this popular book by Professor R. H. Yapp is a well-illustrated and easy-to-read introduction to botany. The text includes detailed botanical drawings and suggestions for simple practical experiments to be performed by the reader; as Yapp explains in his guide, 'this book is intended to help you find things out for yourself, not merely to tell you what other people have found out'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in botany or in the history of botanical education.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the third edition\u003cbr\u003e 1. The groundsel, the sycamore and the cock's-foot grass\u003cbr\u003e 2. Flowers and fruits\u003cbr\u003e 3. Seeds\u003cbr\u003e 4. The germination of seeds\u003cbr\u003e 5. The conditions necessary for germination\u003cbr\u003e 6. The growth of plants\u003cbr\u003e 7. Roots and their work\u003cbr\u003e 8. The soil\u003cbr\u003e 9. The transpiration of water\u003cbr\u003e 10. How plants economize water\u003cbr\u003e 11. How a green leaf makes food from the air\u003cbr\u003e 12. Leaves\u003cbr\u003e 13. How foliage leaves get light\u003cbr\u003e 14. The ways in which a plant uses its food\u003cbr\u003e 15. The movements of plants\u003cbr\u003e 16. How plants obtain air\u003cbr\u003e 17. Other ways of obtaining food\u003cbr\u003e 18. The different forms of plants. I. Herbs\u003cbr\u003e 19. The different forms of plants. II. Trees and shrubs\u003cbr\u003e 20. How plants pass the winter. I. Trees and shrubs\u003cbr\u003e 21. How plants pass the winter. II. Herbs\u003cbr\u003e 22. The flower of the buttercup\u003cbr\u003e 23. Other flowers\u003cbr\u003e 24. Cross- and self-pollination\u003cbr\u003e 25. Pollination continued. Inflorescences\u003cbr\u003e 26. Fruits and the migration of plants\u003cbr\u003e 27. Fruits and the migration of plants - continued\u003cbr\u003e 28. The relationships of flowering plants\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. The names of plants\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265796002072,"sku":"9781107619548","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107619548i_bb0a28dd-0b0a-4dd0-a951-6d1bd0ef3087.jpg?v=1696770104","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/botany-a-junior-book-for-schools-paperback-9781107619548","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}