Plant Families : How to Know Them
Contents: 1. Some Plant Facts 2. A List of Reference Books 3. How to Use the Keys 4. Pictured-Keys for Identification of the Families of Plants a. Algae b. Lichens c. Fungi d. Mosses and Liverworts e. Ferns f. Flowering Plants 5. A List of the Families of Plants in their Logical Order 6. Index and Illustrated Glossary
When life and living things are considered, nothing else is so basic as the plants. All other life directly or indirectly dependent upon the green plants for sustenance. An intimate knowledge of plants is necessary for many vocational fields. Culture demands some knowledge of plants. Everyone may find interest and relaxation in studying or associating with them.
The total number of plants known to science is so great that a lifetime would scarcely suffice for one to learn to recognize all of them. The family, which is an aggregation of similar plants, makes a unit highly important for study. The number of families in the plant kingdom is sufficiently small that with a reasonable amount of study one can place most of the plants he sees anywhere in their proper relationship and understand them much better. In our judgment, no other understanding of plants and animals as the family group. It is for this reason that this book has been written.
When life and living things are considered, nothing else is so basic as the plants. All other life directly or indirectly dependent upon the green plants for sustenance. An intimate knowledge of plants is necessary for many vocational fields. Culture demands some knowledge of plants. Everyone may find interest and relaxation in studying or associating with them.
The total number of plants known to science is so great that a lifetime would scarcely suffice for one to learn to recognize all of them. The family, which is an aggregation of similar plants, makes a unit highly important for study. The number of families in the plant kingdom is sufficiently small that with a reasonable amount of study one can place most of the plants he sees anywhere in their proper relationship and understand them much better. In our judgment, no other understanding of plants and animals as the family group. It is for this reason that this book has been written.
