Papers in the Biological Sciences
Date of this Version
December 1880
Abstract
In this department the observations of the botanists of this country, as shown by their published papers, were directed mainly to the reproductive organs and their functions ; and with one or two exceptions the papers were short, involving but a few quickly-made observations. Little or no world was done in micro-anatomy (histology) and proper physiology.
While we may regret that so much of the field has been so sadly neglected in our country, we should remember, that as a rule our botanists are overloaded with other duties which render it often impossible for them to command the time for making the necessary investigations.
Comments
Published in The American Naturalist, Vol. 14, No. 12 (Dec., 1880), pp. 862-870.