Project Gutenberg 2015-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 189 Taylor, Norman 1883 1967 Botany: The Science of Plant Life Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Botany: The Science of Plant Life" by Norman Taylor is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book aims to provide a general understanding of plant life, emphasizing its importance to human civilization while avoiding overly technical language. It covers various aspects of botany, including plant behavior, reproduction, and their relationships to humans and the environment. At the start of the book, the author introduces the critical role that plants play in sustaining modern civilization, explaining that much of what humans require—from food and shelter to medicine and materials—comes directly from the plant kingdom. Taylor lays a firm foundation for the journey ahead, highlighting the interconnectedness of plants with human life and the natural world. He also sets the stage for a detailed exploration of what constitutes a plant, summarizing key characteristics and distinctions between flowering plants and other forms of plant life that do not produce flowers. This introductory section effectively encapsulates the book's objective to educate readers about the fascinating complexities of plant life and its significance in our lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Plants Botany -- Textbooks QK Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 961759 960631 2024-09-20T13:07:15.132318 2023-09-21T09:33:16.477990 text/html text/html 878607 2021-01-25T04:41:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 19105090 2021-01-25T04:41:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20723509 2024-09-20T13:07:35.787279 application/epub+zip 20697623 2024-09-20T13:07:18.186433 application/epub+zip 330778 2024-09-20T13:07:16.379271 application/epub+zip 20883609 2024-09-20T13:07:48.220173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20824481 2024-09-20T13:07:31.464256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535360 2022-09-22T10:03:02.017792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761485 761383 2024-09-20T13:07:11.801461 2023-09-21T09:33:11.813939 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 761337 2015-06-14T11:34:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 238441 2015-06-14T11:34:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17999 2024-09-20T13:07:48.476133 application/rdf+xml 17496 2024-09-20T13:07:16.553397 image/jpeg 2820 2024-09-20T13:07:16.468350 image/jpeg 19285508 2024-09-20T13:07:15.644371 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog