Abstract

THE volume under notice is one of a series on plant anatomy and cytology. Plastids are probably the most characteristic bodies in plant, as contrasted with animal, cells. As a compilation of nearly all that is known concerning the structure and physiology of plastids, this work will fill a useful place. The extent of the literature bearing on the subject may be judged from the literature list of more than 700 titles. The great range of plastid form and structure is considered for the different groups of plants, including leucoplasts and elaioplasts as well as the various forms of chromato-phores. Under the heading “Constituents of Plastids” the chemical composition of chlorophyll and other pigments, such as fucoxanthin and the carotinoids, is briefly considered. The physiology of chloroplast movement and of greening are discussed, as well as such subjects as “complementary chromatic adaptation.” Carbon assimilation, which has its seat in the chloroplasts, is considered at length as a process, and also in relation to the internal physiology and the external environment (light, temperature, and carbon dioxide content) of the plant. Handbuch der Pflanzenanatomie. Herausgegeben von Prof. K. Linsbauer. Allgemeiner Teil: Cytologie. Band 1: Die Plastiden. Von Dr. Paul N. Schürhoff. Pp. iv + 224. (Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, 1924.) 14s. 9d.

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