Author : Roland Thaxter
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265853870
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (538 download)
Book Synopsis The Entomophthoreae of the United States (Classic Reprint) by : Roland Thaxter
Download or read book The Entomophthoreae of the United States (Classic Reprint) written by Roland Thaxter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Entomophthoreae of the United States The plants that are to be considered in the present paper belong to a class which, al though made up of several groups differing widely from one another in their habit and affinities, is yet, by reason of a peculiarity common to all its members, possessed of a certain individuality of its own that renders it susceptible of a consideration apart from all other forms of plant life. This peculiarity, by reason of which the class is usually characterized as entomogenous or entomophytous, consists in an obligatory parasitism upon insects, which, although in some instances it exists without apparent injury to the insect host, is usually of such a nature as to cause its death; often resulting, especially among noxious insects, in widespread mortality. Although a few of the more common or conspicuous forms of entomophytous plants had attracted the notice of botanists even in the last century, it was not until within comparatively recent years that they began to be studied with any care, and the work of Robin1 is the first contribution of importance 011 the subject. This work still remains, with two exceptions,2 the only attempt that has been made to bring together all the known forms of insect parasites; but since its publication very important contributions have been made to our knowledge of the subject, through the medium of numerous scattered papers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
