Price 17s. 6d. This is an cscelleiit, book, well illustrated, and conciscly yet interestingly \vritten. The selection of niateriiil and its well-balancccl presentation are obviously the product of a well-in forlid and orderly mind.
Written primarily for ngriculti~ral students iincl workers in America, t.lie book dcals with the growth of cotton from tlie time of preparation of tlic soil for planting till tlic liarvesting, ginning itnd baling of tlic ripened cotton for transport to manufacturing areas. Climatic and soil conditions wliicli affect tlic growth of cotton are fully dealt with. Aluch valunble informntion is given relating to the botanical clinracteristic.~, niorphology and breeding of cotton, and tlie uscs of siicli by-products as cottonseed Inca1 and cottonseed oil receive iiilequatc attention. A. prticiiliirlp intcrcstiitg part of tlic hook dcrils wit.11 the successful struggle of cotton pliiliters agniiist tlic various diseases and insect pests t o \vliicli cotton is liable, the hclp ivliicli science is able to give in tliis direction being clearly indicated. It is iniportant to renieniber tlliit practiciilly the wliolc of t,hc book is devoted to cotton growing :is ciirrietl out in dnicrica.
Pcrliirps tlic leitst siitisfiictory portion of t.lw book is tliiit rcliiting t o tlic growth and fine structure of cotton hiiirs within tlie bolls. Tltis portion is miicli too coin~)rcsseil, ' itnd incleed certain vnlitiiblc informitt.ion is omit,tccl. Cottoti is grown only bccaiise it is one of tlic nlost i ~n p o ~t i i ~~t tcstilc fibres, ant1 for tliis reitson both prodncer and iiscr i i l i l x arc vitidly cqnceriictl with the physical nix1 clieiiiiail chnriictcristics of cotton h i r s . it is cicsirtible t l i i t t future ctlitioiis sliould give tlic reader the clcnrest possible ~~rcsec'itation of ti11 tlic growth ftictors wlticli :itTect, cotton Itairs i i n d tlicir -\dw i n suhsequent textile niitniifncturc. This book will he found estrcincly vnluiil~lc by ill1 concerned with the growth of cotton, while it is iiot less intorest,ing to :ill tltose iissociiitctl with tlic conversion LunllIc,~Tlos ASLUD .I;UImICASTS.
of cotton into yarns anil fabrics.
A. J. 1IAlA
.By LEOSAIW Al~L'III3UTT,