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4-6Cells and Life series.
Snedden first distinguishes plant cells from others, then presents the whole plant and its tissues, stems, leaves, roots, and reproduction in organized, textbook fashion; he concludes with information on fungi. Vivid color photos and detailed diagrams supplement the text, which covers much ground in a fairly cursory way, in part by referring to an extensive glossary. A plant kingdom chart is appended. Bib., ind.