Excerpt from Agricultural Botany, Theoretical and Practical The farm seeds are also drawn to a uniform scale their rela tive sizes may therefore be seen at a glance. In this as in all scientific study, practical work is absolutely essential to a proper understanding of the subject; in recognition of the importance of such work I have introduced into the text of the volume a series of exercises and experiments, illustrative of the principles and facts to be studied. These and others, which will suggest themselves to intelligent students, should be attacked and carried out in the spirit of research, so that students may learn to observe, record and discover things themselves. In conclusion, I tender my sincere thanks to my colleague Mr Cousins, and also to Mr W. H. Hammond, Milton Chapel, Canterbury, and Dr A. B. Rendle, of the British Museum (natural History Department), for valuable criticism and assist ance in reading through the proofs. 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.