Author: P. De Sornay

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Published: 2015-07-03

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 9781330647967

Excerpt from Green Manures and Manuring in the Tropics: Including an Account of the Economic Value of Leguminosae, as Sources of Foodstuffs, Vegetable Oils, Drugs, &C It is my pleasant duty to introduce to the agricultural public the work of M. P. de Sornay on the tropical Leguminosae. M. de Sornay, originally a student at the Agricultural Station, has for the past nine years been attached to the staff as Assistant Director. The family of the Leguminosae contains a large number of species whose practical applications, chiefly in warm climates, are of great interest, and M. de Sornay's treatise on them is the best proof of the extent of his knowledge and his zeal. We cannot but be indebted to the author for having put together such a mass of information in so concise and instructive a form. Besides a description of the characters and practical uses of tropical Leguminosae, the reader will find a study of the peculiar agricultural properties of this family, which forms a special class of its own in the vegetable kingdom. Clear and simple in plan, and unencumbered by useless comments, it contains a scholarly account of the subject tempered by the sound judgment of the writer. His personal contribution is of the greatest value. This contribution consists of numerous analyses of plants, an account of the observations on the cultivation of each, the advantages to be derived from them, and their manifold uses in industry and agriculture. Once read the work cannot fail to be appreciated. There is no doubt as to the future success of this book of M. de Sornay, and I am happy to have this opportunity of offering him my congratulations and of assuring him of my esteem. 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."