G.M. Darrow, The Strawberry: History, Breeding and Physiology
THIS BOOK is the result of collaboration between Dr. George M. Darrow, who is recognized as the foremost American authority on strawberries, and a group of other strawberry experts both here and abroad. It is published under the auspices of the New England Institute for Medical Research because of the Institute's interest in basic research in genetics which includes plants as well as an imals As a part of its program of interdisciplinary basic research, projects have been and are currently being pursued on the effects of radio frequency energy on germination of g1adiolus bulblets, on genetic mechanisms in dividing cells of garlic root tips, and in germ cells of the fruit fly, Drosophila, in addition to cytogenetic studies of strawberry hybrids-the latter in conjunction with the Wallace Genetic Foundation.
It has been my privilege and great pleasure to serve as liaison agent between the various contributors, author, publisher, engravers and sources of information and illustrations. Although it is impossible to recognize individually all those who have aided in one way or another, I am glad to give credit to those who have assumed major responsibility for various phases of the book.
First of all, Mr. Charles A. Madison, former Managing Editor of the College Department of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., has served as editor. His tireless efforts have been indispensable and invaluable. Mr. Hermann Kesser, Art Director of Field & Stream, has prepared and supervised the production of all color plates. His personal interest and devoted efforts are greatly appreciated. Major credit is due Mr. Walter Von Egidy, President of Graphic Color Plate, Inc., whose craftsmen were responsible for engraving and printing the color plates; two other members of this firm must be thanked for their diligent and sympathetic assistance: Mr. O. C. Anderson, General Sales Manager, and Mr. Gerald K. Brown, Office Manager. The book has been designed by Mr. Ernst Reichl.
Among those especially helpful in research on historical features we must thank Dr. Alicia Lourbeig, Maitre des Recherches, Jardin des Plantes, Paris; Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, Associate Curator of Education, The New York Botanical Garden; Dr. William Stern, British Museum of Natural History; Mr. Charles Dyson, Scarsdale, New York; Mme. G. Duprat, Bibliotheque Centrale du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Mr. H. Jonkers, Horticultural Laboratory, Wageningen, Netherlands.
GEORGE H. MICKEY, PH.D.
Cytogeneticist, New England
Institute for Medical Research