A rare botanical legacy: the contributions of Ruby and Arthur Van Deventer. 2009. col. illus. 151 p. 4to. Hardcover.

Del Norte County, California, is one of the state's most botanically diverse regions. Enhanced with an informed and informative essay by David Rains Wallace providing context and background this is a beautifully produced book,160-page compendium of 128 full color illustrations collected by Ruby Van Deventer and superbly drawn by Arthur Van Deventer representing more than 120 botanical plants of California's North Coast area. The result is an outstanding reference that should be considered an essential addition to academic and community library Botanical Studies reference collections in general, and the supplemental reading lists for non-specialist general readers with an interest in California's more exotic flora.