Essays in Plant Taxonomy. 1978. XXIII,304 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

Contents (main headings): Ecological Criteria in Plant Taxonomy, D.H.Valentine/ Chemical Evidence in Plant Taxonomy, P.M.Smith/ TheChromosomes and Plant Taxonomy, D.M.Moore/ Breeding Systems, VariationPatterns and Species Delimitation, C.A.Stace/ Information Content ofKeys for Identification, P.H.A.Sneath and A.O.Chater/ The Classificationof Crop Plants, P.F.Parker/ The Taxonomist's Role in the Conservation ofGenetic Diversity, J.G.Hawkes/ Euphrasia: a taxonomically criticalgroup with normal sexual reproduction, P.F.Yeo/ The Hippuris Syndrome,C.D.K.Cook/ The Taxonomy of Bryophytes, P.W.Richards/ The Taxonomy ofLichen-forming Fungi: reflections on some fundamental problems, D.L.Hawksworth/ Endemic Taxa and the Taxonomist, I.B.K.Richardson/ BritishEndemics, S.M.Walters/ European Floristics: Past, Present and Future,V.H.Heywood/ Index. - Second hand copy with ex libris.