Wildflowers of Mississippi. 1989. (Natural History Se- ries). numerous colour photos. 66 figs. (line-drawings). 2 maps. XX, 278 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

With its variety of habitats, Mississippi contains an especially richand diverse grouping of native and naturalized flowering plants. Thishandy volume is a first comprehensive, full-colour guide to the state'slush array of wildflowers, provides both professional and amateurbotanists for the first time with a quick yet authoritative guide toidentifying more than 500 of the wildflowers found in Mississippi andits contiguous states. Descriptions of species have been consistentlyorganized for ready reference and comparison. Information on plants hasbeen arranged alphabetically by family, genera, and species, within thetwo classes of flowering plants. Each species is fully described and isidentified by one or more full-colour photographs.