Information provided by L. J. Davenport, Book Review Editor. The selection of reviewers and books to be reviewed in Systematic Botany are left to the discretion of the Book Review Editor. Members of ASPT who are interested in serving as a reviewer should contact Larry Davenport at <ljdavenp@samford.edu>.
New Books Available for Reviewers, July 2008
Cacti of Texas: A Field Guide by A. M. Powell, J. F. Weedin and S. A. Powell. 2008. 383 pp. ISBN 978-0-89672-611-6. $24.95 (pbk). Texas Tech University Press, 2903 4th Street, Box 41037, Lubbock, TX 79409-1037; <http://www.ttup.ttu.edu>.
Field Guide to the Sedges of the Pacific Northwest by B. L. Wilson, R. Brainerd, D. Lytjen, B. Newhouse, and N. Otting. 2008. 431 pp. ISBN 978-0-87071-197-8. $35.00 (pbk). Oregon State University Press, 121 The Valley Library, Corvallis, OR 97331-4501; <http://www.oregonstate.edu/dept/press>.
Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: An Introduction to the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae) by A. L. Hipp. 2008. 265 pp. ISBN 978-0-299-22594-0. $27.95 (pbk). University of Wisconsin Press, 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor, Madison, WS 53711-2059; <http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress>.
Genomics and Evolution of Microbial Eukaryotes by L. A. Katz and D. Bhattacharya (eds.). 2006. $60.00 (pbk). 243 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-922905-5. Oxford University Press, 2001 Evans Road, Cary, NC 27513; <http://www.oup.com>.
Grasses of Colorado by R. B. Shaw. 2008. 662 pp. ISBN 978-0-87081-883-7. $75.00 (hbk). University Press of Colorado, 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C, Boulder, CO 80303; <http://www.upcolorado.com>.
Hardy Succulents by G. M. Kelaidis. 2008. 159 pp. ISBN 978-1-58017-700-9. $19.95. Storey Publishing, 210 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247; <http://www.storey.com>.
An Introduction to Plant Breeding by J. Brown and P. Caligari. 2008. 209 pp. ISBN 978-1-4051-3344-9. $80.00 (pbk). Blackwell Publishing, PO Box 570, Ames, IA 50010-0570; < http://www.blackwellpublishing.com>.
The Ladyslipper and I [Autobiography of G. Ledyard Stebbins] by V. C. Hollowell, V. B. Smocovitis and E. P. Duggan (eds.). 2007. 173 pp. ISBN 978-1-930723-65-8. $35.00 (hbk). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, PO Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299; <http://www.mbgpress.org>.
Plant Biotechnology and Genetics by C. N. Stewart, Jr. (ed.). 2008. 374 pp. ISBN 978-0-470-04381-3. $100.00 (hbk). John Wiley & Sons, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030; <http://www.wiley.com>.
Rare Wildflowers of Kentucky by T. G. Barnes, D. White and M. Evans. 2008. 190 pp. ISBN 978-0-8131-2496-4. $39.95 (hbk). University of Kentucky Press, 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40508-4009; <http://www.kentukypress.com>.
Science and the Garden: The Scientific Basis of Horticultural Practice, 2nd edition by D. S. Ingram, D. Vince-Prue and P. J. Gregory (eds.). 2008. 350 pp. ISBN 978-1-4051-6063-6. $50.00 (pbk). Blackwell Publishing, PO Box 570, Ames, IA 50010-0570; < http://www.blackwellpublishing.com>.
Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae: Secondary Metabolites; Biosynthesis, Chemotaxonomy, Biological and Economic Significance (A Handbook) by E. Eich. 2008. 637 pp. ISBN 978-3-540-74540-2. $269.00 (hbk). Springer-Verlag, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013; <http://www.springer.com>.
Woody Plants of the Southeastern United States: A Field Botany Course on CD by B. Kirchoff. 2008. CD only. ISBN-13 978-1-930723-62-7. $27.00 (CD-ROM). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, PO Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299; <http://www.mbgpress.org>.