BOOK REVIEWS

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BOOK REVIEWS
GoiiDEY, ChristophkkJ. 1988. AHandbookofFernsforAustralia
andNewZealand. Lothian PublishingCompany. Orderfrom: In-
ternationalSpecializedBookServices,Inc.,5602NEHassaloStreet,
Portland, OR 97213-3640. $19.95 paper 212 pp.
Thishaiitlbookot Icrn.s isconcerned wirh rhchorticulturalaspectasopposed toan
idenriticarionmanual.ThereareichaptersinPart 1.HowtoIdentifyFerns;5chaptersin
Part2.P^)pa_^ationofPerns;2chaptersinPart3.PestsandDiseases;2cha|->tersinParr4.
Ferns in(Ailrivation; 3chaptersin Part"), WheretoSeeFerns;6chapters(concerning
hardiness,indoor,hangingbaskets,andterrariums)mPart6.PlantLists.Attheendofthe
textISaglossary,listoffernsocieties,andindex.Therearediagrammaticillustrationsin
Part 1butthetaxaaremostlyphotographs,blackandwhitewithsomecoloredplates.An
excellentbooklorthefernhorticulturist, wfm
Coov, WM. J. ANo DoNAi.i) M. Britton. 1989. Ferns and Fern
AlliesofCanada.CanadianGovernmentPublishingCentre,Supply
and Services Canada, Ottawa, Canada KIA 0S9. $38.50 CAN;
Hli46.2() US(Check to ReceiverGeneral forCanada).
Thismanualincludeskeys,synonymy,descriptions,cytology,habitat,range,remarks,
anddiagrammaticillustrations.'Fhedistributionmapsareclusteredjinortotheglossary,
references,and index.
"Itishopedthatthebookwillprovetobeau.sefultool,notonlytoindividualstakinga
firstlookattheseinterestingplantsbutalsotothededicatedamateurandtheprofessional
botanist."And 1believeitwillbeveryusefultoallthreegroups, wfm
Bkown, Anthony H.D., Michafi. T. Clecg, Aij:x L. Kahler,
Bkik;i-; S. WEn<. Editors. 1989. Plant Population Genetics,
Breeding, and Genetic Resources. Sinauer Associates, Inc.,
Sunderland,MA 1375-0407.$36.00paper;$60.00cloth.449pp.
Thisbook IS based upon the InternationalSymposium on Pojuilation Cieneticsand
Gk-rmplasmResourcesinCropImprovement,heldAugust11—13, I9S8attheUniversity
otCalitornia, Davis. Thearticlesorchaptersaregroupetl under -) sections: Section 1:
GeneticDiversity:KindsandAmounts(7chapters);Section2;EvolutionaryProcesses(7
chapters);Section3:AjiplicationsinPlantBreedingandGeneticResources(6chapters).
ThesymfiosiumalsowastohonorProfessorRobertW.AUard,whofoundedexperimen-
talplantpopulationgeneticsasascientificdiscipline.AUardwrotethefirstchapter:Future
DirectionsinPlantPopulationGenetics,Evokition,andBreeding.Anexcellentresource
textwithacompilationoftheliteraturecitationsoftheindividualchaptersattheendnear
theIndex, wfm
SioA 14(3):458. 1991