The plant book, 2nd edition By D.J. Mabberley ISBN 0521414210, published in 1997 by Cambridge University Press, hard cover, 858 pages Price $A99.00 plus $A11 postage within Australia, overseas postage please request a quote

A portable dictionary of the vascular plants. The plant-book is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. In over 20,000 entries this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seed-bearing plant (including gymnosperms) plus ferns and other pteridophytes, combining taxonomic details with invaluable information on English names and uses. In this new edition each entry has been updated to take into consideration the most recent literature and almost 2500 new entries have been added, ensuring that The plant-book continues to rank among the most practical and authoritative botanical texts available.

Table of contents

• Preface
• How to use this book
• The dictionary (pages 1-770)
• Acknowledgement of sources
• Abbreviations