"This concise guide to identifying flowering plants covers aesthetic and botanical information about flora from around the world. Presented are illustrations and explanations of reproductive parts, variations in floral structure, and nomenclature and plant families. The dissection process for flowers, techniques of flower arranging, and methods of observing structure for identification are clearly described. Plant families common to Australia are illustrated with examples of cultivated and wild

Davis, Jr. (emeritus. Boston U.) has written what has been called the first general natural history written on Tasmania in nearly 100 years. The island, located off the southern tip of Australia, offers a mild climate, lush vegetation, and unusual wildlife, such as its signature Tasmanian Devil. An ornithologist, Davis traveled to the island seven times in preparation for writing this book. The book is illustrated and includes an appendix with a listing of Tasmania's flora and fauna.