Judith Baltsar

Hello everybody,
I am trying to compile as much information on seed morphology (size,
shape, surface features, colour etc) as possible. I came across the
flora of Butcher (1961) A New Illustrated British Flora which has very
good and concise information on nearly all covered species. As I
understand only two out three volumes have been published and at the
moment I only hav access to volume 1.
Are there any other current floras which in a similar way offer
precise information on seed characteristics?

Thank you very much
Judith Baltsar

Malcolm

In article <uh9923ddf08546f3nj2j7uul25vjghneva@4ax.com>, Judith Baltsar
<judith.baltsar@gmx.de> writes
>Hello everybody,
>I am trying to compile as much information on seed morphology (size,
>shape, surface features, colour etc) as possible. I came across the
>flora of Butcher (1961) A New Illustrated British Flora which has very
>good and concise information on nearly all covered species. As I
>understand only two out three volumes have been published and at the
>moment I only hav access to volume 1.
>Are there any other current floras which in a similar way offer
>precise information on seed characteristics?
>
The 31 parts (+ index) making up "Drawings of British Plants" by Stella
Ross-Craig (Bell & Sons, London, 1948-1974) has accurate, much
magnified, black and white line-drawings of the seeds showing sizes (and
obviously shape and surface features, but not colour).

Clapham, Tutin & Warburg mention the colour of the seeds in many though
not all cases, unlike Stace.

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Malcolm