Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Peonies of the World, Volume 2: Polymorphism and Diversity Hong De-Yuan What? Second in a three-volume work dedicated to the genus Paeonia. Why? The first volume began this series’ focus on a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Paeonia. This second monograph continues the [...]
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NHBS On The Road – a conference update
This autumn NHBS has set up shop at various meetings and conferences across the UK. Anneli and Karen were presenting some of our latest books and field kit at the Butterfly Conservation Meeting at Cheltenham Race Course last Saturday, whilst Anneli will be at the BTO Annual Conference in early December. We always love the [...]
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What Reviewers are Saying about The Vegetative Key to the British Flora
A sampling of the great reviews for The Vegetative Key to the British Flora: A New Approach to Plant Identification by John Poland and Eric Clement: Here is a significant addition to flora-making literature. It would behoove botanists in areas other than the U.K. to check out Poland & Clement. I can see myself using [...]
Lichens & Bryophytes: New Titles at NHBS
Some great new lichen and bryophyte titles are now on the shelves at NHBS, including the greatly expanded and revised new edition of The Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland – the key reference for the identification of lichens in the British Isles. The first edition of The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland [...]
New at NHBS: Plant Taxonomy
We’re pleased to announce the arrival of Plant Taxonomy: The Systematic Evaluation of Comparative Data by Todd Stuessy – Professor and Chair of the Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany at the University of Vienna, Austria. He also serves as the Secretary-General of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy. The field of plant taxonomy has [...]
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