AuthorButcher, R.W.
Year1961
TitleA New Illustrated British Flora (2 vols)
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the British non-critical native species known at the time
Source1016 & 1080pp, Leonard Hill
IllustrationsLine drawings
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

This was my first "proper" flora bought with the money earnt from my first saturay job in Woolworths. I used it for several years and learnt a lot of plants from it before I switched to CTW. Consequently I should have a soft spot for it. Unfortunately this isn’t the case. It’s overblown (large print, thick paper) has poor quality print, and the descriptions are inconsistent and badly proof-read. And somehow the drawings never seemed to show enough detail or the features you needed.

The good points: the drawings show seeds and roots, both difficult to find in other illustrated works.

Examine in the Hand ( with x8 or x10 hand lens is also useful)

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationSupersededTRACHEOPHYTAvascular plantsPlantae
For identificationSupersededPTERIDOPHYTAferns and alliesPlantae
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