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The Psychology and Psychotherapy of Otto Rank. F ay B. K arpf .
The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry. H arry S tack S ullivan .
Psychoanalytic Theories of Personality. G erald S. B lum .     

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The Physiology of Fungal Nutrition , by D. H. J ennings
Biochemistry of Metal Micronutrients in the Rhizo-sphere. By D. E. C rowley and E. L uster
The Haustorium. By N. N. B handari and K. G. M ckerji
Moss Protonema Differentiation. By S. C. B hatla
Plant Molecular Biology Labfax. Ed. by R. K. D. C roy
Plant Molecular Biology Manual. Ed. by S. B. G elvin and R. A. S chilperoort
The Cattleyas and their Relatives : 3. Schomburgkia, Sophronitis and other South American Genera. By C. L. W ithner
History of the Australian Vegetation : Cretaceous to Recent. Ed. by R obert S. H ill
Managing Habitats for Conservation. Ed. by W illiam J. S utherland and D avid A. H ill     

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A Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns . By the late J. C. W illis . Seventh edition, revised by H. K. A iry S haw .
The Principles of Pollination Ecology . By K. F aegri and L. van D er P ijl .
Studies in Biology, No. 5, Plant Taxonomy . By V. H. H eywood .
Deadly Harvest . By J ohn M. K ingsbury .
Plant Physiology . By H enrik G. L undegardh . Translated by F. M. I rvine , Translation edited by W. O. J ames .
The Biology of Lichens . By M ason E. H ale J r . In: Contemporary Biology Series, General editors E. J. W. B arrington and A. J. W illis .
Plant Biology Today . Second edition. Ed. by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian .
Organisation in Plants . Second edition. By B. M. B aron .
Fortschritte der Botanik , Band 28. Ed. by E. B ünning , H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmuller and P. S itte .
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants . Second edition. By C. L. P orter .
The Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker and G. E. A llen .
Experiments in the Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker , G. E. A llen , E. G age and S. K. W ebster .
Grundriss der Phytopathologie iind des Pflanzenschutzes . By H ans -A lfred K irchner .
Bibliography of Seeds . Compiled and edited by L. V. B arton .
Pollen Grains of Western Himalaxan Plants . By P. K. K. N air .
Families of Flowering Plants in Ethiopia . By W. C. B urger .     

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The Cell Cycle in Malignancy and Immunity.
Biochemistry.
Improved Isolation, Separation and Cytochemistry of Living Cells. By G. B. D avid , W. G albraith , S. B. G eyer , A. M c D. K oether , N. F. P almer and J. P ixler .
Concepts of B Lymphocyte Activations. Transplantation Reviews     

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B iotechnology V olume 2. G enetic F undamentals and G enetic E ngineering (1993). Edited by H.-J. Rehm and G. Reed.
C owan and S teel's M anual for the I dentification of M edical B acteria (1993). Edited by G.I. Barrow and R.K.A. Feltham.
Bacillus thuringiensis , AN E nvironmental B iopesticide : T heory and P ractice (1993). Edited by P.F. Entwistle, J.S. Cory, M.J. Bailey and S. Higgs.
T rends in M icrobiology : V irulence , I nfection and P athogenesis (1993).
N etworking in B rucellosis R esearch (1991). Edited by J.F. Frank.
Serpula lacrymans : F undamental B iology and C ontrol S trategies (1991). Edited by D.H. Jennings and A.F. Bravery.
M onitoring G enetically M anipulated M icroorganisms in the E nvironment (1993). Edited by C. Edwards.     

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Biosynthesis of Aromatic Compounds . Ed. by G. B illek .
Incompatibility in Fungi—A Symposium held at the 10th International Congress of Botany in Edinburgh, August 1964. Ed. by K arl E sser and J ohn R. R aper .
Cyclitols and Phospho-inositides . Ed. by H. K indl .
Spores, Their Dormancy and Germination . By A lfred S. S ussman and H arlyn O. H alverson .
About Plants: Topics in Plant Biology . By F. C. S teward with A. D. K rikorian and R. D. H olsten .
The Chromosomes of the Algae . Seven authors, Ed. by M. B. E. G odward .
La Végétation Forestière du Québec méridional . By M iroslav M. G randtner .
The Power of Movement in Plants . By C harles D arwin assisted by F rancis D arwin , with a preface by B arbara G illespie P ickard .
California Mountain Wildflowers . By P. A. M unz .     

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Phytochemical Methods. By J. B. H arborne .
Annual Review of Phytopathology , Vol. 11. Ed. by K. F. B aker .
Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants in the Tropics. By G. F. W eber .
Yeast Mould and Plant Protoplasts. Ed. by J. R. V illanueva , I. G arcía -A cha , S. G ascon and F. U ruburu .
Identification of the Larger Fungi. By R oy W atling .
An Atlas of Plant Structure. Vol. 2. By B. B racegirdle and P. H. M iles .
Taxonomy and Ecology. The Systematics Association: Special Volume No. 5. Ed. by V. H. H eywood .
Quantitative and Dynamic Plant Ecology. By K. A. K ershaw .
Models in Ecology. By J. M aynard S mith .
Vegetation of the Earth in Relation to Climate and the Eco-Physiological Conditions. By H. W alter .
A New Ecophysiological Approach to Forest Water Relationships in Arid Climates. By I. G indel .
Flore de France. Vol. 1. By M arcel G uinochet and R oger de V ilmorin .     

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The Land Now and To-morrow. By R. G. S tapledon
Genetics. By H. S. J ennings
Heredity and Evolution. By A. E. W atkins
Plant Biochemistry. By W. E. T ottingham
Éléments de chimie végétale. By N. W attiez and F. S tebnon
An Annotated Bibliography of the Low Temperature Relations of Plants. By K. B. H arvey
Weeds. By W. C. M uenscher
Ugressfrø (Unkrautsamen: Weed Seeds). By E mil K orsmo
British Stem- and Leaf-Fungi (Coeolomycetes). Vol. i. Spkaeropsidales. By W. B. G rove
Manual of the Grasses of the United States. By A. S. H itchcock     

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C hadwick , D. H. 2002. A beast the colour of winter .
K aranth , K. U. and N ichols , J. D. 2002. Monitoring tigers and their prey: a manual for research managers and conservationists in tropical Asia .
K leiman , D. G. and R ylands , A. B. 2002. Lion tamarins: biology and conservation .
L ott , D. E. 2002. American bison: a natural history .
L umpkin , S. and S eidensticker , J. 2002. Smithsonian book of giant pandas .
M artin , R. and H andasyde , K. 1999. The koala: natural history, conservation and management .
T aylor , A. B. and G oldsmith , M. L. 2003. Gorilla biology: a multidisplinary perspective .
Z eveloff , S. I. 2002. Racoons: a natural history .     

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Handbook of Phycological Methods – Developmental and Cytological Methods . Ed. by E lisabeth G antt
Endogenous Plant Growth Substances. By T homas A. H ill
Plants and Islands. Ed. by D. B ramwell
Forest Ecology. By S tephen H. S purr and B urton V. B arnes
Biochemistry and Physiology of Plant Hormones. By T. C. M oore
Bryophyte Systematics. Ed. by G. C. S. C larke and J. G. D uckett
Spät- und postglaziale Waldgeschichte der Alpen auf grund der bisherigan Pollen-analysen . By F. K ral
Nature and Origins of Carbohydrates in Soils. By M. V. C heshire
Morphology and Infrageneric Relationships of the Getius Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae). University of California Publications in Botany, Volume 74. By B ijan D ehgan and G randy L. W ebster
Amenity Grassland: An Ecological Perspective. Ed. by I. H. R orison and R oderick H unt
The Plant Seed. Development, Preservation and Germination. Ed. by I. R ubenstein , R. L. P hillips , C. E. G reen and B. G. G engenbach     

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Annual Review of Phytopathology , vol. 1 (ed. J. G. H orsfall )
Forest refreshed . B y N orman E. H ickin
Hops . B y A. H. B urgess
Plant Virology . Ed. M. K. C orbett and H. D. S isler
Pests of Field Crops . B y F. G. W. J ones and M argaret J ones     

Book Notes

The Systems of Land Tenure in the Kikuyu Land Unit . H. E. L ambert
Hawaiian Antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii ). D avid M alo
Navaho Means People . L eonard M c C ombe , E von Z. V ogt , and C lyde K luckhohn
Paradox and Nirvana . R obert L awson S later
The North American Buffalo. A Critical Study of the Species in Its Wild State . F rank G ilbert R oe
The Wulfing Plates: Products of Prehistoric Americans . V irginia D rew W atson
The Medora Site. West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana . G eorge I. Q uimby
The Crable Site, Fulton County, Illinois. A Late Prehistoric Site in the Central Illinois Valley . H ale G illiam S mith
Archaeology of the Columbia-Fraser Region . M arian W. S mith
Cattle Point: A Stratified Site in the Southern Northwest Coast Region . A rden R. K ing
Hyperbrachycephaly as Influenced by Cultural Conditioning . J. F ranklin E wing
Surgery of the Shoulder . A. F. D e P alma
The Mark of Oppression, A Psychological Study of the American Negro . A bram K ardiner and L ionel O vesey
Race Relations: The Interaction of Ethnic Groups . B rewton B erry
The Sociology of Georg Simmel . Translated, edited, and with an introduction by K urt H. W olff
Social Behavior and Personality: Contributions of W. I. Thomas to Theory and Social Research . Edited by E dmund H. V olkart
Handbook of Latin American Studies : 1948, No. 14. F rancisco A guilera , ed
Area Studies in American Universities . W endell C. B ennett     

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LIVING RESOURCES FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY—YEASTS . Edited by B. E. K irsop & C. P. K urtzman
AIR POLLUTION AND ACID RAIN . A. R. W ellburn
PLANT PIGMENTS . Edited by T. W. G oodwin
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF AUXINS IN PLANTS. Edited by M. K utáˇek , M. K utáˇek , R. S. B andurski & J. K rekule     

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The Quantitative Analysis Of Plant Growth. By G. C lifford E vans
Biologie végétale. 3 tomes. Dirigée par P. P. G rasse .
How Grasses Grow. By R. H. M. L anger .
A Guidebook to Microscopical Methods. By A. V. G rimstone and R. J. S kaer .
Arealkunde Floristich—historiche Geobotanik. By H einrich W alter . 2nd edition by H erbert S traka .
The Miocene Flora of Kreuzau, Western Germany. I. The Leaf Remains. By D avid K. F erguson .
An Introduction to Palynology. IV. Pollen and Spore Morphology/Plant Taxonomy: Pteridophyta (text and additional illustrations). By G. E rdtman and P. S orsa .
Function and Evolution of Behavior: an Historical Sample from the Pens of Ethnologists. Ed. by P eter H. K lopfer and J ack P. H ailman .
Plant Phenolics. By P ascal R ibereau -G ayon . Translated by E. C. Bate-Smith, J. B. Harborne, T. Swain and I. B. K. Richardson. Ed. by V. H. Heywood.     

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Tropische Nutzpflanzen. By H einz B rücher .
The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells. Ed. by H. S mith .
Plant Metabolism. By H. D. K umar and H. N. S ing h.
The Ribonucleic Acids. Ed. by P. R. S tewart and D. S. L etham .
Transport Phenomena in Plants. By D. A. B aker .
Transport of Ions and Water in Animals. Ed. by B. L. G upta , R. B. M oreton , J. L. O scham and B. J. W all .
Water in Plants Bibliography. Ed. by J. P ospisilova and J. S olarova .
Advances in Botanical Research. Vol. 4. Ed. by R. D. P reston and H. W. W oolhouse .
Progress in Botany: Morphology: Physiology: Genetics: Taxonomy: Geobotany. Ed. by H einz E llenerg , K arl E sser , H ermann M erxmuller , E berhard S chnepf and H ubert Z eigler .
Progress in Botany – Morphology, Physiology, Genetics, Taxonomy, Geobotany. Ed. by H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmüller , E. S chnepf and H. Z iegler .
Plant Root Systems. By R. S cott R ussell .
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises. Edited by K enneth S. N orris .     

A Study on the Genus Gynostemma Bl. (Cucurbitaceae) from China

The genus Gynostemma B1. consists of 13 species and 2 varieties in the whole world, among which 11 species and 2 varieties occur in China. They are distributed in S. Shaanxi and the southern part of the Yangtze River (including Taiwan province) in China and also in Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, India and Malesia. Based on the characters and dehiscence of fruit, the genus Gynostemma B1. may be divided into two subgenera, i.e. Subgen. I. Gynostemma and Subgen. II. Trirostllum (Z. P. Wang et Q. Z. Xie) C. Y. Wu ct S. K. Chen, comb. nov. 1. Subgenus Gynostemma. The fruits are baccate, globose, 3-umbonate and incorni culate on the apical side, indehiscent when mature. The style apex in female flower is bifid. Type of subgenus: Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Mak. This subgenus contains 8 species and 2 varieties in the world, among which 6 species and 2 varieties occur in China, i.e.1.G. simplicifolium B1. (Yunnan, Hainan of Guangdong); 2. G. laxum (Wall.) Cogn. (S. Yunnan, Hainan of Guangdong and Guangxi); 3. G. burmanicum King ex Chakr. (Yunnan), 3a. G. burmanicum var. molle C. Y. Wu (Yunnan); 4. G. pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Mak. (S. Shaanxi and the soutern area of the Yangtze River of China), 4a. G. pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Mak. var. dasycarpum C. V. Wu (Yunnan); 5. G. pubescens (Gagnep.) C. Y. Wu, st. nov. (Yunnan); 6. G. longipes C. Y. Wu, sp. nov. (endemic to China: Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi and Guangxi). 2. Subgenus Trirostellum (Z. P. Wang et Q. Z. Xie) C. Y. Wu et S. K. Chen, comb. nov.——Trirostellum Z. P. Wang et Q. Z. Xie in Acta Phytotaxonomia Sinica 19 (4): 483. 1981, syn. nov. The fruit are capsules, subcampanulate, 3-corniculate on the apical side, dehiscent when mature. The style apex in female flower is luniform and irregularly denticulate at margin, rarely bifid. Type of subgenus: Gynostemma cardiospermum Cogn. ex Oliv. This subgenus comprises 5 species, which are all endemic to China. 1. G. yixingense (Z. P. Wang et Q. Z. Xie) C. Y. Wu et S. K. Chen (Jiangsu and Zhejiang); 2. G. cardio spermum Cogn. ex Oliv. (Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan); 3. G. microspermum C. Y. Wu et S. K. Chen (S. Yunnan); 4. G. aggregatum C. Y. Wu et S. K. Chen (NW. Yunnan); 5. G.laxiflorum C. Y. Wu et S. K. Chen (Anhui).     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
C urrent T opics IN M icrobiology AND I mmunology. Volume 124. G enetic C ontrol OF THE S usceptibility TO B acterial I nfection (1986). Edited by D. E. Briles.
P lasmids : A P ractical A pproach (1986). Edited by K. G. Hardy.     

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Die Orchideen. By R udolf S chlechter . Ed. by F. G. B rieger , R. M aatsch and K. S enghas .
A Gardener's Dictionary of Plant Names . By A. W. S mith . Revised and enlarged by W illiam T. S tearn and I. L. L. S mith .
Plant Geography of the Pacific. By M. M. J. van B algooy .
Einführung in die Pflanzensoziologie. By R. K napp .
Taxonomy of Fungi Imperfecti (Proceedings of the First International Specialists' Workshop Conference on Criteria and Terminology in the Classification of Fungi Imperfecti, Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada). Ed. by B ryce K endrick .
Introduction to Plant Biochemistry. By T. W. G oodwin and E. I. M ercer .
Symposium on the Biochemical and Ecological Aspects of Plant-Parasite Relations. Ed. by Z. K iráaly and L. S zalay -M arzsó .
IVth Meeting of the International Council for the Study of Viruses and Virus Diseases of Grapevine, Colmar.
Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda. By E. M. L ind and A. C. T allantire .     

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T he G ray W hale E schrichtius R obustus . M. L. Jones, S. L. Swartz and S. Leatherwood (eds.).
D iving and A sphyxia . R. Elsner and B. Gooden.
S tudies of S ea M ammals in S outh L atitudes . J. K. Ling and M. M. Bryden (eds.).
L es P hoques M oines —M onk S eal . K. Ronald and R. Duguy (eds.).     

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The Flavonoids. Advances in Research since 1980. Ed. by J. B. H arborne .
Hungry crops : a guide to nutrient deficiencies in field crops By N. J. G rundon .
Microbial ecology: organisms, habitats, activities. By H einz S tolp .
Evolutionary Biology of the Fungi. Ed. by A. D. M. R ayner , C. M. B rasier and D. M oore .
Micro-algal Biotechnology . Edited by M.A. B orowitzka and L. J. B orowitzka and L. J. B orowitzka .
Experimental Phycology: A laboratory manual Edited by C hristopher S. L obban , D avid J. C hapman , and B runo P. K remer .
100 Families of Flowering Plants. By M. H ickey and C. K ing .
Differentiation Patterns in Higher Plants. Edited by K. M. U rbanska .
The Living Tundra. By Yu. I. C hernov , Translated by D. L öve .
North American Terrestrial Vegetation. Edited by M. G. B arbour & W. D. B illings .
Biogeography and Quaternary History in Tropical Latin America. By T. C. W hitmore and G. T. P rance (Editors).
Biogeographical Evolution of the Malay Archipelago . By T. C. W hitmore (Editor).
Postglacial Vegetation of Canada. By J. C. R ichie .