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Book review in this article
Botanical Latin . By W. T. S tearn .
Laboratory Manual of Tropical Mycology and Elementary Bacteriology . By A. T hompson and G loria L im .
Agriculture in the Tropics . By C. C. W ebster and P. N. W ilson .
Bananas . By N. W. S immonds .
Rice . By D. H. G rist .
Tea . By T. E den .
Lowson's Botany . By E. W. S imon , K. J. D ormer and J. N. H artshorne .
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , Vol. 16. Ed. by L. M achlis and W. K. B riggs .
Ultrastructural Plant Cytology . By A. F rey -W yssling and K. M ühlethaler .
Drawings of British Platits . Part XXII, Scrophulariaceae (1). By S tella R oss
Molecules and Cells .By D. A. C oult . The Principles of Modern Biology. Ed. by D. A. C oult .
The Growth of Cereals and Grasses . Ed. by F. L. M ilthorpe and J. D. I vins .
Origins of Metidelism . By R. C. O lby .
Fungal Genetics . By J. R. S. F incham and P. R. D ay . Botanical Monographs, Vol. 4, ed. by W. O. J ames .
Genetik der Pilze . by K. E sser and R. K uenen .
Microbial and Molecular Genetics . By J. R. S. F incham . Modern Biology Series, ed. by J. E. W ebb .
Index Kewensis Plantarum Phanerogamarum, Supplementum XIII . Compiled at the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, under the direction of Sir G eorge T aylor .
A Flora of Northeastern Minnesota . By O lga L akela .
Stephen Hales, D.D., F.R.S. An Eighteenth Century Biography . By A. E. C lark -K ennedy .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Botanical Histochemistry: Principles and Practice . By W illiam A. J ensen .
The Biology of Cilia and Flagella . By M. A. S leigh .
Dünnschicht-Chromatographie . Edited by E gon S tahl .
Plant Embryology. A Symposium .
The Morphology of Pteridophytes . By K. R. S porne .
Introductory Mycology . By C. J. A lexopoulos .
Residue Reviews , Vol. 1. Edited by F. A. G unther .
Energy Exchange in the Biosphere . By D avid M. G ates .
Pathology of Trees and Shrubs with Special Reference to Britain . By T. R. P eace .
Modern Methods of Plant Analysis . Vol. V. Edited by H. F. L inskens and M. V. T racey .
The Growth of Plants . By G. E. F ogg .
An Introduction to Plant Physiology . By W. O. J ames .
Die Physiologische Uhr. Zeitmessung in Organismen mit ungefähr Tagesperiodischen Schwingungen . By E. B ünning .     

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Books reviewed in this article:
Light Reaction Path of Photosynthesis. Vol. 35. Ed. by F rancis F ong .
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics. Ed. by G. F. S pringer and H. G. W ittman .
Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants. By C. M. B ray .
Stomata. By C. M. W illmer .
Stomata. By E. S. M artin , M. E. D onkin and R. A. S tevens .
Seaweeds of the British Isles. Vol. I, Part 2A. By L inda I rvine .
Principles and Measurements in Environmental, Biology. By F. I. W oodward and J. E. S heehy .     

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Book reviewed in this article:
Flora of Iraq . Volume I. Introduction to the Flora . Ed. by Evan Guest, with assistance from Ali Al-Rawi.
Principles of Industrial Microbiology . By A. R hodes and D. L. F letcher .
Movement of Water in Plants . By G. E. B riggs . Botanical Monographs (Ed. by J. H. B urnett )
Morphogenesis and Microscopic Cytochemistry of Marine Pyrenomvcete Ascospores . By P. W. K irk .
Primary Productivity of Aquatic Environments . Ed. by C. R. G oldman .
Fantastic Trees . By E dwin A. M enninger .
Specific Replant Diseases . By B. M. S avory .
The Plastids . By J. T. O. K irk and R. A. E. T ilney -B assett .
Light as an Ecological Factor . Ed. by R. B ainbridge , G. C. E vans and O. R ackham .
The Structure and Life of Bryophytes . By E. V. W atson .     

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Les Associations Végétales de la Vallée Moyenne du Niger. By G. R oberty .
Botany, Principles and Problems. By E dmund W. S innott .
A Textbook of Systematic Botany. By D eane B. S wingle .
Botany by Observation: A Text-Book for Australian Schools. By G ladys C arey
A Botanical Bibliography of the Islands of the Pacific. By E lmer D. M errill ; and a Subject Index to the same, by E. H. W alker .
Advances in Genetics. Vol. i. Edited by M. DEMEREC.
Woodland Mosses. By H. W atson .
The Evolution of Gossypium and the Differentiation of the Cultivated Cottons. By J. B. H utchinson , R. A. S ilow and S. G. S tephens .
Ancient Plants and the World They Live in. By H enry N. A ndrews .
The Arboretums and Botanical Gardens of North America. By D onald W yman .
Practical Plant Anatomy . By A driance S. F oster .     

Reviews

Principles of General Physiology. Vol. 11: General Physiology. By L. E. B ayliss
Hackfruchtkrankheiten und Nematodenforschung. Editor H. G offart.
Advances in Applied Microbiology. Vol. 1. Editor W. W. U mbreit
Advances in Applied Microbiology. Vol. 11. Editor W. W. U mbreit
Der Vielfrass (Gulo gulo L. 1758). Zur Kenntnis seiner Naturgeschichte und seiner Bedeutung für den Menschen. By P. K rott
Control of Rats in Sewers. By E. W. B entley
Introduction to Probability and Statistics. By H. L. A lder and E. B. R oessler
Methods of Testing Chemicals on Insects. Vol. 11. Edited by H. H. S hepard
The Biology of Marine Animals. By J. A. C olin N icol
The Effects of Pollution on Living Material. Edited by W. B. Y app
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants. By C. L. P orter
Bananas. By N. W. S immonds
Atlas of Bacterial Flagellation. By E inar L eifson
Diagnostik der Bakterien und Actinomyceten. By N. A. K rassilnikov , M oscow , translated into German by R. W. W ittwer and R. D ickscheit
A Review of the Biological Control of Insects and Weeds in Australia and Australian New Guinea. By F rank W ilson
The Ecology of Soil Fungi. Edited by D. P arkinson and J. S. W aid . (An International Symposium)
Introduction to Plant Geography and Some Related Sciences. By N icholas P olunin     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
M icroalgae (1994) By E.W. Becker.
T he E volutionary B iology of V iruses (1994). Edited by S.S. Morse.
MCQ s in M edical M icrobiology and I nfectious D iseases (1993). By P.W. Ross and F.X.S. Emmanuel.
T uberculosis : B ack to T he F uture (1994). Edited by J.D.H. Porter and K.P.W. McAdam.
M aking S afe F ood : A M anagement G uide for M icrobiological Q uality (1991). By W.F. Harrigan and R.W.A. Park.
B acterial P rotein T oxins : FEMS S ymposium No. 73. (1994). Edited by J. Freer, R. Aitken, J.E. Alouf, G. Boulnois, P. Falmagne, F. Fehrenbach, C. Montecucco     

Book Notices

The Life of Beetles. By G lyn E vans
Population and Community Ecology: Principles and Methods. By E. C. P ielou
Introduction to Insect Pest Management. Edited by R obert L. M etcalf and W illiam H. L uckmann
Handbuch der Zoologie: eine Naturgeschichte der Stamme des Tierreiches. Gegründet von W. K ükenthal
Zweite Auflage. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1974 Lieferung 22. Beier, Max: Blattariae (Schaben)
The Insect Factor in Wood Decay: an account of wood-boring insects with particular reference to timber indoors. By N orman E. H ickin . Third edition, edited and revised by R obin E dwards
Annual Review of Entomology Vol. 20. Edited by R ay F. S mith , T homas E. M ittler and C arroll N. S mith     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
The Electron Microscope. By M. E. H aine
Chemical Control of Insects. 2nd ed. By T. F. W est and J. E liot H ardy.
Principles of Animal Taxonomy. By G. G. S impson.
Encyclopaedia of Plant Physiology. (The late W. R uhland ed.)
Mechanisms in Biological Competition. (Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology. XV.) Edited by F. L. M ilthorpe.     

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The Scientific Principles of Plant Protection, with Special Reference to Chemical Control. By H. M artin .
Citrus Diseases and Their Control. By H oward S. F awcett .
Diseases and Pests of the Rubber Tree. By A rnold S harples
Humus: Origin, Chemical Composition, and Importance in Nature. By S. A. W aksman .
Illustrated Polyglottic Dictionary of Plant Names. By A. K. B edevian .
Erkennen, Nachweis und Kultur der holzverfärbenden und holzzersetzenden Pilze. Von W. B avendamm , reprinted from Handbuch der biologischen Arbeitsmethoden
Biological Effects of Radiation. Edited by B. M. D uggar .
Pollen Grains: their Structure, Identification and Significance in Science and Medicine. By R. P. W odehouse .
Botany: a Textbook for Colleges. By J. B en H ill , L. O. O verholts and H. W. P opp .
J. Arthur Harris; Botanist and Biometrician. Edited by C. O. R osendahl , R. A. G ortner and G. O. B urr .     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Recent Advances in Anaerobic Bacteriology (1987). Edited by S.P. Borriello, J.M. Hardie, B.S. Drasar, B.I. Duerden, M.J. Hudson & R.J. Lysons.
Current Topics in Medical Mycology (1988). Volume 2. Edited by M.R. McGinnis
Advances in Biotechnological Processes Vol. 6 (1986). Edited by Avshalom Mizrahi
The Health Service Use of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization. Edited by G.A.J. Ayliffe, N.F. Cripps, C.E.A. Deverill & R.H. George
Biotechnology of Waste Treatment and Exploitation (1987). Edited by John M. Sidwick & Roger S. Holdom
Animal Cell Technology, Principles and Products (1987). By M. Butler
Methods in Aquatic Bacteriology (1988). Edited by B. Austin
Homeostatic Mechanisms in Microorganisms (1988). Edited by R. Whittenbury, G.W. Gould, J.G. Banks & R.G. Board
Lecture Notes on Medical Virology (1987). By D.J. Jeffries
Urinary Tract Infections (1987). By J.R. Dalton & E.J. Bergquist
Quality Control and Assurance in Clinical Laboratories (1988). Edited by A.D. Farr
Disinfection in Veterinary and Farm Animal Practice (1987). Edited by A.H. Linton, W.B. Hugo & A.D. Russell     

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Book reviewed in this article:
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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Book reviewed in this article:
Excursion Flora of the British Isles , 2nd edn. By A. R. C lapham , T. G. T utin and E. F. W arburg .
Critical Supplement to the Atlas of the British Flora . Ed. by F. H. P erring assisted by P. D. S ell .
Drawings of British Plants . Part XXIV. Labiatae . By S tella R oss -C raig .
Britain's Green Mantle , 2nd edn. By the late A. G. T ansley . Revised by M. C. F. P roctor .
The Flora of Berkshire . By H. J. M. B owen .
Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands . By P. H. D avis , assisted by J. C ullen and M. J. E. C oode .
Plants and Man on the Seychelles Coast . By J. D. S auer .
Key to the Families of Flowering Plants of the World . Revised and enlarged by J. H utchinson .
The Diversity of Green Flants . By P. R. B ell and C. L. F. W oodcock .
IBP Handbook No . 5: Handbook to the Conservation Section of the International Biological Programme . By E. M. N icholson .
Plants, Man and Life , 2nd edn. By E dgar A nderson .
Production and Mineral Cycling in Terrestrial Vegetation . By L. E. R odin and N. I. B azilevich . Translation by Scripta Technica Ltd (Ed. by G. E. F ogg ).
'Torrey Canyon' Pollution and Marine Life . A Report by the Plymouth Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Ed. by J. E. S mith .
Geobotanische Untersuchungen auf der Feddersen Wier de . By U. K örber -G rohne .
Cell Walls and Membranes . By H. J. R ogers and H. R. P erkins .
Wachstums regulatoren bei Pflanzen . Ed. by E. L ibbert and B. S teyer .
The Ecology of Soil Bacteria ( An International Symposium ). Ed. by T. R. G. G ray and D. P arkinson .
Genetics of Fungi . By K arl E sser and R udolf K uenen . Translated by E rich S teiner .
Plant Pathologist's Pocketbook . Compiled by The Commonwealth Mycological Institute.     

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Pflanzliche Infektionslehre. By E rnst G äumann
Marine Microbiology. A Monograph on Hydrohacteriology. By Prof. C laude E. Z obell .
An Introduction to the Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Fungi. By G. R. B isby
pH and Plants. An introduction for beginners. By J ames S mall , D.SC.
Laboratory Manual of Elementary Botany. By A rthur W. H aupt , Ph.D.
American Species of Amelanchier. By G. N. J ones .
Luther Biirbank. A Victim of Hero Worship. By W alter L. H oward , Ph.D.
Trace Elements in Plants and Animals. By W. S tiles .
An Introduction to B0Iany. By A rthur W. H aupt .
Crop Production and Environment. By R. O. W hyte .
Principles of Agricultural Botany. By A lexander N elson .     

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Glossary of the British Flora . By H. G ilbert -C arter
Recent Advances in the Embryology of Angiosperms . Edited by P. M aheshwari
The Geography of the Flowering Plants . By R onald G ood
Genetics and Breeding of Rice , By M. F. C handraratna
Coastal Vegetation . By V. J. C hapman
Phytochemistry . Edited by H. R. A rthur
Die Pilze. By E rnst G aumann
Manometric Techniques . By W. W. U mbreit , R. H. B urris and J. F. S tauffer     

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Practical Lawn Craft. By R. B. D awson . Foreword by R. G. S tapledon .
An Introduction to Industrial Mycology. By G. S mith .
Cattle Fodder and Human Nutrition: with special reference to Biological Nitrogen Fixation. By A rtturi I. V irtanen .
Coffee in Kenya. By the Staff of the Scott Agricultural Laboratories and the Agricultural Economist, Department of Agriculture, Kenya, with a contribution by the Director of the British East African Meteorological Service. Edited by J. M c D onald .
Third Conference on Cotton Growing Problems: Report and Summary of Proceedings. Pp.
Plant Injection for Diagnostic and Curative Purposes. By W. A. R oach .
Plant Physiology. By E. C. M iller .
Principles of Genetics. By E. W. S innott and L. C. D unn .
The Genetics of Garden Plants. By M. B. C rane and W. J. C. L awrence .
The Cultivation of Succulents , By H. J acobsen . Authorised translation by V era H iggins .
Research and Statistical Methodology: Books and Reviews , 1933-8. Edited by O. K. B uros .
Methods and Material for Teaching Biological Sciences. By D. F. M iller and G. W. B laydes .     

The complete amino acid sequence of coagulogen isolated from Southeast Asian horseshoe crab, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda

The complete amino acid sequence of coagulogen purified from the hemocytes of the horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda was determined by characterization of the NH2-terminal sequence and the peptides generated after digestion of the protein with lysyl endopeptidase, Staphylococcal aureus protease V8 and trypsin. Upon sequencing the peptides by the automated Edman method, the following sequence was obtained: A D T N A P L C L C D E P G I L G R N Q L V T P E V K E K I E K A V E A V A E E S G V S G R G F S L F S H H P V F R E C G K Y E C R T V R P E H T R C Y N F P P F V H F T S E C P V S T R D C E P V F G Y T V A G E F R V I V Q A P R A G F R Q C V W Q H K C R Y G S N N C G F S G R C T Q Q R S V V R L V T Y N L E K D G F L C E S F R T C C G C P C R N Y Carcinoscorpius coagulogen consists of a single polypeptide chain with a total of 175 amino acid residues and a calculated molecular weight of 19,675. The secondary structure calculated by the method of Chou and Fasman reveals the presence of an alpha-helix region in the peptide C segment (residue Nos. 19 to 46), which is released during the proteolytic conversion of coagulogen to coagulin gel. The beta-sheet structure and the 16 half-cystines found in the molecule appear to yield a compact protein stable to acid and heat. The amino acid sequences of coagulogen of four species of limulus have been compared and the interspecies evolutionary differences are discussed.     

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Book reviewed in this article:
A Course in Biology . By J. J. B aker and G. E. A llen .
Papers on Plant Systematics . By R. O rnduff .
Die Entstehung der Arten und hoheren Kategorien . By H. L amprecht .
Flora of Iraq , Vol. 9. Gramineae . By N. L. B or . (Ed. by C. C. T ownsend and E van G uest , with the collaboration of A li A l -R awi ).
Wild Elowers of North Carolina . By W illiam S. J ustice and C. R itchie B ell .
The Lichen Genera Cetrelia and Platismatia ( Parmeliaceae ). By W. L. C ulberson and C. F. C ulberson .
Essays on Form in Plants . By C. W. W ardlaw .
Crop Responses to Water at Different Stages of Growth . By P. J. S alter and J. E. G oode .
Protons, Electrons, Phosphorylation and Active Transport . By R. N. R obertson .
Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, XVIII, Sexuality: Reproduction; Alternation of Generations . General editor, W. R uhland ; sub-editor for this volume, H. F. L inskens .
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , Vol. 19. 1968. By L. M achlis (Ed.).
Biophysical Technique as Applied to Cell Biology . By J. C hayen and E. E. D enby .
The Measurement of Environmental Factors in Terrestrial Ecology . British Ecological Society Symposium No. 8. Ed. by R. M. W adsworth et al .
Guide to the Check Sheet for IBP Areas . IBP Handbook No. 4. By G. E. P eterken .     

Reviews

General Microbiology . By R. Y. S tanier , M. D oudoroff and E. A. A delberg
Looking at Chromosomes . By J ohn M c L elish and B rian S noad
Drawings of British plants . Part X. Saxifragaceae, Crassulaceae. By S tella R oss -C raig
Marine Algae of the Northeastern Coast of North America . By W illiam R andolph T aylor
'Die Fagus- Abies- und Piceagurtelarten in der Kontaktzone der Tannen- und Fichtenwälder der Schweiz .' By A. S axer
Protoplasmatologia Handbuch der Protoplasmaforschung . By M. E rrhra
Bericht über das Geobotanische Forschungsinstitut Rübel in Zürich für das Jahr 1956 . Edited by E. RÜ bel and W. LÜ udi
An Atlas of Airborne Pollen Grains . By H. A. H yde and K. F. A dams
Flora of the British Isles , Illustrations. I Pteridophyta to Papilionaceae. Drawn by S ybil J. R oles . By A. R. C lapham , T. G. T utin and E. F. W arburg
Advances in Genetics , vol. IX. Edited by M. D emerec
Protoplasmatologia. Handbuch der Protoplamaforschung (L. V. Heilhrunn and F. Weber, editors), vol. 1, 2. Biocolloids and their Interactions . By H. L. B ooij and H. G. B ungenberg de J ong
Annual Review of Plant Physiology , vol. 9. Edited by A. S. C rafts , L. M achlis and J. G. T orrey     

Reviews

Plant Lectins. By A. P ustzai .
Techniques for the Rapid Detection of Plant Pathogens . Ed. by J. M. D uncan and L. T orrance .
Ecological Genetics and Air Pollution. Ed. by G. R. T aylor , Jr., L. F. P itelka and M. T. C legg .
Arctic Ecosystems in a Changing Climate. Ed. By F. S. C hapin III, R. L. J efferies , J. F. R eynolds , G. R. S haver , J. S voboda and E. W. C hu .