Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks. The Story of New Zealand Plants. has evoked passion and fascination

has evoked passion and fascination

This history is filled with catastrophes and other dramatic events as well as periodic extinctions

There is a history of the species and a comprehensive list of cultivars and seed strains

Jennifer Trehane

line drawings and diagrams

Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks. The Story of New Zealand Plants. has evoked passion and fascinationJohn Dawson. The first account of the distinctive features of New Zealand native plants since Cockaynes New Zealand Plants and their Story of 1910. Here all plant communities are considered and comparisons made with other southern hemisphere lands. The last chapter is a reconstruction of the history of the New Zealand flora through geological time. Illustrations. Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1998. Softback. 264 pages. SECONDHAND. Good