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Light microscopy. D.J. Rawlins, xii + 144 pp., illus., 1992. Bios Scientific Publishers, Oxford. ISBN 1-872748-11-2. Price: UK£ 14.50; US$ 29.00 (paperback).

Light microscopy. D.J. Rawlins, xii + 144 pp., illus., 1992. Bios Scientific Publishers, Oxford.... IAWA Bulletin n.s., Vol. 12 (4),1991 REVIEWS Wood anatomy of the Rosaceae. Shu-Yin (bothersome to me, actually), e.g. phenology Zhang, 211 pp., illus., 1992. Rijksherbar­ does not correlate with (,affect') the occur­ ium/Hortus Botanicus, P.O. Box 9514, rence ofring-porosity in the Rosaceae. 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. I would recommend that anyone doing sys­ This is a PhD thesis from Leiden Univer­ tematic wood anatomy take time to read and sity that is composed of work that has been study this thesis. Congratulations and thanks published (traditional for Dutch dissertations), to the author for this work, which will stimu­ accompanied by a general introduction and late others, and was completed in record time summary. This thesis is noteworthy because for a PhD study (c. 3 12 years). Wish I could it is one of the most comprehensive wood work that efficiently. Copies of the thesis are anatomical studies ever done for a single fam­ available on request from the Rijksherbarium ily, in this case the Rosaceae. It is compre­ in Leiden. E.A. Wheeler hensive in the number of samples examined (c. 500 specimens, 280 species, 62 genera), as well as in the range of data analysis (cla­ Light microscopy. D.J. Rawlins, xii + 144 distic, phenetic, statistical) and interpretation pp., illus., 1992. Bios Scientific Publishers, The chapters are ISBN 1-872748-11-2. Price: UK£ (systematic and ecologic). Oxford. 1. General introduction, 2. Wood anatomy of 14.50; US$ 29.00 (paperback). the Rosaceae from China (published in I A W A Light microscopy, although one of the Bull. n.s. 13: 21-91, 1992),3. Systematic oldest scientific techniques, is still much alive. wood anatomy of the Rosaceae (published in As stressed by the author in his preface there Blumea 37: 81-158, 1992),4. Wood struc­ has even been a renaissance in the use of all ture of the Rosaceae in relation to ecology, types of light microscopy in the last decade. habit and phenology (IA W A Bull. n. s. 13: This book provides a straightforward, practi­ 307-349, 1992), and 5. Summary (in Dutch cal guide to the possibilities and basic opera­ and in English). tion of the light microscope for students of Chapters 2 and 3 include sound descriptive the biological sciences. It covers in a concise work and keys. Chapter 3 presents a cladistic way principles and practice of microscope analysis of the Rosaceae using wood anatom­ optics and various types of imaging: bright ical characters and two macromorphologica1 field or Koehler illumination, phase contrast, characters. Although, as is usual for any cla­ fluorescence, dark field, polarised light, re­ distic analysis, one can question the choice flected light, Nomarski microscopy, three­ of outgroups or the treatment of the charac­ dimensional microscopy, including confocal ters, the cladistic analysis in Chapter 3 dem­ microscopy, photomicrography, and video onstrates (for yet another family) that wood microscopy. anatomical data are useful in phylogenetic For the uninitiated readers the chapters with analyses. practical guidelines entitled 'How to get the Chapter 4 presents a statistical analysis best images' and 'Setting up the microscope' (path analysis) of the complex interrelation­ illustrated by a subsequent chapter on case ships (direct and indirect) of wood anatomical studies will be particularly helpful. Appen­ features and ecology, habit and phenology. dices list: a) key references for further read­ Wood has many correlated characters and the ing, b) definitions of technical terms, c) fluo­ type of statistical analysis done here is one rescence filter sets, and d) suppliers. The that it would be worth using in other groups author has succeeded in presenting a great amount of useful information in a limited, yet and for analysing regional data. Some of the very accessible format. [Po B.J conclusions of this chapter are intriguing http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png IAWA Journal Brill

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IAWA Bulletin n.s., Vol. 12 (4),1991 REVIEWS Wood anatomy of the Rosaceae. Shu-Yin (bothersome to me, actually), e.g. phenology Zhang, 211 pp., illus., 1992. Rijksherbar­ does not correlate with (,affect') the occur­ ium/Hortus Botanicus, P.O. Box 9514, rence ofring-porosity in the Rosaceae. 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. I would recommend that anyone doing sys­ This is a PhD thesis from Leiden Univer­ tematic wood anatomy take time to read and sity that is composed of work that has been study this thesis. Congratulations and thanks published (traditional for Dutch dissertations), to the author for this work, which will stimu­ accompanied by a general introduction and late others, and was completed in record time summary. This thesis is noteworthy because for a PhD study (c. 3 12 years). Wish I could it is one of the most comprehensive wood work that efficiently. Copies of the thesis are anatomical studies ever done for a single fam­ available on request from the Rijksherbarium ily, in this case the Rosaceae. It is compre­ in Leiden. E.A. Wheeler hensive in the number of samples examined (c. 500 specimens, 280 species, 62 genera), as well as in the range of data analysis (cla­ Light microscopy. D.J. Rawlins, xii + 144 distic, phenetic, statistical) and interpretation pp., illus., 1992. Bios Scientific Publishers, The chapters are ISBN 1-872748-11-2. Price: UK£ (systematic and ecologic). Oxford. 1. General introduction, 2. Wood anatomy of 14.50; US$ 29.00 (paperback). the Rosaceae from China (published in I A W A Light microscopy, although one of the Bull. n.s. 13: 21-91, 1992),3. Systematic oldest scientific techniques, is still much alive. wood anatomy of the Rosaceae (published in As stressed by the author in his preface there Blumea 37: 81-158, 1992),4. Wood struc­ has even been a renaissance in the use of all ture of the Rosaceae in relation to ecology, types of light microscopy in the last decade. habit and phenology (IA W A Bull. n. s. 13: This book provides a straightforward, practi­ 307-349, 1992), and 5. Summary (in Dutch cal guide to the possibilities and basic opera­ and in English). tion of the light microscope for students of Chapters 2 and 3 include sound descriptive the biological sciences. It covers in a concise work and keys. Chapter 3 presents a cladistic way principles and practice of microscope analysis of the Rosaceae using wood anatom­ optics and various types of imaging: bright ical characters and two macromorphologica1 field or Koehler illumination, phase contrast, characters. Although, as is usual for any cla­ fluorescence, dark field, polarised light, re­ distic analysis, one can question the choice flected light, Nomarski microscopy, three­ of outgroups or the treatment of the charac­ dimensional microscopy, including confocal ters, the cladistic analysis in Chapter 3 dem­ microscopy, photomicrography, and video onstrates (for yet another family) that wood microscopy. anatomical data are useful in phylogenetic For the uninitiated readers the chapters with analyses. practical guidelines entitled 'How to get the Chapter 4 presents a statistical analysis best images' and 'Setting up the microscope' (path analysis) of the complex interrelation­ illustrated by a subsequent chapter on case ships (direct and indirect) of wood anatomical studies will be particularly helpful. Appen­ features and ecology, habit and phenology. dices list: a) key references for further read­ Wood has many correlated characters and the ing, b) definitions of technical terms, c) fluo­ type of statistical analysis done here is one rescence filter sets, and d) suppliers. The that it would be worth using in other groups author has succeeded in presenting a great amount of useful information in a limited, yet and for analysing regional data. Some of the very accessible format. [Po B.J conclusions of this chapter are intriguing

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