FLORA OF THE CAPE PENINSULA

First Edition: 889 pages, maps on endpapers, green cloth gilt, a very good copy.

From the Introduction: 'The lack of descriptions of the plants of the Cape Peninsula in a convenient form has been felt for a long time by botanists, teachers, students, and even more by visitors and others with an interest in the beauties and curiosities of our exceedingly rich flora. It is to meet the needs of these plants, and while not what is termed a "popular" book and without illustrations, is not overloaded with detail or with technicalities. It is intended to meet the need of the serious student and still to be of value to the amateur. It may be compared with the regional floras of many parts of the northern hemisphere.

'The Cape Peninsula was the first part of South Africa to be occupied and its plants have been known longer and collected more extensively than those of any other part of the country. The flora has, however, never been described as a separate unit. Indeed, the only descriptions of the species are to be found in the comprehensive "Flora Capensis", the earlier volumes of which were intended to cover the whole of the Cape Province, the later ones the whole of the Union. As this work extends to more than ten volumes, it is neither convenient for work in the field nor is its price within the range of any but serious botanists. Much of it is now out-of-date, the first volumes having been published over 90 years ago, and for many species the only descriptions are scattered through more recent botanical books or journals.'