Also, Rosemary Wise and M.S. Zahid profile Aleisanthia rupestris , a rare Rubiaceae restricted to Klang Gates, a high ridge on the outskirts of fast expanding Kuala Lumpur. The declaration at last of a wilderness reserve for wild chiltepines, a form a chile pepper, in Coronado State Forest, Arizona, is good news for conservation. A salad bowl of diversity. Broadcaster andwriter Jeremy Cherfas is fascinated by a book about growing, preparing and eating salads. Struck by the diversity of plants Evelyn proposes for salads, Jeremy Cherfas tries to ascertain their botanical identity.
Book reviews .
In this issue Plant Talk also reviews books on plant propagation, landscape corridors, GMOs and software to analyse species diversity and richness. THE LAST WORD . Our regular column of fine writing about plants, nature and conservation. It is 350 years since the beheading, on a cold January day in 1649, of King Charles I of England. The World Turned Upside Down, made famous by Billy Bragg and Oysterband, and reproduced by kind permission of its author Leon Rosselson.