It identifies 16,000 of the more common plants by their scientific and common names. The reader is also referred to two other books which, while not botanical dictionaries in the strict sense, are still related. In most instances, it presents the term and then cites its first use in the literature. For each species, it lists description, range, habitat and usually an illustration.
Articles are scholarly and include bibliographies.
A subject index to over 200 English language journals in agriculture and biology. The years 1983 through current are available through FirstSearch-database name, BiolAgrIndex. Library owns 1965-1998 in paper format. Provides life science information written in non-technical language. Biological Abstracts .