Kew Gardens have released a publication entitled "Pitchers in trade", a Kew
Conservation Review. Although new to me, it says 1994 on the cover.
To quote the cover page this is "a conservation review of the
carnivorous plant genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia and Heliamphora".
There are 61 pages, with a very few line drawings, no colour. Contents
are: Aknowledgements (big deal!), Introduction, The genus Sarracenia
(about two pages on each species, sub-species and form), genus
Darlingtonia (3 pages), genus Heliamphora (3 pages), rerefernces and
Annexes (what I call Appendices).
The annexes includea Sarracenia key, checklist of Sarracenia species, a
useful description of IUCN Red Data Book categories, even more useful
Proposed new IUCN criteria, US Conservation and Protection Status,
Definition of Artificial Propogation (big deal) and a key to
Heliamphora.
Finally there's a glossary.
It's available from the Kew bookshop at a cost of 6.00 pounds sterling.
Its not a book for beginners or average collectors and its definately
not a coffee table book (i.e. its not pretty enough to leave out to
impress your friends). It's the sort of softback that someone would buy
if they collect all things to do with CP or if they're a Pitcher Plant
fanatic or if they're deeply into conservation.
If I missed prior announcements of all this in CPN or elsewhere, just
take this as an announcement that it's back in the Kew bookshop!
Regards
Paul