Plant Embryology. The Tuscan Contribution. Proceedings of the Conference held in Pisa, Department of Botany, 25th October, 1986 in honour of the bicentenary birthday of Giovan Battista Amici (1786-1863). illustr. II, 201 p. gr8vo. Paper bd. In Italian, with some English contributions. Summaries in English for Italian articles.

Contents: Maugini, E.: Scienza ed arte: Giovan Battista Amici e iCeraioli/ Ciampi, C.: Reproductive cycle and ecological considerationsin woody plants/ Franchi, G.G.: Researches on pollen digestibility/Battaglia, E.: Embryological questions: 9. Who discovered the mono- andpolysiphonous pollen grains? A documentation of the role played (1760-1830) by C. Linnaeus, D. Cirillo, B. Brongniart and G.B. Amici/ Battaglia, E.: Embryological questions: 10. Have the expressions 'Polarnuclei' and 'Secondary nucleus' been rightly established? Appendix:Hofmeister, W. (1847), 'Untersuchungen... bei .. oenothereen'/ Cionini,P.G.: The suspensor and its role in embryo development in Phaseolus(Papilionaceae): A review/ Cecchi-Fiordi, A.: Megasporogenesis ingymnopserms: aspects of the cytoplasm and the cell walls/ Hesse, M.:Karl Schnarf - A plant embryologist between the world wars/ Pacini, E.:New techniques and recent findings in embryological researches. -Second hand copy.