Book reviewed in this article:The Genus Utricularia, by Peter Taylor.Tropical Woody Rubiaceae. Characteristic features and progressions. Contributions to a new subfamial classification, by Elmar Robbrecht.Bracken Biology and Managment, edited by J. A. Thomson and R. T. Smith.How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers, Part I, by W. E. Blackall and B. J. Grieve.Flora of the East Riding of Yorkshire, by Eva Crackles.Flower Artists of Kew, Botanical Paintings by Contemporary Artists, by William T. Stearn.The Liverworts of Britain and Ireland, by A.J. E. Smith.Competition, by P. A. Keddy.Origin of Cultivated Rice, by H. I. Oka.The Impact of Biotechnology on Agriculture, edited by R. S. Sangwan and B. S. Sangwan‐Norree