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A USEFUL key to British trees and shrubs has recently been compiled by C. T. Prime and R. J. Deacock (Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, Ltd., Is.). The key is divided into two sections, the first giving the summer diagnostic features (chiefly the leaves), and the latter the winter features. The key is arranged in a simple flora style, and should not give rise to any difficulty. There are 57 diagrams. Unfortunately these are in very rough outline, and in many cases will not help in identification; this applies especially to the diagrams of winter twigs. More detail is not only desirable, but also essential, if these illustrations are to carry out their intended function. The price is high for a pamphlet of 39 pages.
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Key to British Trees and Shrubs. Nature 136, 473 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136473c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136473c0