1. 1987 Distinguished economic botanist

   • Charles M. Rick

   Announcement Pages: 3 - 3

2. Origin(s), evolution, and systematics ofCucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae)

   • Deena S. Decker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 4 - 15

3. Planting a Bible Garden

   • Richard Evans Schultes

   Book review Pages: 15 - 15

4. Herbal medicine among the miskito of Eastern Nicaragua

   • Philip A. Dennis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 16 - 28

5. Food, Diet, and Population at Prehistoric Arroyo Hondo Pueblo, New Mexico

   • Richard Evans Schultes

   Book review Pages: 28 - 28

6. Nutrient data on chestnuts consumed in the United States

   • M. A. McCarthy
   • F. I. Meredith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 36

7. Oriental Materia Medica: A Concise Guide

   • Richard Evans Schultes

   Book review Pages: 36 - 36

8. Biochemical differentiation of clones of OcaOxalis tuberosa, Oxalidaceae) by Their tuber proteins and the properties of these proteins

   • H. Stegemann
   • S. Majino
   • P. Schmiediche

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 44

9. Book review

   • A. D. Krikorian

   BookReview Pages: 44 - 44

10. Laki-laki (Dennstaedtia glauca, polypodiaceae): A green manure used in traditional andean agriculture

    • Alejandro Camino
    • Timothy Johns

    OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 53

11. Charles Wright on the Boundary 1849-1852, or Plantae Wrightianae Revisited

    • Paul A. Fryxell

    Book review Pages: 53 - 53

12. Seed protein and amino acid composition of WildVigna radiata var.sublobata (Fabaceae) and Two Cultigens,V. mungo andV. radiata

    • C. R. Babu
    • Subodh K. Sharma
    • Y. P. ABROL

    OriginalPaper Pages: 54 - 61

13. Forest Products: Advanced Technologies and Economic Analyses

    • Richard Evans Schultes

    Book review Pages: 61 - 61

14. Variation in cytotoxicity and antitumor activity among samples of the mossClaopodium crispifolium (Thuidiaceae)

    • Richard W. Spjut
    • Charles F. Edson
    • Gordon M. Cragg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 62 - 72

15. Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide

    • Walter H. Lewis

    Book review Pages: 72 - 72

16. Dissemination pathways of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae) deduced from phaseolin electrophoretic variability. I. The Americas

    • P. Gepts
    • K. Kmiecik
    • F. A. Bliss

    OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 85

17. Corn: Chemistry and Technology

    • Richard Evans Schultes

    Book review Pages: 85 - 85

18. Dissemination pathways of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, Fabaceae) deduced from phaseolin electrophoretic variability. II. Europe and Africa

    • P. Gepts
    • F. A. Bliss

    OriginalPaper Pages: 86 - 104

19. The Euphorbiales: Chemistry, Taxonomy and Economic Botany

    • Walter H. Lewis

    Book review Pages: 104 - 104

20. Small-scale utilization of rattan by a Semai Community in West Malaysia

    • Wanda AvÉ

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 119

21. Guide to Cooking with Edible Flowers

    • Joseph E. Laferriere

    Book review Pages: 119 - 119

22. The origin of cornbelt maize: The isozyme evidence

    • John Doebley
    • Jonathan D. Wendel
    • Major M. Goodman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 120 - 131

23. Notes on economic plants

    BriefCommunication Pages: 132 - 134

24. Society for Economic Botany

    • Gregory J. Anderson

    Announcement Pages: 135 - 137

25. Book reviews

    • Walter H. Lewis
    • H. Wayne Nichols
    • Richard Evans Schultes

    BookReview Pages: 138 - 139

26. Notes

    Announcement Pages: 140 - 141

27. Note

    Announcement Pages: 142 - 142

28. Note

    Announcement Pages: 142 - 142