FLOWERS OF THE COAST. By Ian Hepburn. With a chapter on coastal physiology by J.A. Steers. Collins New Naturalist No. 24. 1962 reprint.

(1952) 1960's reprint. 8vo (155 x 222mm). Ppxiv,236,vi[ads]. Colour and b/w photograph plates by John Markham, b/w illustrations, maps and bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"...With a chapter on coastal physiography by J.A. Steers". Detailed account of the flowers of the British littoral and their various environments and ecological contexts. Chapters classified by habitat type, many excellent photographs and illustrations. Chapters include: Introductory; The physiographical background; Some ecological considerations; form and habit of coastal plants; Salt-marsh vegetation; Strand and foreshore vegetation; shingle beach vegetation; Vegetation of spray-washed rocks and cliffs; Vegetation of cliff-tops; Vegetation of brackish water; The flowers of the coast - a descriptive guide to the principal species.