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    • My starting point
  • Green tickY Carter, David J. (1999). Care and conservation of natural history collections. Butterworth-Heinemann series in conservation and museology. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-0961-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) (LSH, QH 61 C37 1999)
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    • Go-to reference.
  • Green tickY Bell, Adrian D. (2008). Plant form : an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology. Illustrated by Alan Bryan (New ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 9780881928501. (EPC, Botanique, QK 641 B446 2008 )
    • Could be more complete
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    • Too terse
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    • Dated

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    • AKA "Species for Dummies", leaves to be desired in for botany, though.
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    • A must, excellent with roots.

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