Several years ago, the draft of a book about the genus Jatropha turned up from the late Albert Pritchard’s unpublished work. His wife Daphne entrusted to Pjotr Lawant, Secretary of the I. E. S. and Assistant Editor of Euphorbia World, the finishing of the manuscript. Keeping very much the style of Albert’s Monadenium book, this new book is 100 pages in A4 format with numerous photos provided mainly by members of our society as well as drawings from original papers and botanical literatur.

The book comprises a short introduction on cultivation, a glossary, an extensive list of relevant literature, a list of Jatropha species and synonyms – and 65 pages full of detailed descriptions of Jatropha species, subspecies and varieties for those interested in succulent and semisucculent jatrophas.

You can purchase this book at a price of £20.00 plus postage (UK: £3.00; Europe: £7.00; rest of the world: £12.00) on the society’s website or by ordering it from our Treasurer and Membership Administrator Bob Potter by e-mail ([email protected]).

Members attending the Annual Genaral Meeting of the I.E.S. on September, 9th, at the holiday resort ‘Corsendonk Duinse Polders’, Ruzettelaan 195, in Blankenberge, Belgium, can purchase the book at a price of £20.00 resp. €22.00 without extra cost for postage.