1. Viola stoloniflora (Violaceae), a new species from the Ryukyus

   • Masatsugu Yokota
   • Seibun Higa
   • Kei-ichi Shimabuku

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 8

2. Growth and development of embryo parts during the germination of caryopses of the wild oat (Avena fatua L.)

   • Manjarabad V. S. Raju
   • Alina Walther
   • William A. Quick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 23

3. Phyllotaxis in two species ofRubia, R. akane andR. sikkimensis

   • Yasuji Fukuda

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 38

4. The ontogeny of the vascular cambium inGinkgo biloba roots

   • Woong Young Soh
   • Sung Sik Hong
   • Duck Yee Cho

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 53

5. Flavonoids inBrassica nigra (L.) Koch,B. oleracea L.,B. campestris L. and their natural amphidiploids

   • Itziar Aguinagalde

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 60

6. Seedling recruitment ofChamaecyparis obtusa andSciadopitys verticillata in different microenvironments in an old-growthSciadopitys verticillata forest

   • Shin-Ichi Yamamoto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 71

7. Maintenance and constructive respiration in various organs ofHelianthus annuus L. andZinnia elegans L.

   • Shigeru Mariko

   Short Communication Pages: 73 - 77

8. Control of plant development: Signals from without—Signals from within

   • Hans Mohr

   Invited Article Pages: 79 - 101