03-11-2008 A journal with scholarly content that will serve the interests of a wide readership, from industry to a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines. Some of the more readable content will also be relevant to the general researcher interested in plant history, folklore, medicinal properties, propagation, and cultivation. The journal covers content on herbs, spices, and medicinal plants in the following areas: growth development, horticulture, ecology, genetics, chemistry and economics. The journal "serves as a focus point through which investigators and others may publish material of importance to the production, marketing, and utilization of these plants and associated extracts." Document delivery is available through Haworth Document Delivery Service. Electronic access is available with library print subscriptions. There is free table of contents service via e-mail. Suitable for academic and specialized botany collections as well as those collections supporting relevant industry and health subject areas. (Roughneen, Mari)