Review of the hardback: '… an immensely stimulating collection … a splendid source of both information and ideas, well edited and nicely produced.' Michael Proctor, Nature

• Preface; 1. About anthers and stamens and what they do; 2. The fossil history of stamens; 3. The origin and early evolution of angiosperm stamens; 4. Diversity and evolutionary trends in angiosperm anthers; 5. Are stamens and carpels homologous?; 6. Temporal control points in anther differentiation: implications for anther evolution; 7. Diversity of endothecial patterns in the angiosperms; 8. The oxalate package or so-called resorption tissue in some bee-pollinated angiosperms; 9. Anther adaptations for animal pollination; 10. Anther differentiation in the Asclepiadaceae: form and function; 11. Stamen development in legumes with emphasis on porate stamens of Cassieae; 12. Anther investigations: a review of methods; 13. A bibliography of stamen morphology and anatomy; Index.