actually, the bible to which you refer is merely an abridged 'pocket
version' (ideal for hiking!) for the full 5 volume set "Vascular Plants of
the Pacific Northwest", each of which is larger than the 'abridged' version.
now you definitely don't want to go hiking with those puppies!

rod
olympia, wa.
roderickgilbert at attbi.com


> At 10:13 AM -0700 9/16/02, Lauren Braden wrote:
> >I recently got the local plant bible "Plants of the Pacific
> >Northwest Coast" by Pojar / McKinnon,
>
> Not. That's the field guide; the bible would be Hitchcock and
> Cronquist, "Flora of the Pacific Northwest." But at roughly three
> times the bulk of Pojar and McKinnon, I doubt anyone is going to be
> taking it hiking. :)
>
> Sounds like a great hike...
> --
> Rob Saecker
> Olympia
> rsaecker at thurston.com