The Third International Symposium was held at Pollock Halls, Edinburgh, 20-26 July l998. It was organised by Hortax with generous sponsorship from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and the Royal Horticultural Society. The symposium was attended by 168 participants from 30 countries.
The proceedings: Andrews, S., Leslie, A.C., & Alexander, C. (eds)
Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Pp [i]-xix, 1-553 (1999), ISBN 1 900347 89 X can be purchased from
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