Dedication: Kim E. Hummer ( Joseph Postman ) 1. Spices: Frankincense, Myrrh, and Balm of Gilead: Ancient Spices of Southern Arabia and Judea ( Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua, Carole Borowitz, and Lumír Ondøej Hanus ) 2. Ginger: Botany and Horticulture ( V. A. Parthasarathy, V. Srinivasan, R. R.

Nair, T. John Zachariah, A. Kumar, and D. Prasath ) 3. Annatto: Botany and Horticulture ( Freddy Leal and Claret Michelangeli de Clavijo ) 4. Mediterranean Stone Pine: Botany and Horticulture ( Sven Mutke, Rafael Calama, Santiago C. González-Martínez, Gregorio Montero, F. Javier Gordo, David Bono, and Luis Gil ) 5.

Pointed Gourd: Botany and Horticulture ( Sanjeev Kumar and B.D. Singh ) 6. The Physiology and Functions of Fruit Pigments: An Ecological and Horticultural Perspective ( Willem J. Steyn ) 7. Advances in the Biology and Management of Monosporascus Vine Decline and Wilt of Melons and other Cucurbits ( Roni Cohen, Shimon Pivonia, Kevin M. Crosby, and Ray D. Martyn ) 8.

Ornamental Grasses ( Mary Hockenberry Meyer ).