ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATION ALIS HUNGARICI Tomus78. Budapest, 1986 p. 5-9.

In memóriám Dr. Vera Csapody (1890—1985)

by Zs . D E B R E C Z Y , Budapest

O n the n igh t o f 6 t h N o v e m b e r , 1 9 8 5 the ou t s t and ing representat ive o f H u n g a r i a n bo tan i ca l i l l u s t r a t i o n , V E R A C S A P O D Y passed away. She was b o r n i n 1 8 9 0 i n Budapest , i n t o a f a m i l y o f doctors a n d ar t is ts . H e r fa ther was a w e l l - k n o w n eyespecialist a n d a n exper t o n n a t u r a l sciences at the same t ime . H e r m o t h e r was the daughter o f the composer G É Z A A L L A G A . A S the eldest o f eight c h i l d r e n , she was first taught by a governess. She m a t r i ­cu la ted f r o m a state secondary school w i t h excellent marks ( 1 9 0 8 ) . T h e same year she entered the P é t e r P á z m á n y U n i v e r s i t y o f Budapest , becoming one o f the first female s tu-

D r . Vera Csapody on her 95th birthday (29th of March , 1985) (photo I . R Á c z )

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dents ever a d m i t t e d to a u n i v e r s i t y i n H u n g a r y . She graduated w i t h r emarkab le success a n d was i m m e d i a t e l y offered the poss ib i l i ty o f beg inning her d o c t o r a l d isser ta t ion o n electrophoresis at the depar tment o f physics. D r a m a t i c changes happened i n her l i f e w h e n her father unexpectedly d ied i n 1912 and she h a d t o shoulder a l l the burdens o f ra is ing he r seven sisters a n d brothers . She gave u p her scientif ic carr ier a n d s tar ted a new professi­o n , teaching. F i r s t she w o r k e d as a n assistant teacher i n a boys ' school a n d f r o m 1916 she was a teacher o f the S o p h i a n u m , the educa t iona l establ ishment o f the S a c r é Coeur In s t i t u t e . I n 1938, in r e c o g n i t i o n o f her p i o n e e r i n g teaching me thods a n d educa t iona l achievements, she w a s p r o m o t e d t o head o f the i n s t i t u t i o n . I n 1948 the S o p h i a n u m was secularized a n d V E R A C S A P O D Y was dismissed, cous ing a break i n the c o n t i n u i t y o f he r employee r igh t s . W e s h o u l d add t ha t V E R A C S A P O D Y was n o t a passive m e m b e r o f socie ty; a l l her bo t an i ca l a n d educa t iona l pub l ica t ions ref lected her p h i l a n t h r o p y and l o v e o f w o r k f r o m a re l ig ious aspect, w h i c h i n those days d i d n o t accord w i t h the requi rements o f her j o b at the t imes . L o o k i n g f o r a so lu t ion , she t u r n e d to one o f her earlier f r iends S Á N D O R J Á V O R R A , the subsequent d i r ec to r o f the B o t a n i c a l D e p a r t m e n t o f the H u n g a r i a n N a t i o n a l M u s e u m , a p p l y i n g f o r a j o b as a b o t a n i c a l i l l u s t r a to r . She was n o t o n l y accepted, bu t t rea ted as a h i g h l y respected colleague. H o w c o u l d a teacher o f mathemat ics a n d physics become a successful b o t a n i c a l i l l u s t r a to r ?

T h e s tory goes back t o 1912, w h e n she spent a happy h o l i d a y w i t h her grandfa ther i n the coun t ry . T h e r e she d iscovered the beauty a n d var ie ty o f the p l a n t w o r l d ; a n i n s p i r i n g t h o u g h t came i n t o her m i n d : " h o w w o n d e r f u l a n d useful i t w o u l d be t o paint a l l the plants nat ive to H u n g a r y , to capture t h e m i n shape a n d c o l o u r " ! T u r n i n g t o her f o r m e r school teacher f o r advice o n h o w t o co l lec t and iden t i fy p lants , she received a n iden t i f i ca t ion b o o k , p rac t ica l ly the o n l y re la t ive ly comprehensive a n d u p to date w o r k at that t ime , the " S h o r t iden t i f i ca t ion m a n u a l " o f C S E R E Y . Be ing a teacher, d u r i n g her l o n g h o l i d a y she c o u l d take co l l e c t i ng t r i p s a l l over the c o u n t r y t o paint the flowers i n the i r n a t u r a l habitats . T h e F i r s t W o r l d W a r i n t e r r u p t e d her a c t i v i t y as an i l l u s t r a to r . She cared f o r w o u n d e d soldiers as a vo lunteer nurse f o r some years. B u t she d i d n o t give up , a n d her co l l e c t i on grew t o be­c o m e m o r e comprehensive. T h a n k s to the idea o f t hen d i rec to r o f the S o p h i a n u m , she was able t o show her w o r k s i n a n e x h i b i t i o n he ld i n the b u i l d i n g o f the school . A t the open ing she met S Á N D O R J Á V O R R A , scient if ic officer a n d f u t u r e d i rec tor o f the B o t a n i c a l D e p a r t m e n t o f the H u n g a r i a n N a t i o n a l M u s e u m , the ins t i tu te w h i c h was the predecessor o f the present B o t a n i c a l D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m . H e was l o o k i n g f o r someone t o i l lus t ra te his a l r eady comple ted iden t i f i ca t ion m a n u a l (28, 29), w h i c h was to embrace a l l species o f the H u n g a r i a n flora. T h e acquaintance t u r n e d in to a co-opera t ing f r iendship l a s t i ng f o r 40 years u n t i l the death o f S Á N D O R J Á V O R R A i n 1961. Over 20 books have been pub l i shed as a resul t o f the i r co -opera t ion , i n c l u d i n g the i r greatest w o r k : " T h e H u n g a r i a n F l o r a i n P ic tures" ( I conograph ia F l o r a e H u n g a r i c a e ) (30). W h e n the last fascicle was pub l i shed i n the 1934 after 5 years o f w o r k , i t m a r k e d the c o n c l u s i o n o f a treatise h a d been finished t h a t was one o f very few i n E u r o p e at tha t t ime , g i v i n g c o m p ­lete diagnostic i l lus t ra t ions o f a l l the species i n c l u d e d i n J Á V O R R A ' S t e x t b o o k (28) a n d w h i c h occur red w i t h i n the large C e n t r a l Eu ropean area o f the same geographical a n d n a t u r a l boundaries . W i t h a t o t a l o f 4238 i l lus t ra t ions (3978 b lack i n k d rawings and 260 aquarel les) , t he I conograph ia became t h e fu l f i lmen t o f a scientific a c t i v i t y w h i c h s tar ted i n the 18th C e n t u r y w i t h the " D e s c r i p t i o n et I c ô n e s . . . " o f W A L D S T E I N - K I T A I B E L .

F o l l o w i n g the success o f the " I c o n o g r a p h i a " she received n u m e r o u s commiss ions f o r schoo l t ex tbooks and art icles i l lus t ra t ions t o o a n d f r o m experts o f different special (2 , 10, 15, 2 2 , 2 7 , 3 1 , 34 , 37 ,41) a n d a p p l i e d bo tan ica l fields ( 1 , 7 , 19, 23, 36, 38, 4 2 , 4 4 , 46 , 47 etc.). A f t e r the l o n g pe r iod o f w o r k o n flora she also j o i n e d J Á V O R R A ' S efforts o n p o p u l a r i z i n g bo tany . T h e m o s t ou t s t and ing result i n this field was the b o o k " E r d ő m e z ő v i r á g a i " (The

flowers o f w o o d s and meadows) i n 1 9 5 0 ( 3 4 ) w h i c h was a l o n g awa i t ed he lp i n b o t a n y teaching a n d a fieldbookfor many generat ions o f natura l i s t s . T h i s b o o k was f o l l o w e d by weed- iden t i f i ca t ion books ( 4 8 , 4 9 ) , a c o l o u r guide t o o r n a m e n t a l p lants ( 3 6 ) a n d an atlas f o r trees a n d shrubs edi ted o n l y 2 0 years la te r ( 1 8 ) . She also made an in teres t ing " e x c u r s i o n " t o the f i e ld o f e thnograph ica l bo t any co l l ec t ing f o l k names o f p lan ts . H e r largest co l l e c t i on consists o f m o r e t h a n 7 0 0 0 expressions. A smal l select ion has also been pub l i shed i n a b o o k ( 1 7 ) . H e r seedling iden t i f i ca t ion m a n u a l ( 1 0 ) filled a long- fe l t gap i n in t e r ­n a t i o n a l specialised l i t e r a tu re . T h e accurate drawings made o f seedlings ge rmina ted between the double w i n d o w s o f her s tudy i n the m u s e u m f o r over 1 7 years were also used i n an A u s t r i a n weed iden t i f i ca t ion b o o k ( 2 6 ) . Beside p a i n t i n g aquarelles o n dend ro log i ca l sub­jects she began t o w o r k systematicaly as a dendro log i s t i n 1 9 6 9 w i t h her y o u n g colleague. T h e b o o k soon comple ted ( 1 9 ) was the b e g i n n i n g o f an u n d e r t a k i n g t o c o m p i l e the w o o d y plants o f the temperate c l ima t e zone o f the w o r l d ( 2 0 ) . She made 4 0 0 0 fu l l - t ab l e d rawings i n the f o l l o w i n g 1 4 years. T h o u g h she k n e w tha t she w o u l d n o t l i ve t o see the c o m p l e t i o n o f the w o r k , she was c o n v i n c e d that th is w o r k w o u l d be c o n t i n u e d by her f o l l o w e r s .

She was capable o f in tens ive w o r k w i t h enviable se l f - con t ro l a n d accuracy. T h i s a t t i ­t ude gave her amaz ing s t a m i n a i n b o t h phys ica l ly a n d m e n t a l l y f o r field-work. D u r i n g her l i f e she spent thousands o f days, o f t en u n d e r harsh a n d s imple circumstances, o n excur­sions t o pa in t her plants. H e r l i f e - w o r k o f i l l u s t r a t i n g over 6 0 books a n d pub l i ca t ions a n d p r o d u c i n g a n est imated 2 0 , 0 0 0 drawings a n d 1 2 , 0 0 0 aquarelles f o u n d e d a " s c h o o l " i n p lan t i l l u s t r a t i o n i n her c o u n t r y : m a n y o f he r y o u n g f o l l o w e r s consider her as the i r master . I n r e c o g n i t i o n o f her achievements she was awarded the highest of f ic ia l a w a r d , the State Prize i n 1 9 8 0 .

O f her va luable c o l l e c t i o n near ly 1 0 , 0 0 0 aquarelles are the p r o p e r t y o f the B o t a n i c a l D e p a r t m e n t o f the H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m — o n l y the beau t i fu l o r c h i d p a i n t i n g co l l e c t i on has remained i n the hands o f her f a m i l y . F o r techn ica l reasons, her pa in t ings have a lways been publ ished repa in ted af ter f i t t i n g together i n tables. I t is a p i t y tha t except f o r some exh ib i t ions the p u b l i c has no t yet been able t o enjoy her aquarelles i n thei r o r i g i n a l beauty, t o a d m i r e the accuracy c o m b i n e d w i t h ar t i s t ic b r i l l i ance a n d scientific h u m i l i t y .

[Dr . Vera Csapody's publications in alphabetical order of the co-authors*

1 . A U G U S T I N , B . , JÁVORKA, S., G I O V A N N I N I , R . & R O M V Á R I , P. ( 1 9 4 8 ) : Magyar gyógynövények I - I I . (Hungarian medicinal he rbs . )—Földműve lésügy i Min i sz té r ium, Budapest ( 1 9 0 colour plates)

2 . BOROS, Á . ( 1 9 5 3 ) : M a g y a r o r s z á g mohá i . (Mossflora of H u n g a r y . ) — A k a d é m i a i K i a d ó , Budapest ( 5 1 9 drawings)

3. CSAPODY, I . ( 1 9 8 2 ) : Véde t t növényeink. (Protected plants.)—Gondolat K i a d ó , Budapest ( 7 0 colour plates)

4 . CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 3 2 ) : M e d i t e r r á n elemek a magyar f lórában. D o k t o r i ér tekezés. (Mediterranean elements i n the Hungarian flora.)—Doctoral diss. ( 4 maps, 1 0 plates)

5. CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 3 9 ) : Érdekes fák. (Interesting trees.)—Magyar Cserkész, 2 0 / 2 0 , p . 1 2 - 1 3 . 6 . CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 5 3 ) : A rizs gyomnövénye i . (Weeds o f rice fields.)—Annls. hist.-nat. Mus. natn.

hung. 4 : p . 3 5 - 4 5 . 7. CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 6 1 ) : Színes atlasz „ M a g y a r o r s z á g Kul túr f lórá já" -hoz . (A colour atlas o f the

cultivated plants of Hungary.)— A k a d é m i a i K i a d ó , Budapest ( 1 8 0 colour plates) 8. CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 6 5 ) : Keimlingsbestimmune;sbuch der Dicotyledonen. (Review.) — Fragm. bot.

3 ( 1 - 4 ) : p . 1 0 9 - 1 2 6 . 9. CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 6 5 ) : Idegen cserjék és fák parkjainkban. (Exotic shrubs and trees i n our parks.) —

Term. tud. Közlöny, 9 ( 9 ) : p . 3 9 - 4 1 . 10. CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 6 8 ) : Keimlingsbestimmungsbuch der Dicotyledonen. — A k a d é m i a i K i a d ó , Buda­

pest ( 1 4 9 1 drawings) 1 1 . CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 6 8 ) : Die Ziergehölze Ungarns. — Fragm. bot. 4 ( 1 - 4 ) : p . 1 0 9 - 1 1 4 . 12. CSAPODY, V . A N T U S Z E W I C Z , M . ( 1 9 7 3 ) : Atlas rosl in uprawnych. (A colour atlas o f the cultivated

plants o f Hungary.) — Budapest-Warszawa, Polish edition ( 1 3 0 colour plates)

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1 3 . CSAPODY, L , CSAPODY, V. , J Á V O R K A , S. ( 1 9 8 0 ) : E r d ő m e z ő növényei . (Plants o f woods and mea­dows.) —• Natura , Budapest ( 1 2 0 colour plates)

1 4 . CSAPODY, I . , CSAPODY, V . , J Á V O R K A , S. ( 1 9 8 3 ) : Rosl iny lesov a luk . (Plants o f woods and mea­dows.) — Bratislava, Slovak edi t ion ( 1 2 0 colour plates)

1 5 . CSAPODY, I . , CSAPODY, V. , R O T T , F . ( 1 9 6 6 ) : Erdei fák és cserjék. (Forest trees and shrubs.) — Or­szágos Erdészet i Fő igazga tóság , Budapest ( 1 1 4 plates)

16 . CSAPODY, V . , H O R Á N S Z K Y , A . ( 1 9 7 2 ) : Vadv i rágok 1 . ( W i l d flowers 1.) — M ó r a Ferenc K i a d ó , Budapest. Further editions: 1 9 7 5 , 1 9 7 8 , 1 9 8 1 . ( 2 9 colour plates)

17 . CSAPODY, V . , PRISZTER, S Z . ( 1 9 6 6 ) : Magyar növénynevek szó tá ra . ( A dictionary o f the Hungarian plant names.) — Mezőgazdaság i K i a d ó , Budapest p . 3 0 1 .

1 8 . CSAPODY, V . , T Ó T H , I . ( 1 9 8 2 ) : A colour atlas o f flowering trees and shrubs. — A k a d é m i a i K i a d ó , Budapest ( 1 4 1 colour plates)

1 9 . D E B R E C Z Y , Zs., CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 7 1 ) : Télen is zöld kertek. (Gardens also green in winter.) — M e z ő ­gazdasági K i a d ó , Budapest ( 3 2 7 drawings)

2 0 . D E B R E C Z Y , ZS . , CSAPODY, V . , R Á c z , I . & collab. : Dendrological Atlas I . (Under work since 1971 . )

2 1 . D . N A G Y , t., CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 7 6 ) : Vadv i r ágok 2 . ( W i l d flowers 2 . ) — M ó r a Ferenc K i a d ó , Buda­pest. Further edi t ion: 1978 . ( 2 9 colour plates)

2 2 . FAY, A . ( 1 9 3 6 ) : A magyar szikesek növényzete . (The vegetation o f the Hungarian alkaline area.) — Ki rá ly i Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest ( 7 plates)

2 3 . G I O V A N N I N I , R . ( 1 9 4 1 ) : Ú t m u t a t ó gyógynövénygyű j tők részére. (A technical guide for collectors of medicinal herbs.) — U r b á n y i I s tván K ö n y v n y o m d a i Műin téze t , Budapest ( 1 6 colour plates)

2 4 . G I O V A N N I N I , R. , S Z A T M Á R Y , G . ( 1 9 5 8 ) : Gyógynövénye ink . (Our medicinal herbs.) — M e z ő g a z ­dasági K i a d ó , Budapest ( 1 9 0 colour plates)

2 5 . H A L M A I , J., N O V A K , I . ( 1 9 6 3 ) : F a r m a k o g n ó z i a . (Pharmacognostics.) — Medicina K i a d ó , Buda­pest ( 3 6 colour and 4 1 black and white plates)

2 6 . H O L Z E R , W . ( 1 9 8 1 ) : A c k e r u n k r ä u t e r . Bestimmung, Verbreitung, Biologie und Ökologie . —- Leo­pold Stocker Verlag, Graz ( 2 6 8 drawings)

2 7 . H O R T O B Á G Y I , T . (ed.) ( 1 9 5 2 ) : N ö v é n y h a t á r o z ó . (Plant identification manuel.) — T a n k ö n y v k i a d ó , Budapest. Further editions: 1 9 5 5 , 1962 , 1 9 6 8 . ( 2 0 3 1 drawings and 5 morphological plates)

2 8 . JÁVORKA, S. ( 1 9 2 4 - 2 5 ) : Magyar F l ó r a I . I I . I I I . (Flora Hungarica.) (The flora o f Hungary.) — „ S t u d i u m " K ö n y v k i a d ó , Budapest (13 morphological plates)

2 9 . JÁVORKA, S „ CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 2 6 ) : A magyar flóra kis ha t á rozó ja . (A short identification manuel of the Hungarian flora.) — „ S t u d i u m " K ö n y v k i a d ó , Budapest ( 1 0 0 2 drawings)

3 0 . JÁVORKA, S., CSAPODY, V. ( 1 9 2 9 - 1 9 3 4 ) : A magyar flóra képekben . (Iconographia Florae Hunga-ricae.) ( A n illustrated flóra o f Hungary.) — M . K . T e r m é s z e t t u d o m á n y i T á r s u l a t és „ S t u d i u m " K ö n y v k i a d ó , Budapest ( 4 0 colour Plates and 4 0 1 7 drawings)

3 1 . J Á V O R K A , S., CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 3 7 ) : A short identification manuel o f the Hungarian flora — second enlargened edit ion. — „ S t u d i u m " K ö n y v k i a d ó , Budapest ( 1 0 0 2 drawings)

3 2 . JÁVORKA, S., CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 7 5 ) : K ö z é p - E u r ó p a délkeleti részének flórája képekben (Icono­graphy o f the flora of the south-eastern part o f Central Europe.) — A k a d é m i a i K i a d ó , Budapest ( 4 0 colour plates and 4 0 1 7 drawings)

3 3 . J Á V O R K A , S., CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 7 9 ) : Ikonographie der Flora des südöst l ichen Mitteleuropa. (Ger­man adaptation by Sz. Priszter.) — G. Fischer und A k a d é m i a Verlag, Stuttgart—Budapest ( 4 0 colour plates and 4 0 1 7 drawings)

3 4 . JÁVORKA, S., CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 5 0 ) : E r d ő m e z ő virágai . (Flowers o f woods and meadows.) — T u d o ­m á n y o s K ö n y v k i a d ó , Budapest. Further editions: 1955 , 1 9 5 8 , 1 9 6 5 , 1 9 7 2 . ( 8 0 colour- and 2 0 black and white plates)

3 5 . JÁVORKA, S., F U T A K , J., CSAPODYOVA, V . ( 1 9 5 9 ) : K v ë t y lesov a luk . (Flowers o f woods and mea­dows.) — Slovak edi t ion: Bratislava. Further editions: 1 9 6 5 , 1 9 7 3 . ( 8 0 colour- and 2 0 black and white plates)

3 6 . J Á V O R K A , S., CSAPODY, V . ( 1 9 6 2 ) : Ke r t i v i rágaink . (Garden flowers.) — Mezőgazdaság i K i a d ó , Budapest ( 1 1 6 plates)

3 7 . JÁVORKA, S., S o ó , R. ( 1 9 5 1 ) : A magyar növényvi lág kéz ikönyve I - I I . (A handbook of Hungarian flora I - I I . — A k a d é m i a i K i a d ó , Budapest ( 1 7 8 plates)

3 8 . M A J E R , A . (ed.) ( 1 9 6 2 ) : E r d ő és te rmőhe ly t ipo lóg ia i ú t m u t a t ó . ( A guide to forests and nature habitats.) — Országos Erdésze t i Fő igazga tóság , Budapest (133 drawings)

3 9 . M A J E R , A . ( 1 9 6 3 ) : E r d ő és t e rmőhe ly t ípusok ú t m u t a t ó növényei . (Indicator plants o f forest and habitat types.) — Idem ( 1 3 9 colour plates)

4 0 . POLNER, I . , R Á P Ó T I , J . ( 1 9 5 1 ) : Gyógynövénygyű j t é s és termelés . (Collection and cult ivation o f medicinal plants.) — M e z ő g a z d a s á g i K i a d ó , Budapest ( 3 9 drawings)

41. PRISZTER, SZ . , CSAPODY, V . (1963): A növényszerv tan terminológiá ja . ( A terminology of plant morphology.) — M e z ő g a z d a s á g i K i a d ó , Budapest (17 plates)

42. R Á P Ó T I , J., R O M V Á R I , V . (1969): G y ó g y í t ó növények. (Medicinal herbs.) — Second enlarged edi­t ion . (181 drawings)

43. S I M O N , T . , CSAPODY, V . (1966): Kis n ö v é n y h a t á r o z ó . (Small identification book.) — T a n k ö n y v ­k i a d ó , Budapest. Further editions: 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, enlarged editions: 1982, 1983, 1984. (5 morphological and 65 colour plates)

44. SOMOS, A . (1955): Zöldségtermesz lés I - I I . (Vegetable cul t ivat ion I—II.) — Mezőgazdaság i K i a d ó , Budapest (24 colour plates)

45. SOMOS, A . (1958): A paradicsom. (The tomato.) — A k a d é m i a i K i a d ó , Budapest (4 drawings) 46. S z ű c s , L . (1957): N ö v é n y e k a l akásban . (Plants in the home.) •— Gondola t K iadó , Budapest

(11 drawings) 47. S z ű c s , L . (1960): Kaktuszok, pozsgás növények . (Cacti and succulent plants.) — Gondolat K i a d ó

Budapest (47 drawings) 48. Ú J V Á R O S I , M . (1951): Szántófö ld i gyomnövénye ink . (Weeds o f our plough-land.) — M e z ő g a z d a ­

sági K i a d ó , Budapest (176 drawings) 49. Ú J V Á R O S I , M . (1957): G y o m n ö v é n y e k , gyomi r t á s . (Weeds and their control .) — Mezőgazdaság i

K i a d ó , Budapest (475 drawings) 50. ÚJVÁROSI , M . (1973): G y o m n ö v é n y e k . (Weeds.) — Mezőgazdaság i K i a d ó , Budapest (5 colour

plates and 805 drawings)

S Z U J K Ó N É - L A C Z A , J . (1971): Csapody Vera 80 éves. (Vera Csapody is 80 years old, 1970.) — Bot. Közlem. 58: 1.

L A W R E N C E , G . (ed.) (1968): Catalogue of 2nd International Exhibi t ion of Botanical A r t and I l lus t ra­t ion . — Hunt Botanical Library, Pittsburgh, p. 54-55.

Reviews from D r . Vera Csapody

Chronological order o f Vera Csapody's publications

1924: 28 1925: 28 1926: 29 1929: 30 1932:4 1934: 30 1936: 22 1937: 31 1939: 5 1941: 23 1948: 1

1950 1951 1952 1953 1955 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961

27 2, 6 27, 34, 44 46, 49 24, 34, 45

34 37, 40, 48

1962: 27, 36, 38 1963: 25, 39, 41 1965: 8, 9, 34, 35 1966: 15, 17, 43 1967: 43

1976: 43 1977: 43

1975:16,32

1978: 16, 21, 43 1979: 33 1980: 13 1968: 10, 11, 27

1969: 42, 43 1981: 16, 26 1982: 3, 18, 43 1983: 14, 43 1984: 43

35 47 7

1971: 19, 43 1972: 16, 34 1973: 12, 35, 43, 50

Author's address: DR. ZSOLT DEBRPXZY Botanical Department Hungarian Natural History Museum Budapest, pf. 222 H-1476

* This is a selected list of literature with the most important works only and those concerned with the text. For a comprehensive list of V . CSAPODY'S works, see Sz. PRISZTER: Acta botanica hungarica (1987, vol. 32) and Botanikai Köz­lemények (1988. vol. 75).