Barrie E. Juniper is Emeritus Reader in plant sciences@the University of Oxford and Fellow Emeritus of St. Catherine's College, Oxford. His research has included explorations of plant surfaces, including the specialized ones of insect-eating carnivorous plants, and the interactions between people, their animals and the evolution of crop plants. He and his coauthor, David J. Mabberley, recently published The Story of the Apple (Timber Press, 2006). Address: University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6JF, U. K. Internet: barrie.juniper@plants.ox.ac.uk