Other spines may be adapted from accessory leaf parts called stipules, located in pairs at the base of petioles. Capon has managed to write the only book I am as of yet to find that successfully communicates the general basis of botany to anybody who has the desire to care. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. CDN$ 22.87. A native of Cheshire, England, Brian Capon received a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Chicago. 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