Anthecology: Old Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha (Banquet Address, 8 February 1979)

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Abstract
The development of anthecology, with an emphasis on pollination ecology, is surveyed, using less-often cited literature. The Old Testament of anthecology was written at the end of the nineteenth century; the New Testament began to be assembled after the rise of the Synthetic Theory of Evolution (“Neo-darwinism”) in the 1940s. Differences between the Old and the New anthecology are discussed and particular attention is given to the new emphasis on tropical anthecology. Apocryphal writings are to be found in all the literature periods; some of them have led to important developments and others may do so. Particularly with the prospect of serious development of the anthecology of ecosystems, it is suggested that amateur botanists can make a contribution to the New anthecology comparable to their influence on the Old.