English translation (part 1) of Zheng M and Min T, Buxaceae, (1980) in Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae: Tomus 45(1). Beijing: Science Press

The American Boxwood Society is pleased to present a reproduction of an important addition to the world literature on Buxaceae. The document, written by Zheng Mian of Shanghai Normal University and Min Tianlu of the Kunming Plant Research Committee at the Chinese Academy of Science, was published in 1980. In mid-1990, the President became aware that a translation had been prepared, and obtained approval to reproduce it in The Boxwood Bulletin. The 39-page document will be published in segments over the next several issues. The article gives American readers an unusual opportunity to read authoritative descriptions of boxwood prepared independently of the free-world scientific community.