The problem of determining the maximum number of vertex-disjoint subgraphs
of a biconnected outerplanar graph H on n(h) vertices isomorphic to a "patt
ern" biconnected outerplanar graph G on n(g) vertices is shown to be solvab
le in time O((n(h)n(g))(2)). (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights rese
rved.