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Here is a list of some recent magazine articles, internet sites and books, both adult and children’s. If you are interested in any article, please let me know at Susan.Eubank@arboretum.org or at 626-821-3213 or in person at the Arboretum Library. Our hours for the Library are available at the Arboretum website (http://www.arboretum.org). If you would like to be removed from this list, please also contact me. If you have particular subjects you’d like me to look for let me know.

All the books with an “*” (asterisk) in front of the call number were gifts. Many thanks to all our donors and especially to Peggy Rahn for her cookbooks, Olga Eysymontt Krogh & Eric Krogh and John F. Reed for botanical illustration books, both technique and examples. Look for more cookbooks and botanical illustration books in future e-mails!

Magazine Articles

Drysdale, William T., “The Howard brothers and their horticultural endeavors. [Howard and Smith Nursery & California Flowerland].” Newsletter: UC Riverside Botanic Gardens, v. 26, no. 4 (Winter 2006), p. 1-6

Malavoy, Sophie, “Les fleurs noires: cet obscure object du desir.” Quatre-Temps, v. 30, no. 4 (Dec. 2006), p. 21-24.

Hallé, Francis, “Le durian, symbole de l’Asie tropicale” Quatre-Temps, v. 30, no. 4 (Dec. 2006), p. 33-35.

Kellner, Jessica, “Wrangling an ‘herban’ legend: more the 25 years after being dubbed the ‘herbal cowboy,’ American Botanical Council executive director Mark Blumenthal is still slingin’ the information on herbs far and wide.” Herbs for Health, v. 11, no. 6 (Feb. 2007), 22-24.

Etter, Julia & Martin Kristen, “Mexican cliff-dwellers: in search of Graptopetalum, Pachyphytum and Cremnophilia.” Cactus and Succulent Journal, v. 78, no. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 2006), p. 251-260.

Hind, Nicholas and Nick Johnson, “Dendroseris litoralis [an interesting pendant composite from Chile]” Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, v. 23, no. pt. 4 (Nov. 2006), p. 314-324.

Mathers, Hannah, “Finding solutions to root circling,” American Nurseryman, v. 204, no. 10 (Nov. 15, 2006), p. 8-9.

Mickelbart, Michael V. and Janna Beckerman, “What you need to know about P. ramorum: a plant physiologist and a plant pathologist at Purdue University explain how growers can minimize or stop the spread of sudden oak death (SOD) in their nursery stock.” American Nurseryman, v. 204, no. 10 (Nov. 15, 2006), p. 20-23.

Viani, Lisa Owens, “Prairie from ground to sky: a Chicago museum installs an award-winning green roof.” Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 12. (Dec. 2006), p. 28-33.

Hines, Susan, “Recruiting diversity: dedicated to serving the African American community, this landscape architecture program fits everyone around the drawing board.” .” Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 12. (Dec. 2006), p. 34, 36, 38-43.

Harnik, Peter, Michael Taylor and Ben Welle, “From dumps to destinations: the conversion of landfills to parks has great potential for cities.” Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 12. (Dec. 2006), p. 50, 52-55.

Hazelrigg, George, “Landfill parks: case study; the ultimate spectacle, what did it take to convert a decaying pile of trash into what Boston’s mayor calls the harbor’s newest jewel? .” Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 12. (Dec. 2006), p. 56, 58-63.

Wingate, Marty, ‘Uncommon hedges: look beyond the ordinary to create a spectacular hedge that’s more than a green wall.” Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 12. (Dec. 2006), p. 68, 70-73.

Ciesinski, Therese, “Island organic: an ancient system of living lightly on the land is reborn on Kauai.” Organic Gardening, v. 54, no. 1 (Jan. 2007), p. 46-51.

Lubinsky, Pesach, Matthew Van Dam and Alex Van Dam, “Pollination of Vanilla and evolution in Orchidaceae.” Lindleyana (in Orchids), v. 75, no. 12 (Dec. 2006), p. 926-929.

Lee, Rand B., “Angel’s trumpets & thornapples: divinely scented and beautiful in flower, plants in the genera Brugmanisia and Datura are also steeped in legend and lore.” American Gardener, v. v. 85, no. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 2006), p. 26-31.

Wetherbee, Kris, “Dangerously pretty: warnings about plant toxicity are sometimes overstated, but here are a few truly poisonous plants that you should know about, especially if you have children or pets.” American Gardener, v. v. 85, no. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 2006), p. 36-41.

Websites

California Landscape Architecture & Gardens is a selective bibliographic research guide to UC Berkeley library and Internet resources on California landscape architecture. While the entire state is represented, the emphasis is on northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/califland.html

Los Angeles Aqueduct
Background about this aqueduct system that delivers water from the Owens River and Mono Basin to Los Angeles. Provides history and facts about the aqueduct, environmental impact reports and related documentation, guides to the Owens Valley and recreation on Los Angeles city-owned land in the Eastern Sierra, and other material about the aqueduct system. From the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
URL: http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp004409.jsp


Listening to Nature: A Sound Walk Across California
"This site is an exploration of the natural sounds of California. ... The sounds are organized to represent the differing natural communities encountered as one goes inland from the coast, towards and over the Sierra Nevada to the Great Basin." Features sounds and images of animals for areas such as the coastline, coastal mountains, Central Valley, Sierra foothills, and desert. From the Oakland Museum of California.
URL: http://www.museumca.org/naturalsounds/

SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide
With information on more than 1,400 trees, this tree selection guide features options for searching, browsing by common and scientific names, and generating a list of trees that match a set of attributes (such as height, fragrance, and water and soil requirements). Tree profiles include photographs, growth habit, pest and disease problems, and more. From the Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute, based at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly).
URL: http://selectree.calpoly.edu/

www.armitageimages.net
There are many great plants but not nearly enough good photos of them. That's why we ArmitageImages.net has been developed. They share an extensive photo library of 5,700 to use for plant labels, to dress-up websites to illustrate magazine stories or to place in catalogs. There is a price for downloading; various sizes available. The plants tend to concentrate on the same subjects as Allan Armitage’s books.

New Books

Adult literature

F 866 .N67 1991 California--Description and travel.
Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901. California : for health, pleasure, and residence : a book for travellers and settlers / by Charles Nordhoff. Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, [1991].

*ND 2244 .G84 2001 Watercolor painting--Technique.
Guest, Coral. Painting flowers in watercolour : a naturalistic approach / Coral G. Guest. London : A. & C. Black, 2001.

*QK 9 .H37 2001 Botany--Dictionaries.
Harris, James G., 1954-. Plant identification terminology : an illustrated glossary / James G. Harris, Melinda Woolf Harris. 2nd ed. Spring Lake, Utah : Spring Lake Pub., c2001.

QK 73 .U62 D46 G37 2006 Botanical gardens—Colorado--Denver.
Gardening with altitude : cultivating a new western style / photography, Scott Dressel-Martin. Denver, Colo. : Denver Botanic Gardens, c2006.

*QK 98.15 E44 2001 Botanical illustration.
Elliott, Brent. Flora : an illustrated history of the garden flower / written by W.B. Elliott. Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly, 2001.

*QK 98.15 .W55 2005 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
White, James J. (James Joseph), 1941-. Inspiration and translation : botanical and horticultural lithographs of Joseph Prestele and sons / James J. White, Lugene B. Bruno, and Susan H. Fugate ; with essays by Marcelee Konish ... [et al.]. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University ; Beltsville, Md. : National Agricultural Library, 2005.

*QK 98.16 .U6 B75 2003 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
Bridson, Gavin D. R. American botanical prints of two centuries : catalogue of an exhibition : 27 April-31 July 2003 / Gavin D.R. Bridson, James J. White, Lugene B. Bruno. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003.

*QK 98.18 .S54 2001 Botanical illustration.
Sherwood, Shirley. A passion for plants : contemporary botanical masterworks from the Shirley Sherwood collection / by Shirley Sherwood. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Stirling Pub. Co., 2002.

*QK 98.183 .D69 W45 2002 Flowers—Exhibitions--Pictorial works
White, James J. (James Joseph), 1941-. Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden : a blossom on the bough : catalogue of an exhibition, 19 September 2002 through 28 February 2003 / James J. White and Lugene B. Bruno. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002.

*QK 98.183 .M44 M44 2004 Botanical artists--Biography.
Mee, Margaret. Margaret Mee's Amazon : diaries of an artist explorer. Woodbridge : Antique Collectors' Club, 2004.

*QK 98.24 .S74 2005 Botanical illustration.
Stevens, Margaret. The art of botanical painting / Margaret Stevens. London ; New York : HarperCollins, 2005.

*QK 98.3 .I58 1973 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (3rd : 1972-1973 : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). Catalogue, 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 12 November 1972 to 30 March 1973 / compiled by Karen A. Korach. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1972.

*QK 98.3 .I58 1977 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (4th : 1977-1978: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). Catalogue, 4th international exhibition of botanical art & illustration : 6 November 1977-31 March 1978 / compiled by Sally W. Secrist and N. Ann Howard ; introd. by John V. Brindle. Pittsburgh : The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 1977.

*QK 98.3 .I58 1983 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (5th : 1983 : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). 5th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 11 April to 15 July 1983 : catalogue / James J. White and Donald E. Wendel. Pittsburgh : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1983.

*QK 98.3 .I58 1988 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (6th : 1988 : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). 6th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 8 April to 31 July 1988 : catalogue / James J. White and Donald E. Wendel. Pittsburgh : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 1988.

*QK 98.3 .I58 1992 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (7th : 1992 : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). 7th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration : 13 April to 31 July 1992 : catalogue / James J. White and Autumn M. Farole. Pittsburgh : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 1992.

*QK 98.3 .I58 1995 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (8th : 1995-1996 : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). 8th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration : 13 November 1995 to 29 February 1996 : catalogue / James J. White, Autumn M. Farole and Sharon M. Tomasic. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 1995.

*QK 98.3 .I58 2001 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (10th : 2001-2002: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). 10th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, 28 October 2001 to 28 February 2002 : Catalogue / James J. White and Lugene B. Bruno. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 2001.

*QK 98.3 .I58 2004 Botanical illustration--Exhibitions.
International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration (11th : 2004-2005 : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation). 11th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration : 24 October 2004 to 28 February 2005 / James J. White and Lugene B. Bruno. Pittsburgh : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 2004.

*QK 98.3 .S54 2005 Botanical illustration--Catalogs.
Sherwood, Shirley. A new flowering : 1000 Years of Botanical Art / Shirley Sherwood with contributions by Stephen A. Harris and Barrie E. Juniper. Oxford : Ashmolean Museum, c2005.

*QK 98.3 .Y88 2006 Botanical illustration—Exhibitions--Japan
Yuuga : contemporary botanical watercolors from Japan : catalogue of an exhibition, 23 March-30 June 2006 / James J. White and Lugene B. Bruno ; with an essay by Kazunori Kurokawa. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006.

*QK 152 .C54 1999 Prairie plants—Identification--Iowa
Christiansen, Paul. An illustrated guide to Iowa prairie plants / Paul Christiansen and Mark Müller. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c1999.

QK 170 .Y65 B68 2001 Botany--California Yosemite National Park.
Botti, Stephen J. An illustrated Flora of Yosemite National Park / by Stephen J. Botti ; illustrated by Walter Sydoriak ; foreword by Peter H. Raven ; line drawings by Lesley Randall and Katherine Hocker ; technical editing by Linda Ann Vorobik. El Portal, CA : Yosemite Association, c2001.

QK 461 .K96 1984 Kwongan plants.
Kwongan : plant life of the sandplain : biology of a south-west Australian shrubland ecosystem / editors, J.S. Pate and J.S. Beard. Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press, 1984.

*QK 494 .L36 1999 Conifers--California.
Lanner, Ronald M. Conifers of California / Ronald M. Lanner ; featuring the art of Eugene O. Murman. 1st ed. Los Olives, Calif. : Cachuma Press, 1999.

QK 495 .A26 G46 1982 Agaves--North America
Gentry, Howard Scott. Agaves of continental North America / Howard Scott Gentry. Tucson, Ariz. : University of Arizona Press, c1982.

*QK 495 .M9 G46 2002 Verticordia.
George, Elizabeth A. Verticordia : the turner of hearts / Elizabeth A. (Berndt) George ; watercolour paintings and illustrations by Margaret Pieroni. Crawley, Australia : University Of Western Australia Press in association with Australian Biological Resources Study, 2002.

*SB 409 .G75 2005 Orchids--Pictorial works--Catalogs.
Griffiths, Mark, 1963-. Orchids : from the Archives of the Royal Horticultural Society / by Mark Griffiths. Reduced-format ed. New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2005.

SB 433.6 .B37 1993 Night gardens.
Barash, Cathy Wilkinson, 1949-. Evening gardens : planning & planting a landscape to dazzle the senses after sundown / by Cathy Wilkinson Barash ; principal photographers, Cathy Wilkinson Barash, Derek Fell ; illustrations, Jean Carlson Masseau. Shelburne, Vt. : Chapters Pub., c1993.

SB 435.6 .A8 R69 1980 Ornamental shrubs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Australia
Rowell, Raymond J. Ornamental flowering shrubs in Australia / Raymond J. Rowell. Sydney : Reed, 1980.

SB 435.6 .A8 R69Or 1980 Flowering trees--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Australia
Rowell, Raymond J. Ornamental flowering trees in Australia / Raymond J. Rowell. Sydney : Reed, 1980.

SB 466 .U65 D45 M68 L49 2006 Mt. Cuba Center (Greenville, Del.)
Lewandowski, Rick J. Mt. Cuba : dedicated to the study of piedmont flora / foreword by Blaine T. Phillips ; photography by Rick Darke ; text by Rick J. Lewandowski & Jeanne Frett. Greenville, Del. : Mt. Cuba Center, [c2006].

SB 470 .D68 M35 1997 Landscape architects--Biography--United States
Major, Judith K. To live in the New World : A.J. Downing and American landscape gardening / Judith K. Major. Cambridge, Mass : MIT Press, c1997.

*TH 4955 .S75 1993 Sheds--Amateurs' manuals--Design and construction
Stiles, David R. Sheds : the do-it-yourself guide for backyard builders / written and illustrated by David Stiles. 1st ed. Charlotte, Vt. : Camden House Pub. ; Willowdale, Ont., Canada : Distributed by Firefly Books Ltd., c1993.

TT 197.5 .O9 R86 1997 Outdoor furniture.
Ruoff, Abby. Making twig garden furniture / Abby Ruoff ; photographs by Abby Ruoff ; illustrations by Sia Kaskamanidis. Point Roberts, WA : Hartley and Marks Publishers, c1997.

*TX 531 .V57 1988 Food habits.
Visser, Margaret. Much depends on dinner : the extraordinary history and mythology, allure and obsessions, perils and taboos of an ordinary meal / Margaret Visser ; [text illustrations by Mary Firth]. 1st Collier Books ed. New York : Collier Books, 1988, c1986.

*TX 551 .S56 1993 Low-calorie diet.
Sindell, Cheryl. Not "Just a salad" : how to eat well and stay healthy when eating out / by Cheryl Sindell. New York : Pharos Books, c1993.

*TX 587 .C46 1992 Cookery, International
Choate, Judith. Hot! : the cookbook for passionate devotees who go bonkers over the incendiary pleasures of food that never stops whamming, popping, or zapping / by Judith Choate ; photography by Amy Reichman ; illustrations by Jennifer S. Markson ; food stylist, Mariann M. Sauvion. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c1992.

*TX 715 .R87 1996 Low-fat diet--Recipes.
Rosso, Julee. Fresh start : great low-fat recipes, day-by-day menus-- the savvy way to cook, eat, and live / Julee Rosso ; illustrations by Annie Hoffman. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, c1996.

*TX 724.5 .C5 K786 1977 Cookery, Chinese.
Kuo, Irene. The key to Chinese cooking / Irene, Kuo ; drawings by Carolyn Moy, calligraphic seals designed by C.C. Kuo. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1977.

*TX 725 .A1 .G53 1989 Cookery, International.
Gibbons, Barbara. Light & spicy / Barbara Gibbons. New York : Harper & Row, c1989.

*TX 725 .A1 J66 2000 Cookery, International.
Jonas, Steven. 30 secrets of the world's healthiest cuisines : global eating tips and recipes from China, France, Japan, the Mediterranean, Africa, and Scandinavia / Steven Jonas, Sandra J. Gordon. New York : Wiley, 2000.

*TX 808 .A2 .G73 1995 Cookery (Cereals)
Graham, Kevin. Grains, rice, and beans / Kevin Graham ; photographs by Ellen Silverman. New York : Artisan, 1995.

*TX 808 .L66 1982 Cookery (Cereals)
London, Sheryl. Sheryl & Mel London's Creative cooking with grains & pasta / editor, Charles Gerras. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, c1982.

*TX 813 .B4 .B35 1994 Cookery (Berries)
Bailey, Lee. Lee Bailey's berries / by Lee Bailey ; photographs by Tom Eckerle. 1st ed. New York : Clarkson Potter, c1994.

*TX 833.5 .C37 1994 Quick and easy cookery.
Carroll, Mary Harrison. Healthy cooking : fresh gourmet meals in minutes / Mary Harrison Carroll, writer ; Hal Straus, editor. Santa Rosa, CA : Cole Group : Distributed to the book trade by Publishers Group West, c1994.

Adult Reference

*SB 411 .M63 1993 Ref. Roses--Varieties.
Modern roses 10 : the comprehensive list of roses of historical and botanical importance including all modern international rose registrations / editor, Thomas Cairns. Shreveport, La. : American Rose Society, 1993.


Juvenile Literature
j E 99 .A13 C76 1980 Indian captivities--Juvenile fiction.
Crompton, Anne Eliot. The ice trail / Anne Eliot Crompton. 1st American ed. New York : Methuen, c1980.

j F 68 .A53 1984 Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony--Juvenile literature.
Anderson, Joan, 1943-. The first Thanksgiving feast / by Joan Anderson ; photographed by George Ancona. New York : Clarion Books, c1984.

*j QK 100 .A1 D69 1994 Poisonous plants--Juvenile literature.
Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd, 1907-. Poisons in our path : plants that harm and heal / Anne Ophelia Dowden. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1994.

j QL 565.2 .S29 1998 Ants—Behavior—Juvenile fiction.
Saxon, Victoria. Flik the Inventor / written Victoria Saxon ; Illustrated by Adtienne Brown and Andrew Phillipson. United States : Advance Pub., c1998.
QL 795 .E2 L64 1984 Shades and shadows--Juvenile literature.

j QL795.E2 L64 1984 Shades and shadows--Juvenile literature.
Lofts, Pamela. The Echnida and the shade tree / told by Mona Green ; retold and illustrated by Pamela Lofts. Sydney ; New York : Ashton Scholastic, c1984.

j S 661 .G53 1996 Compost--Juvenile literature.
Glaser, Linda. Compost! : growing gardens from your garbage / by Linda Glaser ; pictures by Anca Hariton. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1996.

*SB 379 .A7 M57 1969 Apricot--Juvenile fiction.
Miles, Miska. Apricot ABC / by Miska Miles; illustrated by Peter Parnall. [1st ed.]. Boston : Little, Brown, 1969.

j SB 413 .T9 T76 1997 Tulips--Juvenile fiction.
Trottier, Maxine. A safe place / Maxine Trottier ; illustrated by Judith Friedman. Morton Grove, IL : A. Whitman, c1997.
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j SB 418 .S74 2000 Container gardening--Juvenile fiction.
Stewart, Sarah. The gardener / Sarah Stewart ; pictures by David Small. Sunburst ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000.

j SB 457.3 .M37 1997 Gardening--Juvenile fiction.
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. The green truck garden giveaway : a neighborhood story and almanac / by Jacqueline Briggs Martin ; illustrated by Alec Gillman. 1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster books for Young Readers, c1997.

j SB 481 .H45 1970 Urban parks--Juvenile fiction.
Heide, Florence Parry. Sound of sunshine, sound of rain / written by Florence Parry Heide; pictures by Kenneth Longtemps. New York : Parents' Magazine Press, 1970.



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Here is the beginning of my post. Here is a list of some recent magazine articles, new books (both adult and children's) and internet sites. If you are interested in any article, please let me know at Susan.Eubank@arboretum.org or at 626-821-3213 or in person at the Arboretum Library. The hours for the Library are available at the Arboretum website (http://www.arboretum.org).

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We have also recently purchased access to the Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Literature Index. The following is EBSCO’s description of their product. If you would like access please let me know or I can also do searches for you. We own many of the journals and can locate the articles easily or do interlibrary loan for those articles we don’t own. We have also doubled our periodical subscriptions, so look forward to new article suggestions. Come in for a look yourself!

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Walheim, Lance. “Renowned rose hybridizers and their favorite roses.” Garden Compass, (Nov./Dec. 2006), p. 38-41.

Walheim, Lance. “Kumquats: citrus by another name.” Garden Compass, (Nov./Dec. 2006), p. 31.

Dardick, Karen, “Where the wild plants: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.” Garden Compass, (Nov./Dec. 2006), p. 28-30.

“Working roofs.” [green roofs and roof gardens] Avant Gardener, v. 38, no. 12 (Oct. 2006), p. 95.

Baggett, Pam, “Solanums that star: the genus Solanum is a staple of the veggie garden, but it has much to offer flower beds and containers.” Horticulture, v. 104, no. 1 (Dec.-Jan. 2006), p.48-53.

Hoff, Ellen, “Chipping away: Matthew Levesque inspires gardeners to dig the teasures of the junkyard.” Horticulture, v. 104, no. 1 (Dec.-Jan. 2006), p. 44-47.

Easton, Val, “Mid-life minimalism: a small space can deliver everything a gardener needs – including the time to sit and enjoy it.” Horticulture, v. 104, no. 1 (Dec.-Jan. 2006), p. 26-31.

“Using the National Science Digital Library.” NSTA Reports, v. 18, no. 3 (Nov. 2006), p. 1, 4.

Groenke, Susan L. and Randall Puckett, “Becoming environmentally literate citizens.” Science Teacher, v. 73, no. 8 (Nov. 2006), p. 22-27.

“Bees and sunflower pollination.” Science Teacher, v. 73, no. 8 (Nov. 2006), p. 14-15.

Merriam, Paris Everett, “Behind the mystique: tracing the history of the art and science of orchids [Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens] Orchids, v. 73, no. 11 (Nov. 2006), p. 832-839.

Eisenman, Theodore, “Raising the bar on green roof design: How does ASLA’s unconventional green roof design perform?” Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 11 (Nov. 2006), p. 22, 24-26

Senchina, David S., [et al.] “Phenetic comparision of seven Echinacea species based on immunomodulatory characteristics.” Economic Botany, v. 60, no. 3 (Fall 2006), p. 205-211.

Norscia, I. & S.M. Borgognini-Tarli, “Ethnobotanical reputation of plant species from two forests of Madagascar: A preliminary investigation.” South African Journal of Botany, v. 72, no. 4 (Nov. 2006) p. 656-660.

Kamatou, G.P.P, [et al.] “In vitro evidence of antimicrobial synergy between Salvia chamelaeagnea and Leonotis leonurus.” South African Journal of Botany, v. 72, no. 4 (Nov. 2006) p. 634-636.

Landicho, Sarah, “Water play: Koch Landscape Architecture explores the use of stormwater as art in the rooftop garden of a Portland, OR, apartment complex.” American Nurseryman, v. 204, no. 9 (Nov. 1, 2006), p. 16-18, 20.

Kuhns, Michael, “Understanding trees and drought.” American Nurseryman, v. 204, no. 9 (Nov. 1, 2006), p. 38-40.

“Access for all – problems and solutions” [Special issue] Roots, v. 3, no. 1 (Apr. 2006), 36 p.

“Environmental education and play.” [Special issue] Roots, v. 3, no. 2 (Oct. 2006), 31 p.

Wainer, Giles, “Salvia for sale [a nicely, detailed description of 21 sages sold at the Botanic Gardens sale]” Newsletter: UC Riverside Botanic Gardens, v. 26, no. 3 (Fall 2006), p. 1-3.

Collett, Ray, ‘Fragrance in the wild western garden: uncommon conifers.” Pacific Horticulture, v. 67, no 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2006), p. 6-8.

Brigham, Steve, “Gold Medallion Tree: trees of San Diego.” Pacific Horticulture, v. 67, no 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2006), p. 37-38.

Pitman, Derick, “A bevy of Balsams.” Pacific Horticulture, v. 67, no 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2006), p. 43-48.

Arias, Salvador, and Teresa Terrazas, “Análisis cladístico del género Pachycereus (Cactaceae) con caracteres morfológicos.” Brittonia, v. 58, no. 3 (July-Sept. 2006), p. 197-216.

Bramwell, Jason, “Fall consumer trends focus of Garden Writers Association Foundation survey.” American Nurseryman, v. 204, no. 8 (Oct. 15, 2006), p. 12.

Aird, Janet, “HMI: the new kid on the block [Horticultural Asset Management creating standards for insuring trees].” Tree Care Industry Magazine, v. 17, no. 10 (Oct. 2006), p. 58-61.

Hammond, Gaye, “Four new roses crowned EarthKind [tested carefree roses].” American Rose, v. 38, no. 22, p. 18-19.

“California nursery & floral production a record haigh $3.66 billion in 2004-05; state’s nursery/floral retail sales pegged at $10.94 billion; both figures tops in the U.S.” Pacific Coast Nurseryman & Garden Supply Dealer, v. 65, no. 10, p. 19-20.

Acuña, Mark F., “Dodder and mistletoe. [from the Native American perspective].” The Paintbrush, (Fall 2006), p. 5.

Brownlee, C., “Family tree: an arboreal genome is sequenced.” Science News, v. 170, no. 12 (Sept. 16, 2006), p. 180.

Milius, S., “Scent stalking: parasitic vine grows toward tomato odor [dodder].” Science News, v. 170, no. 14 (Sept. 30, 2006), p. 214.

Jaffe, Eric. “Good gone wild: sometimes, ecotourism hurts what it sets out to help.” Science News, v. 170, no. 14 (Sept. 30, 2006), p. 218-220.

“Top 10 myths of tree care.” HortIdeas, v. 23, no. 10 (Oct. 2006), p. 1-2.

Charles Darwin: The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

This site contains Charles Darwin's "complete publications and many of his handwritten manuscripts. There are over 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images." Searchable, or browse by publication to view text or digitized images (or both, in some cases) of the publications. Also includes a bibliography, a manuscript catalog, a biography, and audio files of his works. From the University of Cambridge (UK).
URL: http://darwin-online.org.uk/

The American Cranberry

You won't get bogged down as you explore how to plant, harvest, cook, and market this round red relative of the blueberry. From Steenbock Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
URL: http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/agnic/cranberry/

Hotspot: California on the Edge

Companion to an exhibit about biodoversity hotspots in California. "Defining a hotspot requires understanding a regions species' distributions and endemism (the degree to which species are found only in a given place)." Features descriptions of species in the hotspot areas of Central Valley vernal pools, Mediterranean shrublands, the Sierra Nevada, Cascade range volcanoes, and Klamath-Siskiyou wilderness. Also describes threats (such as population growth and global warming) and related topics. From the California Academy of Sciences.
URL: http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/california%5Fhotspot/

Yellow Starthistle Information

This site explores the biology, ecology, and management of yellow starthistle, a weed found in the western United States (and "thought to have spread to over 15 million acres in California"). Includes information on the impact of starthistle on rangelands and livestock, horses, and the bee industry. Find photos, an overview of related legislation, and a bibliography. From the University of California Weed Research and Information Center.
URL: http://wric.ucdavis.edu/yst/

MO Plants List of Botanical Archives
http://www.moplants.com/digital_crafts/botanical_archives.php
A webliography of digital sites with botanical illustration and other older gardening visual material

Recommended orchid websites from Orchid Digest, v. 70, no. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2006), p. 270.
Jardín Botánico Lankester www.jardinbotanicolankester.org
Hoosier Orchid Company, www.hoosierorchid.com
Washington Native Orchid Society, www.wanativeorchids.com

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Here is the beginning of my post.

Here is a list of some recent magazine articles, new books (both adult and children's) and internet sites. If you are interested in any article, please let me know at Susan.Eubank@arboretum.org or at 626-821-3213 or in person at the Arboretum Library. The hours for the Library are available at the Arboretum website (http://www.arboretum.org).

And here is the rest of it.

Recent articles

Milius, S. “Moss express: insects and mites tote mosses’ sperm.” Science News, v. 170, no. 10 (Sept. 2, 2006), p. 148.

“Parasitic plant found in three sites in California’s Contra Costa County.” [Japanese dodder] Pacific Coast Nurseryman & Garden Supply Dealer, v. 65, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 29.

“Preventing rabbits from causing serious plant damage in nurseries.” Pacific Coast Nurseryman & Garden Supply Dealer, v. 65, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 57.

“EPA’s WaterSense Program certifies irrigation contractors.” HortIdeas, v. 23, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 1-2.

“Dr. Carl Whicomb on crapemyrtles.” [the virtues of this tough species] HortIdeas, v. 23, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 2-4.

“Whither gardening? [National Gardening Association survey on the gardening/non-gardening populations] The Avant Gardener, v. 38, no. 11 (Sept. 2006)

Marinelli, Janet, “Flight of the bumblebee: we all can help improve the lot of bumblebees by planting the flowers they love, whether we garden on an acre or in a window box.” Organic Gardening, v. 53, no. 6 (Oct.-Nov. 2006), p. 58-59.

Smith, Gideon F., “Herbaria in the real world.” Taxon, v. 55, no. 3 (Aug. 2006), p. 571-572.

Kress, W. John & Gary A. Krupnick, “The future of floras: new frameworks, new technologies, new uses.” Taxon, v. 55, no. 3 (Aug. 2006), p. 579-589.

Funk, Victoria A., “Floras: a model for biodiversity studies of a thing of the past?” Taxon, v. 55, no. 3 (Aug. 2006), p. 581-588.

Farr, David F., “On-line keys: more than just paper on the web.” Taxon, v. 55, no. 3 (Aug. 2006), p. 589-596.

Agarwal, Gaurav, [et al], “First steps toward an electronic field guide for plants.” Taxon, v. 55, no. 3 (Aug. 2006), p. 597-610.

Cowan, Robyn S., [et al], “300,000 species to identify: problems, progress, and prospects in DNA barcoding of land plants.” Taxon, v. 55, no. 3 (Aug. 2006), p. 611-616.

Cackowski-Campbell, Jean Marie, “Research design connections: studies show the benefits of green roofs and solitary trees and examine what makes playgrounds usable and safe.” Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 10 (Oct. 2006), p. 102-107.

Urban, James, ‘The root of the problem: nursery-grown stock can have problems; here are some solutions.” Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 10 (Oct. 2006), p. 110, 112-122.

Martus, Carolyn, “Invasive plants: Washingtonia robusta: one palm species in particular is bad news for wetlands and natural areas.” Let’s Talk Plants, no. 145 (Oct. 2006), p. 6.

“Major US nursery and garden closes. [Heronswood]” The Plantsman, v. 5, pt. 3 (Sept. 2006), p. 143.

Miller, Tony, “Soqotra – land of the dragon’s blood tree.” Plantsman, v. 5, pt. 3 (Sept. 2006), p. 146-152.

Hinkley, Dan, “Thalictrum: an overview.” Plantsman, v. 5, pt. 3 (Sept. 2006), p. 178-184.

Simonetti, Franco, “Stem tapering in Jubaea chilensis.” Palms, v. 50, no. 3 (Sept. 2006), p. 109-110.

Enssle, Johannes, Hugo Ferrufino and Pierre L. Ibisch, “Conservation status and economic potential of Parajubaea sunkha, an endemic palm of Bolivia.” Palms, v. 50, no. 3 (Sept. 2006), p. 143-151.

Parks, Clifford, “Camellia yuhsienensis: horticulturally speaking.” v. 61, no. 3 (Sept.-Nov. 2006), p. 8-10.

Schroeder, Herbert, John Flannigan, and Richard Coles, “Resident attitudes toward street trees in the UK and U.S. communities.” Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, v. 32, no. 5 (Sept. 2006), p. 236-246.

Adult literature

QK 165 .T87 1995 Desert plants--Geographical distribution--Sonoran Desert
Turner, R. M. (Raymond M.). Sonoran Desert plants : an ecological atlas / Raymond M. Turner, Janice E. Bowers, Tony L. Burgess. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c1995.

QK 495 .A26 G46 1982 Agaves--North America.
Gentry, Howard Scott. Agaves of continental North America / Howard Scott Gentry. Tucson, Ariz. : University of Arizona Press, c1982.

SB 63 .P39 2004 Horticulturists—Biography--California
Payne, Theodore. Theodore Payne in his own words : a voice for California native plants. Pasadena, Calif. : Many Moons Press, c2004.

SB 307 .P4 A53 1984 Peppers.
Andrews, Jean, 1923-. Peppers : the domesticated Capsicums / written and illustrated by Jean Andrews ; foreword by W. Hardy Eshbaugh. 1st ed. Austin : University of Texas Press, 1984.

SB 307 .P4 D49 1996 Peppers--Identification.
DeWitt, Dave. Peppers of the world : an identification guide / by Dave DeWitt and Paul W. Bosland. Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press, c1996.

SB 427.5 .J66 2000 Arid regions plants.

Jones, Warren D. Landscape plants for dry regions : more than 600 species from around the world / by Warren Jones and Charles Sacamano. Tucson, Ariz. : Fisher Books, c2000.

SB 438 .S35 2000 Succulent plants--Dictionaries.
Sajeva, Maurizio. Succulents II : the new illustrated dictionary / Maurizio Sajeva and Mariangela Costanzo. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2000.

SB 439.24 .N67 L46 2005 Native plants for cultivation--Northeastern States.
Leopold, Donald Joseph, 1956-. Native plants of the northeast : a guide for gardening & conservation / Donald J. Leopold. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2005.

SB 439.24 .P33 K78 1982 Native plant gardening--Northwest, Pacific.
Kruckeberg, Arthur R. Gardening with native plants of the Pacific Northwest : an illustrated guide / by Arthur R. Kruckeberg. Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1982.

SB 439.28 .Y68 1986 Wild flowers--Seeds.
Young, James A. (James Albert), 1937-. Collecting, processing, and germinating seeds of wildland plants / James A. Young & Cheryl G. Young. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c1986.

SB 454.3 .M43 N68 1996 Gardening.
Nottle, Trevor. Gardens of the sun / Trevor Nottle. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c1996.

Q 182.3 .B63 2004 Science projects--Juvenile literature.

Bochinski, Julianne Blair, 1966-. More award-winning science fair projects / Julianne Blair Bochinski ; illustrated by Judy DiBiase. Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.

Juvenile Literature

j BF 353 .P35 1999 Human-plant relationships--Juvenile fiction.
Pak, Soyung. Dear Juno / by Soyung Pak ; illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung. New York : Viking, 1999.

j BF 353 .T48 1989 Flowers--Juvenile fiction.
Thurman, Chuck. A time for remembering / by Chuck Thurman ; pictures by Elizabeth Sayles. New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1989.

j G 530 .C63 1942 Islands--Juvenile fiction--Maine
Coatsworth, Elizabeth Jane, 1893-1986. Forgotten island / by Elizabeth Coatsworth ; illustrated by Grace Paull. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1942.

j GT 4965 .C75 2004 Halloween--Juvenile fiction.
Crimi, Carolyn. Boris and Bella / written by Carolyn Crimi ; illustrated by Gris Grimly. Orlando : Harcourt, c2004.

j GT 4965 .G73 2005 Halloween--Juvenile fiction.
Grambling, Lois G. T. rex trick-or-treats / by Lois Grambling ; illustrated by Jack E. Davis. 1st ed. New York : Katherine Tegen Books, c2005.

j QE 432.2 .S96 1988. Rocks--Juvenile literature.
Symes, R. F. Rocks & minerals / written by R.F. Symes and the staff of the Natural History Museum, London ; [special photography, Colin Keates and Andreas Einsiedel]. New York : Knopf, 1988

j QH 530.5 .P37 2006 Microorganisms--Juvenile literature.
Parker, Steve. Microlife that rots things / Steve Parker. Oxford : Raintree, 2006.

j QH 541.5 .P7 .W35 2001 Grassland ecology--Juvenile literature--North America
Wallace, Marianne D. America's prairies and grasslands : guide to plants and animals / Marianne D. Wallace. Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Resources, c2001.

j QK 644 .K79 2005 Roots (Botany--Juvenile literature.
Kudlinski, Kathleen V. What do roots do? / by Kathleen V. Kudlinski ; illustrated by David Schuppert. Minnetonka, Minn. : NorthWord Books, c2005.

j QL 544.2 .E45 2001 Butterflies--Juvenile literature.
Ehlert, Lois. Waiting for wings / Lois Ehlert. San Diego : Harcourt, c2001.

j QL 561 .D3 H55 1999 Monarch butterfly--Juvenile literature.
Himmelman, John. A monarch butterfly's life / written and illustrated by John Himmelman. New York : Children's Press, c1999.

Websites

EPA Library Closings Continue Despite Protests

Summary of 2006 events related to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget cuts and library closings, including the announcement of the closure of the EPA Headquarters Library to walk-ins. Includes links to a related article and an activist organization's document on the EPA libraries. From the website of the American Library Association's American Libraries magazine.
URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2006abc/septem...

California Agricultural Resource Directory
Facts and statistics about production by California's farmers and ranchers. Includes an overview and sections on field crops (such as hay and cotton) and floriculture, fruit and nut crops, grape crush, livestock and dairy, vegetable and melon crops, and agricultural exports, From the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
URL: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/card/card_new04.htm

Consortium of California Herbaria
A database of hundreds of thousands of records of "California vascular plant specimens that are housed in herbaria throughout the state." Searchable by scientific name, county, source, collection date, and other factors. Many of the records link to a corresponding map. Participants include selected University of California campuses, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, and the San Diego Natural History Museum. From the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley.
URL: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/

Worry-free Spinach

This September 2006 article provides brief suggestions, including buying spinach from a small local farm and using frozen spinach, for those who "want to eat spinach but are worried about recent reports of E. coli contamination." Accompanied by several recipes using frozen spinach, such as spinach and crab enchiladas and tamale tarts. From the website for Sunset magazine.
URL: http://www.sunset.com/sunset/food/article/0,20633,1537649,00.html

Yotophoto [general terms, like palms, orchids, pansies work pretty well as well as common names such as California poppies; botanical names don’t work as well]
"Yotophoto is a search engine for free-to-use stock photographs ... " It indexes "various sources of free imagery on the web including Flickr, Wikipedia, Stock.Xchng, Morguefile, Pixelperfect Digital and OpenPhoto." It only indexes photographs. "Other image types like maps, graphics, illustrations, 3D renderings, charts and the like are not indexed at this time." Browsable by tag, or searchable by word and by color of image.
URL: http://yotophoto.com

Agricultural Tourism

Resources on agricultural tourism in California. Also known as agri-tourism, this type of tourism involves "visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural or agribusiness operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education, or active involvement." Contains fact sheets on managing agri-tourism operations (topics include conducting tours, marketing, and safety), a database of agri-tourism operations in California, articles, and more. From the Small Farm Center, University of California, Davis.
URL: http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/agritourism/agritour.html

Changing Times: Los Angeles in Photographs, 1920-1990 [a few interesting images searched for with keywords, “gardening”, “gardens” “plants”, etc.]
"The UCLA Department of Special Collections is selecting and digitizing approximately 5,000 of the more than 3 million images contained in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News photographic archives. The photographs chronicle the history and growth of Los Angeles from the 1920s to 1990." Photos are searchable, or browsable by subject. From the University of California, Los Angeles, Library.
URL: http://unitproj1.library.ucla.edu/dlib/lat/

Western Washington Flora
Collection of almost 170 images of plants from Western Washington state. Searchable; or browse by Latin or common name. Records include plant description, habitat, flower color, plant height, leaf structure, and many other details. From the University of Puget Sound.
URL: http://digitalcollections.ups.edu/wwf/

National Tropical Botanical Garden: Meet the Plants
Learn about plants from tropical regions of the world by browsing sections for uses of plants (such as clothing or medicine), regions, types of plants (such as trees), and rare, poisonous, and edible plants. Plant profiles feature descriptions, photos, and (in some cases) audio clips. Also includes a photo gallery. From the National Tropical Botanical Garden, a nonprofit group "dedicated to discovering, saving, and studying the world's tropical plants and to sharing what is learned."
URL: http://ntbg.org/plants/

Traditions in Transition
"Traditions in Transition is a multi-media project that looks at family farmers and ranchers in California, and the rich rural culture based on the rhythms of planting and harvest, grazing and round-up." Features photographs by professional photographers Gerald Tsuruda and Matt O'Brien and by community members in Yolo County; stories, poems, and essays (some in English and Spanish); and transcripts of radio broadcasts. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside.
URL: http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/traditions/



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September 2006

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Here is the beginning of my post.

Here is a list of some recent magazine articles and internet sites. If you are interested in any article, please let me know at Susan.Eubank@arboretum.org or at 626-821-3213 or in person at the Arboretum Library. Our hours for the Library are available at the Arboretum website (http://www.arboretum.org).

And here is the rest of it.

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Hines, Susan, "A garden's matriarchal moment: in Atlanta, the exuberance of sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle fills the botanical garden." Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 18, 20.

Echols, Stuart and Eliza Pennypacker, "Art for rain's sake: designers make rainwater a central part of two projects." Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 24, 26-30, 32.

Arvidson, Adam Regn. "A green demonstration: several 'green streets' are popping up around Portland, Oregon; can they go regionwide or will the city continue to tiptoe through test cases? Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 50, 52-63.

Hines, Susan. "Shared wisdom; staying power: having left Central Park in good hands, Elizabeth Barlow Rogers broadens her efforts to promote landscape appreciation." Landscape Architecture, v. 96, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 134-137.

Allsup, Jackie. "Conundrum at the Arboretum" [solutions to a 300 koi die-off at an Iowa arboretum] KOI USA, v. 31, no. 2 (Sept./Oct. 2006), p. 78-80.

Brenzel, Kathleen D., “Wild about grasses: Why have lawn when you can have a meadow? A passionate grower shares his secrets for using grasses in pots and beds.” [John Greenlee] Sunset, (Oct. 2006), p. 102-107.

Slump, Ken, “Nine ladies dancing: an Oncidium by any other name is still a delight to grow and flower.” Orchids, v. 75, no. 9 (Sept. 2006), p. 648-650, 652-653.

Cameron, Art, “Ornamental grasses in masses: when one plant just isn’t enough, using ornamental grasses in a grand approach or a layered approach can create a stunning, low-maintenance garden. American Nurseryman, v. 204, no. 6 (Sept. 15, 2006), p. 14-17.

Metrustry, Deborah and Tomasz Anisko, “Versatile Vitex: chaste tree is a tough, drought-tolerant shrub that performs well in a variety of soils; several species of Vitex were put to the test at Longwood Gardens, and the results showed this genus passed with flying colors.” American Nurseryman, v. 204, no. 6 (Sept. 15, 2006), p. 26-28, 30-32,

Lavranos, John J. & Kerstin Koch, “A new, yet introduced, species of Aloe from around Petra in Jordan. [A. koenenii] Cactus and Succulent Journal, v. 78, no. 5 (Sept./Oct. 2006), p. 222-223.

Gurvich, Diego E., Pablo Demaio & Melisa A. Giorgis. “The diverse globose cactus community of Argentina’s Sierras Chicas: ecology and conservation.” Cactus and Succulent Journal, v. 78, no. 5 (Sept./Oct. 2006), p. 224-230.

AgMRC: Industrial Hemp
This overview of industrial hemp in the U.S. discusses early uses of hemp (such as rope, clothing, paper), the differences between industrial hemp and marijuana, potential markets for hemp (such as food and oil), and hemp legislation. Includes related links. From the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) at Iowa State University.
URL: http://www.agmrc.org/agmrc/commodity/biomass/industrialhemp/

California Climate Change Center, University of California at Berkeley
This site features a collection of reports "analyzing the expected impacts of climate change on California," including the August 2006 report, "Economic Growth and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in California." Includes a "briefing on the state of climate change policy at different levels of governance" with links to related sites in California, other states, for the U.S., and for the globe. From the University of California, Berkeley.
URL: http://calclimate.berkeley.edu

Online Guide to Plant Disease Control
"This site contains the alphabetical (A to Z) text sections of the ... Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook, part of the OSU Extension Plant Pathology slide collection, as well as photographs. ... Additional articles from the handbook have been incorporated into the 'Pathogens and Pesticides' section." Includes material about chemical, cultural, and biological control measures for plants in Washington state, Oregon, and Idaho. Also includes a glossary. From Oregon State University (OSU) Extension.
URL: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu

The Seattle Hempfest
Website for this annual cannabis policy reform event that celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2006. Includes a history of the event, a poster gallery, archived websites for past events, facts about the history of hemp use, details about recent Hempfest activities, photos, and associated material. Includes links to related sites.
URL: http://www.hempfest.org

The Missions of Alta California: Photographs by William Henry Jackson

Exhibit of selections from William Henry Jackson's series of albumen photographs (1885-1890) of the Franciscan missions in California. Features images of twelve missions including Mission Dolores in San Francisco, and missions in San Luis Rey, San Juan Capistrano, and Santa Barbara. Includes multiple images of some of the missions. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego.
URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/missionsites/

Pacific Northwest Conservation Tillage Systems Information Source

This publication series and supporting materials provide "the principle source of information on new research developments on conservation farming systems" in the Pacific Northwest. Topics discussed include soil erosion, plant disease management, weed control, fertilizers, and more. From STEEP (Solutions to Environmental and Economic Problems), an interdisciplinary team from Washington State University, Oregon State University, and the University of Idaho.
URL: http://pnwsteep.wsu.edu

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