December 2006

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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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