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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 926-821-3213 or in person at the Arboretum Library.
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Recent articles

Cocks, M.L. & A.P. Dold, "Cultural significance of biodiversity: the role of medicinal plants in urban African cultural practices in the eastern cape, South Africa." Journal of Ethnobiologry, v. 26, no. 1 (Spr./Sum. 2006), p. 60-81.

Kingsbury, Noel, "Seedheads in the garden." Garden Compass, (Sept./Oct. 2006), p. 34-37.

Kuo, Benjamin F., "The Japanese art of massaging and hand drying persimmons." Garden Compass, (Sept./Oct. 2006), p. 38-40.

Fischer, Tom, "The intrepid explorer: Dan Hinkley -- what's the next adventure for this renowned plant collector." Garden Design, (Sept. 2006), p. 44, 46-47.

Segall, Barbara, "Cape Town's finest: a stream of exciting, vibrant plants flows from South Africa to our gardens -- and now they have their own design show." [South African Airways Cape Town Flower Show], Garden Design, (Sept. 2006), p. 48, 50-51.

Llamacho Olma, Juan A. "The orchids of Cuba: flora of the largest island on the Caribbean archipelago." Orchids, v. 75, no. 8 (Aug. 2006), p. 584-591.

Lehnert, Dick, "Booming population threatens unique national treasure: saving California's farmland." [interview with Edward Thompson Jr. of the American Farmland Trust] Vegetable Grower, v. 40, no. 7 (July 2006), p. 3, 14-15.

Collins, J.K., P. Perkins-Veazie, W. Roberts, "Lycopene: from plants to humans." HortScience, v. 41, no. 5 (Aug. 2006), p. 1135-1144.

Getter, Kristin L. and D. Bradley Rowe, "The role of extensive green roofs in sustainable development." HortScience, v. 41, no. 5 (Aug. 2006), p. 1276-1285.

Dold, Tony and Michelle Cocks, "Izaci namaqhalo esiXhosa: Xhosa idioms and proverbs referring to plants." Veld & Flora, (June 2006), p. 86-88.

Notten, Alice, "Fireproff your garden." Veld & Flora, (June 2006), p. 97-99.

Milewski, Antoni V., "The Pacific face of fynbos? Metrosideros angustifolia is one of the most ordinary looking of shrubs in the fynbos, but is apparently derived from weird plants on Pacific islands such as bog bonsais, woody creepers and forest stranglers." Veld & Flora, (June 2006), p. 100-102.

Purse, John, "Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Baby Blue' -- a genetic mystery? Australian Plants, v. 23, no. 185. p. 153-155.

Gibson, Arthur C. and Prigge, Barry A. "Botanizing in the Santa Monicas." Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, v. 9, n o. 3 (Summer 2006), p. 21-26.

Hirsch, Ann M. "V is for Valerian." Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, v. 9, n o. 3 (Summer 2006), p. 28-29, 31.

Adult literature

BF 353 .M33 2005 Human-plant relationships.
Mabey, Richard, 1941-. Nature cure / Richard Mabey. London : Chatto & Windus, 2005.

PS 3551 .L2637 D43 2005 Herbalists--Fiction.
Albert, Susan Wittig. Dead man's bones / Susan Wittig Albert. 1st ed. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2005.

PS 3605 .G53 B55 2004 Rose culture--Fiction.
Eglin, Anthony. The blue rose / Anthony Eglin. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Thomas Dune Books, 2004.

Q 182.3 .S35 2003 Science projects.
Science fairs plus : reinventing an old favorite, K-8. Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, National Science Teachers Association, c2003.

QK 170 .C35 2005 Botany--California.
California's wild gardens : a guide to favorite botanical sites / edited by Phyllis M. Faber. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2005].

QK 494.5 .C995 G467c 2001. Cycadaceae.
Goode, Douglas. Cycads of Africa / Douglas Goode ; consultant editor, Graham Linscott. Gallomanor [South Africa] : D & E Cycads of Africa, c2001

QK 494.5 .C995 W45 2002 Cycads.
Whitelock, Loran M. The Cycads / Loran M. Whitelock. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2002.

QK 495 .P17 P34 1998 Palms—Classification—Thailand.
The palms and cycads of Thailand / Donald R. Hodel, editor. Thailand : Kampon Tansacha, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden ; Lawrence, Kan. : Allen Press, c1998.

SB 117 .B83 1988 Seeds.
Bubel, Nancy. The new seed-starters handbook / by Nancy Bubel ; illustrations by Frank Fretz ; photographs by Alison Miksch & Rodale Press Photography Staff. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, c1988.

SB 117 .H37 1967 Plant propagation.
Haring, Elda. The complete book of growing plants from seed / by Elda Haring ; ill. by Kathleen Bourke ; photos. by Walter Haring. New York : Hawthorn Books, 1967.

SB 119 .T46 2005 Plant propagation.
Thompson, Peter, 1931-. Creative propagation / Peter Thompson ; with line drawings by Josie Owen. 2nd ed. Portland : Timber Press, c2005.

SB 351 .H5 H65 2004 Herb gardens--Design.
Holmes, Caroline. The romantic herb garden / Caroline Holmes. New York, N.Y. : Universe, c2004.

SB 411 .B366Vi 1996 Roses.
Beales, Peter. Visions of roses / text by Peter Beales ; photographs by Vivian Russell. 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown, c1996.

SB 411 .F43 1989 Rose gardens.
Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jane. Rose gardens : their history and design / Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall. 1st American ed. New York, N.Y. : Henry Holt, c1989.

SB 411 .R43 1988 Rose culture.
Reddell, Rayford Clayton. Growing good roses / by Rayford Clayton Reddell ; foreword by M.F.K. Fisher ; photographs by the author. 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, c1988.

SB 411 .R67 1999 Rose culture.
Rosenfeld, Richard, 1952-. Designing with roses / by Richard Rosenfeld ; photographs by Jerry Harpur and Marcus Harpur. Philadelphia : Courage Books, 1999.

SB 411.45 .R67 1990 Roses.
Rose, Graham. The love of roses : from myth to modern culture / Graham Rose and Peter King ; introduction by D.J. Squire. London : Quiller Press, 1990.

SB 411.6 .S35 1991 Roses--Varieties.
Sala, Orietta. The world's best roses / Orietta Sala. New York : Prentice Hall, 1991.

SB 411.65 .E53 A87Da 1993 English roses.
Austin, David, 1926-. David Austin's English roses : glorious new roses for American gardens / by David Austin ; photographs by Clay Perry. 1st U.S. ed. Boston : Little, Brown, c1993.

SB 411.65 .M55 M33 1991. Miniature roses.
McCann, Sean. Miniature roses : their care and cultivation / Sean McCann ; foreword by Sam McGredy. 1st American ed. Harrisburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 1991

SB 413 .P17 L43 2005 Palms.
Leaser, David. Palm trees : a story in photographs / David Leaser. Los Angeles, CA : Westwood Pacific Pub., 2005.

SB 422 .A68 2004 Annuals (Plants)--Encyclopedias.
Armitage, A. M. (Allan M.). Armitage's garden annuals : a color encyclopedia / Allan M. Armitage. Portland : Timber Press, c2004.

SB 438 .G73 1999 Cactus.
Grantham, Keith, 1930-. The plantfinder's guide to cacti & other succulents / Keith Grantham & Paul Klaassen. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 1999.

SB 466 .G73 G74 L56 1993 Flower gardening—England--East Sussex.
Lloyd, Christopher, 1921-2006. Christopher Lloyd's flower garden / photography by Steven Wooster. 1st American ed. London ; New York : D. Kindersley ; Boston : Distributed by H. Mifflin, 1993.

Juvenile literature

j GR 490 .H63 1982 Dwellings—Juvenile literature.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. A house is a house for me / Mary Ann Hoberman ; illustrated by Betty Fraser. New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, 1982.

j GT 4965 .D66 2003). Witches—Juvenile fiction.
Donaldson, Julia. Room on the broom / by Julia Donaldson ; pictures by Axel Scheffler. New York : Puffin Books, c2001, (2003 printing)

j PR 3041 .K47 1969 Flowers in literature--Juvenile literature.
Kerr, Jessica. Shakespeare's flowers / by Jessica Kerr ; illustrated by Anne Ophelia Dowden. New York : Crowell, 1969.

j QH 48 .G74 1991. Nature--Juvenile fiction.
Greeley, Valerie. White is the moon / Valerie Greeley. 1st American ed. New York : Macmillan : Maxwell Macmillan International, 1991.

j QH 55 .R35 2002 Natural history projects--Juvenile literature.
Rainis, Kenneth G. Nature projects for young scientists / Kenneth G. Rainis. Rev. ed. New York : F. Watts, c2002.

j QH 549.5 .R63 2000 Animal-plant interactions--Juvenile fiction.
Robinson, Tim, 1963-. Tobias, the quig, and the rumplenut tree / written and illustrated by Tim Robinson. 1st ed. New York : Winslow Press, 2000.

j QH 549.5 .W56 2002 Animal-plant relationships--Juvenile fiction.
Winner, Ramona Moreno. Lucas and his loco beans / story by Ramona Moreno Winner ; illustrations by Nicole Velasquez ; flip book by Mary McConnell. Santa Barbara, CA : BrainStorm 3000, c2002.

j QK 49 .W67 2001. Plants--Juvenile literature.
Worth, Bonnie. Oh say can you seed? / by Bonnie Worth ; illustrated by Aristides Ruiz. New York : Random House, c2001

j QK 83 .B37 2002 Flowers--Juvenile poetry.
Barker, Cicely Mary. Flower fairies of the garden / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker. London : Frederick Warne, 1990 (2002 [printing]).

j QK 83 .B37Fl 2002 Flowers--Juvenile poetry.
Barker, Cicely Mary. Flower fairies of the trees / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker. London : Frederick Warne, 1990 (2002 [printing]).

j QK 475 .D73 1996 Trees--Juvenile fiction
Drawson, Blair. Mary Margaret's tree / Blair Drawson. New York : Orchard Books, c1996.

j QL 467.2 .M87 2004 Insects--Juvenile literature.
Murphy, Patricia J., 1963-. Investigating insects with a scientist / Patricia J. Murphy. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 2004.

j QL 467.2 .P37 1988 Insects--Juvenile literature
Parker, Nancy Winslow. Bugs / Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright ; illustrations by Nancy Winslow Parker. 1st Mulberry ed. New York : Mulberry Books, 1988, c1987.

j QL 696 .G27 P44 1972 Peafowl--Juvenile fiction.
Peet, Bill. The spooky tail of Prewitt peacock / Bill Peet. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1973.

j QL 696 .G27 P65 1994 Peafowl--Juvenile fiction.
Polacco, Patricia. Just plain fancy / Patricia Polacco. New York, N.Y. : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, [1994], c1990.

j SB 337 .K78 1998 Insects--Juvenile fiction.
Krudwig, Vickie Leigh, 1957-. Cucumber soup / Vickie Leigh Krudwig ; illustrated by Craig McFarland Brown. Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Kids, 1998.

j SB 347 .F37 2004 Pumpkin--Juvenile literature.
Farmer, Jacqueline. Pumpkins! / Jacqueline Farmer ; illustrated by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2004.

j SB 421 .V65 1996 Mountain plants--Juvenile fiction.
Vollbracht, James R., 1950-. Her father's garden / James Vollbracht ; illustrated by Janet Brooke. Boston : Wisdom Publications, c1996.

j SB 423 .C44 2003. Water gardens--Juvenile fiction.
Cheng, Andrea. Goldfish and chrysanthemums / by Andrea Cheng ; illustrated by Michelle Chang. 1st ed. New York : Lee & Low Books, c2003.

j SD 129 .P5 H56 2005 Foresters--Biography Juvenile literature--United States
Hines, Gary. Midnight forests : a story of Gifford Pinchot and our national forests / by Gary Hines ; illustrated by Robert Casilla. 1st ed. Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, 2005.

j TD 171.7 .L69 1993 Environmental protection--Citizen participation--Juvenile literature.
Lowery, Linda. Earthwise at home : a guide to the care & feeding of your planet / by Linda Lowery and Marybeth Lorbiecki ; illustrated by David Mataya. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books Inc., c1993.

j TD 195.44 .M36 1991 Acid rain--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
McCormick, John, 1954-. Acid rain / John McCormick ; illustrated by Ron Hayward Associates. New York : Gloucester Press, 1991.

j TX 803 .P93 C66 1998 Cookery (Pumpkins)--Juvenile fiction.
Cooper, Helen (Helen F.). Pumpkin soup / Helen Cooper. Sunburst ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2005, c1998.

Websites

Bohart Museum of Entomology
Website of a museum devoted to the study of insects, located on the campus of the University California, Davis. In addition to information about the museum, the site contains fact sheets on insects and arachnids, an introduction to collecting insects, keys to insect identification, a glossary, and newsletters of the Bohart Museum Society. Also features activities and insect jokes for children.
URL: http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/

College of Forest Resources Fact Sheets
This series of fact sheets covers forestry topics such as forest engineering, policy, marketing and trade of forest products, restoration and remediation, and urban forestry. Publications concern forests and forestry in Washington state and beyond. From the University of Washington College of Forest Resources.
URL: http://www.cfr.washington.edu/news_pubs/fact%20sheets/FactSheets.htm

Lori Nix: Some Other Place
Collection of works of "tableau photography," in which the photographer "constructs these miniature worlds from model kits, and silk flowers embracing the practice of scene building while setting the stage for the viewer's imagination to invent fantastical tales of iconic American landscapes." Includes images of Midwestern phenomena and natural disasters (such as insect manifestations) and "ambiguous undefined scenes of suspense." Also features an introductory essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside.
URL: http://138.23.124.165/exhibitions/nix/

Guide to Asian Specialty Vegetables in the Central Valley, CA
Introduction to Asian specialty crops grown in Fresno, Tulare, Merced, and San Joaquin counties in California. Includes photographs and brief descriptions of melons and gourds (such as bittermelon and opo), beans and peas, grasses and sedges (such as water chestnut), eggplants and peppers, and cabbages (such a bok choy and daikon). Browsable by family. Also features a nutritional information table. From the Small Farm Center, University of California, Davis.
URL: http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/research/AsianVeg/asian_veg.htm

Identification: Key to Aphids Commonly Found in Small Grains, Corn, and Sorghum in California
An illustrated, interactive guide for identifying "the aphid species that are most commonly found in small grains (wheat, rye, and barley), corn, and sorghum in California." Includes photographs of each aphid, and links to related information on damage and management. From the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM), University of California, Davis.
URL: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/KEYAPHIDGRAIN/

Washington Rare Plant Care & Conservation
Background and research about rare plants in Washington state. Features images of rare plants, details about rare plant conservation monitoring activities and research at the University of Washington, a page on wildflowers, a rare plant quiz, and related material. From the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington.
URL: http://courses.washington.edu/rarecare/

Organic Vegetable Production in California Series
A series of publications on organic farming "written by Farm Advisors and Specialists from the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Each publication addresses a key aspect of organic production practices applicable to all vegetable crops." Topics include certification and marketing, postharvest handling of crops, and managing soil, weeds, insect pests, and plant diseases. From the Small Farm Center, University of California, Davis.
URL: http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/research/organic.html
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22245

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