November 2006

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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.

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!

Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index™ is the premier resource for access to articles about gardens and plants. Topics include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. A highlight of the database is its focus on environmentally sustainable horticultural and design practices. This index and abstract product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design & history. Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index covers a wide range of serial titles including general gardening titles of national, international, and regional interest, and titles devoted to specialty gardens and plant groups. Indexed and abstracted are more than 300 core titles, the majority of which are published in English. Coverage for many titles extends back further than a decade. Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index is a unique resource that brings together articles about plants and gardens into a single source, and it includes titles that are not available in any other index.

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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