October 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.

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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