Hello all:
Here is a list of some recent magazine articles, books 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).
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Magazine articles
O’Dell, Ryan E., Stephen L. Young and Victor P. Claassen, “Native roadside perennial grasses persist a decade after planting in the Sacramento Valley.” California Agriculture, v. 61, no. 29 (Apr.-June 2007), p. 79-84.
Marvier, Michelle, “Pharmaceutical crops have a mixed outlook in California [plants genetically engineered to produce drugs, vaccines, etc.]” California Agriculture, v. 61, no. 29 (Apr.-June 2007), p. 59-66.
Reid, Christine, “Sunny side up: when the going gets hot, and dry, it’s time to make a radical change to your gardening style; Zoe Monotti from Victoria, Australia tells Christine Reid how she transformed her traditional garden with prairie-style inspired by Piet Oudolf.” Gardens Illustrated, no. 123 (March 2007), p. 20-27.
Hobson, Patsy Bell, “Fight weeds with herbs: growing dainty, fragrant herbs in the crevices of paths and walls prevents weeds and adds whimsy to your yard or garden.” Herb Companion, v. 19, no. 4 (May 2007), p. 32-37.
Eames-Sheavly, Marcia, et al., “Greener voices: an exploration of adult perceptions of participation of children and youth in gardening planning, design, and implementation.” HortTechnology, v. 17, no. 2 (Apr.-June 2007), p. 247-253.
Brigham, Steve, “The great freeze of January 2007, part two.” Let’s Talk Plants, no. 151 (April 2007), 7, 21.
Bauml, James A., “Plant collecting & permits.” Public Garden, v. 21, no. 4 (2006), p. 41-42.
Hayes, Virginia, “Early plant introductions in the Santa Barbara, California area.” Public Garden, v. 21, no. 4 (2006), p. 36.
“2007 available source list.” [a comprehensive list of daylily nurseries] The Daylily Journal, v. 62, no. 1 (Spring 2007 Supplement), p. 48-52.
Turnbull, Cass, “Hazardous trees: the second storm; don’t panic – get a tree risk assessment.” Plant Amnesty, v. 19, no. 1 (Spring, 2007), p. 1, 4-5, 13.
Hsu, Eric, “Marvelous mahonias: the winter garden would not be complete without the foliage and inflorescences of Mahonia species. American Nuseryman, v. 205, no. 6 (Mar. 15, 2007), p. 20-22, 24-26.
Morgan, Steve, “Frost damage in the Botanic Garden.” Newsletter: UC Riverside Botanic Gardens, v. 27, no. 1 (Spr. 2007), p. 1-3.
Aedo, Carlos, [et al], “Taxonomic revision of Geranium subsect. Mediterranea (Geraniaceae)”, Systematic Botany, v. 32, no. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2007), p. 93-128.
Books
Adult literature
PN 6084 .N2 D53 1992 Nature--Quotations, maxims, etc. Dictionaries.
A dictionary of environmental quotations / compiled by Barbara K. Rodes and Rice Odell. Johns Hopkins Paperbacks ed. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998, c1992.
PN 6084 .N2 M43 1994 Nature--Literary collections.
Meditations on the earth : a celebration of nature, in quotations, poems, and essays / compiled by Holly Hughes ; illustrated by Mark Weakley. Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, c1994.
PN 6084 .N2 Q68 1999 Nature--Quotations, maxims, etc.
The quotable nature lover / compiled by John A. Murray. 1st ed. New York : Lyons Press, 1999.
QH 31 .M85 A3 2001 Natural history--South America
Muir, John, 1838-1914. John Muir's last journey : south to the Amazon and east to Africa : unpublished journals and selected correspondence / John Muir ; edited by Michael P. Branch ; foreword by Robert Michael Pyle. Washington : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2001.
QK 47 .R253b 2005 Botany.
Raven, Peter H. Biology of plants / Peter H. Raven, Ray F. Evert, Susan E. Eichhorn. 7th ed. New York : W.H. Freeman and Co., c2005.
QK 83 .B377 1961 Flowers.
Barraclough, Daphne. A flower-lover's miscellany : an authoritative collection of factual information together with an account of historical and legendary associations / by Daphne Barraclough ; Illustrated by EsmeÌ Eve. London, New York : F. Warne, c1961.
QK 431 .B56 1972 Wild flowers--Pictorial works--Australia
Blombery, Alec M. (Alec Morris). What wildflower is that? / Alec M. Blombery. Dee Why, N.S.W. ; New York : Hamlyn, 1972.
QK 495.064 B22 2003 Orchids—Tropics--Asia.
Banks, David P. Handy pocket guide to orchids / text and photographs by David P. Banks. Singapore : Periplus ; North Clarendon, Vt. : Tuttle Publishing [distributor], 2003.
QK 567 .C33 1962 Algae.
Chapman, V. J. (Valentine Jackson), 1910-. The algae / by V. J. Chapman. 1st ed., reprinted. London : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1962.
QK 936 .C43 2003 Tropical plants.
Chan, Elisabeth. Handy pocket guide to tropical plants / text by Elisabeth Chan ; photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni. Singapore : Periplus ; North Clarendon, Vt. : Tuttle Publishing [distributor], 2003.
SB 317 .L37 K68 1998. Lavenders.
Kourik, Robert. The lavender garden : beautiful varieties to grow and gather / by Robert Kourik ; photographs by Deborah Jones. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1998
*SB 405 .B186 1963 Flowers.
Balfour, A. P. Annual and biennial flowers / A.P. Balfour ; prepared in conjunction and collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society. London : G. Bles, 1963.
*SB 405.5 .C3 B88 1931. Flower gardening--California.
Butterfield, Harry Morton, 1887-. Home floriculture in California / H.M. Butterfield. Berkeley : The College of Agriculture, University of California , 1931
*SB 410.95 .H37 1991 Roses--Varieties.
Harkness, Peter. The photographic encyclopedia of roses / text, Peter Harkness. New York, N.Y. : Gallery Books, 1991.
*SB 411 .B27 1991 Rose culture.
Barash, Cathy Wilkinson, 1949-. Roses / Cathy Wilkinson Barash. Secaucus, N.J. : Chartwell Books, Inc., c1991.
SB 411.45 .H37 2003 Roses--History.
Harkness, Peter. The rose : an illustrated history / written by Peter Harkness ; preface by Graham Stuart Thomas. Buffalo, NY : Firefly Books, 2003.
*SB 411.5 .C3 B88 1953 Roses--California
Butterfield, Harry Morton, 1887-. Amateur rose culture in California / H.M. Butterfield. [Berkeley] : University of California, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service, 1953.
*SB 411.65 .E53 B43 1977 Roses.
Beales, Peter. Edwardian roses / with text by Peter Beales and photographs by Keith Money. Norwich : Jarrold and Sons, 1977.
*SB 411.65 .E53 M37 1997 English roses.
Martin, Clair G. Smith & Hawken 100 English roses for the American garden / by Clair G. Martin ; photographs by Saxon Holt ; foreword by David Austin. New York : Workman Pub., c1997.
*SB 411.65 .O55 B43 1977 Old roses--Varieties.
Beales, Peter. Early Victorian roses / with text by Peter Beales and photographs by Keith Money. Norwich : Jarrold and Sons, 1977.
*SB 411.65 .O55 B43La 1979 Old roses--Varieties.
Beales, Peter. Late Victorian roses / with text by Peter Beales and photographs by Keith Money. Norwich : Jarrold and Sons, 1979.
SB 413 .C644 F53 1994. Flowering crabapples.
Fiala, John L. Flowering crabapples : the genus Malus / by John L. Fiala ; technical editor, Gilbert S. Daniels. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c1994
SB 413 .D12 J46 1991. Narcissus (Plants)
Jefferson-Brown, M. J. (Michael James), 1930-. Narcissus / Michael Jefferson-Brown. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 1991
*SB 413 .D13 B35 1966 Dahlias.
Barnes, Albert Thomas. The dahlia grower's treasury / by A.T. Barnes. Second revised ed. London : Collingridge, 1966.
*SB 413 .D3 D35 1988 Daylilies--Encyclopedias.
Daylily encyclopedia / edited by Steve Webber. Damascus, Md. : Webber Gardens, c1988.
SB 413 .D3 S76 1934 Daylilies.
Stout, Arlow Burdette, 1876-1957. Daylilies : the wild species and garden clones, both old and new, of the genus Hemerocallis / by A.B. Stout. New York : The Macmillan company, 1934.
SB 413 .D3 S76 1986 Daylilies.
Stout, Arlow Burdette, 1876-1957. Daylilies : the wild species and garden clones, both old and new, of the genus Hemerocallis / A.B. Stout ; introduction and updating by Darrel Apps ; foreword by Graham Stuart Thomas. Millwood, N.Y. : Sagapress : Distributed by Kraus R. and P., 1986.
*SB 413 .D53 A54c 1946 Carnations.
Allwood, Montagu C. (Montagu Charles). Carnations and all dianthus / by Montagu C. Allwood ; with a foreword by F. W. Alesworth. 3d ed. Hayward's Heath, Sussex, [Eng.] : Allwood Bros., 1947.
*SB 413 .D53 B156c 1990 Carnations.
Bailey, Steven. Carnations : perpetual-flowering carnations, borders and pinks / Steven Bailey. 1st paperback ed., rev. London : Blandford ; New York : Distributed in the United States by Sterling Pub. Co., c1990.
SB 413 .D64 C37 2005 Dogwoods.
Cappiello, Paul. Dogwoods : the genus Cornus / Paul Cappiello & Don Shadow. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2005.
SB 413 .F74 J44 1997 Fritillaria.
Jefferson-Brown, M. J. (Michael James), 1930-. The gardener's guide to growing fritillaries / Michael Jefferson-Brown and Kevin Pratt. Newton Abbot, U.K. : David & Charles ; Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 1997.
*SB 413 .G5 A53 1989 Gladiolus.
Anderton, E. W. (Eric W). Growing gladioli / E. W. Anderton and R. Park. London : Helm ; Portland, Ore. : Timber Press, c1989.
*SB 413 .G5 B43 1927 Gladiolus.
Beal, Alvin Casey, 1872-1929. The gladiolus and its culture : how to propagate, grow and handle gladioli outdoors and under glass / by Alvin C. Beal. New York : Orange Judd ; London : K. Paul, French, Trubner, 1927.
SB 413 .H73 G74 1996 Hosta.
Grenfell, Diana. The gardener's guide to growing hostas / Diana Grenfell. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c1996.
SB 413 .H93 B69 1999 Hydrangeas.
Bowman, Daria Price. Hydrangeas / Daria Price Bowman. New York, N.Y. : Friedman/Fairfax, c1999.
SB 413 .I8 M14 1996 Siberian iris.
McEwen, Currier. The Siberian iris / Currier McEwen ; with illustrations by Jean G. Witt. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c1996.
SB 413 .I8 S54 1998 Irises (Plants)
Shear, William A. The gardener's iris book / William Shear. Newtown, Conn. : Taunton Press, c1998.
SB 413 .K3 J39 1997. Kalmia--North America.
Jaynes, Richard A., 1935-. Kalmia : mountain laurel and related species / Richard A. Jaynes. [3rd ed.]. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, c1997
SB 413 .L7 J44 1995 Lilies.
Jefferson-Brown, M. J. (Michael James), 1930-. The gardener's guide to growing lilies / Michael Jefferson-Brown & Harris Howland. Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 1995.
*SB 413 .P2 F85 1990 Pansies.
Fuller, Rodney. Pansies, violas & violettas : the complete guide / Rodney Fuller. Paperback ed. Marlborough : Crowood, 1993, c1990.
SB 413 .P28 V36 2000 Passiflora.
Vanderplank, John. Passion flowers / John Vanderplank. 3rd ed. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2000.
SB 413 .P4 P34 1997 Peonies.
Page, Martin, 1953-. The gardener's guide to growing peonies / Martin Page. Newton Abbot [Eng.] : David & Charles ; Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 1997.
*SB 413 .P47 K73 1974 Philodendrons.
Kramer, Jack, 1927-. Philodendrons / Jack Kramer ; drawings by Charles Hoeppner (unless otherwise stated). New York : Scribner ; c1974.
SB 413 .P4 R64 1995 Peonies.
Rogers, Allan. Peonies / by Allan Rogers ; illustrated and with an essay on landscaping by Linda Engstrom. Portland, Or. : Timber Press. c1995.
*SB 413 .R47 B47 1965 Rhododendrons.
Berrisford, Judith Mary, 1921-. Rhododendrons and azaleas / Judith Berrisford. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1965, c1964.
*SB 425 .G45 1973 Bulbs.
Genders, Roy. Bulbs : a complete handbook of bulbs, corms, and tubers / Roy Genders. Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill Co., c1973.
SB 427 .B37 1968 Ornamental climbing plants.
Bartrum, Douglas. Climbing plants and some wall shrubs / by Douglas Bartrum. Revised ed. London : Gifford, 1968.
SB 431 .L56 1985 Foliage plants.
Lloyd, Christopher, 1921-2006. Foliage plants / Christopher Lloyd. New and rev. ed., 1st American ed. New York : Random House, c1985.
SB 435 .M171wt 1986 Trees.
Macoboy, Stirling. What tree is that? / Stirling Macoboy ; [designed by Judy Hungerford ; edited by Sue Wagner]. London : Tiger Books, 1986, c1979.
SB 439.26 .A8 M37 1997 Native plants for cultivation--Australia.
Mason, John. Growing Australian natives / John Mason and staff of the Australian Correspondence School. Kenthurst, NSW, Australia : Kangaroo Press, 1997.
SB 453 .A43 1997 Gardening.
Amato, Mia. The garden explored / Mia Amato with the Exploratorium. 1st American ed. New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
*SB 453.3 .A9 B78 1942 Gardening--Australia.
Brunning, Leslie Herbert Ashby. The ... Australian gardener : a complete and practical guide dealing with the growing of fruit, flowers and vegetables / by Leslie H. Brunning. 27th ed. Melbourne : Robertson & Mullens, 1942.
SB 453.3 .I53 G67 1991 Horticulture--India.
Gopalaswamiengar, K. S. Complete gardening in India / by K.S. Gopalaswamiengar. 4th ed. / rev. enl. and photography by Gopalaswamy Parthasarathy & Parthasarathy Mukundan. Bangalore, India : Gopalaswamy Parthasarathy, 'Srinivasa', 1991.
SB 466 .U65 M53 B46 2000 Gardens—Guidebooks--Middle West
Bennett, Paul. The garden lover's guide to the Midwest / Paul Bennett. New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
SB 466 .U65 S6 2000 Gardens—Guidebooks--Southern States
Bennett, Paul, 1970-. The garden lover's guide to the South / Paul Bennett. New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
SB 473.5 .D49 2002 Painting.
Dewberry, Donna S. Painting garden decor / with Donna Dewberry. 1st ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, c2002.
SD 129 .B3 A3 1944 Forests and forestry.
Baker, Richard St. Barbe, 1889-. I planted trees / by Richard St. Barbe Baker ; with a foreword by the Earl of Portsmouth. London : Lutterworth Press, 1944.
*SD 397 .O12 L64 2005 Oak--History.
Logan, William Bryant. Oak : the frame of civilization / William Bryant Logan. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2005.
Juvenile literature
j QK 46.5 .H85 T75 1993 Flowers--Juvenile fiction.
Trivizas, Eugene. The three little wolves and the big bad pig / Eugene Trivizas ; Helen Oxenbury. London : Egmont, c1993 (2003 [printing]).
Websites
Southwest Environmental Information Network or SEINET
http://seinet.asu.edu
This is a series of linked databases. Those of interest to botanists and plant folks are the combined vascular plant herbaria of Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Desert Botanical Garden, the Navajo Nation, Grand Canyon National Park and the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. The lichen herbaria of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and Arizona State University are also present. It also includes the Arizona State University’s seed and fruits collection and pollen collection. Some images occur of scanned herbaria specimens and photographs.
Celebrating Wildflowers
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers
“is dedicated to the enjoyment of the thousands of wildflowers growing on our national forests and grasslands and to educating the public about the many values of native plants.”
This is a very developed site with suggestions for wildflower viewing in various regions including our own. There are also sections for kids, teachers, those interested in gardening with natives and invasives.
Garden-Based Learning
Compilation of gardening activities, projects, and other resources "for educators, volunteers, and parents working with children and youth." Some of the project themes include the food system, plants and textiles, produce marketing, and landscaping. Includes downloadable publications on topics such as city gardening, apples, peanuts, rice, and "the three sisters" (corn, beans, and squash). From the Cornell University Department of Horticulture.
URL: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gbl/
Thanks for reading!
Susan C. Eubank
Arboretum Librarian
Arboretum Library
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, California 91007
626-821-3213
626-445-1217 (fax)
www.arboretum.org
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007
March 2007
Hello all:
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). 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.
Articles
Phillips, Leonard, “Bald-cypress: the 2007 urban tree of the year.” Arbor Age, v. 27, no. 1 (Jan. 2007), p. 12-13.
Meerow, Alan W., “El desierto florido [Chile’s Atacama Desert during an El Niño year].” Bulbs: Bulletin of the International Bulb Society, v. 7, no. 1 (Jan.-June 2005), p. 7-15.
Bean, Anthony R., “A new system for determining which plant species are indigenous in Australia.” Australian Systematic Botany, v. 20, no. 1 (2007), p. 1-43.
Childs, Jim, “Dahlias: light up your late-summer garden.” Garden Gate, no. 74, (Apr. 2007), p. 12-17.
Ruch, Pamela, “The perfect tomato plan: whether you’re a complete novice or an old hand, follow these directions as we guarantee you the biggest and best harvest you’ve ever had.” Organic Gardening, v. 54, no. 3 (Apr. 2007), p. 58-63, 65.
Wester, Petra and Regine Classen-Bockhoff, “Nectar for the birds: two species of Salvia join Salvia africana-lutea as the only three species in the ‘Old World’ to be exclusively pollinated by birds.” Veld & Flora, v. 92, no. 3 [sic] (Dec. 2006), p. 196-197.
Bochet, Esther, Patricio García-Fayos, and Jaume Tormo, “Road slope revegetation in semiarid Mediterranean environments, part 1: Seed dispersal and spontaneous colonization.” Restoration Ecology, v. 15, no. 1 (Mar. 2007), p. 88-96.
Tormo, Jaume, Esther Bochet and Patricio García-Fayos, “Roadfill revegetation in semiarid Mediterranean environments, part 2: Topsoiling, species selection, and hydroseeding.” Restoration Ecology, v. 15, no. 1 (Mar. 2007), p. 97-102.
Quarles, William, “Landscape IPM for spider mites.” Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly, v. 22, nos. 2/3 (Spr./Sum. 2006), p. 8-10.
Quarles, William, “Managing fungus gnats on indoor plants.” Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly, v. 22, nos. 2/3 (Spr./Sum. 2006), p. 11-17.
Schwartz, David, “A xeric fern rock garden.” Fiddlehead Forum: Bulletin of the American Fern Society, v. 33, no. 5 (Oct.-Dec. 2006), p. 25-29.
Asakawa, Bruce, “Girdling [for stimulating flowering and changing growth habit].” Garden Compass, (Mar./Apr. 2007), p. 12.
Asakawa, Sharon, “Bonfante Gardens Family Theme Park: a dream come true.” Garden Compass, (Mar./Apr. 2007), p. 32-36.
Pierce, Simon, “Leviathans of the cloud forest: epiphytic bromeliads with woody stems.” Journal of the Bromeliad Society, v. 57, no. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 2007), v. 12-15.
Viani, Lisa Owens. “Best laid plans: Long known for its arboreal splendor, the University of California’s Berkeley campus is facing the chain saw.” Landscape Architecture, v. 97, no. 3 (Mar. 2007), p. 24.
Carr, Ethan, “National parks: the uncertain road ahead, caught between politics and underfunding landscape architecture in the National Park Service evolves while struggling to preserve parks unimpaired for future generations.” Landscape Architecture, v. 97, no. 3 (Mar. 2007), p. 80-87.
Sardar, Zahid, “Garden snake: in San Francisco, landscape architects and artists collaborate to rescue a neighborhood park from urban blight.” Landscape Architecture, v. 97, no. 3 (Mar. 2007), p. 104-109.
Websites
World Checklist of Monocotyledons
www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots
www.kew.org/data/grasses-syn.html
75,000 accepted names with 200,000 synonyms with citations where the current names are accepted. The overview entry also shows a geographic range and a complicated code series details the general range. There is a direct link to Google images. An advanced search has many options such as allowing you to retrieve which iris are native to southeastern Europe. The grass list will be integrated later this year.
International Earth Day
Website for this version of Earth Day, as celebrated on the spring equinox in March. (Earth Day is generally observed in April.) Features background of this day that was initiated "on March 21, 1970. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis, patron saint of ecology." Includes an Earth Day charter and guide for earth trustees by Earth Day founder John McConnell, and related material.
URL: http://www.earthsite.org
Growing Up in the Wine Industry
Transcript and audio of a 2006 radio interview with E.&J. Gallo Winery president Joseph Gallo "about learning the family business from Ernest and Julio, and passing it on." Also includes a brief history of this California winery, which "has earned a reputation for being a pioneer and tastemaker, from being the first company to introduce screw-cap bottles in the 1940s to being one of the first wine producers to advertise." From American Public Media.
URL: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/11/16/AM200611162.html
New Online Guide for Identifying the World's Seeds and Fruits
http://nt.ars-grin.gov/sbmlweb/OnlineResources/frsdfam/Index.cfm
The bulk of agricultural commerce is in the form fruits and seeds. Most weeds and invasive species also move around as fruits and seeds. The database accessible here, has 418 families of seed plants, all the families of seed plants recognized by the USDA in December 2003. The following characters are recorded for each family: 17 cone characters, 123 fruit characters, 175 seed characters, and three distribution characters. Also, those families with declared noxious weed species in the U.S.A. are indicated as such, and the species are listed. The data are stored in DELTA format and were converted to a binary format for interactive identification and queries using the INTKEY software program of CSIRO.
http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/
California's butterflies online
One of the two largest butterfly databases in the world will be open to the public on March 1, 2007. The 35 years' worth of data on butterfly populations across northern California has important implications for the study of global climate change. Since 1972, Professor Arthur Shapiro of the Center for Population Biology and Section of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis has counted butterflies at sites across northern California from sea level to the tree line, 9,000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada. At each site, data are collected every two weeks during butterfly season. By the end of 2006, Shapiro had logged more than 5,000 site visits and 83,000 individual records of 159 species and subspecies. That data is now available with climate data from nearby weather stations, descriptions of study sites and habitats, and numerous photos. Much of the information is directly available. Users interested in more detail can obtain a password to access the entire database.
http://iv.ucdavis.edu
New viticulture website offers online grape information
A wealth of information about grape growing is now available to the wine and grape community, and general public, at the University of California's new user-friendly Integrated Viticulture Online Web site. The new site, is designed to increase accessibility to the work of university researchers, including faculty and Cooperative Extension specialists and farm advisors. Content is continuously added and updated. The heart of the site is the "viticultural information" section, which provides information on a variety of subjects ranging from grapevine breeding to worker health and safety. Photos and links to valuable publications, people and online resources are included.
Thanks for reading!
Susan C. Eubank
Arboretum Librarian
Arboretum Library
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, California 91007
626-821-3213
626-445-1217 (fax)
www.arboretum.org
Back to Main
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). 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.
Articles
Phillips, Leonard, “Bald-cypress: the 2007 urban tree of the year.” Arbor Age, v. 27, no. 1 (Jan. 2007), p. 12-13.
Meerow, Alan W., “El desierto florido [Chile’s Atacama Desert during an El Niño year].” Bulbs: Bulletin of the International Bulb Society, v. 7, no. 1 (Jan.-June 2005), p. 7-15.
Bean, Anthony R., “A new system for determining which plant species are indigenous in Australia.” Australian Systematic Botany, v. 20, no. 1 (2007), p. 1-43.
Childs, Jim, “Dahlias: light up your late-summer garden.” Garden Gate, no. 74, (Apr. 2007), p. 12-17.
Ruch, Pamela, “The perfect tomato plan: whether you’re a complete novice or an old hand, follow these directions as we guarantee you the biggest and best harvest you’ve ever had.” Organic Gardening, v. 54, no. 3 (Apr. 2007), p. 58-63, 65.
Wester, Petra and Regine Classen-Bockhoff, “Nectar for the birds: two species of Salvia join Salvia africana-lutea as the only three species in the ‘Old World’ to be exclusively pollinated by birds.” Veld & Flora, v. 92, no. 3 [sic] (Dec. 2006), p. 196-197.
Bochet, Esther, Patricio García-Fayos, and Jaume Tormo, “Road slope revegetation in semiarid Mediterranean environments, part 1: Seed dispersal and spontaneous colonization.” Restoration Ecology, v. 15, no. 1 (Mar. 2007), p. 88-96.
Tormo, Jaume, Esther Bochet and Patricio García-Fayos, “Roadfill revegetation in semiarid Mediterranean environments, part 2: Topsoiling, species selection, and hydroseeding.” Restoration Ecology, v. 15, no. 1 (Mar. 2007), p. 97-102.
Quarles, William, “Landscape IPM for spider mites.” Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly, v. 22, nos. 2/3 (Spr./Sum. 2006), p. 8-10.
Quarles, William, “Managing fungus gnats on indoor plants.” Common Sense Pest Control Quarterly, v. 22, nos. 2/3 (Spr./Sum. 2006), p. 11-17.
Schwartz, David, “A xeric fern rock garden.” Fiddlehead Forum: Bulletin of the American Fern Society, v. 33, no. 5 (Oct.-Dec. 2006), p. 25-29.
Asakawa, Bruce, “Girdling [for stimulating flowering and changing growth habit].” Garden Compass, (Mar./Apr. 2007), p. 12.
Asakawa, Sharon, “Bonfante Gardens Family Theme Park: a dream come true.” Garden Compass, (Mar./Apr. 2007), p. 32-36.
Pierce, Simon, “Leviathans of the cloud forest: epiphytic bromeliads with woody stems.” Journal of the Bromeliad Society, v. 57, no. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 2007), v. 12-15.
Viani, Lisa Owens. “Best laid plans: Long known for its arboreal splendor, the University of California’s Berkeley campus is facing the chain saw.” Landscape Architecture, v. 97, no. 3 (Mar. 2007), p. 24.
Carr, Ethan, “National parks: the uncertain road ahead, caught between politics and underfunding landscape architecture in the National Park Service evolves while struggling to preserve parks unimpaired for future generations.” Landscape Architecture, v. 97, no. 3 (Mar. 2007), p. 80-87.
Sardar, Zahid, “Garden snake: in San Francisco, landscape architects and artists collaborate to rescue a neighborhood park from urban blight.” Landscape Architecture, v. 97, no. 3 (Mar. 2007), p. 104-109.
Websites
World Checklist of Monocotyledons
www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots
www.kew.org/data/grasses-syn.html
75,000 accepted names with 200,000 synonyms with citations where the current names are accepted. The overview entry also shows a geographic range and a complicated code series details the general range. There is a direct link to Google images. An advanced search has many options such as allowing you to retrieve which iris are native to southeastern Europe. The grass list will be integrated later this year.
International Earth Day
Website for this version of Earth Day, as celebrated on the spring equinox in March. (Earth Day is generally observed in April.) Features background of this day that was initiated "on March 21, 1970. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis, patron saint of ecology." Includes an Earth Day charter and guide for earth trustees by Earth Day founder John McConnell, and related material.
URL: http://www.earthsite.org
Growing Up in the Wine Industry
Transcript and audio of a 2006 radio interview with E.&J. Gallo Winery president Joseph Gallo "about learning the family business from Ernest and Julio, and passing it on." Also includes a brief history of this California winery, which "has earned a reputation for being a pioneer and tastemaker, from being the first company to introduce screw-cap bottles in the 1940s to being one of the first wine producers to advertise." From American Public Media.
URL: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/11/16/AM200611162.html
New Online Guide for Identifying the World's Seeds and Fruits
http://nt.ars-grin.gov/sbmlweb/OnlineResources/frsdfam/Index.cfm
The bulk of agricultural commerce is in the form fruits and seeds. Most weeds and invasive species also move around as fruits and seeds. The database accessible here, has 418 families of seed plants, all the families of seed plants recognized by the USDA in December 2003. The following characters are recorded for each family: 17 cone characters, 123 fruit characters, 175 seed characters, and three distribution characters. Also, those families with declared noxious weed species in the U.S.A. are indicated as such, and the species are listed. The data are stored in DELTA format and were converted to a binary format for interactive identification and queries using the INTKEY software program of CSIRO.
http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/
California's butterflies online
One of the two largest butterfly databases in the world will be open to the public on March 1, 2007. The 35 years' worth of data on butterfly populations across northern California has important implications for the study of global climate change. Since 1972, Professor Arthur Shapiro of the Center for Population Biology and Section of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis has counted butterflies at sites across northern California from sea level to the tree line, 9,000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada. At each site, data are collected every two weeks during butterfly season. By the end of 2006, Shapiro had logged more than 5,000 site visits and 83,000 individual records of 159 species and subspecies. That data is now available with climate data from nearby weather stations, descriptions of study sites and habitats, and numerous photos. Much of the information is directly available. Users interested in more detail can obtain a password to access the entire database.
http://iv.ucdavis.edu
New viticulture website offers online grape information
A wealth of information about grape growing is now available to the wine and grape community, and general public, at the University of California's new user-friendly Integrated Viticulture Online Web site. The new site, is designed to increase accessibility to the work of university researchers, including faculty and Cooperative Extension specialists and farm advisors. Content is continuously added and updated. The heart of the site is the "viticultural information" section, which provides information on a variety of subjects ranging from grapevine breeding to worker health and safety. Photos and links to valuable publications, people and online resources are included.
Thanks for reading!
Susan C. Eubank
Arboretum Librarian
Arboretum Library
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
301 North Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, California 91007
626-821-3213
626-445-1217 (fax)
www.arboretum.org
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