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American and
G.R Enduring Native agriculture
Nabiian, 19S9- Seeds:
Wild plant conservation. (ISBN 0-86547-343-9)- North Point Press, 850
CA
Avenue, 94706; [phone]. $18.95, hbk, xxiv +
Talbot Berkeley,
225
pp-
Ravhn, ph., R.R Evert, and Eiciihorn. 992. Biology^ of plants, 5th ed.
S.E.
1
NY
New
(ISBN Worth York,
0-87901-532-2) Publishers, 33 h-ving Place,
recommended
10003. $59.95, hbk, illustrated, color, xx + 791 pp. Strongly
anyone
as a text or reference in s library.
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Plants of southernmost Texas. Gorgas Science Foun-
Rici lARDSON, A. 1990,
TX
(ISBN 0-9627293-0-
dation, hic, 83 Fort Brown, Brownsville, 78520.
ppd, pbk, 298
51 illustrated.
2) 5 pp,
Whenever words
"GimcTon, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties. possible, ordinary Englisli are
used instead of "botanese."' There are some boranical terms whicii must be used, but chey arc
made
and sometimes rhe The identification process has been
defined the glossary also in text.
in
as easy as possible, and difficult technical characteristics are used only as a last resort."
All 823 native plants (exclusive ofgrasses) are described and keyed. Despite rhe absence of this
book
important family of plants the very useful.
is
WPA
The Monterey
the
CoMinLEO. Forward by Stegner. 1990- t?uide to
P.
Arizona
Peninsula. Reprinted by and available fron^ the University of Press,
AZ
(ISBN 0-8165-
1230 North Park Avenue, Suite 102, Tucson, 85719.
1145-4) pbk, 207 75
$13.95, illustrations.
pp.
WPA
"The Guide Monterey Peninsula" blend of history and self-gtiided tours of
to the is a
Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove, and Rig Sur. huluded are numerous ph(^tos from the '3()s and
woodcuts by San Francisco engraver Mallett Dean. Also in the book are a chronology of the
The
Monterey Peninsula and glossary of Spanish names and terms." Chapter Peninsula;
a 1.
chapter The Three Cities; chapter Shore and Valley; chapter 4. Appendices.
2. 3-
Summer. 230
Sonoran Desert Arizona
Alcock, 1990. University of Press,
I
J.
AZ
(ISBN
North Park Avenue, Suite 102, Tucson, 85719, [phone].
0-8165-1150-0). $19-95, hbk, X + 188 pp, illustrated..
among
and
"Life and death, "noisy violence, sex, and excitement": it's all there the birds
The
animals, the trees, shrubs, and insects that live in the Desert Southwest." author reveals the
unique environment.
fascination of in this
life
anniversary publication of the
1991. Fiftieth
MiiR'r/WHiu.F.R, J.D. (ed.)
-
Baton
Society for Louisiana irises. 1941 1991. Franklin Press, Inc.,
Box 40175
Rouge, LA. Order Louisiana U.S.L.,
from: Society for Irises,
LA
70504. $10.00. + 128.
Lafayette, ix
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Contents: Dr. John K. Small (R.A. Bazcc), Botanist and Friend; Iris studies in the GuIfStates
Small); Harvesting
(J.K. Iris seeds in the GuIfStates (J.K. Small); Salvaging the native American /
Inses (John K. Small); Vanishing
Iris (J.K. Small); Addisonia color plants Small and M.E.
(J.K.
Eaton); Bazet to the Doctor Bazet
to Mertzweiller).
(J.K.
W.A
Webhr.
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CO
University Press of Colorado, P.O. Box 849, Niwot, 80544, (303)530-
XXXVl
This is the companion volume to Colorado flora: western slope. Contents: Preface, IntrotUic-
Key
cion, to the families, Ferns and Fern Gymnosperms,
Angiosperms,
allies, Figures, Glossary
common
of terms. Index to names. Index
to tjenera.
WriTMANN,
R.C. and W.A. Weber.
1992. Catalog of the Colorado
a
flora:
biodiversity (ISBN
baseline. 0-87081-243-2).
University Press of Colo-
I +
2
5 pp.
1
the
')/
and
lichens, bryophytes, from 187-1 to the present. Lists of synonyms with forwarding
addresses
are given tor names no longer in use, and plants originally described from Colorado specimens
dating back
to the 186()s are listed with their bibliographic and
citations specific data.
Introduced (adventive) and endemic
species are also noted. References on which Colorado
records
were based are provided and keyed into a comprehensive bibhography."
Spcaring, D. 1991. Roadside geology of Texas. (ISBN
0-87842-265-X).
MT
Mountain
Press Publishing Company, RO. Box
2399, Missoula, 59806,
1-800-234-5308,
fax [phone]. pbk,
$15.95,
illustrations, xiv
-h
418
pp.
This the seventeenth Mountain
is title in Press' Roadside Geology
series. ''Roadsnie Geology
of
how common
Texas explains geologic processes shaped an molded
the landscapes you today
see
—
The
panorama
geologic of Texas wide
is a as the state is big sweeping from volcanic mesas and
thrusting mountains in the west to red canyons of the Panhandle, along tropical sand barriers of
Gulf
the Coast, and across limestone plateaus in the center of the state." Chapter The big
1.
The
picture, chapter 2. gulf coast, chapter 3. Central Texas (Hill country, caves, and plateaus),
chapter 4. Northeast Texas (Lignite and piney woods, chapter Northcentral Texas (Red beds
5.
We
-
(The panhandle High
Plains).
Klinka,
a., VJ. Krajina, A. Crska, and A.M.
Scagel. 1989- Indicator plants
of
coastal British Columbia. (ISBN 0-7748-032
University of
1-5). British
Columbia -
Press, #303 6344 Memorial Rod, Vancouver, Columbia
British
V6T CANADA.
1W5,
[phone]-
136.95, Tanalin Binding,
illustra-
409 46
tions, color, tables, 9 figures, 300
pp.
This
is a very beautiful identification guide. Contents: Tables, Figures, Acknowledgments,
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Introduction, Basic concepts, Concepts and methods related to indicator plants, site attributes
of
Distribution and ecological characteristics
and Indicator plant analysis,
indicator species.
indicator plants, References.
A me
guide
dJ.A.DuKn. 1990. field to
J
J
Houghton
(ISBN 0-395-46722-5, pbk).
photographs by Steven
Foster.
MA
Comnanv, 2 Park Boston, 02108. [phone]. $24.95
Mifflin St.,
%6
+
pp.
$
Guides pack with information in addition on
Another one of those Peterson Field that is
how 500 medicinal plants covered. Each plant illustrated with
teUing you to identify the is
This handy pocket book
numerous color photographs on about half of the plants. is
full
recommended regardless of whether the medicinal aspect is of interest
A
The yew thousand whispers (Biography of
H. 99
Hart/.hii, tree.'
Jr. 1
1
.
Box
a (ISBN 0-938 193-14-0, pbk). Hulogosi, P.O. 188, Eu^^ene,
species).
1
OR
97440. photographs, xvi + 319
$19-95, illustrated, pp.
Hart/ell has brought together in one place an ama/.ing amount of information on one plant.
compound
wonderful overview of the yews history, botany, culture, and use of the taxol
a
It
is
which being tested against cancer. Interesting!
is
The Ohio Volume 2:Thedicotyledoneae
vascular of
1989- flora
FisiiER,T.R.
drawings by
of Ohio. Part Asteraceae. Text by T. Richard Fisher, original
3:
Ames (ISBN 0-8 l42-0446-5(pt3), hbk). Ohio State University
Sharon
Glett.
OH
180 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, 43210-1 002.
Press,
280
92-6930. $65.00. xiv +
pp.
Ohio Rach
Part three of volume two covers 75 genera and 276 species represented in the flora.
Ohio map. Ohio workers should
species illustrated and provided with a distribution floristic
is
book and
useful necessary.
find this
&
Brioson, G.D.R. (Compiler Editor) and E.R. Smith (Ed. Asst.) 1991-
(ISBN
B-P-H/S Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianurn/Supplementum.
Hunt Documentation, Carnegie
0-91 196-54-1, hbk). Institute for Botanical
3
1068
|103-00(includingphi),
MellonUniversity,Pittsburgh,PA 15213.
pp.
new
must book any The following best describes the
This a for serious research library.
is
B-P-H/S and directly from the introduction. "This work forms both a supplement to and a
is
Hunt
partial revision of B-P-II BoUnikv-Perwdk/nN-lIuNrhinuni, published by the histitute in
968. Since B-P-/7 not fully superseded, the present work designed as a "key" to the locations
is
IS
1
down
ofentries in both volumes. B-P-il included entries for "more than 2,000 titles" published
1
to the end of 967. With the new titles now added, the total number of entries has risen to over
1
new
25,000 and the period of coverage extended to the end of 990, with the addition of a few
is
1
from 199 1-"
titles
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