June 1, 1899
Everything’s coming up roses: The botany section of the Scientific Association has found between April 20, and May 20, seventy-one varieties of the flowering plants and trees. The greatest number found on a single walk was forty-three.
New Reference Book: The Book of Fungi
The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World by Peter Roberts and Shelley Evans, University of Chicago Press, 2011. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 579.5 R54b 600 fungi are pictured and given … Continued
March 26, 1894
The fragrance of spring: Another school record broken! A flower in full blossom (the skunk cabbage) was found by a botany walk on March 15. This is the earliest date on which a flower has been found during the School’s … Continued
New Reference Book: The Encyclopedia of Herbs
The Encyclopedia of Herbs: A Comprehensive Reference to Herbs of Flavor and Fragrance by Arthur O. Tucker and Thomas Debaggio, Timber Press, 2010. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 635 T79E Noted as a best Reference of 2009 by Library … Continued