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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.
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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 a full page of treatment. Includes family, distribution and spore color among other fungi facts. Examples: Copper Spike The Deceiver Hairy Hexagon Lea’s Orange Bonnet Rhubarb Bolete Helpful for: Ecology, Biology, Eco-Action, Botany
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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 history, and is a sure sign that spring will come a fortnight earlier than usual.
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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 Journal. An alphabetical list of of herbs meant to identify and describe cultivation and uses. Examples include: Artemisia Cymbopogon citratus Lavandula Rosmarinus officinalis Thymus Zingiber mioga Helpful for: Botany, Science, Fine Arts, Herbology