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Education — Lenhardt Library

Current Books & Book Reviews

Volume 8, Number 3
(May 2006)

 

Earl L. Core. Spring Wildflowers of West Virginia. Third edition, reprinted. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2005.

Page Dickey. Gardens in the Spirit of the Place. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2005.

Patrick Dugan (general editor). Firefly Guide to Wetlands. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books, 2005.

Fred Hageneder. The Meaning of Trees: Botany, History, Healing, Lore. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005.

Laura J. Lawson. City Bountiful: A Century of Community Gardening In America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005.

Tom Long. New England Nature Watch: A Month–by–Month Guide to the Natural World Around Us. Beverly, Mass.: Commonwealth Editions, 2003.

Sally M. Miller and Daryl Morrison (editors). John Muir: Family, Friends, and Adventures. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2005.

Toby Musgrave. Courtyard Gardens. New York: Hearst Books, 2000.

Stephen J. Pyne. Tending Fire: Coping with America’s Wildland Fires. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2004.

Sarah Raven. The Great Vegetable Plot: Delicious Varieties to Grow and Eat. London: BBC (distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing), 2005.

Michael G. Simpson. Plant Systematics. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2006.

Judith B. Tankard. Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement. New York: Abrams, 2004.

William L. Thompson. Sampling Rare or Elusive Species: Concepts, Designs, and Techniques for Estimating Population Parameters. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2005.

Ellen Wohl. Disconnected Rivers: Linking Rivers to Landscapes. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2004.

 

Current Books is an Internet–only journal reviewing new books about gardening, horticulture and botany. Reviews cover a wide range of new literature in print and are written primarily by the staff and volunteers of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Please send your comments and suggestions to

Edward J. Valauskas
Editor, Current Books on Gardening & Botany
Lenhardt Library of the Chicago Botanic Garden