Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Articles of note in the Sterling Morton Library : March’s offerings

These are some recent articles that can be found within the journal collection of the Sterling Morton Library. Please visit the Library to discover the incredible botanical and horticultural resources that await you! If you are unable to visit the Library and interested in reviewing one of these articles, I would be delighted to help you at rhassert@mortonarb.org.

Bayles, David Paul. Falling trees. Orion, v. 29, no. 2, p. 50-55.

Botts, Beth. From the ground up : a 19-year partnership turns a bare subdivision lot into a leafy glade. Chicagoland Gardening, v. 16, no. 2, p. 654-69.
A bare lot in Wheaton grows into a wooded splendor.

Ebinger, John E., et al. Vascular plant species extirpated or not vouchered as occurring in Illinois. Erigenia, no. 23, p. 3-23.

Johnson, W. Carter, et al. Prairie wetland complexes as landscape functional units in a changing climate. BioScience, v. 60, no. 2, p. 128-140.

Mathew, Brian. A chorus of crocus. Garden, v. 135, pt. 2, p. 86-89.

Orrock, John L. and Martha S. Witter. Multiple drivers of apparent competition reduce re-establishment of a native plant in invaded habitats. Oikos, v. 119, p. 101-108.

Rose, Nancy. A soft touch : Pinus wallichiana. Arnoldia, v. 67, no. 3, p. 36.
Interesting note about the Himalayan white pine – saunter out to our magnificent specimen in the Conifer Collection – worth a visit!

Schwegman, John E. A lifetime of botanizing in Illinois. Erigenia, no. 23, p. 39-44.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed reviewing your list of journal articles. I would like to read the article by Beth Botts in Chicagoland Gardening. I hope to stop in to the library this week to read it.
Thank you,
Brenda Spitzer