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Garden Gate:  Does every state have a 'field guide' to plants?  |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Sep 05 2007 : 12:46:06 PM
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In the early 1970's, Mr. Roger Barbour and Ms. Elizabeth Wharton, two University of Kentucky professors, began publishing guides to the flora and fauna of Kentucky. There was: "Trees and Shrubs of Kentucky" then "Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky". These are meticulously researched and beautifully photographed volumes which have been used as textbooks ever since. I've taken these books for granted my entire adult life. When I divorced my first husband, he kept all four field guides...missed those...not him so much-LOL! I've just replaced the last one I needed and I'm wondering and hoping that each and every state in the US has had a Wharton and Barbour to do this research. Does your state have field guides?
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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PlumCreekMama
True Blue Farmgirl
730 Posts
Heather
Iowa
USA
730 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2007 : 7:45:20 PM
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| I don't know of a good Iowa one, but Nebraska has a really good one that covers Nebraska and the Great Plains. |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2007 : 05:51:29 AM
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There are so many plants(some folks call them 'weeds' in town) that I know when I see them, just from looking at those old field guides. I used to hike with my first husband and those guides were worth their weight in gold. And the one for mammals even shows tracks and what droppings look like. There's another one somebody else wrote called "Weeds of Kentucky and surrounding areas" that I wish I had, but it's between 30 and 50 dollars everywhere I check online! :(
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
Edited by - Miss Bee Haven on Sep 06 2007 06:15:38 AM |
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 8:22:57 PM
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Have you check with the University of Kentucky Ag Dept or the UK Press? They may be able to help you get a copy of them or know where to get them. :) Let me know if you need any connections and I'll see what I can find out.
Jessica~Miss Wilma's Niece
Take a look at my country living photography & more at http://www.kyphotography.com
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 9:14:44 PM
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I have to say that one of the field guides (and it truly is, in my case, a "field" guide!) is called - and this is going to solidify me as a farm-geek-girl - is called "Weeds of the West." I LOVE THIS BOOK! I'll bet it's like what you are talking about, Janice, and it's great. I'm not sure about really comprehensive Utah field guides - I'm sure there are some - but somehow I'm always needing to check out some weed or another around the farm.
XOXO, Libbie
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