Remarks onMarsilea macropus,(the Nardoo Plant,) which had germinated in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden

The botanic garden, Erasmus Darwin, 1791

ERASMUS DARWIN, The botanic garden, Erasmus Darwin, 1791, London, Scolar Press, 1973, 4to, pp. viii, xii, 214, 128, v-vii, 184, illus., £10.00. Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), grandfather of Charles, was an outstanding Midlands physician, and, in addition, a prominent scientist, inventor, and founder of the Birmingham Lunar Society. However, he also enjoyed great fame as a poet and this book presen...

A concordance to Erasmus Darwin's poem `The Botanic Garden'

exemplificatory, and by concentrating on what is available close at hand, they are inviting others in France to follow them. "Go and do thou likewise" could well be the book's motto, and it will be interesting to see how many adopt it. Even those who consider themselves already sufficiently expert not to require basic instruction should not neglect some of its admonitions, and the traveller to ...

Context-Sensitive Information Delivery to Visitors in a Botanic Garden

This paper presents a newly initiated project to study how learning opportunities can be provided through the delivery of context-sensitive, multimedia information to experienced visitors in a mobile, outdoor environment. It addresses design challenges faced in designing a handheld GardenGuide from the perspectives of designer, user and implementer. Specific examples include selection of approp...

U.c. Riverside Botanic Gardens Spring Plant Sale

U.c. Riverside Botanic Gardens Spring Plant Sale

Heteromeles arbutifolia (from yellow fruit), "TOYON" Versatile, Calif. native, water-efficient small tree/large shrub w/ toothed, glossy green leaves, large clusters of white flowers in summer, showy red berries in winter; some may produce yellow berries. [9] (H*B*W*C*) Homalanthus populifolius, "QUEENSLAND POPLAR" Small, Aust. rainforest tree that is surprisingly hardy; fast-growing w/ handsom...