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ON ORDERING PUBLICATIONS . . . To
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860-439-5020 OR send request to: Include
$1.00 postage and handling for each single bulletin. Arboretum
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Arboretum Publications |
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| Greening Connecticut Cities & Towns: Managing Public Trees and Community Forests, Richard M. Ricard and Glenn D. Dreyer, Editors. 265 pp. 2005. This book is an indisensable reference that helps its readers understand specific aspects of community forestry. Together the editors and contributers place public treee management and community forestry into a greater context of environmental sustainability and economic development. $19.95 plus $4 postage and handling. |  |
| Connecticut's Notable Trees (1998 Update) by Glenn D. Dreyer. 93 pp. Memoirs of the Connecticut Botanical Society No. 2, 1989. Revised and updated, 1990. Second revision 1998. Records the locations and stories of the historic trees that have witnessed major events in Connecticut's past, and the largest trees of each taxa. $12.95 (plus $2.00 postage & handling). The Connecticut Notbable Trees Project |
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| The Wild Gardener in the Wild Landscape by Warren Kenfield. (Memorial Edition) 232 pp. 1991. The results of decades of creative research involving the scientific control of unwanted plants, combined with an extensive knowledge of plant ecology and horticulture to create an original volume for the homeowner as well as the estate manager. $25.95 plus $4.00 postage & handling. |
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| Wildflower Poster features 28 flora native to eastern United Stares and Canada illustrated by awarding winning naturalist and painter John Pitcher of Vermont. Beautiful and educational. 24" x 18". $10 plus $3 postage and handling. |  |
| Charles Chu - Connecticut College Campus High quality print of a Chinese ink and brush painting of the Connecticut College campus, 1984. 40” x 13” Unframed, $30 plus $3 postage and handling. Framed copies also available. Click on picture to see enlarged. |
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Arboretum Bulletins |
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| The Arboretum publishes a series of low-cost bulletins on various timely natural history, horticultural and conservation topics. These publications are critical to our mission of offering educational information to the public about basic ecological concepts as well as environmental conservation. | |
| No. 39 - Seaweeds of Long Island Sound 104 pp. 2006. New, user-friendly guide with colored photographs and illustrations of 79 different algae. Replaces Bulletin 18. $7.00 |
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| No. 38 - The Hidden Word of Plants A scanning electron microscope survey of the Native Plant Collection, Connecticut College Arboretum. Brief description of the scanning electron microscope and of the plant structures depicted in 50 stunningly detailed close-up photographs. pp. 40, 2003. $5.00 |
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| No. 37 - Living Resources and Habitats of the Lower Connecticut River Focuses on the lower reaches of the Connecticut River that is a major New England estuary and tidal river recognized as globally significnat. Photographs and illustrations. 76 pp., 2001. $3.00 |
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| No. 36 - Amphibians and Reptiles of the Connecticut College Arboretum This work combine a description of species reported from the Arboretum with a summary of the results of research projects that have been completed there. Illustrated. 48 pp., 1998. $5.00 |
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| No. 35 - Native Woody Plant Checklist A taxonomic checklist of the Native Woody Plant Collection with an index to both common and botanical names. 44 pp., 1996. $2.00 |
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| No. 34 - Tidal Marshes of Long Island Sound: Ecology, History and Restoration - Describes the ecology and chronicles the history of Long Island Sound Tidal Marshes. Photographs and illustrations. 73 pp., 1995. $5.00 |  |
| No. 33 - Archaeology in the Connecticut College Arboretum Detailed descriptions of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in the Arboretum. Photographs and illustrations. 56 pp., 1992 $5.00 |
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| No. 32 - The Connecticut College Arboretum--Its Sixth Decade and a Detailed History of the Land. Historical accounts of the formation and growth of the Arboretum. This bulletin supplements Bulletin No. 28. 96 pp., 1991. $5.00 |
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| No. 31 - Birds of the Connecticut College Arboretum An annotated list with seasonal records, and an account of the bird research program. Illustrated. 50 pp., 1990. $5.50 |
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| No. 30 - Native Shrubs for Landscaping. Descriptions and lists of the best native shrubs for home, commercial and institutional landscaping. Color photographs. 40 pp., 1987. $5.00 |
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| No. 29 - Mushrooms of New England Descriptions of 89 species of fungi, 62 illustrated. 49 pp., 1984. $2.50 |
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| No 28 - The Connecticut Arboretum: Its First Fifty Years 1931-1981 Historical accounts of the formation and growth of the Arboretum. 56 pp., 1982. $2.50 |
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| No. 27 - Birds of Connecticut Salt Marshes Illustrations and descriptions of 24 birds commonly seen on our tidal marshes. 48 pp., 1981. $1.50 |
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| No. 26 - Recycling Mycelium: A Fermentation Byproduct Becomes an Organic Resource Documents the role of industrial mycelial residues as soil amendments on ornamental plants, agricultural crops, and in natural vegetation. 32 pp., 1981 $1.00 |
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| No 25 - Salt Marsh Plants of Connecticut Illustrated guide to 22 plants which grow in our tidal wetland. 32 pp., 1980 $1.50 |
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| No. 24 - Garden Guide to Woody Plants - A Plant Handbook.100 pp. 1979. Lists and descriptions of over 500 different trees and shrubs useful for landscaping. 100 pp., 1979. $2.50 |
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| No. 23 - Plants and Animals of the Estuary Descriptions and illustrations of over 70 estuarine species. 44 pp., 1979. $1.50 |
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| No. 22 - Our Dynamic Tidal Marshes: Vegetation Changes as Revealed by Peat Analysis Description of a method for sampling peat and identifying plant remains in order to document vegetation change on tidal marshes. 12 pp., 1976. $2.00 |
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| No. 21 - Energy Conservation on the Home Grounds - The Role of Naturalistic Landscaping Learn how to conserve energy and essential resources for the home owner. 28 pp. 1996 reprinting with supplement of 1975 edition. $2.0 |
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| No. 20 - Tidal Marsh Invertebrates of Connecticut Descriptions and illustrations of over 40 species of mollusks, crustaceans, arachnids, and insects found on our tidal marshes. 36 pp., 1974 $1.50 |
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| No. l9 - Inland Wetland Plants of Connecticut Some 40 species of plants found in marshes, swamps and bogs are illustrated. 24 pp., 1973. $1.00 |
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| No. 18 - Seaweeds of the Connecticut Shore: A Wader's Guide Illustrated guide to 60 different algae with keys to their identification. 36 pp., 1972. Later edition 1985. $3.00 |
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| No.17 - Preserving Our Freshwater Wetlands Reprints of a series of articles on why it is important to preserve our freshwater wetlands and how this can be done. 52 pp., 1970 $1.00 |
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No. 12 - Connecticut's Coastal Marshes: A Vanishing Resource |
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