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AVRL so you would never have to wait long --Boundary_(ID_nW9c/WxSeoZfXOYEgKttfA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Marian, and of course I realize that 10 years is a long, long =20= time regarding taxonomic currency! Nevertheless, your version of the =20= FLORA is the best we non-botanists can do. Of course, those of us =20 here can check with Ruth for current names, and people in the Halifax =20= region can contact you or Laurel via the Museum of Natural History. Regards to you, too, from Jim Begin forwarded message: > From: Marian Munro <ZINCKMC@gov.ns.ca> > Date: July 3, 2008 12:48:23 PM ADT > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: Fwd: [NatureNS] re identification of caraway or other =20 > N.S. plants > > Jim, this Marian cautions you on claiming that Roland's Flora has the > most recent Latin names. It does not and is sorely out of date. > > Regards > Marian > > Marian C. Munro > Curator of Botany > Secretary, CBA/ABC > Nova Scotia Museum > Collections Section > 1747 Summer St. > Halifax, NS B3H 3A6 > Canada > > 902-424-3564 > >>>> "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> 7/3/2008 12:44 PM >>> > Thanks, Marian, and I guess AVRL is Annapolis Valley Regional > Library? What about the rest of Nova Scotia? I believe that the > Minister of Education back then in the late 1990s, Robbie Harrison, > told me that it was placed in every public library in the province, > plus every high school library. Does anyone know if this is true? > > This is important for potential users in order to access the most > current Latinized names for all species. And, of course, beware of > common names, which are fun but frustrating since they vary from book > > to book, authority to authority, and regionally as well! > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Marian Fulton & Art Harding <fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca> >> Date: July 2, 2008 10:13:28 PM ADT >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re identification of caraway or other N.S. >> plants >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Jim is correct =96 All branches of the AVRL have copies of Roland=92s > >> Flora of Nova Scotia. If your branches copy is currently checked >> out you can request another set from another branch. We have 16 >> copies in the AVRL so you would never have to wait long for a >> requested copy. >> >> Marian Fulton >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens- >> owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of James W. Wolford >> Sent: 02 July 2008 21:53 >> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca >> Cc: Ruth Newell; Melanie Priesnitz >> Subject: [NatureNS] re identification of caraway or other N.S. > plants >> >> For folks who don't have a handy plant field guide, remember that >> Roland's Flora of N.S. is in all public libraries and high school >> libraries in N.S., I think. AlsoI believe that, via the Irving >> Environmental Sciences Centre and/or the Harriet Irving Botanical >> Gardens Web-sites, the herbarium specimen images can be accessed on- > >> line by anyone?? Perhaps Ruth or Melanie can confirm or deny this >> and send contact information for access? Thanks in advance, from >> Jim in Wolfville. >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> >> > --Boundary_(ID_nW9c/WxSeoZfXOYEgKttfA) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Thanks, Marian, and of course I realize that 10 years is a long, long = time regarding taxonomic currency! =A0Nevertheless, your version of the = FLORA is the best we non-botanists can do. =A0Of course, those of us = here can check with Ruth for current names, and people in the Halifax = region can contact you or Laurel via the Museum of Natural History. = =A0<div><br></div><div>Regards to you, too, from = Jim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Marian Munro <<a = href=3D"mailto:ZINCKMC@gov.ns.ca">ZINCKMC@gov.ns.ca</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">July 3, 2008 12:48:23 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. = Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></font><= /div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: Fwd: [NatureNS] re = identification of caraway or other N.S.<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" = style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>plants</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jim, = this Marian cautions you on claiming that Roland's Flora has = the</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">most recent Latin names. It does = not and is sorely out of dat