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correct =96=2 Hi All, July 3, 2008 The 1966 Roland and Smith edition (paper bound) of the flora is superior to the more recent edition and so far as I know is still available from the NSIS Librarian at Dalhousie. If anyone cares to check this out I can likely dig out the e-mail address. D.Webster, Kentville Marian Fulton & Art Harding wrote: > Sorry Jim, yes AVRL is the Annapolis Valley Regional Library. I just > did a quick check and there are 134 copies in the other library > regions around the province so I would say Robbie gave you correct > information. It is a shame; our copies rarely go off the shelf. I > encourage everyone to make good use of their local library. Library > cards are free! Just need a piece of ID with your current address on > it. You can also apply for a library card online and it will be mailed > out to you. > > http://www.valleylibrary.ca/ We also do inter-library loans and will > try bring in books if we do not have them within our region. > > My promotion for AVRL for today! (I work at the Windsor Branch of AVRL) > > Marian Fulton > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca > [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of James W. Wolford > Sent: 03 July 2008 12:44 > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: Marian Munro; Ruth Newell; Laurel McIvor; Melanie Priesnitz > Subject: Fwd: [NatureNS] re identification of caraway or other N.S. plants > > 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 > <mailto:fulton.harding@ns.sympatico.ca> > > > Date: July 2, 2008 10:13:28 PM ADT > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] re identification of caraway or other N.S. plants > > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > Jim is correct - All branches of the AVRL have copies of Roland's > 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 <mailto: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: >
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