CBHL Newsletter

The CBHL Newsletter keeps members advised of significant events, exhibitions, new publications, notes from the annual meeting, and activities of fellow council members.

Regular features include member news, book reviews, columns on web resources and on preservation and conservation, and other news items and announcements.

Please note: the CBHL Newsletter is now only available online in a PDF format. The printed version is no longer published, starting with No. 154, September 2019.

ISSN 1543-2653 (print version, to June 2019); ISSN 1545-5734 (electronic version)

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Tables of contents are now added below for recent issues.

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From the CBHL President: 2024 Conference Recap, by Kristen Mastel
Calendar of Events
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Solo Librarians Unite, by Marisha Sullivan
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Update, by Janet Evans
- Down a Rabbit Hole, by Donna Herendeen.
CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- The Book Burrow, by Allaina Wallace
- Europa Rosarium, Sangerhausen, Germany, by Judith Taylor
- Metroplex Archivists Spring Meeting, by Ana Niño.
- New Publications from BRIT Press, by Barney Lipscomb
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Early Camellias in Louisiana 1825-1860: Long-Lost Treasures Rediscovered by F. Wayne Stromeyer and Trenton L. James, reviewed by Hannah Rutledge
- First Ladies and their Orchids: A Century of Namesake Cattleyas by F. Wayne Stromeyer and Trenton L. James, reviewed by Hannah Rutledge
- The Vasculum or Botanical Collecting Box: Symbol of the Nineteenth-Century Botanist by Régine Fabri, translation by Henry Noltie, reviewed by Nicole Hanquart
CBHL Annual Business Meeting Notes, edited by Brandy Watts
CBHL Annual Meeting Committee Reports, edited by Brandy Watts.

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CBHL Announces 2024 Annual Literature Award Winners
Calendar of Events
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- CBHL Vice President On the Road, by Kristen Mastel
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- The Beauty of the Flower: The Art and Science of Botanical Illustration. by Stephen A. Harris, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
CBHL Board of Directors, 2023-2024

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CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- Andersen Horticultural Library News, by Kristen Mastel
CBHL Board of Directors, 2023-2024
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Garden: Exploring the Horticultural World by Phaidon Editors, reviewed by Gillian Hayward.
- Du Pont Gardens of the Brandywine Valley by Marta McDowell, reviewed by Janet Evans

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NYBG’s Mertz Library Appoints New Director, by Rhonda Evans
Calendar of Upcoming Events, ed. by Rita Hassert
CBHL Board of Directors 2023-2024
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- New Director (Hannah Rutledge) and International Intern at Longwood Gardens, by Gillian Hayward
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Updates, by Janet Evans
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Maria Sibylla Merian: Changing the Nature of Art and Science by Bert van de Roemer, Florence Pieters, Hans Mulder, Kay Etheridge, Marieke van Delft, reviewed by Kristine Paulus
- In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants by Maura C. Flannery, reviewed by Emma Hodgson

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CBHL Appoints New Vice President: Kristen Mastel
Save the dates for the new CBHL Virtual Roundtable Discussions!
Calendar of Upcoming Events, ed. by Rita Hassert
About the Maria Sibylla Merian Society, by Florence F.J.M. Pieters
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- Staff News from New York Botanical Garden, by Stephen Sinon
EBHL 2023 Annual Meeting Recap, by Kristen Mastel & Ana Niño
CBHL Board of Directors 2023-2024
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Gardening Can Be Murder by Marta McDowell, reviewed by Kristina Wilson
- Putting Down Roots: Foundations of Botany at Carolina by William R. Burk, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
- Flora’s Fieldworkers: Women and Botany in Nineteenth-century Canada edited by Ann Shteir, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
CBHL Annual Meeting 2023 Minutes, edited by Brandy Watts

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CBHL Announces 2023 Annual Literature Award Winners
Calendar of Upcoming Events, ed. by Rita Hassert
Join a CBHL Committee!
CBHL Board of Directors 2023-2024
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- The Magic of Mushrooms: Fungi in folklore, superstition and traditional medicine by Sandra Lawrence, reviewed by Kristine Paulus
- Botany & Gardens in Early Modern Ireland. edited by Elizabethanne Boran, E. Charles Nelson, & Emer Lawlor, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- BRIT Press Publishes Two New Titles, by Barney Lipscomb
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Update, by Janet Evans

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Remembering Judith Ann Reed, by John Reed
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- European Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Group (EBHL) and Linnaeus Link Partners Meeting, by Janet Evans
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Chanteloup, The Renaissance Garden of the Villeroys by Matthieu Dejean and Perrine Galand-Willemen, reviewed by Gillian Hayward.
2022 LibGuides Wrap Up, by Danielle Nowak.
Calendar of Events, ed. by Rita Hassert

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CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, and San Francisco Botanical Garden Merge, by Brandy Kuhl
- Book Announcement: Under Prairie Skies: The Plants and Native Peoples of the Northern, by Plains C. Thomas Shay
- The Helen Crocker Russell Library Turns 50!, by Brandy Kuhl
- Two New Publications from BRIT Press, by Barney Lipscomb
Calendar of Events, ed. by Rita Hassert
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Update, by Janet Evans
Annual Literature Award Book Raffle by Brian R. Thompson
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Ordering the Myriad Things: From Traditional Knowledge to Scientific Botany in China by Nicholas K. Menzies, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
- Rose Atlas: World of Roses by Dr. Tommy Cairns & Luis Desamero reviewed by Gillian Hayward
- Under Prairie Skies: The Plants and Native Peoples of the Northern Plains by C. Thomas Shay, reviewed by Ana Niño

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Report of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries May 24-28, 2022 hosted by Denver Botanic Gardens
- Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Dr. Bonnie Clark: “Finding Solace in the Soil: An Archaeology of Gardens and Gardeners at Amache”, by Rita M. Hassert
- Annual Meeting Speaker Dr. Jennifer Ackerfield: History of the Herbaria at Denver Botanic Gardens, by Brandy Watts
- Annual Meeting Session by Kristen Mastel: A Nature Boost: Using Forest Bathing in the Classroom, by Kristen Mastel
- Susan Eubank Receives Charles Robert Long Award of Extraordinary Merit, by Rita M. Hassert
- Chronicle of the Exhibition Botanical Art at MSU Libraries, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
- Table Talk: Horticulture eBook Consortium, by Leora Siegel
- Table Talk: Library Programming, by Nitzan Watman
- Public Television Film of the History of Denver Botanic Gardens, by Robin Everly
- Helen Fowler Library Tour, by Robin Everly
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Tour, by Susan Eubank
- In the Spirit of CBHL: Ghost Tour of Denver Botanic Gardens, by Stacy Stoldt
- Denver Botanic Gardens Tour, by Donna Herendeen
- Mordecai Children’s Garden Tour, by Kathy Crosby
- Annual Literature Awards, by Rita Hassert
- Minutes of the 54th Annual Meeting of CBHL
CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- Miller Library Virtual Story Time, by Laura Blumhagen
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Update, by Janet Evans
- Floral Fashion Flair, by Stephen Sinon
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Black Flora by Teresa J. Speight, reviewed by Gillian Hayward
- Illuminating Natural History by Henrietta McBurney, reviewed by Charlotte Tancin
- Herbaria: A Guide for Young People by Kelly LaFarge reviewed by Janet Evans
Calendar of Events, ed. by Rita Hassert

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CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- California Botanic Garden Storm Damage Update, by Irene Holiman
- National Science Foundation Grant Awarded!, by Ana Niño
- Andersen Horticultural Library Presents Three Special Exhibits, by Jocelyn Mehle
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- Staff News from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, by Stephen Sinon
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Update, by Janet Evans
- Books in Bloom in the Peter M. Wege Library, by Shelly Kilroy
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart-Smith, reviewed by Nitzan Watman
- Field Study: Meditations on a Year at the Herbarium by Helen Humphreys, reviewed by Janet Evans
- Urban Lichens: a Field Guide for Northeastern North America by Jessica L. Allen and James C. Lendemer, reviewed by Janet Evans
Calendar of Events, ed. by Rita Hassert

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CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- San Francisco Botanical Garden Update, by Brandy Kuhl
Librarian Position at Los Angeles County Arboretum, by Richard Schulhof
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Update, by Janet Evans.
Calendar of Events, ed. by Rita Hassert
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Women and Gardens: Obstacles and Opportunities for Women Gardeners Throughout Historyby Judith Mundlak Taylor and the late Susan Groag, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
- Unearthing the Secret Garden: The Plants and Places that Inspired Frances
  Hodgson Burnett by Marta McDowell, reviewed by Gillian Hayward
CBHL Conference Collaboration Grant Program
CBHL Newsletter, Issue 164, March 2022 Newsletter Team

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CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- PHS McLean Library Receives NEH SHARP Grant to Digitize Garden Images by Janet Evans
CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- New Titles from BRIT Press by Barney Lipscomb
- Elisabeth C. Miller Library Reopens by Jessica Moskowitz
For Paper’s Sake! by Kathy Crosby
Calendar of Events compiled by Rita Hassert
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Forest Bathing by Quing Li reviewed by Dr. Clara R. Williams
- A Florilegium: Sheffield’s Hidden Garden by Valerie Oxley reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
- Tsunami Plants by Mitsuko Kurashina reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin

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Where Are We Now? Updates from CBHL Members Adjusting to a “New Normal” in the Face of COVID, comp. by Robin Everly and Susan Eubank
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden by Kathy Crosby
- Lessons Pondered While Presenting a Zoom Webinar by Brian Thompson
- Elisabeth C. Miller Library by Rebecca Alexander
- Miller Library Virtual Story Time Program by Laura Blumhagen
- Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden by Susan Eubank
- The COVID Diaries by Robin Everly
Report on the 2021 RBMS Conference, by Kathryn Downing
Book Reviews, ed. by Gillian Hayward
- Fungipedia by Lawrence Millman reviewed by Janet Evans
- The Flowering of Ecology by Kay Etheridge reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
Calendar of Events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Wood Libraries: Knowing with Wood and Word, by Bonnie Mak
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Virtual Symposium on Language of Flowers, by Leora Siegel
- New Horticulture Librarian at Schumacher Library, by Amy O’Shea
- Sustainable Gardening Library Adds Libraries & Herbaria Category, by Lois J. deVries
- News from the Mertz Library at NYBG, by Stephen Sinon
- Virtual Exhibits and Digitization Projects, by Janet Evans
Jane Potter Gates Obituary
It’s a Wrap: 53rd Annual Meeting, by Robin Everly
Minutes of the 53rd Annual CBHL Meeting

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From the President, by Mark Stewart
Preservation: Understanding Bookbindings, part 2, by Kathy Crosby and Charlotte Tancin
CBHL Members’ West News, compiled by Beth Brand
- New Flora from BRIT Press, by Barney Lipscomb
CBHL Members’ East News, compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Digitization Project, by Janet Evans
Book Reviews, edited by Gillian Hayward
- Creative Garden Photography by Harold Davis, reviewed by Maureen McCadden

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53rd Annual Meeting: Meeting Planning in Difficult Times, Robin Everly.
From the President, Brandy Kuhl
Transcribing Scientific Notebooks and Garden Talks, Amanda Lettner
CBHL Members’ West News edited by Beth Brand
- Good Things Still Happen, Irene Holiman
CBHL Members’ East News edited by Shelly Kilroy.
- New Space for the Peter M. Wege Library by Shelly Kilroy
Book Reviews edited by Gillian Hayward
- Plants Go To War by Judith Sumner, reviewed by Charlotte Tancin
- Floret Farm’s Discovering Dahlias by Erin Benzakein, reviewed by Gillian Hayward
Sweet Peas in Worcestershire: Horticulturalist Hilda Hemus, Judith M. Taylor

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CBHL Annual Literature Awards
- Field Guide to the Grasses of Oregon and Washington by Cindy Talbott Roché, Richard Brainerd, Barbara Wilson, Nick Otting and Robert Korfhage
- Rankafu: Orchid Print Album by Stephen Kirby, Toshikazu Doi and Toru Otsuka
- Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest, 3rd. ed. by Arthur Kruckeberg and Linda Chalker-Scott
- The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan’s Cherry Blossoms by Naoko Abe
- What Linnaeus Saw: A Scientist’s Quest to Name Every Living Thing by Karen Magnuson Beil
- The Night Flower:The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus by Lara Hawthorne
From the President, Brandy Kuhl
CBHL Members’ West News
- Drosera of the New Jersey Pinelands, U.S.A. by Alvin Liu and Daniel DiPietro
- Guide to the Vascular Flora of Buxton Woods, Dare County, North Carolina, U.S.A. by Amanda L. Faucette, Alexander Krings, and David L. Lindbo
CBHL Members’ East News
- Glass Flowers: Marvels of Art and Science at Harvard by Jennifer Brown, Scott E. Fulton, and Donald H. Pfister, and Photographer Natalja Kent
- Judith A. Warnement Retirement Announcement
- Pennsylvania Horticulture Society McLean Library Update, Janet Evans
- When Collections Come to Life, Kristine Paulus
Preservation: Understanding Bookbindings, Kathy Crosby and Charlotte Tancin
Miss Willmott’s Ghost, Judith M. Taylor
Book Reviews
- Herbarium: The Quest to Preserve and Classify the World’s Plants by Barbara M. Thiers

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Unprecedented: Collecting for COVID-19, by Kathryn Downing
From the President, by Brandy Kuhl
Calendar of Events, comp. by Rita Hassert
The New Normal: Our Animal Companions, by Robin Everly
Arboretum Library Libguides, by Susan C. Eubank
What was Next for the CBHL annual meeting? A virtual meeting, by Robin Everly
CBHL 52nd Annual Business Meeting Minutes, by Esther Jackson
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Pennsylvania Horticulture Society, McLean Library Update, by Janet Evans
- Arnold Arboretum Launches, New Mobile Tour App, contrib. by Lisa Pearson and Amy Heuer
- The Atlanta Botanical Garden Library Continues to Bloom On, by Dr. Clara R. Williams
CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- New Name / New World, by Irene Holiman
- Moving the Helen Fowler Library: A Summary. by Allaina Wallace
- Digitizing the Anderson Slide Collection, by Beth Brand
- Book Sharing Program for Young Readers, by Laura Blumhagen
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- What Linnaeus Saw: A Scientist’s Quest To Name Every Living Thing, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
- Iwígara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science, reviewed by Gillian Hayward
- Botanical Art Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite,Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and Ink, Egg Tempera, Oils, Printmaking, and More, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
Schools of Gardening for Ladies, by Judith M. Taylor

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From the President, by Anita Kay
Coping with COVID Zoom Roundtable, by Gillian Hayward
Calendar of Events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Cherokee Garden Library Programs, by Staci Catron
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- eBooks to the Rescue!, by Gillian Hayward
- Mertz Library Staff Remains Active During Shutdown, by Stephen Sinon, Esther Jackson and Susan Fraser
Michalena’s Gates?
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Chasing Eden: Design Inspiration from the Gardens at Hortulus Farm / Paradise on the Hudson: The Creation, Loss, and Revival of a Great American Garden, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- André Michaux in North America: Journals & Letters, 1785-1797, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin

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CBHL 52nd Annual Meeting Preview, by Robin Everly
From the President, by Anita Kay
Harvard Botany Libraries, by Danielle Castronovo
Adventures with the BHL API, by Tracy Mehlin
Membership Directory Update: Have you used the Online Membership Directory?, by Stacy Brody
Calendar of Events, comp. by Rita Hassert
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- NatureServe: A New Non-Profit Member Institution, by Mary Faith Pankin, Amanda Treher Eberly, and Anne Frances
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution
Member Spotlight: Mary Faith Pankin, Volunteer Librarian, NatureServe

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Folios: Why They’re So Big And How to Work with Them in Our Libraries, by Kathy Crosby and Charlotte A. Tancin
From the President, by Anita Kay
John Torrey Papers: Increasing Accessibility with Full Text Transcriptions in Biodiversity Heritage Library, by Richard Jones
Calendar of Events, comp. by Rita Hassert
CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- Out and About in Denver!, by Allaina Wallace
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Jennifer Jewell The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants, by Staci L. Catron
- Bartram’s Garden: In Words and Wood, by Leora Siegel
CBHL Membership Committee: New Roles and Upcoming Membership Drive, by Stacy Brody
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Engage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders
- Dan Dourson and Judy Dourson. Wild Yet Tasty: A Guide to Edible Plants of Eastern Kentucky, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
- Dan Dourson and Judy Dourson. Wildflowers and Ferns of Red River Gorge and the Greater Red River Basin, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
Member Spotlight: Hend Elsantaricy, Librarian & Archivist, Mt. Cuba Center

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Report of the 51st Annual Meeting
From the President, by Anita Kay
51st Annual Meeting: Tours
- Tour of the Desert Botanical Garden, by Rita Hassert
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum Tour, by Brandy Kuhl
- Tours of the Schilling Library and Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium, by Robin Everly
- Taliesin West Tour, by Esther Jackson
- Greenhouses and Plant Genetics Lab, by Donna Herendeen
51st Annual Meeting: Guest Speaker Mary Ellen Bates -Talking about Value: How to Own the ROI Conversation, by Amy Kasameyer
51st Annual Meeting: Member Presentations
- What do Smithsonian Scientists Want from Their Libraries?, by Barbara Ferry
- Smithsonian Libraries Adopt-a-Book program: a way to learn, preserve, and raise funds for your library collection, by Robin Everly
- Grounding the Botanic Library at Tower Hill, by Alena McNamara
- Imag(in)ing Andersen Horticultural Library’s Special Collections, by Kathy Allen
- Using EOS.Web Reference Tracker to Help Demonstrate Our Value and Impact, by Gillian Hayward
- Creativity Walkshops: Outreach through Nature to Reach New Audiences, by Kristen Mastel
- Tracing Honeycrisp’s Roots: Rediscovering Fruit Breeding Data through Organization and Preservation, by Kathy Allen & Kristen Mastel
- Women Botanical Artists in 19th-Century England, by Charlotte Tancin
51st Annual Meeting: Table Talks, by Charlotte Tancin
Preservation:Using Provenance Information in Preservation, Cataloging, and Library Promotion, by Charlotte Tancin
CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Beth Brand
- Library Move Update from Denver Botanic Gardens, by Allaina Wallace
- Two New Publications from BRIT Press, by Barney Lipscomb
CBHL Membership Committee: New Roles and Upcoming Membership Drive, by Stacy Brody
Book Reviews, comp. by Gillian Hayward
- Moss: From Forest to Garden: A Guide to the Hidden World of Moss
- A Five Year Plan for Geraniums: Growing Flowers Commercially in East Germany 1946-1989, reviewed by Charlotte Tancin
Member Spotlight: Gillian Hayward, Library Public Services and Research Assistant, Library & Archives, Longwood Gardens

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CBHL 51st Annual Business Meeting Hosted by the Desert Botanical Garden
From the President, by Anita Kay
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- University of Georgia Tifton Campus Centennial Celebration, by Duncan McClusky
- Seeds of Change at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, by Dory Klein
- Addison Announces Completion of Transylvania Florilegium, by Stephen Sinon
Conservation and Preservation: A Symposium on Exposure: the Exhibition of Paper-Based Materials, by Kathy Crosby
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- The Sakura Obsession: The Incredible Story of the Plant Hunter Who Saved Japan’s Cherry Blossoms, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- The Architecture of Trees, reviewed by Charlotte A. Tancin
On the Web: Black Apples, an Historical Blog, and the Oldest Botanical Fossils, by Stanley Johnston
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert

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Conservation and Preservation: Modern Slides of the Non-glass and Mostly Color Kind, by Kathy Crosby and Charlotte A. Tancin
From the President: Musings on Orchids, Planning, the Future of CBHL, by David J. Sleasman
Adapt and Flourish in a Changing Climate: 51ST Annual Meeting, May 14-17, 2019
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- Seeing Trees: A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- Atlas of Poetic Botany, reviewed by Maura Flannery
On the Web: On the Web: Desert Gardens, by Stanley Johnston

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CBHL: Let’s Start at the Beginning, by John F. Reed
From the President, by David J. Sleasman
CBHL 51st Annual Meeting Preview, by Beth Brand
CBHL Members’ West News, comp, by Beth Brand
- Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Events & Library News, by Irene Holiman
- BRIT Press publishes Flowering Plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and Adjacent Areas by A. Michael Powell and Richard D. Worthington, by Barney Lipscomb
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Lenhardt Library is Honored to be the Recipient of Two Grants to Support Our Collections, by Leora Siegel
- Hamilton’s Seedy History, by Erin Aults (with Kat Lucas)
- Lynn Jacobson Retires from Olbrich Botanical Gardens, by Lynn Jacobson
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- C.G. Pringle: Botanist, Traveler, and the “Flora of the Pacific Slope” (1881-1884), reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens, reviewed by Esther Jackson
On the Web: Wine and Viticulture Sites, ORCID, and Tree-Eating Machines, by Stanley Johnston

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Report of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, June 19-22, 2018 hosted by New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York
- Preserving and Providing Access to the Silva Center Library and Archives presented by Amy Kasameyer
- Brooklyn Botanic Gardens: A Look Inside the Library and Rare Book Room, reported and photographed by Beth Brand
- New York Ecoflora Plant Walk in Central Park with Daniel Atha, reported and photographed by Amy Kasameyer
- Gardens of the Hudson River Valley, reported and photographed by Susan C. Eubank
From the President, by David J. Sleasman
Conservation and Preservation, by Kathy Crosby and Charlotte A. Tancin
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Serendipity in the Stacks, by Janet Evans
- Color wheels, color charts, color fans, and colors that are for the birds!, by Stacy Stoldt
- Thank you Suzi Teghtmeyer for helping and then we got this Twitter thread on the role of librarians and libraries!, by Kathy Crosby
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic / Saving Central Park: A History and A Memoir / A Tapestry Garden: The Art of Weaving Plants and Place, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- Chinese Medicinal Plants, Herbal Drugs and Substitutes: An Identification Guide, reviewed by Brian Hockaday
On the Web: Purple Plants, Horti-Tourism, and Memorializing the Deceased as Plants, by Stanley Johnston

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Seed to Seedling… The Precursors of the “First” CBHL Meeting (November 13, 1969), by Judy and John Reed
From the President, by Donna Herendeen
Conservation and Preservation, by Kathy Crosby and Charlotte A. Tancin
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- New Exhibition at the Lloyd Library & Museum Explores Gardens from the 1600s to the Present, by Betsy Kruthoffer
- Royal Botanical Gardens’ Exhibit on the History of Ontario Horticultural Societies, by Erin Aults
- Obituary: Geraldine Kaye, by Judith A. Warnement
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
- Report on the 2018 BHL Annual Meeting in Los Angeles
- Collection Highlight – Bateman’s Orchidaceae: Exploring One of the Rarest – and Largest – Orchid Books
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth-Century Rural Cemetery Movement / The Plant Messiah: Adventures in Search of the World’s Rarest Species, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- The Book of Seeds: A Life-size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World, reviewed by Esther Jackson
On the Web: David Hosack, the High Line and the Welikia Project and other Highlights of this Year’s Annual Meeting along with the Botany of Some Science Fiction Series, by Stanley Johnston

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The CBHL’s 50th Annual Meeting, June 19-22, 2018 – Botanical and Horticultural Libraries in the Modern Era:Training and Vision for the Future, by Stephen Sinon
From the President, by Donna Herendeen
Conservation and Preservation, by Kathy Crosby and Charlotte A. Tancin
CBHL Members’ West News, comp, by Beth Brand
- Jaime Groetsema, by Allaina Wallace
- New events added to the Arboretum Library calendar and a social media experiment, by Susan C. Eubank
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Cherokee Garden Library Lecture, Book Launch Erica Danylchak, Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth-Century Rural Cemetery Movement, by Staci Catron
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
- Report on the 2018 BHL Annual Meeting in Los AngelesSeeds in the Stacks with the USDA National Agricultural Library
- Project Updates from the BHL NDSR Residents
- Collection Highlight – Exploring the First American Silva
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- Visual Voyages: Images of Latin American Nature from Columbus to Darwin, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- An Abundance of Flowers: More Great Flower Breeders of the Past / Landscape of Dreams: The Gardens of Isabel & Julian Bannerman, reviewed by Esther Jackson
On the Web: Popular Plant Topics and Seed Catalog Collections, by Stanley Johnston

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CBHL Annual Literature Award: Why’s, How-to’s and the 2017 Winners, by Brian Thompson
From the President, by Donna Herendeen
Index Creation to Bee-Friendly Plant Articles: Including Content for Findability, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
CBHL Members’ West News, comp, by Beth Brand
- A Systematic Vademecum to the Vascular Plants of Sint Eustatius, by Barney Lipscomb
- Celebrating the Library’s 45th Anniversary / Kristin Jakob: Botanical Illustration Retrospective, Brandy Kuhl
- Collections Assessment for Preservation at RSABG / Beatrice (Bea) Beck (1934-2017), by Irene Holiman
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- EBHL in Geneva – 2017 / Linnaeus Link Partners meeting, by Susan Fraser
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
- Collection Highlight
  Flore d’Amérique: Illustrating America’s Tropical Flora
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs / Joseph Banks’ Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook’s First Voyage / The Trees of North America: Michaux and Redouté’s American Masterpiece, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- Thomas Walter and His Plants: The Life and Works of a Pioneer American Botanist / Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction / Designing with Succulents , reviewed by Esther Jackson
On the Web: Gardening for Cats, Mulch, and Some Memories of New York CBHL Meetings, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL 49th Annual Business Meeting

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CBHL 49th Annual Meeting – The ABCs of CBHL: June 6-10, 2017, Conference Report
- Contributing to a National Digital Infrastructure Pre conference Workshop, reported By Mariah Lewis
- Introduction to the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum – Peter C. Moe, Arboretum Director, reported by Charlotte Tancin
- Education and Extension at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum – Tim Kenny, Director, Education Department, reported by Charlotte Tancin
- Honeycrisp and Beyond: Apple Breeding at the U of M. David Bedford, Senior Research Fellow, Horticultural Research Center, reported by Stanley Johnston
- Plant Information Online: Its History, by Richard T. Isaacson
- Story Time in the Garden: Picture Books that Celebrate Diversity through the Seasons, by Janis Shearer
- Murder in the Library, by Stephon Sinon
- Visit to the Andersen Horticultural Library, reported by Laurie Hannah
- Garden Tour with Guide, reported by Liz Fite
- Tram Ride Around the Three Mile Drive and the Bee and Pollen Discovery Center, reported by Stephon Sinon
- Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology & Medicine, reported by Charlotte Tancin
- Wangensteen Library – Stacks and Behind the Scenes, reported by Esther Jackson
- Plants and People Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, by Elizabeth Fite and Esther Jackson
- Bookplates — Worth a Second Look : Bookplates in the McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, by Janet Evans
- Weisman Art Museum, reported by Mariah Lewis
- Tour of the Minnesota Library Access Center and University Archives Caverns, reported by Beth Brand
- ACORN: a Source for Exploration and Discovery, by Rita M. Hassert
- Finding Lost Gardens, by Kathy Bell
- Stewardship Collection Panel, reported by Kathy Crosby
- Minneapolis Institute of Art, reported by Beth Brand
- Speaker and tour: Mira Nakashima, reported by Rita M. Hassert
- Arboretum Behind-the-Scenes Bus Tour, reported by Tracy Mehlin
- Banquet Speaker, Dr. David Zlesak on Plant Introduction, reported by Susan C. Eubank
- Tour #1: Food And Nature, reported by Donna Herendeen
- Tour #2: Art and Books, reported by Susan C. Eubank
From the President, by Donna Herendeen
CBHL Members’ West News, comp, by Beth Brand
- [Helen Fowler Library], by Allaina Wallace
- “I want that to be MY room!” Elisabeth C. Miller Library Supports UW Botanic Gardens Summer Programs with Curated Book Selections, by Laura Blumhagen
- Three New Publications from BRIT Press, by Barney Lipscomb
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- The Arnold Arboretum and China: Collecting and Collaboration, by Lisa E. Pearson
- Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center Presents Internationally Renowned Landscape Architect Thomas Woltz Who Will Discuss Sustainable Design in the 21st Century, by Staci Catron
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
- Program Updates – New Scanner for Digitizing Australia’s Biodiversity Heritage
- Citizen Science Expands Knowledge about Women in Science
- Expanding Library Impact through Open Access Digitization
- Collection Highlight – Australia’s First Flora
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- Japanese Gardens and Landscapes, 1650-1950, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- Sowing Beauty: Designing Flowering Meadows from Seed, reviewed by Esther Jackson
On the Web: Apples, Nakashima Furniture, and a Tree City
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert

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eBooks in our Libraries – the First 5 Years, by Janet Evans
From the President, by Amy Kasameyer
CBHL 49th Annual Meeting – The ABCs of CBHL: June 6-10, 2017, Featuring the Art, Books & Collection of AHL, by Kathy Allen
CBHL Members’ West News, comp, by Beth Brand
- Exhibits & Grant Awards at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, by Irene Holiman
- Sam Mitchel’s 100th Birthday Year and the 50th Anniversary of the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi, by Kai H. Eldredge and Vera Stucky Evenson
- Coloring comes to Auraria Library, by Gayle Bradbeer
- Guide to the Vascular Flora of Kitty Hawk Woods, Dare County, North Carolina, U.S.A., by Barney Lipscomb
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Lloyd Library Hires New Director / Off the Page Opens March 24, 2017 at the Lloyd Library and Museum, by Betsy Kruthoffer
- Orchidpalooza: Illustrated OrchidVarieties February 10 – March 26, 2017,by Stacy Stoldt
- Redouté to Warhol: Bunny Mellon’s Botanical Art / Lenge Hong, by Susan M. Fraser
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
- Report on the 2017 BHL Annual Meeting in Singapore!
- Celebrating Joseph Dalton Hooker with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
- The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
On the Web: Some Biographical Resources on Women Who Have Contributed to American Gardening, the United States Drought Monitor, and the Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group, by Stanley Johnston

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CBHL 49th Annual Meeting Preview – Welcome to the Twin Cities and the Andersen Horticultural Library – The ABCs of CBHL: June 6-10, 2017, Featuring the Art, Books & Collections of AHL, by Kathy Allen
From the President, by Amy Kasameyer
CBHL Annual Meeting detour: Paisley Park, by Amy Kasameyer
CBHL Members’ West News, comp, by Beth Brand
- Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, by Brandy Kuhl
- Joan DeFato, by Susan C. Eubank
CBHL Members’ East News, comp. by Shelly Kilroy
- Botany Libraries, Harvard University Herbaria, by Judith A. Warnement
Calendar of upcoming events, comp. by Rita Hassert
Biodiversity Heritage Library Updates and Collection Highlights, by Grace Costantino
- Program Highlights
- DLF Community/Capacity Award
- Collection Highlights: Poetic Botany
- The Botanical Art of Redouté
Book Reviews, comp. by Patricia Jonas
- The Cleghorn Collection: South Indian Botanical Drawings 1845 to 1860, reviewed by Charlotte Tancin
- Botanical Art from the Golden Age of Scientific Discovery, reviewed by Patricia Jonas
On the Web: Nispero, the Tree Art of Albert Oehlen, and John Withee and Beans, by Stanley Johnston

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Plant Information Services in Context: The New York Botanical Garden Plant Information Survey, by Esther Jackson
From the President, by Amy Kasameyer
CBHL Members’ West News compiled by Beth Brand
- Children and Nature: A Growing Booklist, from Laura Blumhagen, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- The Park: A Love Story, Golden Gate Park Landscapes and Flora, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden
- Attending the Western Museums Association Meeting, from Beth Brand, Schilling Library of Horticulture, Desert Botanical Garden
CBHL Members’ East News compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Library Exhibits, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Calendar of Upcoming Events, by Rita Hassert
Biodiversity Heritage Library News and Collection Highlights, by Grace Constantino
- Introduction
- Collection Highlights: Historia naturalis palmarum: opus tripartitum and Études de fleurs et de fruits: peints d’après nature
- Program Highlights: Collections Growth, New Members and Affiliates, Using Collections to Support Food Security
One the Web: Physalis and Capability Brown’s 300th Birthday, by Stanley Johnston
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- The Natural History of Edward Lear by Robert McCracken Peck
- The Bold Dry Garden: Lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden by Johanna Silver
- Plant: Exploring the Botanical World by Phaidon Editors, Phaidon Press

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Annual Meeting Proceedings 2016: Cleveland Botanical Garden and Holden Arboretum, Cleveland, Ohio
- Basic Book Repair Workshop, Reported by Amy Kasameyer, University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley
- Cleveland Botanical Garden Tour, Reported by Amy Kasameyer, University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley
- Thoughts on Rock and Roll and Science, Reported by Susan C. Eubank, Arboretum Library, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
- Cleveland Art Museum, Reported by Amy Kasameyer, University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley
- The Dittrick Museum of Medical History Tour, Reported by Esther Jackson, New York Botanical Garden
- Natural History Museum Library, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Reported by Mark Stewart, Toronto Botanical Garden
- With Heart and Soul: How the Art of Japanese Gardens is Learned, Presented by David Slawson, Reported by Beth Brand, Schilling Library, Desert Botanical Garden
- The Holden Arboretum Tours, Reported by Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- Keynote: Books, Botany and Horticulture: A Beautiful Combination, Keynote Address by Debra Knapke, Reported by Susan C. Eubank, Arboretum Library, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
From the President, by Amy Kasameyer
48th Annual CBHL Business Meeting
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center presents Douglas W. Tallamy, from Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library
- BHL Receives Digital Library Federation 2016 Community/Capacity Award, from Grace Constantino, Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Mertz mobile library, from Samantha D’Acunto, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, from Samantha D’Acunto and Esther Jackson, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Carter Smith receives International Award of Excellence in Conservation, from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
- A Botanist’s Vocabulary: 1300 Terms Explained and Illustrated by Susan K. Pell and Bobbi Angell
- Seeds: A Natural History by Carolyn Fry
- The Manual of Interior Plantscaping: A Guide to Design, Installation, and Maintenance by Kathy Fediw
- The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Midwest by Michael VanderBrug
- The Field Guide to Peppers by Dave DeWitt & Janie Lamson
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
On the Web: Farewell to Cleveland, The Glass Flowers of Harvard Revisited, Kinetic Garden Sculptures, and more, by Stanley Johnston

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Welcome to Cleveland, Ohio : Cleveland Botanical Garden/The Holden Arboretum hosts 48th CBHL Annual Meeting, May 24-28, 2016, by Gary Esmonde
From the President, by Kathy A. Crosby
Cleveland Eats : a preview of dining options for the Annual Meeting, by Amy Kasameyer
20/20 Vision, by Tony Kanellos
Connecting Libraries with Wikipedia, by Laura Soito
CBHL New Member Profile : Nicki Kirchoff
CBHL Members’ East News compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- From Esther Jackson and Samantha D’Acunto, New York Botanical Garden
- From Joyce Connolly, Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens
- From Tim Boland, Polly Hill Arboretum
CBHL Members’ West News compiled by Beth Brand
- From Irene Holiman, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- From Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
Notice from the CBHL Board concerning proposed changes to the CBHL Bylaws
CBHL Strategic Plan
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- All the Presidents’ Gardens: Madison’s Cabbages to Kennedy’s Roses—How the White House Grounds Have Grown with America by Marta McDowell
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita Hassert
CBHL Conference Collaboration Grant Program
On the Web: Cleveland Addenda and Miscellaneous Sites, by Stanley Johnston

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2016 CBHL Annual Meeting Preview, by Kathy A. Crosby
From the President, by Kathy A. Crosby
Errata (Newsletter no. 138, Seed Savers Exchange)
CBHL Members’ East News compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- From Jason Przybylski, JSTOR
- From Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- From Larissa Glasser, Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library
- From Esther Jackson, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- From Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- From Shelly Kilroy, Peter M. Wege Library, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
- From Lynn Jacobson, Schumacher Library, Olbrich Botanical Gardens
CBHL Conference Collaboration Grant Program
CBHL Members’ West News compiled by Beth Brand
- From Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- From Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
Calendar of Upcoming Events, Rita M. Hassert
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf
- The Cabaret of Plants: Forty Thousand Years of Plant Life and the Human Imagination by Richard Mabey
- The High Line: Foreseen, Unforeseen by James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro
On the Web: Cleveland, by Stanley Johnston

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Rare Book School : is it something for you? by Stephen Sinon
From the President, by Kathy A. Crosby
CBHL Members’ East News compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Fall Updates at Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Garden, from Gary Esmonde, Cleveland Botanical Garden
- Massachusetts Horticultural Society shares its collection of Botanical Prints through the Digital Commonwealth, from Maureen Horn, Massachusetts Horticultural Society
- Creating a Sensory Garden: Nurturing Plants and People, from Rosemarie Papayanopulos, Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
- Bauer Brothers exhibit at the Natural History Museum, London, from Andrea Hart, Natural History Museum
CBHL Members’ West News compiled by Beth Brand
- From Brian R. Thompson, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- A Natural History of English Gardening 1650–1800 by Mark Laird
- Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West
- Cultivating Chaos: How to Enrich Landscapes with Self-Seeding Plants by Jonas Reif, Christian Kress, and photographs by Jürgen Becker
- Fruits of Eden: David Fairchild and America’s Plant Hunters by Amanda Harris
CBHL Conference Collaboration Grant Program
On the Web: A Trillion Trees, by Stanley Johnston

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Annual Meeting Proceedings 2015
- Hosted by Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, Iowa, by Bill Musser, Librarian, Seed Savers Exchange
- Creating a Seed Library for Your Institution. Presented by Grant Olson, SSE Public Programs Manager. Reported by Suzi Teghtmeyer, Michigan State University Libraries.
- The American Kitchen Garden: Varietal Research Tools. Presented and reported by Sara Straate, SSE Seed Historian.
- 40 Years of Taste, Tradition and Beauty at Seed Savers Exchange. Presented by Diane Ott Whealy. Reported by Laurie Hannah.
- Historical Literature of the American Landscape. Presented by Keith Crotz. Reported by Stanley Johnston.
- Getting Started with Records Management at a Public Garden. Presented and reported by Judy Stevenson, Longwood Gardens.
- Horticulture Ebook Consortium, Update. Presented by David Sleasman, Longwood Gardens.
- Fast Boats and Flowers: Citizen Activism in Action. Presented and reported by Janet Woody.
- From Garden Fork to Dinner Fork: Taste, Tradition and Beauty. Presented by David Cavagnaro, Founder & Director of Pepperfield Farm. Reported by Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden.
- An Online Game to Correct Inaccurate Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in the Biodiversity Heritage Library: A Purposeful Gaming Update. Presented and reported by Marty Schlabach, Mann Library, Cornell University.
- Tours of The Pepperfield Project and Canoe Creek Produce. Reported by Beth Brand, Schilling Library, Desert Botanical Garden.
- E-Books Behind the Scenes at a University Library. Presented and reported by Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library.
- Updates: Biodiversity Heritage Library, Institute of Museum & Library Services / National Leadership Grant. Presented by Susan Fraser, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, NY Botanical Garden.
- Hands Across the Water, or, an Adventure in Berlin. Presented and reported by Rita Hassert, Sterling Morton Library, Morton Arboretum.
- From Garlic to Gold : How Plant Adhesives Illuminate. Presented and reported by Kathy Crosby, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
- Sustainability, Community, and Edible Landscapes. Presented by Maren Anne Beard, Sustainable Foods Educator, Luther College Center for Sustainability. Reported by Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library.
- Keynote: Taste, Tradition and Beauty: Exploring the History of Apples in North America. Presented by Dan Bussey. Reported by Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden.
- Tour of Luther College campus with librarian Andrea Beckendorf. Reported by Amy Kasameyer, University and Jepson Herbaria, UC Berkeley.
- Intrepid travelers to the mighty Mississippi were well fed and watered. Reported by Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library.
From the President, by Kathy A. Crosby
47th Annual CBHL Business Meeting Proceedings, compiled by Kathy Crosby
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
CBHL Advocacy: An A-Z List, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2015 Report, by Larissa Glasser
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Cherokee Garden Library Celebrates 40 Years with Gardening Superstar Ken Druse, from Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- ”Stories from the Garden” Book Group and Horticulture Walk of Fame Exhibit, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- University of Georgia Tifton Campus Centennial, from Duncan McCluskey, Librarian, University of Georgia Tifton Campus
- Jenny Holzer curates program “Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life”, from Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
Welcome New CBHL Members: Toronto Botanical Garden (Mark Stewart); The Horticultural Society of New York (Sara Hobel); Judith B. Tankard, Landscape Historian
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- San Francisco Botanical Garden Celebrates 75th Anniversary, from Brandy Kuhl and Abbey Levantini, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybring Arboretum
- BRIT Press Publishes Flora of Colorado and Flora of Oregon; from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- New book by Dr. Tom Shay: Plants and People: An Enduring Relationship, from Dr. C. Thomas Shay, Manitoba, Canada
Social Media News: CBHL is back on TWITTER so follow us!, by Robin Everly
On the Web: Sculpted Trees, Peonies, Some Liquor Plants, and The Hunt Institute’s Register of Botanical Biography and Iconography, by Stanley Johnston

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Versatility of LibGuides : Interesting ways to promote and share library resources, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
From the President, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
CBHL Members’ East News compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Wildflowers for a Winter Season: Photography by the late Dr. James Reveal, from Marty Schlabach, Mann Library, Cornell University
- Lenhardt Library Receives Illinois State Library Grant to Provide Web Access for Historical Documents, from Leora Siegel, Lenhardt Library, Chicago Botanic Garden
- K is for Kiss-Me-Over-the-Garden-Gate, May 23 – August 30, 2015, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, from Kathy Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library
- Frida Kahlo exhibits and programming, from Stephen Sinon, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden
- Dow Gardens and MSU Collaboration, from Suzi Teghtmeyer, Michigan State University Libraries
CBHL Members’ West News compiled by Beth Brand
- Martha Ferguson Retiring, from Brian R. Thompson, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- Hard Work – But Great Payoff!, from Irene Holiman, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- Decent Exposure: Adventures in Outreach, from Beth Brand, Schilling Library, Desert Botanical Garden
- The Seed Garden: The Art & Practice of Seed Saving, from Bill Musser, Seed Savers Exchange
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by M. Rita Hassert
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- Essential Perennials: The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden by Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher
- Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World by Ben-Erik Van Wyk
- The New American Herbal by Stephen Orr
- The Gardener’s Garden by Madison Cox (introduction), Toby Musgrave, et al.
On the Web: Decorah, IA, Sites, Iowa Gardens and Arboreta, Forest Sculptures and Exploding Plants, by Stanley Johnston

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2015 CBHL Annual Meeting Preview : Welcome to Decorah, Iowa and Seed Savers Exchange, by Bill Musser
From the President, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
Decorah, Iowa, by Kathy Crosby
Featured Collection: Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, by Beth Wohlgemuth
Featured Collection: Australian National Botanic Gardens, by Catherine Jordan
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- PHS McLean Library Re-Opens After Renovations, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Upcoming exhibit at the Lloyd: Abloom in the Desert: East meets West, from Anna Heran, Lloyd Library and Museum
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden celebrates its 30th anniversary with Victorian “Wheel Club” exhibit, from Janet Woody, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- Longwood Gardens Library 2015 Update, from David J. Sleasman, Longwood Gardens
- Weird, Wild & Wonderful: The Second New York Botanical Garden Triennial Exhibition, from Kathy Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
- Marie Long Retires from The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Plumbing accident above library shelves, from Elaine Zummer, Denver Botanic Gardens
- New book “Plants and People: an Enduring Relationship”, from Tom Shay, East Yorkshire, England
- Art Exhibit “Fotanicals: the Secret Language of Flowers”, an exhibition of photography by joSon, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- Art Shows at the Elisabeth C. Miller Library, from Martha Ferguson, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, UW Botanic Gardens
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- The Loudons and the Gardening Press: A Victorian Cultural Industry by Sarah Dewis. Reviewed by Charlotte Tancin
- Flora Illustrata: Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden edited by Susan M. Fraser and Vanessa Bezemer Sellers. Reviewed by Patricia Jonas
Leaving the Stacks: Casting the Weight Aside (Literally), by Susan Eubank
On the Web: Seed Art, A Hazelnut Shortage, and the Bellagio Conservatory, by Stanley Johnston

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Andersen Horticultural Library Internship, by Paul Tuskowski
From the President, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Flora Illustrata: Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden published, from Susan Fraser, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- New orchid species named for Harvard Botany Libraries libarians, and The Botany Libraries receives grants to digitize hidden collections, from Judith A. Warnement, Harvard University Botany Libraries, Harvard University Herbaria
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Laurie Hannah leaving Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, from Laurie Hannah
- Leaflet and Leaflet for Scholars from the Miller Library, from Laura Blumhagen, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- Meet the Discovery Wall, from Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library
- Exhibition Seeing is Believing: Seed Catalog Covers and the Search for the Perfect Vegetable, from Bill Musser, Seed Savers Exchange
- Our First International Intern, Second Annual Summer Reading Club, and Art Exhibit: Cloud Forest Plants of Mesoamerica, from Brandy Kuhl and Abbey Levantini, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
Conference Collaboration Grant Report: 2014 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, by Nadine Phillips, University of Southern Mississippi
Annual Meeting 2014 Post-Conference Tour: Colonial Williamsburg, by Brandy Kuhl
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
Leaving the Stacks: The List, by Susan Eubank
On the Web: Some Resources from the CBHL E-List and Seed Libraries by Stanley Johnston
Seed Lending Libraries: Teaching Moments in Botany and Horticulture, by Bill Musser

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Annual Meeting Proceedings 2014: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
- Keynote: Collections of Interest, presented by Frank Robinson, CEO of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- BHL Updates, presented by Bianca Crowley, Biodiversity Heritage Library
- AAG Collections Revealed, presented by Cindy Brown, Smithsonian’s Archives of American Gardens
- Summer Nature Explorer: Reading and Activity Program, presented by Leora Siegel, Lenhardt Library, Chicago Botanic Garden
- Cultivating Spirituality: Stinking to High Heaven, and Beyond, presented by Kathy Allen, Anderson Horticultural Library
- Digitization for Access and Engagement at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Gardens, presented by Kelly Crawford, Smithsonian Gardens
- Purposeful Gaming, OCR Correction and Seed and Nursery Catalog Digitization, presented by Marty Schlabach, Mann Library, Cornell University
- Community Read Programming @ Longwood Gardens Library, presented by David Sleasman, Longwood Gardens
- Changing Librarians: Maintaining Viability in the 21st Century, presented by Kathy Bell, Tower Hill Botanic Garden
- CBHL Has A New Website! unveiled by Celine Arseneault
- Field visit: Maymont Estate, reported by Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library, University of Colorado
- Field visit: Virginia House, reported by Rita M. Hassert, Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum
- Banquet Speech: Bugles and Boxwood: Mount Vernon, presented by Dean Norton
- Post-conference tour: Wilton House and Agecroft Hall
- Post-conference tour: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
From the President, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
CBHL Annual Business Meeting Minutes, by Stacy Stoldt
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Report on the 2014 EBHL Meeting, Dubrovnik, Croatia, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Gardens collaborate on two exhibitions: “Once There Were Billions: Vanished Birds of North America” and “The Lost Bird Project”, from Robin Everly, Botany-Horticulture Library, Smithsonian Libraries
- Mendeley for citations and networking, from Suzi Teghtmeyer, Michigan State University
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Robert Becker Memorial Library at Seed Savers Exchange receives personal library of plant breeder Daniel Nadel, from Bill Musser, Seed Savers Exchange
- Anderson Horticultural Library’s 40th Anniversary Celebration and Exhibition “The Highgrove Florilegium: A Celebration of Contemporary Botanical Art”, from Kathy Allen, Anderson Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
- Exhibition “Summer of Love: friends, family, devotion” at Tempe Center for the Arts, from Beth Brand, Schilling Library, Desert Botanical Garden
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke and Douglas W. Tallamy
- The Olmsted Parks of Louisville: A Botanical Field Guide by Patricia Dalton Haragan
- Flowers & Mushrooms edited by Toni Stooss
On the Web: A Brief Look at Some Topiary and Sculpture Gardens, by Stanley Johnston
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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2014 Annual Meeting Host: Moonlight and Magnolias: a Celebration of Southern Gardens, by Janet Woody
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Exhibiting Skills: Exhibition Development for Informal Educators at The Huntington, from Nadine Phillips, University of Southern Mississippi
- The New York Botanical Garden Announces Creation of New Humanities Research Institute, from Stephen Sinon, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- Hunt Institute presents Duets exhibition, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- In Memoriam: Ian MacPhail (1923-2014), from Rita M. Hassert, Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum
From the President, by Tracy Mehlin
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- BRIT Press publishes a new book about Texas ferns: The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas, from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- Bequeathed Gift: Personal library of landscape architect Jeff Olson, from Irene Holiman, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- New Head Librarian, Allaina Wallace, joins staff, and other news, from Elaine Zummer, Helen Fowler Library, Denver Botanic Gardens
- Art Exhibit: Etchings of Eden, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- In Memoriam: Richard E. “Rick” Hanna (1946–2014), from David H. Lorence, Ph.D., National Tropical Botanical Garden
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- Hemlock: A Forest Giant on the Edge edited by David R. Foster; written by Anthony D’Amato, Benjamin Baiser, Aaron M. Ellison, David Foster, David Orwig, Wyatt Oswald, Audrey Barker Plotkin, and Jonathan Thompson
- André Le Nôtre in Perspective edited by Patricia Bouchenot-Déchin and Georges Farhat
- Deep-Rooted Wisdom: Skills and Stories from Generations of Gardeners by Augustus Jenkins Farmer
- Forthcoming: On the High Line: Exploring America’s Most Original Urban Park by Annik LaFarge
Shopping Therapy, by Susan C. Eubank, Arboretum Library, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
On the Web: Botanical Wall Charts, Early Virginia Gardens, and the Historical Blogs of Barbara Wells Sarudy, by Stanley Johnston
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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2014 Annual Meeting Host: Moonlight and Magnolias: a Celebration of Southern Gardens, by Janet Woody
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- New Book on the History of the Philadelphia Flower Show from PHS, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
From the President, by Tracy Mehlin
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- January-April Art Exhibit: Trees Love Light, Photo Art from the San Francisco Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, and Beyond by Stephen Kane, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- “Impressions of Nature: Exploring Historical and Contemporary Nature Printing”, from Kathy Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
CBHL Mid-Year Board Meeting, by Stacy Stoldt
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- The New English Garden by Tim Richardson
- Contemporary Designers’ Own Gardens by Barbara Baker
- Imitation of Life: A visual catalogue of the nineteenth century fruit models at the Santos Museum of Economic Botany in the Adelaide Botanic Garden. A collection of papier mâché models made by Heinrich Arnoldi & Co. Gotha, Germany (1856-1899) by Tony Kanellos
- Woody plants of Kentucky and Tennessee: The complete winter guide to their identification and use by Ronald L. Jones and B. Eugene Wofford
The Reference Interview? Whither thou goest? by Susan Eubank
On the Web: Orchids of North America, Legumes of the World, Botanical Accuracy, Ornamental Plants Checklists, Paper Plants, and Ergot, by Stanley Johnston
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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2014 Annual Meeting Host : Moonlight and Magnolias, A Celebration of Southern Gardens, by Janet Woody
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Curtis Gates Lloyd Research Fellowship Application, from Maggie Heran, Lloyd Library and Museum
- Hunt Institute hires a new archivist, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
From the President: Telling our Stories, by Tracy Mehlin
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Cheadle Center receives IMLS grant to image 71,600 vascular plant specimens, from Laurie Hannah, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, UC-Santa Barbara
- “Botanical Art of the Sonoran Desert: Past & Present” and Celebrating 75 Years, from Beth Brand, Schilling Library, Desert Botanical Garden
- Summer Reading Club Success and Art Exhibit: Conifers & Cones: 20+ Years of Science and Art by G. Lee Boerger, from Brandy Kuhl and Lia Thomas, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- BRIT Press publishes Wildflowers & Grasses of Virginia’s Coastal Plain, from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Fasciation or The Tenor of My Days, by Susan C. Eubank, Arboretum Library, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- Of Elephants & Roses: French Natural History, 1790-1830. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, v. 267 edited by Sue Ann Prince
- Four Seasons of Flowers: A Selection of Botanical Illustrations from the Rare Book Collection at Dumbarton Oaks by Linda Lott
On the Web: Gothic Gardening, Parasitic Plants, Some New Species 2013, and Fruit Shaped Buildings, by Stanley Johnston

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CBHL 2013 Proceedings
- Introduction by host Suzi Teghtmeyer, Michigan State Univeristy Libraries
- Welcome by Peter Berg, Michigan State Univeristy Libraries
- The History of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden, presented by Dr. Frank Telewski, Curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum, Michigan State University
- Pre-Conference Workshops:
  - Lisa Robinson: Good Records for Less: Acquiring Quality MARC Records Without Breaking the Bank
  - Theresa Moore: Exhibiting Tips and Tricks
  - Christine Tobias: Interactive LibGuide Training
- Luquer’s Lesson, prepared by Kathy Crosby, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, presented by Suzi Teghtmeyer
- The Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library website: Looking back, moving forward, presented by Larissa Glasser, Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library of Harvard University
- From Engler to Online: Creating an Online Searchable Reprint Collection, presented by Donna Herendeen, Lenhardt Library, Chicago Botanic Garden
- Dow Gardens Tour, reported by Kathy Allen
- Legends and Celebrity: The Banquet with Allan M. Armitage, PhD., reported by Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, and by Larissa Glasser, Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library of Harvard University
- Cataloging the Archives of the University and Jepson Herbaria, presented by Amy Kasameyer, University and Jepson Herbaria at the University of California, Berkeley
- The Meaning of Life, Green Version, presented by Kathy Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
- Botanical Bibliographic Instruction for the 21st Century, presented by Robin Everly, Botany-Horticulture Library, Smithsonian Institution
- Super Friends: eBook Cooperative of Garden and Horticulture Libraries, presented by Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Liz Fite, Mt. Cuba Center; and David Sleasman, Longwood Gardens
- No Artist Left Behind: Collections, Collaboration and Community in the Sterling Morton Library, presented by Rita Hassert, Sterling Morton Library, Morton Arboretum
- Native Azalea Heaven (Under the Longleafs), presented by Nadine Philips, University of Southern Mississippi
- CBHL Annual Literature Award Book Raffle, reported by Charlotte Tancin
- Tour: W.J. Beal Garden: Toxic Plants and Their Role in the Insect World, reported by Beth Brand, Schilling Library, Desert Botanical Garden
- TGIF: Online Access to the Turfgrass Science Literature, presented by Pete Cookingham, Turfgrass Information Center Michigan State University Library
- Tour: MSU Library Exhibit, Michigan State University Library, reported by Robin Everly
- Tours: Library Exhibit, MSU Horticultural Gardens, and MSU Herbarium, reported by Laurie Hannah
- Post-Conference Study Tour, reported by Rita Hassert
From the President, by Tracy Mehlin
CBHL Annual Business Meeting Minutes, by Stacy Stoldt
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Hunt Institute presents its 14th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- Flower Power or The Art of Nature’s Designs, and Wounded Home Exhibit Opening, from Anna Heran, Lloyd Library and Museum
- ‘Harvard Papers in Botany’ in the JSTOR Ecology & Botany II Collection, and Jacqueline J. (JJ) Ford joins Harvard Botany Libraries, from Judith A. Warnement, Botany Libraries, Harvard University Herbarium
- Cherokee Garden Lecture Series: An Evening with Mario Nievera, Forever Green: A Landscape Architect’s Innovative Gardens Offer Environments to Love and Delight, from Staci L. Catron, Cherokee Garden, Atlanta History Center
- 2013 BHL Institutional Council Meeting, from Grace Costantino, Biodiversity Heritage Library
CBHL Welcomes New Members: Laura Soito, Matt Giroux, and Michaela Cruz
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- To Eat: A Country Life by Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd; illustrations by Bobbi Angell
- The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart
- Vegetable Literacy: Cooking and Gardening with Twelve Families from the Edible Plant Kingdom, with over 300 Deliciously Simple Recipes by Deborah Madison
- The California Native Landscape: The Homeowner’s Design Guide to Restoring its Beauty and Balance by GregRubin and Lucy Warren
- How to Eradicate Invasive Plants by Teri Dunn Chace
- Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables and Flowers by Joseph Tychonievich
Dehiscences, by Susan C. Eubank, Arboretum Library, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
On the Web: Theses Sources, Taxonomic Literature II, JSTOR Plants, and Some Unusual Gardens, by Stanley Johnston
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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CBHL Annual Meeting: A Preview, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
From the President: The Last Column, by Susan C. Eubank
Welcome New Members, by Judy Warnement
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Story Time in the Library, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- The North American Experience: Early America Illustrated with “Forms of Life” Art Exhibition by the 5300 Group, from Maggie Heran, Lloyd Library and Museum
- New Eleanor Squire Library at Cleveland Botanical Garden, from Gary Esmonde, Eleanor Squire Library, Cleveland Botanical Garden
- Mertz Library Meets the Challenge, and “The Renaissance Herbal” exhibit, from Susan Fraser, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- “Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps”: Contemporary Botanical Artists Explore the Bartrams’ Legacy, from Carol Woodin, American Society of Botanical Artists, New York Botanical Garden
- “Beauty in a Briefcase” exhibit at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, from Kathy Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- BRIT Press publishes new book about plants and human health, The Hunter-Gatherer Within: Health and the Natural Human Diet by Kerry Brock and George Diggs, from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- Art Exhibit: “Diversity in the Botanical World”, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- A New Venture! from Irene Holiman, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Book Reviews edited by Patricia Jonas
- Picturing the Book of Nature: Image, Text, and Argument in Sixteenth-Century Human Anatomy and Medical Botany by Sachiko Kusukawa
- Visible Empire: Botanical Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Hispanic Enlightenment by Daniela Bleichmar
- Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America by Kendall H. Brown
- Briefly mentioned:
  - The Golden Age of Flowers: Botanical Illustration in the Age of Discovery 1600-1800 by Celia Fisher
  - The Medieval Flower Book by Celia Fisher
On the Web: Women Botanists, Garden Designers, Michigan Gardens, and the Sexiest Plants in the World, by Stanley Johnston
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
CBHL 2013 Annual Meeting Program, by Suzi Teghtmeyer

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GLH Article Databases: A Comparison, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
From the President: Keep Trying For the Children, by Susan C. Eubank
In Memoriam: Mary Morris Walker, by Judy Warnement
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- The Longwood Library welcomes Judy Stevenson, from David Sleasman, Longwood Gardens
- 40th Anniversary Exhibition Celebrates Garden History, from Leora Siegel, Lenhardt Library, Chicago Botanic Garden
- 11th Smithsonian Botanical Symposium: Avoiding Extinction: Contemporary Approaches to Conservation Science, from Robin Everly, Botany-Horticulture Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- BRIT Press publishes Flora of Virginia and Not a Century Too Soon, from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- New Grant to Support Children’s Services and New Art Exhibit Featuring California Native Plants, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- Gardens for a Beautiful America, 1895 -1935 by Sam Watters
- The Miracle of Trees by Olavi Huikari
- Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg Way: 18th-Century Methods for Today’s Organic Gardeners by Wesley Greene and photography by Barbara Temple Lombardi
On the Web: JSTOR for Individual Scholars, Edible Flowers and Tree Bark, and Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay, by Stanley Johnston
Hunt Institute presents “What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007–2012”, by Charlotte Tancin
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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CBHL 2013 Proceedings, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
From the President: Night Terrors and Musings, by Susan Eubank
CBHL Wiki Transformation, by Gayle Bradbeer and Charlotte Tancin
Remembering David Lane, by Sheila Connor
Remembering Bernadette C. Callery, by Charlotte Tancin
Notes from the Eighteenth Century, by Patricia Jonas
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Hunt Institute Receives National Film Preservation Foundation Grant, and Hunt Institute publication prices to increase, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- The Gathered Garden of Ryan Gainey, from Staci L. Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- The Mertz Library receives collection from the estate of J. Louise Mastrantonio, from Susan Fraser, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- Visitation Record Broken, and Highgrove Florilegium Donated, from Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- Tropical Challenge: Acquiring a Botanical Postage Stamp Collection, from Don Wheeler, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Laurie Hannah published “A Source of Wonder and Delight: the Gardens at Berylwood, Home of Thomas and Mary Bard”, from Laurie Hannah, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Highlights of migrating to Koha, from Tracy Mehlin, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- California Author Talk Series, from Irene Holiman,Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage by David L. Culp with Adam Levine. Photographs by Rob Cardillo
- Conifers Around the World: Conifers of the Temperate Zones and Adjacent Regions by Zolt Debreszy and István Rácz
- Super Charged : How Outlaws, Hippies, and Scientists Reinvented Marijuana by Jim Rendon
On the Web: Wind Mapping, Trees in Winter, and Some Sites Picked in Memory of Bernadette Callery and David Lane, by Stanley Johnston
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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CBHL 2012 Proceedings
- Welcome to Montréal Botanical Garden (Gilles Vincent, Ph.D., Director of the Montréal Botanical Garden)
- Innovation in a Gardening Library: Developing a PHS Knowledge Base (Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society)
- Bring Out Your “Dead” (and Bring Your Library to Life) (Kathy Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library, University of Minnesota)
- Data Convergence: Can We All Get Along? (Janet Woody, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden)
- Trapped in a Filing Cabinet, or How We Freed Our Historic Photographs & Manuscripts (Lisa Pearson, Arnold Arboretum Library of Harvard University)
- New Direction, New Library Plan at the Holden Arboretum (Susan Swisher, Holden Arboretum)
- Holden Arboretum’s Special Collection in Dendrology and Silviculture (Clem Hamilton, Holden Arboretum)
- Tour: Insectarium, Montréal Botanical Garden
- Montréal Botanical Garden Library & Cocktail Party
- Grande Bibliothèque Welcome (Helene Roussel, Director General, Grande Bibliotheque)
- Tour: BAnQ’s Montréal Archives Centre
- Putting Together a Preservation Fair to the Public (Charlotte “Chuck” Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation)
- Out of the Archives and Onto Land: The UC Natural Reserve System Archive Project (Laurie Hannah, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration)
- Out of Their Boxes: Shipping and Insuring Fine Art Objects – A Beginner’s Guide (Kathy Crosby, Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
- Tour: Canadian Centre for Architecture
- Tour: The Mount Royal Cemetery
- The Biodiversity Centre & the Role of Information in the Future of Scientific Research & Conservation (Anne Bruneau, Ph.D., University of Montréal)
- Image Indexing, Use & Conservation at the Montréal Botanical Garden (Céline Arseneault and Lise Servant, Montréal Botanical Garden Library)
- The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Bigger, Better, and More Global Than Ever! (Susan Fraser, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden; Doug Holland, Peter Raven Library, Missouri Botanical Garden; and Judy Warnement, Botany Libraries of Harvard University)
- Connecting Content: The Field Book Project at the Smithsonian and at the California Academy of Sciences (Carolyn Sheffield, Field Book Project, Smithsonian Institution)
- Highlights from the IBC 2011, Melbourne, Australia (Robin Everly, Smithsonian Institution Libraries)
- Universite de Montréal Biodiversity Centre (Luc Brouillet, Ph.D., University of Montréal)
- Community Supported Agriculture at Brookside Gardens (Jared Ashling, Brookside Gardens, Montgomery Parks)
- Welcome Neighbors: Connecting with Local Public Libraries (Leora Siegel, Lenhardt Library, Chicago Botanic Garden)
- Renewing the Library of the VanDusen Botanical Gardens (Marina Princz, Yosef Wosk Library and Resource Center, VanDusen Botanical Gardens)
- Banquet: The Art of Entertaining Montréal Style on the Bateau-Mouche
- Post-conference Study-Tour: Parc Marie-Victorin, Daniel A. Sequin Garden at Saint-Hyacinthe, and Le Jardin des Curiosités in Saint-Ours
- From the President: As I Gaze Upon the Group, by Susan C. Eubank
- Making Connections Locally and Globally, by Jared Ashling
- CBHL Annual Business Meeting Minutes, by Stacy Stoldt
- CBHL Welcomes New Members!: Mia D’Avanza, Zachary Osborne, Maureen McCadden, and Diane Wilson
- Members’ News East, compiled by Shelly Kilroy
  - Changes to the Botany-Horticulture Library, and Lectures on Mark Catesby’s Art and Science, from Robin Everly, Botany-Horticulture Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
  - A visit to the Inhotim Institute, Brumadinho, Brazil, from Beth Wohlgemuth, Illinois Natural History Survey
  - Hunt Institute presents Portraits of a Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium, from Charlotte “Chuck” Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
  - Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: Peter Hatch: “A Rich Spot of Earth:” Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello, from Staci L. Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
  - Lloyd Library and Museum Acquires Lloyd Extractor—An Artifact Important to the History of Pharmacy and Business in Cincinnati, from Maggie Heran, Lloyd Library & Museum
  - Mario Batali and Manolo Valdés at NYBG, from Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- Members’ News West, compiled by Beth Brand
  - Miller Library Migrating to Koha Integrated Library System, from Tracy Mehlin, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
  - Travels to Egypt, from Joan DeFato, Retired, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
  - New Book from BRIT, from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- Book Reviews, compiled by Patricia Jonas
  - Knowing Nature: Art and Science in Philadelphia, 1740-1840 edited by Amy R.W. Meyers, with the assistance of Lisa L. Ford
  - A World of Gardens by John Dixon Hunt
- On the Web: Dirty Books, Women in the Dirt, Black Squirrels and a Cleansing Montréal Boat Ride, by Stan Johnston
- Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
- CBHL Lite, by David M. Lane

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A New Garden, A New Library – Royal Botanic Garden, Jordan, by Habiba Dingwall
From the President, by Robin Everly
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- The New York Botanical Garden Presents Monet’s Garden, A Tribute to the Impressionist Master, Highlighting His Passion for Gardening and its Influence on His Art, from Stephen Sinon, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden
- Travels to Andersen Horticultural Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library, and Elaine Inouye on Hilo, from John & Judy Reed, New York Botanical Garden, Retired
- Exhibit “Wild Green Things: The Art of Anne Ophelia Dowden”, from Kathy Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library, University of Minnesota Libraries
- Judith B. Tankard, Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden, from Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- Rare book exhibition at the Lenhardt Library of the Chicago Botanic Garden: “Rare Seeds, Creative Harvest: Artist Books Inspired by the Rare Book Collection of the Chicago Botanic Garden”, from Leora Siegel, written by Beth Feldman Brandt
- Society of American Archivists conference, from Leora Siegel, Lenhardt Library Chicago Botanic Garden
John Howard Redfield: In Search of Shortia : With Asa Gray in North Carolina 1879 Transcribed & Edited by John Marsh
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Book of the Year Cooperative Events, from Mary Lou Wilhelm, San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
- A Librarian’s Collection: Botanical Art from the Estate of Barbara and Roland Pitschel, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas Introduces Mobile Field Guide App, from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- The New Sunset Western Garden Book by edited by Kathleen Norris Brenzel
- A Guide to Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert by Carolyn Dodson
- High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky by Joshua David and Robert Hammond
- On the High Line: Exploring America’s Most Original Urban Park by Annik La Farge and Rick Darke
CBHL 2012 in Montreal: Preliminary Program
On the Web: Looking Towards Montreal: Canadian Gardens and Their Sites and Botanical and Horticultural Apps, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Lite: East vs. West, by David M. Lane

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Montréal Botanical Garden Library: Connecting Locally & Globally, by Céline Arseneault
From the President, by Robin Everly
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Hunt Institute Presents “Native Pennsylvania, A Wildflower Walk” exhibit and other talks and tours, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lenhardt Library Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, from Leora Siegel, Lenhardt Library, Chicago Botanic Garden
- The CBHL Annual Meeting for 2013 has been moved to Michigan State University Library, from Suzi Teghtmeyer, Michigan State University
- Reading Room named in honor of Mary M. Walker, from Dorothy DeSimone, Lawrence Newcomb Library, New England Wild Flower Society
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden receives National Medal (and acquires Presto software), from Janet Woody, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- HCRL Receives Grant, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Strybing Arboretum
- HCRL Receives Grant; Hot off the Presses!: San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum: Watercolor Paintings by Mary L. Harden and her Master Artists; and New Art Exhibit featuring Wild Mushrooms, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- Grant to inventory and catalog the archives of the University of California Natural Reserve System, from Laurie Hannah, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
- A Mushroom Story: Resources for the Public in the Arboretum Library, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae : A Manual for the Identification of Native and Naturalized Higher Vascular Plants of New England by Arthur Haines
- Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe edited by Susan Dackerman with essays by Susan Dackerman, Lorraine Daston, Katherine Park, Suzanne Karr Schmidt and Claudia Swan
- Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman. Illustrated by Beth Krommers
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
On the Web: An Interest Based Networking Site, Paper Conservation, and Some Lists of Fictional Fantasy Plants, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Lite: Singapore, by David M. Lane

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Brookside Gardens Library: More Than Just Books, by Jared Ashling and Marca Woodhams
From the President, by Robin Everly
CBHL Newsletter Transitions, by Judy Warnement
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Sacred Seeds Program Launches Website to Unite Ethnobotany Gardens from Around the Globe, from Linda Oestry, Peter H. Raven Library, Missouri Botanical Garden
- Hunt Institute presents: “Botany and History Entwined: Rachel Hunt’s Legacy” exhibition; and other talks and tours, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- The Arboretum Library Legacy of Brian L. Norbury, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
- Gentry’s books return to the Garden, from Beth Brand, Desert Botanical Garden
- Minneapolis seed catalogs and exhibit “Transfer of Knowledge: The Art of Botanical Illustration” digitized, from Kathy Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
Book Reviews compiled by Patricia Jonas
- Weeds: In Defense of Nature’s Most Unloved Plants by Richard Mabey
- Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter by Michelle Payne
On the Web: On-Line Exhibitions, Some Gardens, and Herbal Medicine Sites, by Stan Johnston
CBHL Lite: Feedback

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Plants in Print: The Age of Botanical Discovery Exhibition, by Stacy Stoldt
From the President, by Robin Everly
Membership Committee Report, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
CBHL Annual Meeting Reports
Facebook and Its Relation to Websites, by Susan C. Eubank
Twitter and Blogs to Promote your Library and Botanical Garden Activities, by Robin Everly
CBHL Annual Meeting 2011
- Chicago Botanic Garden Woodlands Tour: “McDonald Woods with Jim Steffen (Ecologist)”
- Tour of the Fruit and Vegetable Island at the Chicago Botanic Garden
- Kris Jarantoski’s History of the Chicago Botanic Garden
- Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center
- Architecture River Cruise
- Tour of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Tour of the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park
- CBHL Annual Banquet, Book Raffle and Tram Tour at the Morton Arboretum
- Author lecture: Andrea Wulf—Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation
- Author lecture: Jane Smith—The Garden of Invention: Luther Burbank and the Business of Breeding Plants
Book Reviews
- It’s a Long Road to a Tomato: Tales of an Organic Farmer Who Quit the Big City for the (not so) Simple Life by Keith Stewart
- Planting Paradise: Cultivating the Garden by Stephen Harris
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy, from Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- Volunteer librarian Win Eide retires, from Lynn Jacobson, Schumacher Library, Olbrich Botanical Gardens
- David Sleasman joins Longwood Gardens, from Gillian Hayward, Longwood Gardens
- Darwin’s Virtual Library; CBHL Websites Named Best Free Reference Web Sites for 2011; and Asa Gray Postage Stamp Celebration, from Judith Warnement, Harvard University Botany Libraries
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Art Exhibit “Iconic Plants of the Arboretum” Dedicated in Barbara Pitschel’s Memory, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
On the Web: Memories of Chicago, a Mobile Tree Identifying App, and More Member Sites, by Stan Johnston
CBHL Lite: a CBHL song, by David M. Lane

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Rudi Schmid Marks Milestone, by Judy Warnement and Laurie Hannah
From the President, by Stanley H. Johnston, Jr.
Trends in Botanic Garden Libraries, Compiled by Leora Siegel and Miriam Pollack
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- In Memoriam: Anita L. Karg, 1923–2011, from Scarlett T. Townsend, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- Ad Hoc Committee Monitors Electronic Publication, from Susan Fraser, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden
- LuEsther T. Mertz Library Welcomes New Staff Member Mia D’Avanza; Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra; Art and Artifacts of the Alhambra; and Poems in the Setting of the Botanical Garden’s Outdoor Spring Landscape, from Stephen Sinon, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden
- Mass Digitization Project and Resource Guide Project, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Preservation Workshop Held in the Lenhardt Library, from Leora Siegel, Lenhardt Library, Chicago Botanic Garden
- Hunt Institute presents “Flora’s Lexicon”, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- Katherine Esau Digital Archive Now Available, from Laurie Hannah, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
- New Book: Distribution of Grasses in Texas; and BRIT’s New HQ: an Update, from Barney Lipscomb, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- 6th Annual Garden Lovers’ Book Sale; American Society of Botanical Artists’ Pacific Northwest Chapter exhibit; and Interviews Underway for Oral History Project, from Tracy L. Mehlin, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- Strategic Planning Hits the Arboretum Library, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Book Reviews compiled by Stacy Stoldt
- The Kingdom Fungi: the biology of mushrooms, molds, and lichens by Steven L. Stephenson
- Bees, Wasps, and Ants by Eric Grissell
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
On the Web: Some More CBHL Member Sites, an Information Site in PowerPoint, and Tracking Our Pain at the Gas Pump, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Lite: Meeting Bag Bingo, by David M. Lane

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Urbs in Horto: City in a Garden, by Stacy Stoldt
From the President, by Stanley H. Johnston, Jr.
Grown from Seed: Robert Becker Memorial Library, by Bill Musser
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- NYBG Receives 2010 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service; Broadway Comes Uptown; and Index to American Botanical Literature, from Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- Lecture: Founding Gardeners, The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation– Andrea Wulf, Staci L. Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- Catalog Finally Online, from Lucille Dressler, Herb Society of America, New England Unit
- New exhibition on the language of flowers: “Flora’s Lexicon”, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- New Exhibition of Watercolor Paintings and Drawings, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- Well Celebrated: Kate O. Sessions, from Nancy Carol Carter, San Diego Floral Association
- Extraordinary News for the Arboretum Library, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
- SLOBG Receives IMLS Grant, from Mary Lou Wilhelm, San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
- Exhibit: “Seed Stories: Catalogs of Life and Gardens in America”, from Katherine Allen, Andersen Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
- Utah Botanical Exploration: the Jones, Eastwood, and Rydberg Era of 1880 to 1930 published, from Gretchen Wade, Botany Libraries, Harvard University Herbaria
Carolyn Dodson (University of New Mexico) makes trip to Western Australia
Barbara Fox (Van Dusen Botanical Gardens) moving to Perth, Australia and European travels
Jane Cole (Desert Botanical Garden) still goes to a book group at Desert Botanical Garden
Jane Alling (Pennsylvania Horticultural Society) busy volunteering around Williamsburg, VA home
John and Judy Reed (New York Botanical Garden) visit Richard Isaacson (Anderson Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum).
Book Reviews
- Jardins Botânicos do Brasil: Botanical Gardens of Brazil text by Evaristo Eduardo de Miranda; photography by Fabio Colombini
- Flora: The Aztec Herbal. Series: The paper museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Series B, Natural history, pt. 8 The Royal Collection, in assoc. with Harvey Miller Publishers
On the Web: Some Search Engines, Reference Sites, and Heritage Fruit, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Lite: Journal Abbreviations, by David M. Lane
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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Barbara M. Pitschel: A Librarian’s Reminiscence, by Susan C. Eubank
From the President, by Stanley H. Johnston, Jr.
On the Web: Some Book Inventory Tools, Specialized Search Engines, a List of HTTP Status Codes and Some 404 Errors. by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Schumacher Library Celebrates 20th Anniversary, from Lynn Jacobson, Olbrich Botanical Gardens
- Highgrove Florilegium on loan to Lenhardt Library, from Leora Siegel, Chicago Botanic Garden
- Lisa DeCesare contributes to new Asa Gray stamp; Asa Gray bicentennial lecture series; and Judy Warnement presents on Biodiversity Heritage Library at International Symposium of Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden. from Judy Warnement, Harvard Botany Libraries
- Ned Friedman named Director of Arnold Arboretum, from Lauren Marshall, Harvard Staff Writer, Harvard University Gazette
- Garden Historian James R. Cothran presents his new book Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs; and “Landscapes for Living: Post War Landscape Architecture in Georgia” symposium, from Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- BRIT Botanist Barney Lipscomb Receives 2010 Peter H. Raven Award, from Susan Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
- Longwood Gardens launches “Plant Explorer” website, from Mark Glicksman, Morris Arboretum
- Hunt Institute Presents 13th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration
- Business/pleasure trip to Sweden with Carroll Odhner and Tom Bishop, from Carol Traveny, Swedenborg Library, Bryn Athyn College
Board Notes, by Gayle Bradbeer
Calendar of Upcoming Events
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Beth Brand
- University of Hawaii at Manoa Library: Flood-damaged Ground Floor Reopened; Updated Resource Guide to Pacific Crop Information; and Marjorie Grant Whiting Papers, from Eileen Herring, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library
- Barbara Pitschel; two new cataloging interns from San Jose State University; and art exhibit “Nature’s Geometry: Surprises of Botanical Design, photographs by Julie Jaycox”, from Brandy Kuhl, San Francisco Botanical Garden
- Research Library’s Role in Global Cactus Assessment, from Beth Brand, Schilling Library, Desert Botanical Garden
Book Reviews compiled by Stacy Stoldt
- So You Want to Be a Garden Designer: How to Get Started, Grow, and Thrive in the Landscape Design Business by Love Albrecht Howard
- How to Grow a School Garden: A Complete Guide for Parents and Teachers by Arden Bucklin-Sporer and Rachel Kathleen Pringle
CBHL Lite: Book Challenge, by David M. Lane

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The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Library, by Patricia Jonas
From the President, by Stanley Johnston
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, May 19-22, 2010
- Welcome, Susan Hildreth, Seattle City Librarian
- Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Horticulture Community, Steve Lorton
- Marina Princz: VanDusen Botanical Garden and its Library: Past, Present and Future
- Stephen Sinon: The LuEsther T. Mertz Library: 21st Century Public Service
- Janet Evans: Research, not Re-search – How to Use Zotero to Organize Your Digital Research
- Suzi Teghtmeyer: School Gardening Documents of the Early 20th Century: A Digitization Journey That Keeps Flourishing
- Susan Fraser, Doug Holland, and Judy Warnement: Biodiversity Heritage Library Goes Global (or BHL – OMG!)
- Welcome by Sandra Lier, Executive Director, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- Tour: Washington Park Arboretum
- Daniel Hinkley: Plant Collecting in Asia
- Tour: Bloedel Reserve and Display of the Darrell Allen Book Collection
- Valerie Easton: Doomed to Service
- Ray Larson: The Flora of Seattle in 1850: The Landscape Before Urbanization
- Tour: Center for Urban Horticulture/Union Bay
- Tour: Suzzallo Library/Medicinal Herb Garden
- Lunch discussions
  - Finding Free and Inexpensive Online Biographical and Genealogical Information
  - Annual Meeting Planning
  - Providing Biological Resources & Services in a Large Research University
  - Creating a CBHL Technology Plan
  - Serving Your Virtual Visitors: Web 1.0, 2.0, etc.
- Banquet: Columbia Tower Club at Columbia Center
- Tour: Gardens & Winery, Woodinville, WA
- Tour: Olmsted Parks of Seattle
On the Web: Information Transfer as Art, History of School Gardens, Sites from the CBHL E-List, and Cheap Gas and Restroom Finders, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Arboretum Library Named in Honor of Director Emeritus, Stephen Spongberg, from Tim Boland, The Polly Hill Arboretum
- Updates on the Eleanor Squire Library at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, from Gary Esmonde, Eleanor Squire Library
- Update on Flora! Illuminated at the Sterling Morton Library, from Michael T. Stieber, Ph.D., Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum
- In memorium: Ruth F. Schallert, compiled from several sources by Shelly Kilroy
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Barbara M. Pitschel
- Beer for Books, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Retiree News compiled by Judy Reed
- Jayne MacLean (National Agricultural Library): Alternative Farming Systems Information Center oral histories on YouTube
- John Moore (Chicago Public Library): Attended the opening of the new Science Research Building at the Chicago Botanic Garden
- Jane Cole (Desert Botanical Garden): Remembers fondly the “study” trip to see John Flanagan (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) at Kew, and Enola Teeter’s Rice Pudding
- John and Judy Reed (New York Botanical Garden): Enjoyed a visit with Jane Gates (National Agricultural Library), Jane’s native Illinois grass plantings successful; Judy elected President of the Board of the Friends of the West Iron District Library
42nd Annual Meeting (Seattle, Washington, May 19-21, 2010)-Business Meeting Report
CBHL Lite: The CBHL T- shirt, by David M. Lane
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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Are You Being Served? Miller Library Reference Service: From the Perennial to the Exotic, by Rebecca Alexander
From the President, by Sheila Connor
Black Holes and Dark Ages: Preserving Digital Sources, by Kathy Crosby
On the Web: Seattle Sights, Old Seed Catalogs, Some Library Catalog Add-ons, & Speed Traps, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: Emily Herring Wilson on Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence: Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener, from Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- Dickinson’s Garden: The Poetry of Flowers Spring Exhibition; and Cuba in Philatelic Flower Exhibition, from Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- Hunt Institute Holds Annual Open House in June; and Hunt Institute Announces Rogers McVaugh Gift, from Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- Flora! Illuminated… , from Rita Hassert, Sterling Morton Library, Morton Arboretum
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Barbara Pitschel
- A Year in Bloom: Native California Wildflowers, an exhibition of watercolors by Linda Stewart Henley, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- (13) Projects in Process, from Harvey Brenneise, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Library
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
CBHL Board News, by Gayle Bradbeer
CBHL Lite: Readability – Newsletter vs. Bylaws, by David M. Lane
Book Reviews edited by Stacy Stoldt
- The Field Book to Fields: Hidden Treasures of Meadows, Prairies, and Pastures by Bill Laws. Reviewed by Marilyn K. Alaimo
- The Biochar Debate: Charcoal’s Potential to Reverse Climate Change and Build Soil Fertility by James Bruges. Reviewed by Marilyn K. Alaimo
- An Irishman’s Cuttings: Tales of Irish Gardens and Gardeners, Plants and Plant Hunters by E. Charles Nelson. Reviewed by Charlotte Tancin

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Are You Being Served? The art and science of providing service in a plant library, by Brian Thompson
From the President, by Sheila Connor
The Walled Garden, by Carol Traveny
On the Web, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- New Gem at the Cherokee Garden Library, from Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
- Fairchild’s Cheng Ho Expedition (1939-40), from Nancy Korber, Fairchild Tropical Garden Library
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens’ Schumacher Library has joined Web 2.0! from Lynn Jacobson, Schumacher Library, Olbrich Botanical Gardens
- Bernadette Callery presented at the International Council on Archives in Rio de Janeiro, from Bernadette Callery, Carnegie Museums of Natural History
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Barbara M. Pitschel
- University of Washington Natural Sciences Library Closes, from Kathy Carr, University of Washington Libraries
- Exhibition of Watercolors: “Nature Observed” by Thomas P. Rohlen, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- The Flood Receded, from Susan Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
CBHL Lite: Parallel Botany, by David Lane
Board of Directors 2009-2010
Retiree News, compiled by Judy Reed
- Barbara Fox, VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Gerry Kaye, Farlow Reference Library of Cryptogamic Botany and Harvard Herbarium Library
- John and Judy Reed, New York Botanical Garden
- Pamela MacKenzie, Civic Garden Centre, Toronto
- John Moore, Chicago Public Library
Book Review: Hybrid: The History & Science of Plant Breeding by Noel Kingsbury. Reviewed by Marilyn K. Alaimo

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The Longwood Gardens Library, by Venice Bayrd
From the President, by Sheila Connor
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita Hassert
On the Web: GE Trees, an Anti-Social Social Site, an Encyclopedia of Life, and a Discussion of the Use of Long S., by Stanley Johnston
Beyond the Social of the Social Web, by Carol Traveny
Member News East, compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Treasures of the McLean Library course; Printing Processes in Botanical Illustration exhibit; “Stories From the Garden” book group; Film Discussion Series, by Janet Evans, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- The Texas Rose Rustler Comes to Georgia, by Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library
- Ex Libris: Treasures from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library exhibit, by Stephen Sinon, New York Botanical Garden
- Hunt Institute Presents Botanicals: Environmental Expressions in Art: The Alisa and Isaac M. Sutton Collection, by Charlotte Tancin, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
CBHL Members’ News West, compiled by Laurie Hannah
- Personal Update, by Barbara M. Pitschel, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- Schilling Library, Desert Botanical Garden dedication ceremony, by Jane Cole (retired), Desert Botanical Garden
- Long, Hot Summer in the Arboretum Library–Looking Forward to a Cool Fall and Winter, by Susan Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Book Reviews
- Charles and Emma: the Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman. Reviewed by Stacy Stoldt
- Waking up in Eden: in pursuit of an impassioned life on an imperiled island by Lucinda Fleeson. Reviewed by Robin A. Everly
CBHL Lite: The Other CBHLs, by David Lane
Board of Directors 2009-2010

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2009 CBHL Annual Meeting (St. Louis, Missouri) Reports
- Pre-Conference Workshop: Botanicus, Biodiversity Heritage Library & TROPICOS Power User Tips and Tricks
- Missouri Botanical Garden Greening and Sustainability Projects, Projects and Progress, Speaker: Deborah Chollet Frank, Missouri Botanical Garden Vice President
- Tours of Library, Herbarium and Pot Recycling
- Bus tour of Tower Grove Park
- Annual Literature Awards Presentation at the Palm House in Tower Grove Park
  - Fruits and Plains: The Horticultural Transformation of America by Philip J. Pauly
  - Genera Palmarum: the Evolution and Classification of Palms by John Dransfield, Natalie W. Uhl, Conny B. Asmussen, Willam Baker, Madeline M. Harley, and Carl E. Lewis
  - Taxonomic Literature: a Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections with Dates, Commentaries, and Types, 2nd edition.
- Library Project Updates
  - Harvey Brenneise, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
  - Stacy Stoldt and Mary Vogel, Chicago Botanic Garden
  - Susan Fugate, National Agricultural Library and Donna Herendeen, Chicago Botanic Garden
  - Beth Wohlgemuth, Illinois Natural History Survey Library
  - Kathy Allen, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
  - Laurie Hannah, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration
- Shaw Nature Reserve – an extension of Missouri Botanical Garden
- Bascom House, Shaw Nature Preserve
- Bus tour of Forest Park
- Bascom House, Shaw Nature Preserve
- Bus tour of Forest Park
- NHBS Presentation by Anneli Meeder
- Pickle Springs Post-Conference Tour, photographs by Barney Lipscomb
- Confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Post Conference Tour, photographs by Gayle Bradbeer and Brian Thompson
- Members’ News from the Annual Meeting
  - Hunt Institute staff celebrate 100th birthday of Rogers McVaugh
  - Lloyd Library sponsoring Lloyd Memorial Garden at Governor’s Residence
- Talking Table Reports, Forest Park Clubhouse Luncheon
  - Book Clubs! Friends Clubs! Clubs and the botanical and horticultural library
  - Preserving garden history: archival issues and the botanical garden
  - Developing exhibits at the botanical library
  - What do we do with all these reprints?
  - CBHL Annual Meeting planning tips and tricks: lessons learned from 2009
- Minutes of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, held in Saint Louis, MO and environs, May 13-15, 2009
From the President, by Sheila Connor
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita Hassert
CBHL Board Minutes, by Gayle Bradbeer
On the Web: The Rise of Bing, the Death of Cool, Living Memorials, Landscape Architecture, and Endangered Species Sightings, by Stanley Johnston
Retiree News: Carolyn Dodson (University of New Mexico), Lenore Dickinson (Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University), John Moore (Chicago Public Library), Jane Cole (Desert Botanic Garden Library), Jane Potter Gates (National Agricultural Library), Joan DeFato (Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden), John and Judy Reed (The New York Botanical Garden), Diane Moore (Arizona State University)
CBHL Members’ News West
- Budget Cuts Force Reduction in Miller Library Hours & Gardening Answers Knowledgebase Update, from Tracy Mehlin, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Garden
- Exhibition of Watercolors and Drawings, from Barbara M. Pitschel, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Layoff & Fires, from Joan Ariel, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
CBHL Members’ News East
- More on Botanica Magnifica, from Leslie Overstreet, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- Anne Lubrecht, from Susan Fraser, The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden
CBHL Lite: The Effect of Music on Plants, by David M. Lane

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Lora M. Robins Library Celebrates 25th Anniversary, by Maggie Southwick
From the President, by Leora Siegel
Editorial: Justifying our Existence, by Susan Eubank
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
Book Review: Britton’s Botanical Empire: the New York Botanical Garden and American Botany, 1888-1929 by Peter Mickulas. Reviewed by Carol Traveny
Board News, by Gayle Bradbeer
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Laurie Hannah
- Exhibition of Sharon Beals’ birds’ nests photographs; and library recognized by Mayor Gavin Newsom, from Barbara M. Pitschel, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- The Arboretum Library on the Road and New Library Classes, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
- Recent Events at the Miller Library, from Tracy Mehlin, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Garden
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Past, present and future of the Eleanor Squire Library, from Gary Esmonde, Eleanor Squire Library, Cleveland Botanical Garden
- Exhibition Moore in America; Día del Niño in the Children’s Garden; and The Garden’s Green Expansion Opens, from Lu Anne Schwarz, Atlanta Botanical Garden
CBHL Lite: How It All Began, by David M. Lane
On the Web: Global Biodiversity Information, a Banana Controversy, a Celebration of Stumps, and Unusual Uses for Duct Tape, by Stanley Johnston

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CBHL 41st Annual Meeting: May 12–16 Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, by Lucy Fisher
From the President, by Leora Siegel
Board of Directors 2008-2009
Book Reviews
- From Yard to Garden: the Domestication of America’s Home Grounds by Christopher Grampp. Reviewed by Laurie Hannah
- The History of Natural History: An Annotated Bibliography by Gavid Bridson. Reviewed by Charlotte Tancin
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita Hassert
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Laurie Hannah
- New Head of AHL, from Richard T. Isaacson, Anderson Horticultural Library, University of Minnesota
- News from Fire-Ravaged Santa Barbara, from Virginia L.T. Gardner
- Día de los Muertos Children’s Storytime; and Winter 2009 Art Exhibits: Louise Smith and Lisa Snow Lady, from Brandy Kuhl, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- Multicultural Weaving Exposition; and San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science interns, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- The Art of African Exploration exhibition, from Robin Everly, Botany-Horticulture Library, Smithsonian Institution
- Elena Sisti Gives Presentation at Keep America Beautiful Conference; PHS McLean Library Recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Connecting to Collections Bookshelf; McLean Library Launches Film Discussion Group; New Exhibit in the Library: The Garden as Theater: Italian Renaissance and Baroque Gardens, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Humboldt and Darwin Explore New Worlds, 1799-1836 exhibition; and Trees of Life guest lecture series, from Michael Stieber, Sterling Morton Library, The Morton Arboretum
- Ehret: The Greatest Botanical Artist of the 1700s exhibit, Spring 2009, from Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- Hunt Institute presents Wings of Paradise: Watercolors of Silkmoths by John Cody, March 26–June 30, 2009, from James J. White, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
On the Web: A Green Search Engine, Plant Symbolism, and Limitless Fonts, by Stanley Johnston
Retiree News, compiled by Judith Reed
- John Flanagan (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, England)
- Barbara Fox (Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Gerry Kaye (Harvard Botany Libraries, Cambridge,Massachusetts)
- Jane Cole (Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona)
- Pam MacKenzie (Toronto Botanical Garden, Ontario, Canada)
- Mary Lou Wolfe (Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CBHL Lite: The Effect of Global Warming on CBHL, by David M. Lane

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Missouri Botanical Garden Library : A Treasury of Plants, by Doug Holland
From the President, by Leora Siegel
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita Hassert
Down the Garden Path With Reading Maps, by Carol Traveny
Book Review, by Richard Isaacson
- Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies: Revealing Their Natural History by Carolyn Dodson and William W. Dunmire
Christie’s to Auction Bessa Collection in Paris, by Charlotte A. Tancin
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Barbara Pitschel
- Notable Gift from Joy Spurr; Miller Memorial Lecture, “Landscape in a Changing Environment,” by Kathryn Gustafson; and Pacific Connections garden debut, from Tracy Mehlin, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Garden
- Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium, September 19-22, 2008, Portland, Oregon, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
- Cheadle Center to Create Digital Archive of Esau’s Plant Anatomy Collection; and Archives Now Online, from Laurie Hannah, Cheadle Center, UC Santa Barbara
- Cataloging Issues; Policy Development; Interns; Integrated Library System; Interlibrary Loan, “Cage” No More, from Harvey R. Brenneise, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Library
- Vanishing Orchids: Botanical Illustrations of Rare Orchids exhibit, from Barbara M. Pitschel, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Smithsonian Libraries receives Botanica Magnifica; and Mark Catesby on DVD, from Leslie Overstreet, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
- Staff Changes at the Mertz Library; The Chrysanthemum in Japanese Art exhibition; and Grants from Stephen Sinon, the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- 52nd J. Cramer Publishing Anniversary Sale, from Charles Lubrecht, Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd., Port Jervis, New York
- Lloyd Library and Museum Receives Artist-in-Residence Grant from Ohio Arts Council: Alternative Field Guide, from Maggie Heran, Lloyd Library and Museum
- McLean Library Launches Film Discussion Group; and PHS McLean Library Recipient of the IMLS “Connecting to Collections Bookshelf”, from Janet Evans, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Sally Williams [EBSCO Publishing retiree] visits Santa Barbara, California, from Sally Williams, Hiram, Maine
CBHL Lite: Book Concept, by David M. Lane
2008-2009 Board of Directors
On the Web: Delicious Bugs, Pest Control, and Medieval Medical Images, by Stanley Johnston

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From the President, by Leora Siegel
40th Annual Meeting : Frederic Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Hosted by Shelly Kilroy and David Hooker
- Wikis Work! (workshop presented by Asante Cain, Kelly Helder, Rebecca Near, and Kolene Allen), by Deb Golanty
- Getting Connected: Marketing Libraries, by Leora Siegel
- Order Out of Chaos and Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns Win 2008 CBHL Literature Awards
- Chuck Tancin Receives 2008 CBHL Long Award
- Solo (or Two Person) Marketing in a Horticultural or Botanical Library (presented by Susan Eubank), by Barbara Pitschel
- Libraries Can GASP With Excitement (presented by Michelle Boisvenue-Fox), by Sue Swisher
- Tour of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, by Patricia Jonas
- Sunset Banquet at Michillinda Lodge, by Susan Eubank
- Minutes of the 40th Annual Meeting
- Board Meeting Minutes
- Post Conference Tour: P.J. Hoffmaster State Park and Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center, by Judith Reed
CBHL Lite: First Humor Column, by David M. Lane
Book Review by Kathy Allen
- Mighty Giants: An American Chestnut Anthology edited by Chris Bolgiano, contributing editor Glenn Novak
- American Chestnut: the life, death, and rebirth of a perfect tree by Susan Freinkel
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Barbara M. Pitschel
- Exciting Events Planned; New Research Botanist Joins Staff; and Library Retrospective Conversion, from Beth Brand, Desert Botanical Garden Library
- Deb Planning to Retire in September! from Deb Golanty, Helen Fowler Library, Denver Botanic Gardens
- History of Botanical Illustration Exhibit, from Kathy M. Carr, University of Washington Natural Sciences Library
- Radical Cataloging; and Work in Progress exhibit, from Brian R. Thompson, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Garden
- Watercolors by Patrick O’Hara; Library Disaster Preparedness Network; and Dieter Wilken Receives Conservation Award, from Joan Ariel, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
- Reclassification-Retrospective Conversion Project; Archives Intern; and Looking Forward to Present and Future Involvement, from Harvey R. Brenneise, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- Children’s Bibliography Online; and Creatures Small-Insects & Plants art exhibit, from Barbara M. Pitschel, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
- BRIT Moves; Duplicate Books Enhance Mexican and Peruvian Libraries, from Gary Jennings, Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- Online Catalog Growing; OCLC Connexion Local Save Files; Art Intern; and APGA Visit, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Janet Evans
- Book Discussion Group; Preservation Planning Project; and Digitization Project, from Janet Evans, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Exhibition Pioneer Landscape Architect: Edward L. Daugherty, from Staci Catron, Cherokee Garden Library
- Exhibit Pancrace Bessa and the Golden Age of French Botanical Illustration, from James J. White, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- Three digitization grants, from Céline Arseneault, Jardin Botanique Montreal
Retiree News compiled by Judith Reed
- Joan DeFato
- Richard Isaacson
- Jane Cole
- Diane Moore
- Gerry Kaye
- Mary Lou Wilhelm
On the Web, by Stanley Johnston

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Anderson Horticultural Library Looks to the Future, by Richard T. Isaacson
From the President, by Katherine Allen
CBHL Board Meeting, by Gayle Bradbeer
On the Web: Looking Towards Grand Rapids, Some Major Rare Book Databases, the Haller Tercentenary, and Edible Flowers, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Hunt Institute Presents: Edward Donovan: Naturalist, Artist, Author and Collector, from James J. White, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- Cherokee Garden Library and Atlanta Botanical Garden Library Joint Program, from Lu Anne W. Schwarz, Atlanta Botanical Garden
- Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure, from Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- News from Harvard Botany Libraries: Google Book Project; Lisa DeCesare presents on the history of the Farlow Reference Library building at New England Chapter of the Victorian Society of America; “Re:Design”, a webcast on Charles Darwin and Asa Gray; Judy Warnement presents paper The World’s Greatest Libraries on Your Desktop at Herb Society of America, from Judy Warnement, Harvard University Botany Libraries
- Digitization at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, from Patricia Jonas, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Gore Orchidology Collection at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, from Wesley E. Higgins, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Barbara M. Pitschel
- Grand Opening Nearing Completion, from Larry Currie, California Academy of Sciences Library
- 3rd Annual Garden Lovers’ Book Sale – and Botanical Art Exhibit and Sale; Announcing the New NHS Curriculum Collection; and New Computers, from Tracy Mehlin, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- Vertical File Subject Access Guide Going Online; Ongoing Used Book Sales, from Barbara M. Pitschel, Helen Crocker Russell Library, San Francisco Botanical Garden
- A Flood, Rare Books, and Bad News from OCLC at the Arboretum Library, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
2007-2008 Board of Directors
Literature Reviews
- Fern Books and Related Items in English Before 1900 by Nigel Hall and Martin Rickard. Reviewed by Charlotte Tancin
- Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners by James B. Nardi. Reviewed by Leslie M. Delserone
How We Succeed, by Carol Traveny
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita Hassert

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CBHL’s 40th Annual Meeting! (Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan), by Shelly Kilroy
From the President, by Katherine Allen
CBHL Fall Board Meeting, by Gayle Bradbeer
Literature Review: Arthur Harry Church: The Anatomy of Flowers by David Mabberley, reviewed by Deb Golanty
On the Web: Plant Information Online, Some Sources for Finding Rare Book and Art Values, and Copyright Explained, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Margaret Mee Interview Now Available Online, from James J. White, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
- Elsa Kramer’s New Position, from Elsa Kramer, Indiana University
- Lisa DeCesare and Pioneering Women of Plant Pathology, from Gretchen Wade, Harvard University Herbaria
- Jazz Gardens and the Flower Show Exhibition at the McLean Library of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, from Janet Evans, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Richard Preston at the Cherokee Garden Library, from Staci Catron-Sullivan, Cherokee Garden Library, Atlanta History Center
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Barbara M. Pitschel
- Professor Mabberly Moves On; Exhibitions: Four Seasons at the Bloedel Reserve, Cut, Dried and Dyed; Archives Grant; and Curriculum Collection, from Tracy Mehlin, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Gardens
- More Electronic Bibliographic Records, a Toad, and Circulation at the Arboretum Library of the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
- Film Showings; Interns; Grant Proposal to Digitize Image Collections; and Collaborations, from Joan Ariel, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
- Staff Change, from Patricia A. Lindberg, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
- Library Art Exhibitions; and California Native Plant Society Fellows, from Barbara M. Pitschel, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
Retiree News compiled by Judith Reed
- Carolyn Dodson
- John Moore
- Jane Cole
- Lenore Dickinson
- Jan MacDougal
- Joan DeFato
- Jane Gates
- Nadia Aufderheide
- Paulette Marshall
- Anne Lubrecht
- John and Judy Reed
- Bernadette Callery
- Richard Isaacson
- Kathy Allen
How We Succeed: Doing Digital, by Carol Traveny
2007-2008 Board of Directors
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita M. Hassert

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VanDusen Botanical Garden, by Marina Princz
From the President, by Katherine Allen
Annual Meeting, One More Presentation: Begin at the Beginning: the Importance of Preservation Planning, presented by Janet Evans, reported by Lisa DeCesare
Literature Reviews edited by Gillian Hayward
- A Botanic Garden for the Nation: The United States Botanic Garden by Anne-Catherine Fallen. Reviewed by Charlotte Tancin
- Catalogue [of the] 12th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration : 30 September to 20 December 2007 by James J. White and Lugene B. Bruno. Reviewed by Katherine Allen
On the Web: Absinthe, Tea, and Vegetable Judging, by Stanley Johnston
CBHL Members’ News East compiled by Shelly Kilroy
- Botanical Illustrations from the Early Centuries of Botanical Science at the New York Botanical Garden Library; and Plants of Japan in Illustrated Books and Prints, from Stephen Sinon, LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden
- University of Pittsburgh to Teach Courses in Preservation Management and Digital Preservation, from Bernadette G. Callery, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- What’s in a Name? Carl Linnaeus’ 300-year Legacy, from Michael T. Stieber, The Morton Arboretum
- Bibliography on Impact of Urban Greening on PHS Website; and The Wired Gardener Has a New Look, from Janet Evans, McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Native Plant Societies List Update, from Mary Walker, New England Wild Flower Society
- The Life and Art of a Garden Designer, from Allyson Hayward, Landscape Historian, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
- Sally Retires from EBSCO Publishing, from Sally Williams, Hiram, Maine
- Lloyd Library and Museum Announces Autumn 2007 Events and Exhibitions; and Lloyd Library Revamps Children’s Programming for 2007-2008, from Maggie Heran, Lloyd Library & Museum
- Plant Information Database is Now Free to the Public, from Katherine Allen, University of Minnesota
CBHL Members’ News West compiled by Barbara M. Pitschel
- A Celebration of Linnaeus; and Farewell from Karen Preuss, from Brian R. Thompson, Elisabeth C. Miller Library, University of Washington Botanic Garden
- The Amazing Physical and Intellectual Peregrinations of Member/Colleague/Friend, from Virginia Gardner, VLT Gardner Books
- Staff Changes; and Photography Exhibit by Jo-Ann Ordano, from Barbara M. Pitschel, Helen Crocker Russell Library, San Francisco Botanical Garden
- IMLS Grant to Continue Cataloging CCBER, from Laurie Hannah, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, University of California, Santa Barbara
- We Are Ready to Let the Books Go (and Come Back Too), from Susan C. Eubank, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
The Case of the Truncated Unicorn, by Ian Christie-Miller
How We Succeed: Coolness, by Carol Traveny
2007-2008 Board of Directors
Calendar of Upcoming Events, compiled by Rita Hassert

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The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, by Bruce Holst
From the President, by Katherine Allen
Defiant Gardens and A Tropical Garden Flora Win 2007 CBHL Literature Awards, by Elsa Kramer
CBHL Annual Meeting June 5-8, 2007
- Introduction to Archives, presented by Anna Heran; reported by Judith Reed
- Mayoral Greetings, by Mark Mallory; reported by Stanley Johnston
- The Eclectic Medical College of Cinccinati: A Clase Study in he Promise and Disappointment of Alternative Medicine, presented by John S. Haller; reported by Robin Everly
- The Complexities of Collection Development Planning, by Staci Catron-Sullivan; reported by Marca Woodhams
- Demystifying A. Descubes: Researching a Little Known Botanical Artist of the 19th Century, or, CBHLMeets CSI and the Power of Serendipity, presented by Maggie Southwick; reported by Rita Hassert
- CBHL Annual Meeting Tours: Tours of the Lloyd Library and Museum and Downtown Walking Tours; reported by Susan Eubank
- CBHL Annual Meeting Guest Lecture – Herbal Medicine Today: The State of the Field, presented by Mark Blumenthal; reported by Stanley Johnston
- Project Botanicus: Making Historical Resources Accessible to the Future Research of Systematic Botany by Doug Holland; reported by Laurie Hannah
- A Contemporary Digitization Project: How it Got Started and the Tribulations of Keeping it Going, presented by Suzi Teghtmeyer; reported by Barbara Pitschel
- CBHL Libraries’ Digitization Projects; reported by Shelly Kilroy
- Sooty Acres, the Hauck Botanic Garden and the grounds of the Civic Garden Center, presented by Connie Booth; reported by Suzi Teghtmeyer
- Horticultural Tour of Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, reported by Joanne T. Fucello
- CBHL Annual Meeting Attendees Keep Cool on the River, reported by Susan Eubank
- Post Conference Tour Kentucky: The Lloyd’s Backyard, reported by Gayle Bradbeer
- CBHL Business Meeting
CBHL Board of Directors, 2007-2008
CBHL Members’ East News, ed. by Shelly Kilroy
- Renowned Garden Historian Donates Extensive Collection to the Cherokee
- Garden Library, by Staci Catron-Sullivan
- News from Harvard, by Judy Warnement
- New Branch Libraries at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Library, by Nancy Korber
- AgNIC and Ornamentals, by Suzi Teghtmeyer
CBHL Members’ West News, comp. by Barbara M. Pitschel
- New Home for Library and Herbarium of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, by David H. Lorence
- Garden Lovers’Book Sale, by Karen Preuss
- Gardening Answers Knowledgebase— One Year Update, by Karen Preuss
- Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, by Laurie Hannah
- Linnaeus Exhibit, by Patricia Lindberg
- Book Discussions, by Jane Cole
- Library Art Exhibit, by Barbara M. Pitschel
- A New Name for Sida, Contributions to Botany (1962-2006), by Barney Lipscomb
- The CSI Experience, A New Science Exhibit, by Barney Lipscomb
- Just Published from the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, by Barney Lipscomb
Calendar of Upcoming Events, ed. by Rita Hassert
On the Web: Cincinnati Sites for Those Who Missed the Meeting, Sites Cited, Linnaeus, and Others, by Stanley Johnston

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I can't imagine not renewing our CBHL membership. My involvement in CBHL is one of the highlights of my job and the benefits far outweigh the cost.

Brandy Kuhl, Library Director, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, San Francisco Botanical Garden

CBHL is my lifeline, my go-to group when I need assistance locating information about plants and botanists, especially the early works and on taxonomy.

Suzi Teghtmeyer, CBHL president and librarian, Michigan State University Libraries

I have been a member of CBHL since 2001 when I joined the staff of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens in Seattle. That same year, I attended my first annual meeting at the Denver Botanical Garden hosted by the Helen Fowler Library. I was so amazed to learn that there was an organization comprised of plant librarians!After the Miller Library hosted the annual meeting in 2010, I was asked to join the Board. I wanted to serve CBHL because I had gained so much from meeting fellow horticultural librarians and visiting other garden libraries.

Tracy L. Mehlin, information technology librarian, University of Washington Botanic Gardens

CBHL has proven to be for me the best professional organization to participate during my 34-year career as head of the Library of the Montréal Botanical Garden. As my involvement, I attended 26 annual meetings, hosting two of them, I served on the board and was part of many committees. CBHL provided me with shared expertise and a great network of colleagues all across North America.

Celine Arseneault, retired botanist and librarian, Montréal Botanical Garden

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