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Here, Barneby reshapes Dalea, segregating four genera. Included are a taxonomic treatment & keys to the genera.
The dictionary provides explanations of the meaning and origins of generic and specific names of grasses, one of the largest and economically most important plant families. There are about 15,000 entries which far exceeds in number those of any other dictionary in print. Most of the names published during the past 250 years are included. This work should be of value to a wide audience including ecologists, agronomists, and anthropologists.
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This study was originally planned to follow certain regional papers with a similar account of the family Scrophulariaceae (figwort or foxglove family) for the Middle Atlantic & N. Central States. But it soon seemed preferable to include the southern Appalachians & the whole Atlantic Coastal Plain. The flora of the northern states has been profoundly modified by the glacial epoch, & any understanding of the composition & distribution of our northern flora should also consider the adjoining southern territory where vegetation was little or not affected & from which the north was again populated. So, it was decided to include again the South Atlantic & the West Gulf States. The plan of this study is both more thorough & more comprehensive than earlier efforts. Illus.
This book chronicles the history of the French in New Mexico, tracing their presence from the 1500s to present times. It tells their story by remembering the lives of the most influential, unusual, or colorful characters. Whether dramatic or lighthearted, their lives are filled with stories of love and death, of chases and hunts, of successes and failures. These stories are placed in their historical and cultural context, showing how their heroes interacted with the general fabric of society and pointing to more detailed readings and further research.
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