ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 3 1 2 / C&RL News ■ M ay 2003 Horticulture Sources for gardeners by Kathy Fescemyer A s th e lo n g w in te r o f 2003 is finally o v e r a n d Hortiplex provides im ages a n d inform ation to o ver 50,000 ta x a . O v e r 9 0 c o m m u n ity fo r u m s h e lp s. g a r d e n e r s c o m m u n ic a te a b o u t m a n y ty p e s o f p lants. G a rd e n w rite r S e sb a n ia T ripeti p ro v id e s practical advice o n creating gard en s that are b e a u ­ tiful a n d easy to m aintain. This site is also h o m e to t h e C a le n d a r o f G a r d e n E vents, T h e R o sa rian , W ild-Flowers, a n d sister sites in E u ro p e a n d A us­ tralia. Access: h ttp ://w w w .g a rd e n w e b .c o m /. • G a r d e n i n g L a u n c h P a d . O n e o f th e larg­ e s t e n tra n c e s fo r g a rd e n in g in fo rm a tio n o n th e W eb, this site links to o v e r 4,700 g a rd e n in g sites th ro u g h o u t th e w orld. Links a re d ivided into o v e r 90 categories from specific plants to g a rd en design a n d everything in be tw ee n . Jim P ana, retired from th e Zilker B otanical G a rd en s, c re a te d a n d m a in ­ tains this site. Access: h ttp ://g a rd e n in g la u n c h p a d . c o m /. • G a r d e n i n g . F ro m th e NBII: T h e N a tio n ’s B iological Info rm atio n System , this site p ro v id es ab u n d an t links o n m any aspects o f gardening. T he m ajo rity o f t h e s e lin k s le a d to fu ll-te x t articles. Access: h ttp ://w w w .n b ii.g o v d is c ip lin e s/b o ta n y / gardening.html. • T h e G a r d e n H e lp e r . C reated, written, a n d m ain ta in e d b y Bill B e au ra in , th e G a rd e n H e lp e r provides gardening, landscape advice, a n d tips for all g ardens. Sections in clu d e “G a rd e n in g fo r B e­ g in n ers”; “G a rd e n in g G u id e s” fo r c reating differ­ e n t styles o f g a rd e n in g ; “P la n t G u id e s ” c o n ta in ­ ing profiles fo r g ro w in g a n d caring for h u n d re d s w a rm , su n n y w e a th e r a b o u n d s , it is tim e to begin grow ing plants, b o th beautiful a n d deliciou G a rd en in g is o n e o f th e m ajo r leisure activities o f A m erican adults, a n d e a c h s p rin g m illions e n joy th e b e a u ty o f g ro w in g flow ers, fruits, h e rb s, a n d vegetables. T h e term h o rtic u ltu re is d e riv e d from tw o Latin w o rd s — h o rtu s, w h ic h m e a n s g a rd e n plant, a n d cultura, w h ic h m e a n s culture. M odern horticulture consists o f h o m e g a rdening a n d o ther topics su c h as flow er, fruit a n d v e g e ta b le p ro d u c ­ tion, p la n t p ro p a g a tio n , p la n t p h y sio lo g y , p la n t b re e d in g , a n d sto rin g a n d p ro c e s s in g fruits a n d vegetables. H u n d r e d s o f W eb sites o n h o rtic u ltu re a n d g a rd e n in g a re a v a ila b le w ith n e w o n e s sta rtin g regularly. T his article fo cu ses o n g ro w in g p lants, a n d e m p h a siz e s h o m e g a rd en in g , p ro d u c tio n o f fruits, vegetables, ornam entals, a n d flowers. Sites c h o se n are fo r researchers, p ro fessio n al h o rticul­ turists, a n d th e g a rd e n in g p u b lic ; a re lim ite d to N o rth A m e ric an h o rtic u ltu re (w ith a f e w e x c e p ­ tions); a n d m ust b e freely accessible. D u e to space limits, sites re la te d to o n e ty p e o f p la n t ( s u c h as ro se s o r d a ffo d ils) a re n o t in c lu d e d , b u t c a n b e lo ca ted th ro u g h th e e n tra n c e sites. Entrances • G a r d e n W e b . P u b lish e d b y th e Virtual Mir­ ror, Inc., G a rd en W e b is o n e o f th e m o st c o m p re ­ h e n s iv e h o rtic u ltu ra l site s o n th e W eb. T h e About the author K a th y Fescemyer is life sciences lib ra ria n a t Pennsylvania State U niversity; e-m ail: kaf12@.psu.edu IN TER N ET RESOURCES http://www.gardenweb.com/ http://gardeninglaunchpad http://www.nbii.govdisciplines/botany/ psu.edu C&RL News ■ M ay 2003 / 313 o f different a n n u a l o r p e ren n ial plants, as w ell as d e lic io u s fruits a n d v e g e ta b le s; “P lan ts fo r S p e ­ cific N e e d s ”; “H o u s e P la n ts” f o r in d o o r g a rd e n ­ ing; a n d th e “G a rd e n in g C a le n d a r,” w h ic h is a m o n th ly s c h e d u le o f g a r d e n in g task s. A ccess: h ttp ://w w w .th e g a rd e n h e lp e r.c o m /. • G a r d e n G a t e . T h is site h a s lin k s to o n ly content-related g a rdening sites selected b y creator K a re n F le tc h e r. S e c tio n s in c lu d e th e “R e a d in g R oom ,” th e “T ea ch in g G a rd e n ” fo r re fe re n c e in ­ fo rm atio n , th e “G a rd e n S h o p ,” th e “Sun R o o m ” for houseplant information, a n d the “Holding Bed,” w h e r e n e w lin k s re sid e . A ccess: h ttp ://g a r d e n - g a te .p ra irie n et.o rg /. • G a r d e n i n g . D e b o r a h S im p s o n is th e A b o u t.c o m g u id e to this larg e g ro u p o f lin k s to m a n y a s p e c ts o f g a rd e n in g . A ccess: h t t p : / / gardening.about.com /m body.htm ?once= true& . Reference • G a r d e n G u i d e s . M y favorite site fo r basic horticultural info rm a tio n o n vegetables, flow ers, a n d h e r b s is G a r d e n G u id e s. E ntries a re sh o rt, re ad a b le descriptions w ith c h a rm in g draw ings o f plants. Basic articles o n g a rd e n in g a re also avail­ able. Access: h ttp ://w w w .g a rd e n g u id e s .c o m /. • N a t i o n a l G a r d e n i n g . O n e o f th e b e s t sites fo r h o rtic u ltu ra l in fo rm a tio n o n th e W eb, this site p ro v id es tre m e n d o u s n u m b ers o f articles o n flo w e rs, fruits, v e g e ta b le s, h e rb s, a n d o r n a ­ m en ta ls. A lso a v ailab le a re “R e gional R e p o rts ,” “Q & A L ib ra ry ,” “A rticle L ib ra ry ,” “P e s t C o n ­ trol L ibrary,” “D ic tio n a ry ,” a n d “F o o d G a r d e n ­ in g G u id e .” A ccess: h ttp ://w w w .g a r d e n .o r g /. • B o t a n y . c o m , t h e E n c y c l o p e d i a o f P la n t s . T h re e u seful se ctions o n this site are th e c o m m o n n a m e s o f p la n ts , b o ta n ic a l n a m e s o f p la n ts , a n d t h e d ic tio n a r y o f b o ta n ic a l w o rd s . Plant entries in clude th e general description, vari­ o u s m e th o d s o f cultivation, soil a n d te m p e ra tu re requirem ents, p runing, p ropagation m ethods, a n d th e different varieties a n d hybrids. Access: h ttp :// w w w .b o ta n y .c o m /in d ex .h tm l. • B u l b . c o m . E v e ry th in g a b o u t b u lb s a n d g ro w in g bulbs, from th e U.S. N etherlands F low er B ulb In fo rm atio n C e n te r (NFBIC) is o n this site. B ulb.com has pho to g rap h s, planting information, sp rin g a n d s u m m e r b u lb s, a n d so u rc e s o f bulbs. Access: h ttp ://w w w .b u lb .c o m /. • B o t a n i c a l G l o s s a r y . B&T W o rld S e e d s p ro v id e s a n o n lin e g lo ssa ry o f c o m m o n ly u s e d b o ta n ic a l te r m s a n d c o m m o n n a m e l o o k - u p , w h i c h lis ts a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 5 ,0 0 0 c o m m o n n a m e s fro m a n u m b e r o f d iffe re n t l a n g u a g e s . A ccess: h ttp ://w w w .b -a n d -t-w o rld -s e e d s .c o m / botgloss.htm . • T h e S p i r i t o f G a r d e n i n g . C o m p ile d b y Michael P. Garofalo, this site provides poem s, q u o ­ tatio n s, a n d a tim e lin e o f th e h isto ry o f g a r d e n ­ ing. T h e tim e lin e sta rts f ro m a n c ie n t tim e s a n d g o e s to t h e p r e s e n t . A c c e s s: h t t p : / / w w w . g ard en d ig est.co m /. • N e o f l o r a . C re a te d b y N e o in fo rm a tic s , N e o F lo ra m a rk e ts its d a ta b a s e as “T h e W o rld ’s Largest Plant D a tab a se ” a n d contains o v e r 38,000 entries. Access: h ttp ://w w w .n e o flo ra .c o m /. • P l a n t s F o r A F u t u r e . C re a te d in E n g la n d fo r rare a n d u n u su a l plants, th e Species D atabase contains o v e r 7,000 species w ith details o n edible, m edicinal, a n d o th e r u se s to g eth e r w ith inform a­ tio n a b o u t th e ir c u ltivation a n d h abitats. Access: h ttp ://w w w .c o m p .le e d s .a c .u k /p fa f/in d e x .h tm l. • P e r r y ’s P e r e n n i a l P a g e s . F ro m L eonard P e rry a t t h e U n iv e rsity o f V e rm o n t, th is s o u rc e p ro v id es links a n d articles a b o u t h e rb a c e o u s p e ­ re n n ia ls. In fo rm a tio n fo r b o t h th e p ro fessio n al, re se a rc h e r, a n d th e h o m e g a rd e n e r is available. C h a lle n g in g q u izz es, a n A - 2 d a ta b a s e , a n d lots m o re a re o n this site o f o n e o f th e m o st p o p u la r fo rm s o f g a rd e n in g . A ccess: h t tp : / /w w w . u v m . e d u /~ p a s s /p e r r y /. Governm ent • C e n s u s o f H o r t i c u l t u r a l S p e c i a l t i e s . T he census o f horticultural specialties provides d e ­ ta ile d statistics o n th e siz e a n d stru c tu re o f th e horticulture industry for p lanning, p olicym aking, research, a n d m a rk e t analysis. T h e 1998 v e rsio n includes producers o f floriculture, nursery, a n d other specialty crops, such as sod, m ushroom s, food crops p ro d u c e d u n d e r glass, transplants for com m ercial production, a n d seeds. Access fo r 1998: http://w ww. n a s s .u s d a .g o v / c e n s u s / c e n s u s 9 7 / h o r t ic u l tu r e / h o rtic u ltu re .h tm a n d h t tp : / /w w w . n a s s . u s d a . gov/census/census92/ag0400.htm . • N a t i o n a l A g r i c u l t u r a l S t a t i s t i c s S e r ­ v i c e (U S D A ). C urrent a n d historical statistics w ith tables o n fruit a n d vegetable production a n d prices a re e a s ily a c c e s s ib le a t th is site. A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w .u s d a .g o v /n a s s/. • U S D A E c o n o m i c s a n d S t a t i s t i c s S e r ­ v i c e . H o s te d b y t h e A lb e rt R. M a n n L ibrary at C ornell University, th e system o rg a n iz es o v e r 300 e c o n o m ic re p o rts o n agriculture. H orticultural in­ form ation is located u n d e r “Specialty Agriculture.” Access: h ttp ://u s d a .m a n n lib .c o m e ll.e d u /u s d a /. • A G R IC O L A . All m ajo r h o rtic u ltu ra l p u b li­ c atio n s a n d re la te d agricultural m aterials a re in ­ http://www.thegardenhelper.com/ http://garden-gate.prairienet.org/ http://garden-gate.prairienet.org/ About.com http://www.gardenguides.com/ http://www.garden.org/ Botany.com http://www.botany.com/index.html Bulb.com Bulb.com http://www.bulb.com/ http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/ gardendigest.com/ http://www.neoflora.com/ http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/index.html http://www.uvm nass.usda.gov/census/census97/horticulture/ http://www.nass.usda http://www.usda.gov/nass/ http://usda.mannlib.comell.edu/usda/ 3 1 4 / C&RL News ■ M ay 2003 d e x e d in AGRICOLA, w h ic h is p r o d u c e d b y th e USDA’s N a tional A gricultural Library. T h e s e a rc h e n g in e is a w k w a rd a n d c u m b e rs o m e t o u se , b u t th e c ita tio n s a n d a b stra c ts a re fre e ly a v a ila b le to re se a rc h e rs w o rld w id e . A ccess: h t tp : / /w w w .n a l . u s d a .g o v /a g 9 8 /. • P a t e n t a n d T r a d e m a r k O f f i c e . P la n t p a t­ e n ts m ay b e g ra n te d to a n y o n e w h o h a s in v e n te d o r d isc o v ere d a n d a se x u a lly r e p ro d u c e d a n y d is­ t i n c t a n d n e w v a r i e t y o f p l a n t . O v e r 1 0 ,0 0 0 p a te n ts h a v e b e e n issu e d for plants a n d th e m ajor­ ity o f t h e s e p a te n t s a re fo r h o r tic u ltu r a l s p e c i ­ m ens. T o lim it th e se a rc h to p la n t p a te n ts, u s e six as th e a p p lication type. Access: h ttp ://w w w .u s p to . g o v /. • P L A N T S D a t a b a s e . S ta n d a rd iz e d in fo rm a ­ tio n a b o u t th e v a sc u la r p lants, m o sse s, liverw orts, h o rnw orts, a n d lichens n ative to th e U n ite d States a n d its territories is su p p lie d b y th e USDA’s N atu­ ral R e s o u r c e C o n s e r v a tio n S e rv ic e . E n trie s in ­ c lu d e n a m e s, p la n t sy m b o ls, c hecklists, d istrib u ­ tio n a l d a ta , s p e c ie s a b strac ts, ch ara cte ristics, im ­ a g es, p la n t links, a n d r e fe re n c e s. A ccess: h t t p : / / p la n ts .u s d a .g o v /. • C u r r e n t R e s e a r c h I n f o r m a t i o n S y s ­ t e m (C R I S ). CRIS w a s d e v e l o p e d b y th e USDA to d e scribe a n d re p o rt o n re sea rc h projects in agri­ c u ltu re a n d forestry, w h ic h in c lu d e s h ortic u ltu ra l re s e a r c h . O v e r 3 0 ,0 0 0 d e s c r i p t i o n s o f c u r re n t, publicly s u p p o rte d re sea rc h projects o f th e USDA a g e n c ie s, th e State A g ric u ltu ral E x p e rim e n t Sta­ tions, th e sta te la n d -g ra n t c o lle g e s a n d u n iv e rs i­ ties, a n d USDA g ra n t recip ie n ts a re in th e system . A ccess: h ttp ://c ris .c s re e s .u s d a .g o v /. • N a t i o n a l P l a n t G e r m p l a s m S y s t e m ( N P G S ) a n d G e r m p l a s m R e s o u r c e s I n f o r ­ m a t i o n N e t w o r k (G R I N ) . NPGS is a c o o p e r a ­ tive effort b y p u b lic a n d p riv a te o rg a n iz a tio n s to p r e s e rv e th e g e n e tic d iv e rs ity o f p la n ts. T h e e n ­ trie s in G R IN d a t a b a s e d o c u m e n t in f o r m a tio n o n th e g e rm p la s m o f m a n y e c o n o m ic a lly im p o r­ ta n t p la n ts . M o re t h a n 4 50,000 a c c e s s io n s (d is ­ tin c t v a rie tie s o f p la n ts ) a re in GRIN a n d r e p r e ­ s e n t m o r e th a n 10,000 s p e c ie s o f p la n ts. A ccess: h ttp : / /w w w .a r s - g r in .g o v / n p g s / . R e g io n a l h o rtic u ltu ra l site s • U n i v e r s i t i e s , C o o p e r a t i v e E x t e n s i o n S e r v i c e a n d B o t a n i c a l G a r d e n s . G r o w in g p lan ts is d e p e n d e n t o n m a n y ge o g rap h ica lly s p e ­ cific e le m e n ts, s u c h a s h a b ita t a n d w e a th e r. G e t­ ting th e in fo m ta tio n for y o u r g e o g ra p h ic re g io n is th e p u r p o s e o f this section. F o r th e b e s t in fo rm a ­ tio n specifically fo r y o u r g ro w in g re g io n , b e s u re to c o n su lt y o u r sta te C o o p e ra tiv e E x te n sio n Ser­ v ic e s ite a t h t t p : / / w w w . r e e u s d a . g o v / 1 7 0 0 / s ta te p a r t n e r s / u s a .h t m . E x a m p le s o f a f e w o u t ­ s ta n d in g re g io n a l hortic u ltu ra l sites fro m v a rio u s re g io n s in th e c o u n try a re selected. W est • A g g i e H o r t i c u l t u r e . A ggie H o rtic u ltu re is f r o m t h e T e x a s H o r tic u ltu r e P r o g r a m a t T e x a s A&M U n iv e rs ity a n d is fu ll o f i n f o r m a t io n fo r t h e S o u th w e s te r n h o rtic u ltu rist. E s p e c ia lly n o ­ ta b le a re th e “Sections o n W ild flo w ers,” “J u s t fo r K ids,” a n d “G a rd e n in g .” A v e ry d e e p site, full o f c o n te n t o n g r o w in g m a n y ty p e s o f fru its, v e g ­ e tables, h e rb s, flow ers, a n d o rn a m e n ta ls. Access: h ttp :// a g g ie -h o rtic u ltu re .t a m u .e d u /. • L a n d s c a p e P l a n t s : I m a g e s , I d e n t i f i c a ­ t i o n , a n d I n f o r m a t i o n . P r o d u c e d b y O r e g o n State University, im a g e s a n d in fo rm a tio n o n o v e r 8 00 l a n d s c a p e p la n ts (m o stly w o o d y ) a re lis te d h e re in a lp h a b e tic a l o rd e r b y g e n u s, fro m A belia to Z e lk o v a . E a c h e n tr y h a s m u ltip le p ic tu r e s o f th e e ntire plant, leaves, a n d flow ers a n d inform a­ tio n a b o u t th e p la n t. A ccess: h ttp : / /o r e g o n s t a te . e d u /d e p t /l d p l a n t s / . South • H o r t i c u l t u r e I n f o r m a t i o n L e a f le t s . This site fro m N o rth C a ro lin a State U n iv e rsity C o o p ­ e rativ e E x te n sio n Service is n o t fancy, b u t m a in ­ tains links to m a n y full-text leaflets p u re ly o n h o r­ ticulture. U nfortunately, th e re is n o se a rc h e n g in e specifically fo r th e s e leaflets. Access.- h ttp ://w w w . c e s .n c s u .e d u /h il/. M idw est • W e b G a r d e n . K n o w n b y m a n y nam es, su c h as PlantF acts o r H o rtic u ltu re a n d S c ien c e in Vir­ tual Perspective, W eb G a rd e n from O h io State U ni­ v e rsity h a s e x te n s iv e d a ta b a s e s o f h o rtic u ltu ra l infom tation. T h e “Plant D ictionary” p ro v id es p h o ­ to s a n d b a sic s o n o rn a m e n ta l p la n ts, turf, p e sts, a n d fru its a n d v e g e t a b l e s . I n “P l a n tF a c ts ,” th e W eb Search a ccesses o v e r 60,000 p a g e s o f C o o p ­ e ra tiv e E x te n sio n fa ct s h e e ts a n d b u lle tin s fro m 46 d ifferent un iv ersities a n d g o v e rn m e n t in stitu­ tio n s a c ro s s th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d C a n a d a . “P o c k e tG a rd e n e r” lets y o u lo a d h ortic u ltu ra l im ­ a g e s to y o u r h a n d h e ld . T w o o th e r fe a tu re s a re a “Q u e stio n a n d A n sw e r D a ta b a se ” a n d a “G lossary o f P la n t T e r m s .” A c c e ss: h t t p : / / w e b g a r d e n . o s u .e d u /. • N ew C R O P . C reated b y Center for N e w Crops & P l a n t P r o d u c t s a t P u r d u e U n i v e r s i t y , http://www.nal usda.gov/ag98/ http://www.uspto plants.usda.gov/ usda.gov/ http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/ http://www.reeusda.gov/1700/ http://aggie-horticulture http://oregonstate ces.ncsu.edu/hil/ http://webgarden osu.edu/ C&RL News ■ May 2003 / 315 N e w C R O P p r o v i d e s e n tr i e s to le s s e r k n o w n p l a n t s p e c ie s o f p o t e n t i a l e c o n o m i c i m p o r ­ tance. C ounty- b y -c o u n ty statistics a re p ro v id e d fo r t h e U n ite d S ta te s, a n d f u ll-te x t m a te ria ls a r e a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h o u t t h e site . A c c e s s: h t t p : / / w w w . h o r t . p u r d u e .e d u / n e w c r o p / . • M i s s o u r i B o t a n i c a l G a r d e n . L o c a te d in S aint L ouis, th e M isso u ri B o ta n ic a l G a r d e n is a d e lig h tfu l p la c e to visit o n th e W eb a n d in p e rso n . In G a rd e n in g H e lp , th e s e a re a s a re e s ­ p e c ia lly h e lp fu l, P la n t F in d e r w ith p ic tu re a n d in f o r m a tio n o n o v e r 270 0 p la n ts , V e g e ta b le s o f t h e W o r ld , N u r s e r y T r a c k e r , H o r t L in e w i t h a r t i c l e s o n o v e r 3 0 0 t o p i c s , a n d I n t e ­ g r a t e d P e s t M a n a g e m e n t . A c c e s s : h t t p : / / w w w . m o b o t . o r g / . • U n i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s : H o r t i c u l t u r e a n d H o m e G a r d e n . V isually a p p e a lin g , th is site h a s a r e a s fo r t h e p r o fe s s io n a l h o rtic u ltu r­ ist a n d t h e h o m e g a r d e n e r . 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T he archives a nd O G Basics p rovide m a n y articles o n h o w to gro w plants w ithout using synthetic fertilizers a n d pesti­ cides. Accie s: http://w w w .organicgardening.com /. ■ ( “Diversity initiatives.. .”continued f rom p a g e 3 1 0 ) w ith in te rn sh ip e x p erien c e , intro d u c in g th e m to th e a c a d e m ic a n d p ro fe s sio n a l life o f librarians a n d librarianship. Tire success o f any particular library residency program in building a diverse staff is debatable, but as a n initiative that looks to create diversity w ithin th e profession, it has definite m erit. It h e lp s th o se re c e n t grad u ates w h o h a v e th e academ ic k n o w l­ e d g e, b u t o ften h a v e n o t h a d m u c h library w o rk experiences a n d are apprehensive a bout their prac­ tical skills, a n d provides th em w ith a n opportunity to w o rk in a m o re co n tro lled e n vironm ent. 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