BULLETIN SUMMER 2007 VOLUME 53 NUMBER 2 2@2 The University of Northern Iowa Botanical Center–70 years of Progress.........................38 The Lloyd Library and Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio.................................................................41 Linnaeus........................................................................................................................................44 CITES and the Herbarium Voucher...........................................................................................47 News from the Society Notes from the Office..................................................................................................................51 BSA Awards................................................................................................................................52 From the President......................................................................................................................53 BSA Education News and Notes..............................................................................................55 Announcements Personnalia Peter H. Raven to receiveWorld Ecology Award from UMSL.............................................57 UW-M Emeritus Professor Awarded Honoris Causa Ph.D. Degree from Mexico’s Second Largest Public University...........................................................................................58 AIBS Education Award..............................................................................................................59 The Rupert Barneby Award.......................................................................................................59 Symposia, Conferences, Meetings Visiting Field Museum’s Collections....................................................................................60 An invitation to the 2007 annual Joint Field Meeting of theBotanical Society of America - Northeastern Section,Torrey Botanical Society, and Philadelphia Botanical Club:............................................................................................................................60 Positions Available Department Head of Education Longwood Gardems, Inc....................................................62 Other Women Pioneers in Plant Biology............................................................................................64 Countryman Family Gift to Pringle Herbarium......................................................................64 Call for Nominations, Editor of Chinquapin, The Newsletter for the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.................................................................................................65 The Botanical Society of America: for ALL Plant Biologists Call for Papers, CBE—Life Sciences Education, Announces a Special Issue: Issues in Developmental Biology Education ........................................................................ 65 An Ancient Tree Now Grows in Brooklyn: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Debuts The Wollemi Pine “Living Fossil” Is Added to the Garden’s Trail of Evolution Exhibit .......66 PLANT SCIENCE Web Library of Botanical Reference, Rare Books Now at +500,000 Pages........................67 Plants of Merit are the Focus of a Photo Contest..................................................................68 Book Reviews..............................................................................................................................69 Books Received ..........................................................................................................................86 Botany 2007.................................................................................................................................88 Editor: Marshall D. Sundberg Department of Biological Sciences Emporia State University 1200 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS 66801-5707 Telephone: 620-341-5605 Fax: 620-341-5607 Email: [email protected] ISSN 0032-0919 Plant Science Bulletin 53(2) 2007 Periodically we’ve tried to highlight some of the The University of Northern Iowa botanical “hidden gems” that can be found around Botanical Center–70 years of the country. These may be facilities of general public interest, botanical resources for formal or informal Progress teaching and/or institutions to facilitate research on a variety of botanical topics. This month we’re Next year the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) pleased to feature two such “gems.” Botanical Center, located near the center of campus, will host an Open House to celebrate the completion Throughout the years I’ve had an opportunity to visit of renovations that will give us nearly 7000 square a number of “teaching greenhouses” located at feet of greenhouse space with new benches and colleges and universities throughout the country. mechanicals, and a new Head House with adjacent Occasionally there is a real stand out. One of these cold storage facilities, garage, and biotechnology was the new facility on the Hamilton campus of research lab with attached greenhouse. This Miami University that was featured two issues ago complements the 2003 addition of a botany [PSB 52(4)]. Another is the more “mature” facility at classroom, two offices, a reception foyer, and a the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) that leads this tunnel to McCollum Science Hall, where the majority issue. This is an older range that has grown in of the Biology Department at UNI resides. The stages but always with the mission of showcasing collection consists of just over 800 different species plant diversity while providing space for student and and varieties of plants, many arranged in ecological faculty research. UNI has done a particularly good plantings. I keep asking myself, “How did it happen job of involving students in the operation. Those of that a mainly undergraduate, state-funded school you who oversee the greenhouse on your campus known for its education and business faculties has will want to read this with pen and notebook in hand created and fostered one of the best greenhouse - - and feel free to contact Jean for further information. teaching collections in the region?” My other usual “entertainment” when visiting other When I interviewed for a faculty position in 1994 the campuses is to browse the library stacks in the greenhouse had such low priority that my tour was botany and agriculture sections. It’s always a treat scheduled after hours. Clearly no one on the search when a rare books collection includes some botanical committee was very interested in the facilities. works. Given my bibliophile bias, what could be There was an air of despondency, exemplified by better than to share one of my recent discoveries – the hideous pink trim in the halls and Head House. the Lloyd Library and Museum in Cincinnati. Anyone However, once I’d settled in at UNI I realized that we driving to the Chicago meeting from the southeastern had a very good staff, a number of dedicated student part of the country this year will want to schedule a workers, and the basis of a good plant collection. stop in Cincinnati along the way. If you’re not one of The staff, though, felt under siege from the upper those, you’ll have to be satisfied with reading about administration, the department was just emerging it in this issue. from a long period of upheaval, and the words “parking garage” hovered in the background. Finally, a real treat! As many of you know we’ve just marked the 300th anniversary of Linnaeus’ birth. The UNI greenhouse was built in 1938 to serve the Classicist Stephen Freer has prepared a brief Science Department as it was known then, and as biography for us. Enjoy a headquarters for the groundskeepers. “Serving -Editor the Science Department” meant establishing and PLANT SCIENCE BULLETIN ISSN 0032-0919 Published quarterly by Botanical Society of America, Inc., 4475 Castleman Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299. The yearly subscription rate of $15 is included in the membership dues of the Botanical Society of America, Inc. Periodical postage paid at St. Louis,MO and additional mailing office. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Address Editorial Matters (only) to: Botanical Society of America Marsh Sundberg, Editor Business Office Dept. Biol. Sci., Emporia State Univ. P.O. Box 299 1200 Commercial St. St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 Emporia, KS 66801-5057 E-mail: [email protected] Phone 620-341-5605 E-mail: [email protected] 38 Plant Science Bulletin 53(2) 2007 caring for a plant collection for class use, but it also operation running by salvaging old parts for repair meant caring for a variety of animals (including from wherever he could, by being a strong advocate overwintering the City of Cedar Falls Parks for the greenhouse both within the university and the Department monkeys) and providing up to 250 community, and by refusing to accept “no” as an white rats/semester for dissection. In 1968, at answer. At a time when other universities moved about the time the Biology Department was towards a research focus, UNI did not, and so the established, Ronald Camarata was hired as the teaching collection remained. greenhouse manager, and it was largely due to his efforts that the Botanical Center has survived and The 1990’s marked a change in administration in flourished. the Biology department and an influx of new faculty. Ron seized the opportunity, and with support from the new Head, Barbara Hetrick, he began a campaign to expand the role and importance of his greenhouses. He worked very hard to make sure that plants were correctly labelled,