From jdombrow@ngs.org Tue Aug 6 09:32:16 2002 Received: from mailscan1.cac.washington.edu (mailscan1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.16]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.01) with SMTP id g76GWBeY077060 for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 09:32:11 -0700 Received: FROM mxu3.u.washington.edu BY mailscan1.cac.washington.edu ; Tue Aug 06 09:32:06 2002 -0700 Received: from lewis.ngs.org (lewis.ngs.org [207.24.91.25]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.06) with ESMTP id g76GW5bq001164 for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 09:32:05 -0700 Received: by lewis.ngs.org (v8) with SMTP id MAA11266; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:31:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtpgw1.ngs.org by fw1.ngs.org via smtpd (for lewis.ngs.org [207.24.91.25]) with SMTP; 6 Aug 2002 16:31:57 UT Received: by smtpgw1.ngs.org (v8) with SMTP id MAA08890; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:31:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by NOTESCOM1.NGS.ORG(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.7 (934.1 12-30-1999)) id 85256C0D.0059DACF ; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:21:27 -0400 X-Lotus-FromDomain: NGSDOMAIN From: "Janet Dombrowski" To: NHC@u.washington.edu, STS-L@LISTSERV.UTK.EDU, SLA-CDC@lists.sla.org, BSDNET-L@lists.ncsu.edu Message-ID: <85256C0D.0059D9FB.00@NOTESCOM1.NGS.ORG> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:24:31 -0400 Subject: For Sale: CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Cross-posted to several lists. Apologies for duplication. Brand new set: CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Umberto Quattrocchi, CRC Press, 1999. 4 volumes, cloth, 1600 pgs. "Large and comprehensive, this dictionary strives to be the OED for plant names. Etymologies, eponyms, and other historical data of all plant genera are included. Entries, arranged alphabetically by genus, each contain the abbreviated name of the author of the genus, the plant family to which it belongs, origins of the name ...... This set will appeal to plant taxonomists and others interested in plant names, who will be fascinated with the history and minute detail. Recommended for large collections, colleges or universities with botany majors, herbaria, and arboreta. " (Choice, Oct. 1, 2000) "Organized by genus, this extraordinary reference includes vernacular and scientific names for most if not all of the world's plant species. ..." (SciTech Book News, March 1, 2000) Books in Print lists at $600; Powell's at $629.95. Asking $400. If interested, please contact me off-list. Janet Janet Dombrowski, Senior Librarian National Geographic Society 1145 17th St., NW Washington, DC 20036 jdombrow@ngs.org 202-775-7879 .