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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture:
Reference Sources

Dictionaries:

  • Bulbs - SB425.B74 1989 REF
  • Color Dictionary of Flowers and Plants for Home and Garden - SB45.H3 REF
  • Colour Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs - SB435.H538 1982 REF
  • Dictionary of Architecture & Construction: Over 2000 Illustrations - NA31.H32 1993 REF
  • Dictionary of Ecology and Environmental Science - GE10.D53 1993 REF
  • Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology - GE10.P67 1996 REF
  • Dictionary of Gardening - SB450.95.D53 1992 (4 vols.) REF
  • Dictionary of Landscape: A Dictionary of Terms Used in the Description of the World´s Land Surface - QH75.G645 1991 REF
  • Dictionary of Soil Science - S592.L6913 1991 REF
  • French-English Horticultural Dictionary - SB45.B68 1989 REF
  • Glossary of Crop Science terms - SB45.G57 1992 REF
  • Guide to Commercial Nomenclature - SB45.5.G8 1995 REF
  • HarperCollins Dictionary of Environmental Science - GF11.H37 1992 REF
  • Index of Garden Plants [New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary...] SB407.G75 1994 REF
  • Interior Landscape Dictionary - SB419.25.S74 1992 REF
  • Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary - TH9.M44 1991 REF
  • Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture - NA31.F55 1998 REF
  • Spanish-English Horticultural Dictionary - SB317.58.B6 1987 REF

Directories:

  • AZH Information Survey: 1992 - SB317.56.U6A9 1992 REF
  • Dictionary [of] Landscape and Urban Planning: Multilingual Dictionary... - SB469.25.L48 2001 REF
  • Dictionary of Plant-Lore - GR780.V53 1995 REF
  • National Organic Directory - HD9003.N33 1999 REF
  • North American Horticulture: A Reference Guide - SB317.56.U6N67 1982 REF
  • Product Profiles and Directory [American Society of Landscape Architects] - SB469.3.L33 2003 REF
  • Turfgrass Management Information Directory - SB433.T828 1998 REF

Encyclopedias:

  • American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants - SB403.2.A45 1997 REF
  • American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants - SB403.2.A46 1989 REF
  • American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening - SB450.95.A45 1993 REF
  • Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 Garden Plants - SB403.2.B663 1999 REF
  • Botanica's Annuals & Perennials - SB422.B68 1999 REF
  • Botanica's Trees & Shrubs - SB435.B63 1999 REF
  • Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction - NA31.E59 1988 REF
  • Encyclopedia of Cacti - SB438.C8513 1987 REF
  • Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering - TD9.E5 1992 (2 vols.) REF
  • Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies - QH540.4.A84 1991 REF
  • Encylopedia of Gardens: History and Design - SB465.E63 2001 (3 vols.) REF
  • Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses - SB351.H5B645 1995 REF
  • Encyclopedia of North American Trees - QK110.B46 2000 REF
  • Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids - SB409.I44 1992 REF
  • Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology - SB728.E53 2001 (2 vols.) REF
  • Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs - QK474.87.V47 1997 REF
  • Illustrated Encyclopedia of Succulents - SB438.R682 REF
  • New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture - SB317.58.E94 REF
  • Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of perennials - SB434.P48 1993 REF
  • Taylor’s Master Guide to Gardening - SB473.T425 1994 REF

Guides:

  • Landscape Architecture Sourcebook: A Guide to Resources on the History and Practice of Landscape
  • Architecture in the United States - SB470.53.L36 1997 REF
  • North American Horticulture: A Reference Guide - SB317.56.U6N67 1982 REF

Handbooks:

  • Ball Redbook - SB405.B254 1998 REF
  • Bernhard E. Harkness Seedlist Handbook - SB408.H36 1993 REF
  • Cactus Family - QK495.C11A53 2001 REF
  • CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference - GN476.73.J66 1999 REF
  • CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops - SB111.D85 1993 REF
  • Crop Protection Reference - SB950.9.C76 16TH 2000 REF
  • Handbook of Agriculture - S493.Y88 1999 REF
  • Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants - SB351.H5D85 1992
    REF
  • Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress - SB112.5.H36 1994 REF
  • Lichens of North America - QK586.5.B76 2001 REF
  • Maize Handbook - SB191.M2M3275 1994 REF
  • MSDS Reference for Crop Protection Products - SB952.5.M72 12th 2000 REF
  • National Gardening Magazine’s...Garden Handbook - SB450.9.N37 REF
  • Range Plant Handbook - SB193.3.U5R36 1988 REF
  • Seed Identification Reference Manual - SB118.G87 1993 REF
  • Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook - SB321.S6 REF
  • Turf & Ornamental Chemicals Reference - SB433.3.T87 2ND 1993 REF
  • Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook - SB731.W47 2001 REF

Identification Manuals:

  • American Horticultural Society Flower Finder - SB406.93.U6H47 1992 REF
  • Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties - SB355.B69 1997 REF
  • Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide - QK86.C6C6 1997 REF
  • CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names - QK13.Q38 2000 (4 vols.) REF
  • European Garden Flora: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe... - SB406.93.E85E97
    1984 (6 vols.) REF
  • Exotica, series 4 International: Pictorial Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants From Tropical and Near-Tropic Regions -
    SB407.G7 1985 REF
  • Gardener's Atlas: The Origins, Discovery and Cultivation of the World's Most Popular Garden Plants -
    SB404.5.G75 1998 REF
  • Hillier Gardener's Guide to Trees & Shrubs - SB435.H54 1997 REF
  • Hillier Manual of Trees & Shrubs - SB435.H54 1998 REF
  • Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada - SB45.B22 1976 REF
  • Index Kewensis - WK11.I425 manual & disk ELECTRONIC REFERENCE (CD Rom)
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagatio and Uses - SB435.D47 1998
  • North American Plantfile: A Visual Guide to Plant Selection, for use in Landscape Design - SB435.H533 1998
    REF
  • North American Range Plants - SB193.3.N67S88 1997 REF
  • The Orchid Book: A Guide to the Identification of Cultivated Orchid Species - SB409.O65 1992 REF
  • Pictorial Library of Landscape Plants. V. 1, Northern Hardiness Zones 1-5 - SB435.5.H45 1988 REF
  • Pictorial Library of Landscape Plants. V.2, Southern Hardiness Zones 6-10 - SB435.5.H452 1989 REF
  • Plant It!–CD: Multimedia Landscape Plant Selector - A17.2/2:069 text & disk ELEC MEDIA (CD Rom)
    Rare Plants of Colorado - QK86.U6R373 1997 REF
  • Taxonomy and Ecology of Woody Plants in North American Forests - QK115.F73 2002 REF
  • World of Cacti: How to Select From and Care for over 1000 Species - SB438.X342 1990 REF

Laws and Ordinances:

  • U.S. Landscape Ordinances: An Annotated Reference Handbook -KF5692.Z95A23 1998 REF

Standards:

  • Economic Botany Data Collection Standard - QK46.5.E4C66 1995 REF
  • Kerr's Cost Data for Landscape Construction - TH435.C79 14TH 1994 REF
  • Landscape Estimating Methods - SB472.565.F44 1999 REF
  • Means Site Work & Landscape Cost Data - TH435.M4372 2003 REF
  • Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture: Design and Construction Data - SB475.9.S72T55 1998 REF

Abstracts and Indexes:

NOTE: Most abstracting indexes have been discontinued in their print format and are now available as online databases. Listed below are the call numbers and holdings for the print versions. Online database are accessed via the Libraries Homepage.
  • Applied Science & Technology Index - Z7913.A6 REF SOUTH (1913-1997) (also online database)
  • Arboricultural Abstracts - SB435.A72 REF (1977-1997)
  • Architectural Index - Z5941.A66 REF (1951- current date)
  • Art Index - Z5937.A78 REF SOUTH (1932-1998) (also online database)
  • Arts & Humanities Citation Index - Available as part of the Web of Science online database)
  • Biological & Agricultural Index - Z5073.A45 REF SOUTH (1916-1997)
  • CAB Abstracts - Available as online database.
  • Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology, & Environmental Sciences - Z5073.C82 REF SOUTH (2000-02)
  • Dissertation Abstracts International - Z5055.U5A5315 MOVEABLE SHELVES (1951-1993);1938-1950 on Microfilm (also online database).
  • Ecology Abstracts - QH540.A65 REF SOUTH (1975-1998) (also online database)
  • Environment Abstracts - Z7171.E59118 REF SOUTH (1971-1981) Also on CD Rom located in ELECTRONIC
    REF (CD Rom)
  • Field Crop Abstracts - SB183.F5 REF SOUTH (1948-1996) (included in CAB Abstracts online database)
  • Grasslands and Forage Abstracts - SB4.H38 REF SOUTH (1931-1996) (included in CAB Abstracts online
    database)
  • Horticultural Abstracts - SB4.H65 REF SOUTH (1931-1996) (included in CAB Abstracts online database)
  • Plant Breeding Abstracts - SB123.P54 REF SOUTH (1930-1996) (included in CAB Abstracts online database)
  • Sage Urban Studies Abstracts - HT51.S24 REF (1976-current date)
  • Science Citation Index - Z7401.S365 REF SOUTH (1975-88); 1991-1999 in MOVEABLE SHELVES (also
    available online as Web of Science database)
  • Seed Abstracts - SB113.2.S4 REF SOUTH (1978-1996) (included in CAB Abstracts online database)
    Vitis. Viticulture and Enology Abstracts - SB387.V52 REF SOUTH(1984-1991)