Reference Collection

The reference collection is for on-site use only and contains general reference works (i.e. dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases) along with more specialized works related to our subject interests.

Within this collection, you can:

• Consult The Birds of North America—a comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American birds
• Read about noted horticulturist and plant breeder Luther Burbank in the Encyclopedia of Gardens
• Locate historic plant images of the white oak (Quercus alba ) by perusing Index Londinensis to Illustrations of Flowering Plants, Ferns and Fern Allies
• Uncover an interesting quote in A Dictionary of Environmental Quotations
• Find sources of biographical information about Andre Michaux in Biographical Notes upon Botanists
• View white pine wood samples in Hough's Encyclopedia of American Woods
• Peruse the Arboretum's Tree & Shrub Handbook
• Skim the entry on the Berberidaceae (Barberry family) in the Dictionary of Gardening