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Plain & Others
Plain--the magazine of life, land and spirit. From the Center
for Plain Living. Contribs: W. Berry, W. Jackson, Logsdon, Kline,
Egenes, Robbins. 6/yr. $18. POB 200 Burton, OH 44021
Dwelling Portably & Light Living Library. Tiny-print homemade
pubs network about ultra-cheap nomadic lifestyles. $1 per issue.
A bunch have been made. (Send $5 why not.) POB 190, Philomath,
OR 97370
Bummers & Gummers. Reports, info and advice from a big communal
farm/homestead project. Looks like it's not being executed in
standard groovey-hippy form. Humor and realism actually abound.
Seems better and un-culty compared to likes of Zendik, etc.
Fresh ideas, good thinking. $6/yr for 4-6 issues. POB 91,
Lorane, OR 97451
P.S. These are some of the best 'alt' mags related to this 'alt' subject
that I've seen...and I see fifty a month. (All topics.) If you contact
these folks, tell em I sent you. In the case of Plain, ask "Why no note
yet to JP @ OYB? Why no trade? He's a good guy." I wrote em, no response--
I know they're busy, but what the hey. Much obliged. Jeff Potter, editor
Out Your Backdoor.
Article 2563 of bionet.plants:
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From: Doug Eernisse <Doug_Ee@um.cc.umich.edu>
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Subject: Why didn't Mendel discover autosomal linkage in peas?
Date: 15 Mar 1994 21:34:59 GMT
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I've been reading the very interesting newish book entitled
"Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids: A Guided Study"
by Alain F. Corcos and Floyd V. Monaghan (Rutgers Univ. Press,
1992). At one point the authors mention that peas have seven
pairs of chromosomes. It sounds like Mendel chose 22 varieties
of peas, from which he further selected seven pairs of varieties
which each differed for a single trait, with one variety
"dominating." It is truly impressive to read the account of
how Mendel worked out his conclusions from monohybrid crosses.
Then he did a bunch of di- and trihybrid crosses, which led
him to what we call today, his law of independent assortment. These
left me wondering why he never found a pair of these traits that
were linked, i.e., on the same chromosome, particularly if
peas only have seven pairs of chromosomes. Am I missing something?
Also, can anyone explain how a simple dominant pattern of
inheritance is explained at the level of gene expression?
Doug
Article 18701 of rec.gardens:
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From: ceci@lysator.liu.se (Cecilia Henningsson)
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Subject: Re: Encyclopaedia for gardening
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Date: 17 Jun 93 17:47:45 GMT
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The Royal Horticultural Society (of Great Britain) has published two
encyclopedias; one about ornamental plants, and one about gardening
methods. I have their plant dictionary, and it's a treasure trove with
4000 colour pictures and 8000 plant descriptions. It isn't for any
specific climate, but rather lists which growing conditions the plants
appreciate. Now if I could just lay my hands on the methods book too,
everything would be fine. :)
--Ceci
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"There is no one true path. I always try to follow three or four to
maximize my odds of picking the right one." Paul Bort
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Article 19689 of rec.gardens:
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From: fox@graphics.cs.nyu.edu (David Fox)
Subject: Re: Seed supplier
In-Reply-To: envy.reed.edu!drenner's message of 11 Jul 1993 06:26:59 GMT
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In article <21obrj$in1@scratchy.reed.edu> envy.reed.edu!drenner (Hopi) writes:
Does anybody know of a good mail order seed or seedling supplier for
exotic plants. ie both foreign and domestic flora, supplies for herb
gardens, ornamental shrubs, and gardening.
You can get this info from the book "Gardening By Mail: A Source Book."
It is by Barbara J. Barton, published by Houghton Mifflin in Boston.
ISBN 0-395-52280-3.
Article 19717 of rec.gardens:
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From: fox@graphics.cs.nyu.edu (David Fox)
Subject: "Noah's Garden", by Sara Stein
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Forgive me for jumping in as a newcomer, but I want to
start a discussion about a book I've just read. I've
gardened some but not much in the past, so I'm not trying
to sound like an expert, its just that I read this book
that impressed me greatly and I'd like to hear the opinions
of others.
I've just finished reading a new book by Sara Stein called
"Noah's Garden". I found it very inspiring; I always felt
there was something missing for me from gardening and this
book finally showed me what it is. Instead of trying to
create a visual tableau the aim could be to create a richer
and healthier community of plant and wildlife, appropriate
to the local environment.
To this end, she advocates and discourages many things
contrary to the usual advice, and even some advice I've read
on this newsgroup. For example, lawns are a monoculture
which can only exist unaided in cool, rainy climates like
the U.K., and they provide little nourishment or cover for
wildlife. For these reasons, their use should be minimized.
She advocates native berrying shrubs and ponds with mud
bottoms. In a chapter about soil structure she discourages
excessive tilling and weed control -- the soil is a system,
and turning it upside down disturbs its working. She
discourages most forms of pest control, on the grounds that
there are natural checks and balances which should come into
play, and if they don't the community needs to be enriched.
Each chapter is an analysis of a different system in the
garden - forest, hedgerow, soil, ponds, lawn, prarie (or
meadow), etc. She is not pedantic about natural methods,
she uses a herbicide at one point, and she advocates deer
hunting (especially doe hunting.)
After reading this book I have come to see much of what we
call landscaping today to be quite barran. A huge expanse
of lawn looks like a desert, a forest with the understory
cleared away is no longer a forest, it can only be called
a tree collection. Best of all, the writing is wonderful.
This is not a reference book, it is really a personal point
of view. I recommend it highly, and would be interested
in hearing what others thing about it.
-david
P.S. This book was reviewed in the New York Times book
review about a month ago.
P.P.S. The neighbor's cat attacked our Cardinal yesterday.
I wonder if we have any recourse?
Article 369 of bionet.mycology:
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From: rnlucas+@cs.cmu.edu (Bob Lucas)
Subject: Mushroom magazine
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In article <Co1xr2.DG1@mercury.wright.edu>,
Mike Smith <msmith@discover.wright.edu> wrote:
>Bob Lucas (rnlucas+@cs.cmu.edu) wrote:
>
[previous discussion removed]
... I am a mushroom "hobbyist" if you will. I don't own
>a microscope or know one reagent from another. Just like to look at,
>photograph, and occasionally eat the fleshy fungi. The above response
>caught my eye. What is "Mushroom Magazine"? Where and by whom is it
>published? Where can I get a sample copy? Any info would be
>appreciated.
>
Microscopes (and reagents) are often very useful when you're trying to
identify a mushroom, although spore prints and a magnifying glass are
often enough.
For information on subscribing to "Mushroom" (Mushroom the Journal, actually)
write:
Mushroom
Box 3156
University Station
Moscow, Idaho 83843
Sorry, I couldn't find a phone number. They tend to concentrate
macroscopic fungi, so you might find it more useful than some of
the more technical mycological publications.
- Elizabeth Barrow (using Bob's account)