- Articles
- Hepatica, Tom Yates
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of leaf shapes of Hepatica spp. ~~ nice!!

Virtual Archives -- 1983 - 1989
Each On the Fringe publication contains well written and informative articles on plants, ecology, plant science, nature, and so much more. As you read through the pages of earlier publications, the evolving history of the Native Plant Society of NEO comes alive as do the contributions over the years of many dedicated men and women who possessed ageless curiosity and shared care and concern for native plants and good stewardship of our natural world. Their individual actions and collective efforts made a difference.Thank you and enjoy!
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- Year 1983
- March 1983
- April 1983
- May 1983
- June 1983
- July 1983
- August 1983
- September 1983
- October 1983
- November 1983
- Articles
Blooming List, Brian Parsons
The Herbarium Resource, Jim Bissell
The Wonders of Nature, Roxy Hayes- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of spring wildflowers ~~ absolutely wonderful!!, Maureen Bartel
- Articles
- Virtues Beyond Beauty, Wendy Perks
- Big Creek, Nate Fink
- Landscaping With Native Plants, Brain Parsons
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of spring wildflowers ~~ beautiful!!, Phyllis Leonetti
- Articles
- What is This?, Roxy Hayes
- Native in the Garden, Larry Giblock
- June Bloomers, Brian Parsons
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of wildflowers with clever caption phrasing ~~ lovely!!
- Articles
- Penitentiary Glen, Kent Scott
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations: beautiful detail!!, Larry Giblock
- Articles
- The Tallgrass Prairie Returns, Karl Smith
- Articles
- The Elusive Gentians, Perry Peskin
- pH pH pH pH pH
- Native in the Garden, Brian Parsons
- Cultural Requirements chart: gentians and buckbean families
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of gentian blossoms with informative border and
border design depicting insects and flora ~~ beautiful artwork!!
- Articles
- Stumpy Basin field Trip, Brian Parsons
- Stars of the Late Show, Tom Yates
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of late season wildflowers and flower head shapes
of corymb and cyme ~~ fine details!!
- Articles
- Autumn in the Garden, Brian Parsons
- excerpts from Violets of the Vineyard, Dan Best
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua leaves, fruit
and grapevine border ~~ nice!! - President Comments
- Acknowledgements:
Native Plant Society formed 30 September 1982
"... a year of accomplishment, learning, and enjoyment."
Special acknowledgement to members who gave their time and
led field trips and those who generously made financial
contributions.
- Articles
- So You Think Botany is Stuffy, Dr. Donald Dean
- Trees in Winter, Nate Fink
- Places to Go
- Places to Go: Mohican Memorial Forest
- Places to Go: Burton Landing
- Conservation Alert
- Conservation: Big Darby Creek state river status
- Book Review
- Book Review by Wilma H. Kupfer of Jewels of the Plains, Clause A. Barr
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of snow buntings and conifer needles ~~ lovely
- Articles
- Winter Nature Interpretations, Emliss Ricks, Jr.
- February Flowers, Kent L. Scott (Kent Scott)
- Places to Go
- Places to Go
- Conservation Alert
- Conservation: 2 December 1983, Plain Dealer: Forum, Robert Eberhardt
- Book Reviews
- Book Review by Wilma H. Kupfer of Two-Moon Pond, Paul Koepke
- Book Review by Ann K. Malmquist (Ann Malmquist) of The Blue Planet, Louise B. Young
- Book Review by Gene Spohn of Never Cry Wolf, Farley Mowat
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of Canada goldenrod and early spring wildflowers ~~ lovely
- Articles
- Orchid Time is Coming, David R. McAdoo
- Latern Court at The Holden Arboretum
- Spring Ephemerals, Kevin Mattingly
- Places to Go
- Places to Go: Arthur B. Williams Forest, Bob Faber
- Places to Go: Oak Openings Metropolitan Park, Jim Bissell
- Conservation Alert
- Conservation: preserving the Cuyahoga wetlands, Jim Bissell
- Book Review
- Book Review by David R. McAdoo of books and field guides on orchids
- Fascinating Facts
- Jim Bissell: orchids
- Articles
- Let's Look at the Grasses, Perry Peskin
- Places to Go
- Places to Go: Adams County Shawnee Forest area
Lucy Braun Preserve and more!!, Ann K. Malmquist (Ann Malmquist) - Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of wildflowers and grasses ~~ exquisite!!
- President's Column
- charter from Sec. of State expected soon --
Chapter 1, NPSNEO of The Ohio Native Plant Society
proposing white trillium,Trillium grandiflorum as state wildflower
- Articles
- The Amish Medicine Chest, authored and beautifully illustrated,
Larry Giblock - Our Fascinating Ferns, Jay Beswick and beautifully illustrated
by Cathy Ricks - It is Autumn ~ You Can Tell by the Colors, Gene Spohn
- Places to Go
- Places to Go: Castalia Prairie located within
the Resthaven Wildlife Area, Dan Best
- Articles
- Lichens
- On Visiting an Ohio Bog, Barbara K. Andreas (Barbara Andreas)
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of plants ~~ very nice!!
- Articles
- Nature Walk, Perry Peskin
- What's In a Name? Plenty, Donald S. Dean (Donald Dean)
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations: lovely!!
- And!! ....
- ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves published
Ohio Endangered and Threatened Vascular Plants,
B. Andreas (Barbara Andreas), J. Burns, A. Cusick (Allison Cusick), D. Emmitt,
J. Marshall, D. Spooner
- Articles
- Legacy of Our Landscape, Guy Denny
- The Missing Plants of Northeastern Ohio, James F. Burns
- Book Reviews
- Book Review: The Crust of Our Earth, Chet Raymo
- Book Review: The Evolution of North America, Phillip King
- Conservation Alert
- Conservation: Ronald L. Stuckey: Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria
- Artistic Illustration
- Illustrations: absolutely fabulous!!
- Articles
- Beauty and the Bog, Marylee Stephenson
- A Few Favorite Books, Donald S. Dean (Donald Dean)
~~ Humanistic Botany, Tippo and Stern
~~ The Green World, Richard M. Klein
~~ Science and Creationism, Ashley Montagu - Places to Go
- Places to Go: The Wilderness Center
- Conservation Alert
- Conservation: concern of environmentalists re:
reviving plans for the Lake Erie - Ohio River Canal - Book Review
- Book Review: In a Patch of Fireweed, Bernd Heinrich
- Articles
- Mosses: What are They, James R. Rastorfer with illustrations
by Judith B. Rastorfer - Versatile Viburnums, Mark Druckenbrod
- Places to Go
- Places to Go: Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve
- Conservation Alert
- Conservation: Phragmites, Phragmites australis
- Book Review
- Book Review: The Evolution of Plants and Flowers, Barry A. Thomas
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of mosses and viburnums detailed ~~ finely done!!
- And!! ....
- Jim Bissell Wins Highest State Award
- Tom Yates and Brian Parsons chosen by
the Center for Plant Conservation to head the midwest
Regional Garden
- Articles
- Refining the Definition of a Native Plant, Karl Smith
- Editorial: Unethical removal of plants at Titus Bog
- The Oak Openings of Northwestern Ohio, Nathan W. Easterly
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of wildflowers ~~ well done!!
- Articles
- Ferns and Fern Allies of Kentucky, Ray Cranfill
- Vittaria Gametophytes Discovered in a New Physiographic Provence,
Allison W. Cusick (Allison Cusick) - Man has Nature on the Brink, Ron Haybron
- Places to Go
- Places to Go: Oak Openings and Secor Nature Center
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations: nicely done!!
- And!! ....
- H.B. No. 76: legislation being introduced in Ohio Senate
to ban sale of purple loosestrife in this state
- Articles
- Ohio Polygonums, Clinton H. Hobbs
- Ohio Plant Species of Federal Concern, Allison W. Cusick (Allison Cusick)
- Proposed Canal Threatens Grand River Riches, Jim Bissell
with Comments by Bev Danielson - Nature Preserve's Checkoff Program, Elizabeth Wrobel-Boerner
- And!! ....
- H.B. 763 introduced into the General Assembly:
adopting the white trillium as state wildflower
- Articles
- The Fern Flowers (Pedicularis) and Their Pollinators
~ A Study in Co-Adaptation, Lazarus Walter Macior - Wetlands - Part One: Trends, Definitions and Values, Jim Bissell
- Slide Herbarium
- Conservation Alert
- Conservation: importance and necessary protection of wetland environments
- President's Column
- Bill for Trillium grandiflorum updates
- Bill for Grand River Canal and Dam teporarily suspended
- John Burroughs quotation from Words of Life Anthology
- Articles
- Wetland - Part Two, Jim Bissell
- Gardening for Butterflies, Eric N. Metzler
- Chimps Appear to Use Herbal Medicine
- Ann K. Malmquist (Ann Malmquist): Conservation Editorial
- destruction of two wetland habitats by man ....
- M. R. Larson: Book Review
- Plant Classification, Lyman Benson
- Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations accompanying articles ~~ beautiful!!
- President's Column
- bill to make white trillium the State wildflower
passed the House in March -- vote 89-4 - And!! ....
- Significance of Wetlands Garden Center Ravene Project,
Larry Giblock
- Articles
- Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve with illustrations,
excerpt from ODNR booklet by Guy Denny - Pollination of Tipularia discoor an Orchid with Modified Symmetry,
Warren Stoutamire
- Articles
- The Prairie with illustrations, Nichols and Entine
- Sticky Business - The Milkweed: Peril-filled Pollination,
Christine Autotte - Field Studies in Natural History - Grasses and the Prairie
Miami Whitewater Forest with illustrations, Jeff Knoop - Tallgrass Prairie Management at the Aullwood Audubon Center
and Farm in Dayton, Ohio, Paul Knoop - Artistic Illustrations
- Illustrations of Plant parts: grasses and other plants
- Articles
- Preserving Biodiversity: Is It Too Late, Jeff Knoop
- Reward for Accomplishment, Judith Newmark
- Articles
- Trilliaceae: Collecting Specimens in Yunnan, China, Vic Soukup
- U.S. Loses Tropical Forests, Eric Van Lennep
- 1986 - 87 Changes to Ohio Rare Plant List
- Endowment Fund, Laurel Giblock
- Editor's Column
- First Ohio Native Plant Society State Meeting held
- Representative Bob Clark of Geauga County presented
the Trillium Bill Governor Celeste signed into law - New Officers for 1987
- Articles
- Networking to Save Imperilled Plants, D.A. Falk and
K.S. Walter - Leopold's Lament, Brian Parsons
- Trollius laxus, Salisb. ssp. laxus, Spreading Globe-Flower,
Guy Denny - Wilderness Center Weekend
- 1987 Projects
- Articles
- On the Edge of Hill Country: Blackhand Gorge,
Dr. Jeanne Willis - Almost Another Bluebell Line, Miles Kington
- Mate Compatibility and Mate Choice in Plants,
Dr. Michael Melampy - Editor's Column
- The Journal of the Ohio Native Plant Society: new masthead
- Articles
- Ohio Natural Heritage Program, Robert McCance, Jr.
- Trials and Triumphs with the Newest Trend in Ground Covers,
Eva Hepfner with Comments by Brian Parsons - Meadow Gardening, Donna Levy
- Common Ingredients of Wildflower Mixes
- Articles
- Native Shrubs of Ohio, Tom Stanley
- A History of the Nature Conservancy and Its Preservation Efforts
in Ohio, Larry Smith - The Problem of Extinction, Ron Jones
- Cranberries of Ohio, Guy L. Denny (Guy Denny)
- Articles
- Gardening with Ferns, Dr. Carl Chuey
- Ripping Up Alaskan Forest, Michael Zimmerman
- Bird Seed Report
- Rescuing Native Ferns, Frank Dershaw
- Fungus Gardening, Norris Denman
- The Ethics of Introducing Species, John A. Shuey
- Cherish Plants, David B. Owens
- Milkweed: A Plant of Many Uses
- And!! ....
- Dr. Barbara Andreas won the President's National
Stewardship Award - Dr. Charlie King given the National Oak Leaf Award
- Articles
- Eastern American Trilliums, Frederick W. Case, Jr.
- Edgar T. Wherry 1885 - 1982, Warren Herbert Wagner, Jr.
- Wild Collection: Behind VMPS Policy, Mary Pockman
- Tongass Emergency!!
- Articles
- Eastern American Trilliums, Frederick W. Case Jr.
- Winter Gardening With Natives, Frank Kershaw
- Small White Lady's Slipper with illustration ~~ nicely detailed!!,
Guy L. Denny
- Articles
- The Halophytes are Coming! The Halophytes are Here!
with illustrations ~~ nice!!, Perry K. Peskin (Perry Peskin) - Easy Steps to Plant Identification with
illustrations, Mary L. Wilmoth - Landscaping With Native Plants -- Big Trees,
John P. Bowles - Landscaping With Native Ohio Shrubs, John P. Bowles
- When Bulldozers Come to the Marsh, Who Do You Call?,
Peter Weber - Trek to Survival: The Walking Fern, Leslie P. Nyman and
David A. Marchand - On the Loose, Cora A.M. Nelson
- Purple Loosestrife Update
- And!! ....
- Letter from Professor Macior ~~ Recipient of Annual Grant
- Jim Bissell received 1988 Lake County Environmental Award
- Carol Spears, a CVNRA ranger, awarded
the prestigious Freeman Tilden Award
for outstanding interpretation - Garden Center Wildflower Garden
-- section of the Native Plant Garden given to
the Native Plant Society
- Articles
- Native Plant Society Seed Exchange, Tom Yates
- Ohio Endangered Plant List: 1988 Version, Robert McCance, Jr.
- Rare Plant Protection, Conservancy Style, Dr. Larry E. Morse
- Landscaping With Native Ohio Shrubs, John P. Bowles
- Watch Out for the Tick Attack
- The Fine Art of Seed Collecting, Margaret Williams
- Articles
- The Teays River, Michael C. Hansen
- Rare Ohio Plants Associated With the Teays River, Jim Burns
- Woody Plants and the Drought of '88, Charles Tubesing
- Botanizing the Bruce, Isobel and Leslie Greenop
- Common Prickly Pear, Opuntia humifusa (Raf) Raf.,
Guy L. Denny (Guy Denny)
- Articles
- Jay W. Beswick
- Why Should We Save Our Plants, Robert H. Mohlenbrock
- Native Plants and the Nursery Trade, Jane Scott
- Where to Write for Plant Conservation Information
- How Plants Fight Back, Mary Batten
- Articles
- Elephants Try to Save Calf, Mourn Its Death
- An October Day at Beaver Creek State Nature Preserve,
Chuck Thomas - Chapters of Ohio Native Plant Society
The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio
The Wilderness Botanizers
Cincinnati Wildflower Preservation Society
Native Plant Society of Central Ohio
Native Plant Society of The Miami Valley
Native Plant Society of Little Beaver Creek
Native Plant Society of S.E. Ohio
The Toledo Naturalitists - Book Review
- The Vascular Flora of Ohio Volume Two:
The Dicotyledoneae of Ohio Part Three: Asteraceae,
Richard T. Fisher
- Articles
- Ohio Wetlands: The Peatlands - Part 1, illustrations ~~ nice details,
Dr. Barbara Andreas - Propagator's Perspective, Bill Brumback
- Book Reviews
- Book Review by Ann K. Malmquist (Ann Malmquist) of Wildflowers of Indiana, Fred Wampler
with paintings by Maryrose Wampler - Book Review by TLB of A Focus on Peatlands and Peat Mosses, Howard Crum
in collaboration with Sandra Planisek
- Articles
- Linking Geology and Botany ... A New Approach, Jane Forsyth
- Wild Ginger - One of Our Best Known Wildflowers
- Protecting Ohio Endangered Plants: The Big Tasks Are Ahead,
Robert McCance Jr. - How Fast Can Trees Migrate?, Richard M. Klein
- Book Review
- Book Review: Botany Illustrated, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Peter B. Kaufman
- Articles
- Artic Refuge Needs Your Urgent Support
- The Ethics of Plant Conservation, Richard Lighty, PhD
- The Ohio Distribution of Bigleaf and Umbrella Magnolias,
James F. Burns - There's No Poison in Ivy, Just a Sap With Zap in It
- Virginia Bluebells
- Articles
- Global Warming and Ohio's Climatic Refugia, James F. Burns
- A Return to Beaver Creek State Nature Preserve, Chuck Thomas
- The Great Provider, Mary F. MacDonald
- Wild-Collected Bulbs to Avoid
- Roots and Fungi: A Vital Partnership, Elinor Crank
- A Weed May Save Your Life
- Book Review
- Book Review: The Dicotyledoneae of Ohio, T. Richard Fisher
- And!! ....
- Ruth Fiscus awarded the Ohio Conservation Achievement Award
- In Rememberance: Jay W. Beswick Wildflower Walk at
Bedford Reservation on 13 May 1989, Chuck Thomas
- Articles
- Tropical Ferns, or Their Relative, in Ohio, Robert M. Lloyd
- Why Preserve Natural Variety?, Bryan G. Norton
- The Preservation of Species, The Value of Biological Diversity,
edited by Bryan G. Norton - New Life For Old Trees, Dr. Michael Zimmerman
- Trust Fund for Saving the Land Faces Hard Fight in Congress
- Duckweeds ... Flowers in Miniature, Laima Kott
- Mosses, Deci Lowry
- Plants Don't Take Enemy Attack Lying Down, Jane E. Brody












































