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Drivers of Vegetation Change on Texas Rangelands

Description: This document provides information on vegetation changes on the Texas Rangelands.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Ansley, Jim & Hart, Charles R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Stormwater Management : Rain Gardens

Description: This document provides information on rain gardens for stormwater management.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Jaber, Fouad
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A Manual of Texas Flora

Description: Manuscript for botany students describing 98 families of plants in Texas including 341 genera and 774 species. The book is organized into four parts: 1// Key to the Families, pages 1-100; 2// [Mustard] Family -- Flax Family, pages 101-150 and Flax Family -- Evening Primrose Family (Guara), pages 151-200; 3// Potato Family -- Madder Family (Galium), pages 251-300 and Evening Primrose Family (Guara) -- Solanaceae Pers. Potato Family, pages 201-250; 4// Honey Suckle Family -- Composite XVI. (Lept… more
Date: August 28, 1916
Creator: Ruth, Albert
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Madstones and Twisters

Description: Collection information about weather, plant and animal lore in Texas and Mexico. It also discusses folk remedies, folktales about tornadoes, information about prairie dogs, and ghost stories.
Date: 1958
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Partner: UNT Press

Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses

Description: This book serves as a "treatise on insect and animal life" (p. 4) in and around San Antonio, Texas. It discusses the life patterns and behavior of Texas insects, fish, reptiles and other animals, as well as the hunting practices of the time, all in great detail and with accompanying photographs.
Date: 1913
Creator: Menger, R.
Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

Madstones and Twisters

Description: Collection of information about weather, plant and animal lore in Texas and Mexico. It also discusses folk remedies, folktales about tornadoes, information about prairie dogs, and ghost stories.
Date: 2017
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Partner: UNT Press

[Record of Fruits Ledger]

Description: Ledger containing a list of Dennis Martin O'Connor's fruit trees, organized by row.
Date: 1887
Partner: Texas Coastal Bend Collection

Junior Master Gardener Handbook: Level 1

Description: Handbook for individuals and groups of children grades 3 to 5 introducing "young gardeners to the art and science of gardening, and helps them develop leadership and life skills to become good citizens within their communities, schools and families" (p. iii).
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Drawings. Selected and Executed by T. V. Munson

Description: Bound blank book containing 16 illustrations of plants, insects, sea shells, and a bird that are identified by Latin binomial nomenclature, often with a common-name label as well. The images are a mix of color and pencil-only and each one has a tissue page to separate it from the previous page. Two images include more information, indicating that they were drawn in 1872.
Date: 1872~
Creator: Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
Partner: Dallas Historical Society

Propagation and Establishment of Native Aquatic Plants in Reservoirs

Description: This documnet "presents an approach for accelerating community succession using native aquatic plant fonder colonies. By ensuring that propagules, such as seed or plant fragments, are present in sufficient numbers when conditions are suitable for natural establishment, the time required for vegetative colonization to occur is shortened...Recommendations for production of suitable propagules include their growth requirements, operation of production facilities, and selection of different propagu… more
Date: August 2012
Creator: Webb, Mark A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Grass, Weed and WIldflower Guide

Description: Field guide to plants found in Texas, organized into sections for grasses, weeds, and wildflowers, with a page for each species with photos and basic information about when it grows, whether it is native, rough size, and a list of characteristics for identification. Index starts on page 168.
Date: 2020
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Heidi

Description: Whitman Classics (1955) edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri with illustrations by Janet Smalley. The front cover has an illustration of Heidi standing barefoot on a patch of grass and flowers wearing a dirndl laced at the front. In her apron she is holding a batch of picked flowers. Tied around her hair is a floral patterned scarf. On the left is a goat kid looking at her flowers. In the background of the cover is a pink bas with white flowers, possibly edelweiss. At the top of the cover is a dar… more
Date: 1955
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The book is case-wrapped in a blue woven fabric and the text and decorative designs is in gold colored embossing. The spine of the book has a black painted stripe with white writing on it. The front cover illustration is of a black haired girl wearing a blue and pink pinafore over a white shirt standing barefoot in a grassy field. She is hugging two mountain goats in front of her house. In the background are some tree branches and a partly-cloudy sky. Th… more
Date: 1927
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Companion Library edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. This book is a dual book with the other side being the book Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge. The cover of the book has a full sized illustration of Heidi standing in a field with her grandfather, petting a goat. The field is full of grass and flowers and is bordered by a fence where beyond is a log cabin. In the background are more fields and mountains. On the spine of the book has the titles of both books on each side and in the center has … more
Date: 1963
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition (1913) of the book Heidi written by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is covered in a teal blue fabric. The front cover has an oval design made up of yellow and teal flowers and leaves. Inside of the design is the title and the author's name. On the spine are more flower and leaf designs with the title, authors last name, and publisher's name. There is a black stripe above the publisher's name with white writing on it. On an interior page is a full page illustration of three ch… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition (1934) of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is yellow with the title in light green blocky text. On the cover is Heidi standing in a field with grass and flowers, two goats on either side of her, and holding a baby goat. In the background are two clouds on either side of Heidi's head.
Date: 1934
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book has a blue border with white stripes. The title is in blue text within a white box. Below the title is an illustration of Heidi standing in a field with flowers and grass next to a tree on a mountain. In her hands is a bouquet of flowers. Standing next to her is a goat. Further away from her is a boy sitting on the mountain with another goat. In the background are more mountains with clouds. The spine of the book is the same blue as… more
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The front cover is is white with blue outlines of the cover, title, and an illustration. There are four sets of small illustrations of yellow flowers, blue leaves, and butterflies. In the center, in an oval, is an illustration of Heidi in a yellow standing on the side of a mountain waving to something in the distance. Behind her are more mountains covered in evergreen trees and fields of grass. The spine of the book has the title and author's name as we… more
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is red with white and black printed illustrations on it. The title and author's name are in gold. The illustration is over Heidi sitting across from a boy with her arm wrapped around a goat. In the background is a mountain with some trees and the sun peeking over the edge. On the inner cover is a illustrated print in bright green. In the illustration is Heidi standing in a forest with her arms held out above her head. On the cover p… more
Date: 1915
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is a detailed illustration. In the sky is the title of the book. In the foreground are some goats along with Heidi holding a small bouquet of flowers on a mountain. Beyond her is another boy with a hiking stick in one hand and a tree branch in the other. Beyond them are more mountains with trees. They are all standing in a field of grass and flowers. On the interior cover of the book is an extended version of the cover illustration … more
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Photograph of the cover of an edition of the book, Heidi. The front cover is a deep blue with the edge along the spine a golden yellow color. The title and authors name along with an illustration are done in gold leaf. the illustration is of Heidi with her dress and hair blowing in the wind with her arms held high. Below her is length of ribbon with flowers attached to it. Sticking out from inside of the book is a ribbon.
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The cover of the book is bound in blue cloth with an embossed logo for the J.M. Dent & Sons Company on the front cover. On the spine of the book is the title and author of the book along with a floral design embossed in gold. There is also a black stripe painted over the spine with white writing. The cover page of the book are beautiful block prints of berries, vines, and fairies. On the left page is a quotation from Shakespeare reading, "This is fairy g… more
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Heidi

Description: Early edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. Front cover is a yellow-aged white with green borders around the cover and illustration. The faded illustration on the cover shows two girls, one being Heidi, and a boy arm in arm walking through a grassy field. In the background are mountains and evergreen trees. On the title page is a light green printed illustration of two columns holding up a roof with vines and flowers. The title of the collection and book, and names of the author, illustrator, and … more
Date: 1930~/1949~
Creator: Spyri, Johanna
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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