Non-Flowering Plants: Ferns, Mosses, Lichens, Mushrooms, and other Fungi by F.S. Shuttleworth + Herbert S. Zim
In a study conducted last June, aquarium researchers gathered seaweed pressings in order to learn more about the ocean conditions in the bay from the 19th century. By analyzing these algae tissues, researchers were able to determine their protein compositions and nitrogen levels (such as from the Gelidium, a red algae), to figure what exactly may have taken place from 1878-1946…an oceanic phenomenon of “upwelling”; “when wind moves warm surface water away from the coast, driving cold, nutrient-rich water up from the deep.” For more information, check out this article from the Smithsonian.
So which algae is your favorite ocean dweller? We really love finding those old pocket paperbacks, especially these little Golden Nature Guides for kids -they have the most vibrant illustrations. Featured book: Non-Flowering Plants: Ferns, Mosses, Lichens, Mushrooms, and other Fungi by F.S. Shuttleworth + Herbert S. Zim; we found this one during our latest journey rummaging through the shelves at our most adored local bookstore, The Iliad Bookshop -in our opinion, LA’s best used book emporium. Their prices are reasonable, and the selection is out of this world. The Iliad is located on the corner of Cahuenga Blvd and West Chandler, in the sleepy little town of North Hollywood, California. Until you make that trek out for a visit, here are some more details from Non-Flowering Plants, as well as a few other captivating titles we came across.
Detail from an excerpt on Lichens; Non-Flowering Plants: Ferns, Mosses, Lichens, Mushrooms, and other Fungi by F.S. Shuttleworth + Herbert S. Zim
Detail from an excerpt on Embryophytes; Non-Flowering Plants: Ferns, Mosses, Lichens, Mushrooms, and other Fungi by F.S. Shuttleworth + Herbert S. Zim; Embrophytes are plants that form embryos during one stage of their reproduction process. Both the sex organs are always many-celled in Embryophytes.
Little Sermons on SIN: The Archpriest of Talavera, by Alfonso Martinez de Toledo. Translated by Lesley Byrd Simpson. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1959.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt, copyrighted 1956. Cover is worn, and there is little to no foxing on the pages.
Persian Phrase Book, Washington 1944. Complete with pronunciations -Bilingual Edition. Pages are separated from the spine, no foxing on pages.
The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher by Lewis Thomas. Published by Bantam New Age Books, 1979.
Chapter sixteen: Men are thus made weak in four ways…love, lechery, an empty stomach, and the disturbance of man and woman’s senses from love & lechery.
During the spring in 1948, rocket-shaped sightings were reported concerning “highly erratic flight paths”…the next chapter covers hallucinations.
Bilingual details from Chapter 6. Communications: Recieved, Go Ahead, Wait, Acknowledge, Erase or Cancel...page 91 has some lovely translations on time, size, and weight.
Page 16 departs from explanations on bodily fluids, psychosomatic diseases, and the duty of the Shaman; On Magic In Medicine.