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.
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Original publications of On the Fringe are archived at The Cleveland Musuem of Natural History. These historical documents are currently under the care of the museum's librarian Wendy Wasman and are available for viewing in the museum's Harold T. Clark Library.

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Year 1983
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March 1983, Volume 1 No. 1

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

April 1983, Volume 1 No. 2

Articles: Blooming List, Brian Parsons; The Herbarium Resource, Jim Bissell; The Wonders of Nature, Roxy Hayes
Artistic Illustrations: spring wildflowers ~~ absolutely wonderful!!, Maureen Bartel

May 1983, Volume 1 No. 3

Articles: Virtues Beyond Beauty, Wendy Perks; Big Creek, Nate Fink; Landscaping With Native Plants, Brain Parsons
Artistic Illustrations: spring wildflowers ~~ beautiful!!, Phyllis Leonetti

June 1983, Volume 1 No. 4

Articles: What is This?, Roxy Hayes; Native in the Garden, Larry Giblock; June Bloomers, Brian Parsons
Artistic Illustrations: wildflowers with clever caption phrasing ~~ lovely!!

July 1983, Volume 1 No. 5

Articles: Penitentiary Glen, Kent Scott
Artistic Illustrations: beautiful detail!!, Larry Giblock

August 1983, Volume 1 No. 6

Articles: The Tallgrass Prairie Returns, Karl Smith

September 1983, Volume 1 No. 7

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: gentian blossoms with informative border and
border design depicting insects and flora ~~ beautiful artwork!!

October 1983, Volume 1 No. 8

Articles: Stumpy Basin field Trip, Brian Parsons; Stars of the Late Show, Tom Yates
Artistic Illustrations: late season wildflowers and flower head shapes
of corymb and cyme ~~ fine details!!

November 1983, Volume 1 No. 9

Articles: Autumn in the Garden, Brian Parsons; excerpts from Violets of the Vineyard, Dan Best
Artistic Illustrations: 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.

Year 1984
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January 1984, Volume 2 No. 1

Articles: So You Think Botany is Stuffy, Dr. Donald Dean; Trees in Winter, Nate Fink
Places to Go: Mohican Memorial Forest; Burton Landing
Conservation Alert: Big Darby Creek state river status
Book Reviews: Wilma H. Kupfer: Jewels of the Plains, Clause A. Barr
Artistic Illustrations: snow buntings and conifer needles ~~ lovely

March 1984, Volume 2 No. 2

Articles: Winter Nature Interpretations, Emliss Ricks, Jr.; February Flowers, Kent L. Scott
Places to Go
Conservation Alert: Robert Eberhardt, 2 December 1983, Plain Dealer: Forum
Book Reviews: Wilma H. Kupfer: Two-Moon Pond, Paul Koepke; Ann K. Malmquist: The Blue Planet, Louise B. Young; Gene Spohn: Never Cry Wolf, Farley Mowat
Artistic Illustrations: Canada goldenrod and early spring wildflowers ~~ lovely

May 1984, Volume 2 No. 3

Articles: Orchid Time is Coming, David R. McAdoo; Latern Court at The Holden Arboretum; Spring Ephemerals, Kevin Mattingly
Places to Go: Bob Faber: Arthur B. Williams Forest; Jim Bissell: Oak Openings Metropolitan Park
Conservation Alert: Jim Bissell: preserving the Cuyahoga wetlands
Book Review: David R. McAdoo: books and field guides on orchids
Fascinating Facts: Jim Bissell: orchids

July 1984, Volume 2 No. 4

Articles: Let's Look at the Grasses, Perry Peskin
Places to Go: Ann K. Malmquist: Adams County Shawnee Forest area
Lucy Braun Preserve and more!!
Artistic Illustrations: 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

September 1984, Volume 2 No. 5

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: Dan Best: Castalia Prairie located within the Resthaven Wildlife Area

November 1984, Volume 2 No. 6

Articles: Lichens; On Visiting an Ohio Bog, Barbara K. Andreas
Artistic Illustrations: plants ~~ very nice!!

Year 1985
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January 1985, Volume 3 No. 1

Articles: Nature Walk, Perry Peskin; What's In a Name? Plenty, Donald S. Dean
Artistic Illustrations: lovely!!
And!! ....: ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves published
Ohio Endangered and Threatened Vascular Plants,
B. Andreas, J. Burns, A. Cusick, D. Emmitt, J. Marshall, D. Spooner

March 1985, Volume 3 No. 2

Articles: Legacy of Our Landscape, Guy Denny; The Missing Plants of Northeastern Ohio, James F. Burns
Book Reviews: The Crust of Our Earth, Chet Raymo; The Evolution of North America, Phillip King
Conservation Alert: Ronald L. Stuckey: Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria
Artistic Illustration: absolutely fabulous!!

May 1985, Volume 3 No. 3

Articles: Beauty and the Bog, Marylee Stephenson; A Few Favorite Books, Donald S. Dean
~~ Humanistic Botany, Tippo and Stern
~~ The Green World, Richard M. Klein
~~ Science and Creationism, Ashley Montagu
Places to Go: The Wilderness Center
Conservation Alert: concern of environmentalists re:
reviving plans for the Lake Erie - Ohio River Canal
Book Review: In a Patch of Fireweed, Bernd Heinrich

July 1985, Volume 3 No. 4

Articles: Mosses: What are They, James R. Rastorfer with illustrations
by Judith B. Rastorfer; Versatile Viburnums, Mark Druckenbrod
Places to Go: Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve
Conservation Alert: Phragmites, Phragmites australis
Book Review: The Evolution of Plants and Flowers, Barry A. Thomas
Artistic Illustrations: 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

September 1985, Volume 3 No. 5

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: wildflowers ~~ well done!!

November 1985, Volume 3 No. 6

Articles: Ferns and Fern Allies of Kentucky, Ray Cranfill; Vittaria Gametophytes Discovered in a New Physiographic Provence,
Allison W. Cusick; Man has Nature on the Brink, Ron Haybron
Places to Go: Oak Openings and Secor Nature Center
Artistic Illustrations: nicely done!!
And!! ....: H.B. No. 76: legislation being introduced in Ohio Senate
to ban sale of purple loosestrife in this state

Year 1986
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January 1986, Volume 4 No. 1

Articles: Ohio Polygonums, Clinton H. Hobbs; Ohio Plant Species of Federal Concern, Allison W. 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

March 1986, Volume 4 No. 2

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: 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

May 1986, Volume 4 No. 3

Articles: Wetland - Part Two, Jim Bissell; Gardening for Butterflies, Eric N. Metzler; Chimps Appear to Use Herbal Medicine
Ann K. Malmquist: Conservation Editorial: destruction of two wetland habitats by man ....
M. R. Larson: Book Review: Plant Classification, Lyman Benson
Artistic 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

July 1986, Volume 4 No.4

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

September 1986, Volume 4 No. 5

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: Plant parts: grasses and other plants

November 1986, Volume 4 No. 6

Articles: Preserving Biodiversity: Is It Too Late, Jeff Knoop; Reward for Accomplishment, Judith Newmark

Year 1987
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January 1987, Volume 5 No. 1

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

March 1987, Volume 5 No.2

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

May 1987, Volume 5 No. 3

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

July 1987, Volume 5 No. 4

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

September 1987, Volume 5 No. 5

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

November 1987, Volume 5 No. 6

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

Year 1988
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January 1988, Volume 6 No. 1

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!!

March 1988, Volume 6 No. 2

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

May 1988, Volume 6 No. 3

Articles: The Halophytes are Coming! The Halophytes are Here!
with illustrations ~~ nice!!, Perry K. 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

July 1988, Volume 6 No. 4

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

September 1988, Volume 6 No. 2

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

November 1988, Volume 6 No. 6

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

Year 1989
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January 1989, Volume 7 No. 1

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

March 1989, Volume 7 No. 2

Articles: Ohio Wetlands: The Peatlands - Part 1, illustrations ~~ nice details,
Dr. Barbara Andreas; Propagator's Perspective, Bill Brumback
Book Reviews: Ann K. Malmquist: Wildflowers of Indiana, Fred Wampler
with paintings by Maryrose Wampler; TLB: A Focus on Peatlands and Peat Mosses, Howard Crum
in collaboration with Sandra Planisek

May 1989, Volume 7 No. 3

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: Botany Illustrated, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Peter B. Kaufman

July 1989, Volume 7 No. 4

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

September 1989, Volume 7 No. 5

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: 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

November 1989, Volume 7 No. 6

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

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Virtual Archives -- 1983 - 1989