ADDITIONAL READINGS

General reading:

Grasslands. Brown, L. 1997. Chanticleer Press / Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

Minnesota’s natural heritage. Tester, J.R. 1995. Univ. of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.

Plants used by the Great Lakes Ojibway. Meeker, J.E., J.E. Elias, and J.A. Heim. 1993.
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Tall grass prairie. Madson, J. 1993. Falcon Press, Helena MT.

Valley of grass: Tallgrass prairie and parkland of the Red River region. Chapman, K.A.,
A. Fischer, M.K. Ziegenhagen. 1998. North Star Press, St. Cloud MN.

Horticultural:

Better Homes and Gardens -- Step by step -- Ornamental grasses. Loewer, P.
1995. Better Homes and Gardens Books, Des Moines IA.

Gardening with grasses. King, M. and P. Oudolf. 1998. Timber Press, Portland OR.

Gardening with native wild flowers. Jones, S.B. Jr. and L.E. Foote. 1991. Timber Press,
Portland OR.

Going native – Biodiversity in our own backyards. Marinelli, J. 1994. Handbook #140.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn.

Ornamental grasses. Darke, R. 1994. Michael Friedman Publishing Group, New York.

Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants. Oakes, A.J. 1990. Van Nostrand Reinhold
Co., New York.

Ornamental grasses for cold climates. Meyer, M.H. et al. 1995. Minnesota Extension
Service, University of Minnesota, St. Paul.

Ornamental grasses -- The amber wave. Ottesen, C. 1989. McGraw-Hill Inc., New York.

The Plantfinder’s Guide to ornamental grasses. 1998. Grounds, R. Timber Press,
Portland OR.

Technical

Botany for gardeners. 1990. Capon, B. Timber Press, Portland OR.

Grasses of Ontario. Dore, W.G. and J. McNeill. 1980. Agriculture Canada, Monograph 26.

Grasses of Wisconsin. Fassett, N. 1951. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison.

Grass systematics; 2nd ed. Gould, F.W. and R.B. Shaw. 1983. Texas A&M University Press, College Station.

How to know the grasses; 3rd ed. Pohl, R.W. 1968. Wm. C. Brown Co.

An introduction to the grasses (including bamboos and cereals). Chapman, G.P. and
W.E. Peat. 1992. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom.

Manual of the grasses of the United States; 2nd ed. Hitchcock, A.S., revised by
A. Chase. 1951. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Miscellaneous Publication No.200,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

Prairie grasses -- Identified and described by vegetative characters. Looman, J. 1992.
Canada Communication Group, Ottawa.

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