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Biology 3220 lab manual : part one

File is a lab manual written by Gary Hicks in 1994 for the course Biology 3220B at Dalhousie University. Manual contains a lab schedule and quiz dates, a list of lab materials, and a policy on missed labs. Manual contains labs on mosses, club mosses, horsetails, whisk ferns, and ferns. Each lab includes an introduction, background reading, related terms, exercises, and original sketches by Gary Hicks.

Biology 3220B land plants : a survey

File is a textbook entitled “Land plants : a survey” by Gary Hicks. The textbook was published in 1997 for Biology 3220B, a course offered at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The textbook was designed by Rick Janson and includes original text and botanical drawings by Gary Hicks. Textbook contains the course syllabus, lecture and lab schedule, and fifteen chapters on land plants. The chapters include information on different divisions and classes of plants, including clubmosses, spikemosses, horsetails, ferns, and seeds.

Flora of Nova Scotia

File consists of records related to Maria Morris Millet's exhibition "Flora of Nova Scotia," which was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 31 to July 8, 1979.

Records consist of correspondence and a loan agreement from the Nova Scotia Museum.

Plant development

File is a textbook by Gary Hicks entitled “Plant development”, which was published in 1996 by Dalhousie University. Text and illustrations were by Gary Hicks, graphic design was by Rick Janson, and the cover design was by Ingrid Walker. Textbook contains an introduction, a sequence of class presentations, eleven chapters, and four appendices. Chapters include topics such as plant development, zygotic embryos, seed germination, leaf development, and cell differentiation.

Plant diversity meeting summary

File contains a meeting summary between staff of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Nova Scotia Museum, and Ross Farm Museum held at the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 17 June 1987. The meeting was about how to identify and understand historical crop varieties and educate the public about changes in plant material and the important of genetic diversity.

Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya

File consists of records related to the Nova Scotia Rhododendrons Botanical show "Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya," presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 31 to July 8, 1979.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between the Dalhousie Art Gallery and the National Library of Canada regarding a loan of a copy of an illustrated rare book called "Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya" by Joeseph Dalton Hooker (1849).

The decorative fruit and flower arrangements

File consists of records related to the planning of an exhibition entitled "The Decorative Fruit and Flower Arrangements," prepared by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie-Mellon University of Pittsburgh. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 31 to July 8, 1979.

Records consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, insurance files, a loan agreement, and other administrative documents. Also includes a brochure for the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (travel shows) and a pamphlet for the Decorative Fruit and Flower Arrangements.