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RE: Research tools

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Yes, books are "it" for me--someone somewhere has fact-checked them, which is not always true for information on the web.
 
For flowering plants, I rely on the RHS index and the AHS A-Z Encyclopedia. Frequently, they differ on such matters as zone recommendations and in those cases, unless the publisher specifies that the Index is the authority, I use my own experience to make a judgment.
 
For vegetables, I use Knott's Handbook for all matters EXCEPT those pertaining to organic recommendations. For those, I use a variety of sources, depending on the topic. I tend to use Papp and Swan for Insect information, although I just saw a text (the name of which I've forgotten) that looked more informative.
 
For diseases, I'm all over the map--from the old 1953 Yearbook to contemporary, specialized texts.
 
For soils, I am primarily a Brady person but go to Albrecht under certain circumstances.
 
For weeds, my major text is Muenscher, although again, I go to specialized texts when I need more than the basic info.
 
And for editing questions, I'm Chicago all the way. For one thing, all the publishers with whom I work specify it and for another, it's so much easier to stick to one style book rather than bounce around.
 
Miranda Smith
 
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