Authoritative Sites

Carolyn�s friendly personnel are always happy to answer your questions. If you enjoy doing your own research, or enjoy using the World Wide Web, here are some links to authoritative sites.

The Carnivorous Plant Database
The home page of the Carnivorous Plant Database, a site suitable for the enthusiast or the curious. Features over 3000 database entries, pictures, Frequently Asked Questions, and links to other related Web sites.

The Fairchild Tropical Gardens
The home page of the Fairchild Tropical Gardens in south Florida. This site presents an excellent library of photographs of tropical plants. There's also a section devoted to Frequently Asked Questions on home gardening and horticulture.

The International Directory for Botany
The home page of the International Directory for Botany, an index to botanical information on the Internet. Established by university professors from Harvard, the University of Regina, Canada, and the University of Helsinki, Finland, this page attempts to index as many botanical sites as possible. An excellent starting point for research.

The International Palm Society
The home page of the International Palm Society. This is an international organization for palm tree enthusiasts. Members pay dues and receive a magazine, but this site makes pictures and Frequently Asked Questions sections available to the general public for free.

The Institute for Systematic Botany
Hosted by the University of South Florida's Biology Department, this Web site presents news and findings of the Institute for Systematic Botany. Most interesting, the Institute's collections of photographs are available on CD-ROM. The site's content is oriented to Florida.

Making It Grow Online
Produced by the Clemson University Extension Service and SCETV, this site is an online version of the popular 'Making It Grow' television series. A broad range of technical but understandable information is available, emphasizing the southeastern growing climate. Live chat rooms support online discussions moderated by master gardeners.

Plant Viruses Online
This site is an attempt to build an online universal database of plant viruses. The project is funded by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research. The Web site, originating at the Australian National University, is mirrored in the U.S. by the University of Idaho's Web server.

University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
This is a link to the publications page. The publications of the University Extension Service are presented in neatly organized categories.

U.S. Department of Agriculture
In the days of the World Wide Web, the Department of Agriculture has an online facility.

The Vascular Plant Image Gallery
The home page of the Vascular Plant Image Gallery of the Bioinformatics Working Group at Texas A&M University. These beautiful photographs make identification easy.

The Visual Garden
Hosted by Duke University, this is the Web site of a professor of physics at Duke. Professor Lloyd Fortney's interests include gardening and photography, and he devotes his site to those topics. The professors photographs of flowers and plants are outstanding!