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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1978)
1 Botany students visit OSU experimental station ft *• t Botany Lab class each spring is usually not found within the confines of the lab, but out in the field learning of the research on the native plants of Oregon. During the Thursday lab time, instructor, Florence Lee takes her class to nearby sites to ob serve the flora. On the last trip, April 13, the class visited the North Willamette Experiment Station (with Oregon State Univer sity) located on 158 acres outside Aurora. Upper left: Florence Lee's botany class listened to Dr. Ticknor describe the different horticultural experiments going on at the station. Upper right: Every spring botany students are required to keep a field notebook which consists of information gathered during field trips and plant collecting excursions. Left: Larus Arellano and Bob Hoffman examine a Pacific Dogwood hybred which has improved color, shape, and the ability to grow in a greater range of climates. Above: Joe Curli carries one of the plants which Dr. Ticknor had rejected for experimentation. Since this plant did not meet his needs he gave it to the class to add to the botany native plant arboretum. Photos by Lorraine Stratton Page 9 centimeters Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab