Handouts and Lecture notes to accompany the course given by Dr. Jebb.
BC1 - PLANT NOMENCLATURE
BC2 - IDENTIFYING PLANTS
BC3 - THE PLANT KINGDOM
BC4 - FAMILIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS
BC5 - PLANT DISTRIBUTION AND THE IRISH FLORA
CATALOGUING & RECORD KEEPING AT GLASNEVIN
Plant Names and how to use them correctly (12 pages)
Taxonomic ranks and their terminations (1 page)
A list of useful plant identification literature in the Gardens library (2 pages)
The Five Kingdoms (2 Pages)
Red, Brown and Green Plants (1 Page)
The Fungal Kingdom (2 Pages)
The Plant Kingdom (4 Pages)
The Alternation of generations, how spore plants became seed plants (2 Pages)
MITOSIS, MEIOSIS and the Alternation of Generations (1 Page)
LIFE-CYCLES of Algae, Moss, Selaginella, Fern, Gymnosperm, Angiosperm (6 Pages)
Gymnosperms (2 Pages)
Trends in Angiosperm evolution (1 page)
Angiosperm classification, and the family beds at Glasnevin (9 pages)
Angiosperm classification: Gamopetalae - tubular flowers (1 page)
Angiosperm classification: Polypetalae - many-petalled flowers (1 page)
Some horticulturally important families (20 pages)
Quick guide to common flowering plant families (6 pages)
Understanding the Order beds at Glasnevin (6 pages)
Flora and vegetation history of Ireland (1 page)
Biogeography of Plants (1 page)
This is not part of the course, but will be useful if you want to understand
how records are kept and maintained in the Gardens, what Acession numbers mean,
and how to go about cataloguing a collection or Garden.
Accessioning and cataloguing procedures at NBG, Glasnevin (12 pages)