SHEPHERD, Karen, a Representative from Utah; born in Silver City, Grant County, N.Mex., July 5, 1940; B.A., University of Utah, 1962; M.A., Brigham Young University, 1963; staff assistant to…
(Encyclopedia) SigillariaSigillariasĭjĭlârˈēə [key], genus of fossil club moss allied to Lepidodendron, abundant in the Carboniferous period. The thick trunk was rarely branched and was covered for…
HOWE, Allan Turner, a Representative from Utah; born in South Cottonwood, near the community of Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 6, 1927; attended public schools; B.S., University of…
OWENS, Douglas Wayne, a Representative from Utah; born in Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, May 2, 1937; graduated from Panguitch High School, Panguitch, Utah, 1955; attended University of…
COLMER, William Meyers, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Moss Point, Jackson County, Miss., February 11, 1890; attended the public schools and Millsaps College at Jackson, Miss.;…
(Encyclopedia) diapensiadiapensiadīəpĕnˈsēə [key], common name for the Diapensiaceae, a family of low evergreen shrubs native to cool and arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The species that…
(Encyclopedia) layering, horticultural practice of propagating a plant by rooting a branch before severing it from the mother plant. Typically the branch is bent and a section that has been slit or…
(Encyclopedia) Woollcott, Alexander, 1887–1943, American author and critic, b. Phalanx, N.J., grad. Hamilton College, 1909. Woollcott's flamboyant personality combined sharpness of wit with…
(Encyclopedia) stonecrop, common name for members of the Crassulaceae (also called orpine, or hen-and-chickens, family), a family of succulent, fleshy herbs and shrubs mostly inhabiting arid regions…
(Encyclopedia) phlox, common name for plants of the genus Phlox and for members of the Polemoniaceae, a family of herbs (and some shrubs and vines) found chiefly in the W United States. The family…
