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Writes Manual On State MossesThe head of DePauw University’s botany and bacteriology department, Dr. Winona Welch, isthe author of a new illustratedmanual, “Mosses of Indiana.”Published by the Indiana Department of Conservation, the 478-page work represents years | of research and is designed for (both beginning and advanced jstudents in mods taxonomy.According to Dr. Welch, a m rnber of the DePauw facultysinoe 1930, the book's primary objective is to simplify the determination of moss species known to occur in Indiana.A unique feature is the use of keys baaed primarily on vegetative characteristics, permitting identificaton of the mosses wth or without fruiting structures. IDirector of the sponsoring conservation department is HarleyG. Hook, and the department’s division of forestry is headed by State Forester Pwa-lph F. Wilcox.The first woman president of ^ the Indiana Academy of Science,1943-49, Dr. Welch is knownthroughout the world for her research and published works in the field of mosses.Born in Indiana’s Jasper County. she also has served as president of the American Bryological Society, Sigma Delta Epsilon honor society for women in |science, and other learned organizations.
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Greencastle Daily Banner
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Sat, Aug 10, 1957
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