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The Micro-Herbaria were originally desktop-produced books and are now being developed as inexpensive DVDs. They are most useful to botanists and others who are accustomed to comparing pressed and dried specimens.

Previously, each book was a compilation of photocopied or scanned herbarium specimens of plants for a specific area. These were reduced and printed to US letter size (8.5 by 11 inch) and bound in stiff plastic or heavy paper covers. Most of our micro-herbaria books were made using a commercial photocopier with microfine toner (Minolta EP-415), and with the voltage internally adjusted to give low-contrast and high-resolution images. Copies reduced by 66% were obtained directly from the herbarium specimens.

We are now able to store digital images of the specimens in computer memory using a large flat-bed scanner (UMAX 2100 XL). After manipulating the images to lighten dark areas, and darken notes in pencil or faded ink, we obtain high-resolution color scans which we can print to a DVD. The following list is of currently available micro-herbaria on DVD. We still have a supply of books made with the photocopier (not color), for many of these titles, but the cost of mailing them is prohibitively expensive. Anyone willing to pay the shipping price for these heavy books, or has a friend passing through Chicago, is welcome to have them. Other DVD's will become available as lists and specimen scans are put together. To order or for more information, please contact rrc@fieldmuseum.org.

Country	Abbreviated Title	Authors	Pages
BRASIL	A familia MYRTACEAE no Sudeste Mata Atlântica (color)	Kawasaki	150
GUATEMALA	Arboles más comunes, TIKAL, Petén	Aguilar	100
BOLIVIA	Arboles y Arbustos de CHUQUISACA	Serrano	300
MEXICO	Arboles y Arbustos, Región TIERRA CALIENTE, Michoacán	Aguirre	450
NICARAGUA	Common TREES, ATLANTIC COAST	Garth	100
MEXICO	Flora del RIO CHIQUITO, Morelia, Michoacán	Medina	1100
BRASIL	Guía ETNOBOTANICA Benjamin Constant, Pará (color)	Rios	150
MEXICO	HELECHOS de la Peninsula de YUCATAN	Palacios-Rios	100
PERU	MORACEAE del Perú	G. Nuñez & R. Foster	400
PANAMA	Plantas de ALTOS de CAMPANA	Correa	1200
PERU	Plantas de la cuenca del RIO CAÑETE, Lima	Beltran	400
PERU	Plantas de MOQUEGUA	Arakaki	450
MEXICO	Plantas del CERRO PATAMBAN, Michoacán	Torres	400
COLOMBIA	Plantas leñosas, CASANARE, Orinoquia	Alvira, Viña	400
COSTA RICA	Plantas leñosas, LA SUERTE Biological Station, Limón	Foster, et al	150
MEXICO	Plantas TREPADORAS, Bahia de CHAMELA, Jalisco	Burnham, Lott	300
PERU	TREPADORAS de ALLPAHUAYO/MISHANA, Loreto	Vásquez, Rojas	400

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