[BSW] Dec. 1 Holiday potluck reminder + Gift Idea for children

[Kathy Bilton]

The holiday potluck for the Botanical Society of Washington is fast 
approaching.  It will be held the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, December, 
1st in the Cathy Kerby Room in the East Wing of the National Museum of 
Natural History starting at 6 PM.

Go to this URL to sign up and say what you are planning to bring.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RBixwitzhqsemzOOoUUW2wi4zwI_u8kzOTWmH-MV72Q/edit

Outgoing President Karen Redden will give her presidential address 
following the meal.
“Botany of the Dollar: Plants, Patents and People”

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A gift idea for the child on your Christmas list:

A botanical book for children: _Isabella’s_Peppermint_Flowers_
For the young aspiring botanist, this book will be a treasure. The story 
of two girls who go flower-hunting with their mother becomes an 
introduction to the basics of botany, augmented by the excellent 
illustrations.

See below a flyer about the book as well as a review:
http://bilton.us/IsabellasPeppermintFlowers.pdf
http://bilton.us/IPF_ReviewBRIT.pdf

Website for the book: http://floraforkids.org
(Book is available now.  One page on the site has not been updated and 
indicates it can't be shipped until January 6 - but that can be ignored.)