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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS/INTRODUCTION 29<br />
Jim Williams, Joseph Wipff, Alan Wong, Lindsay Woodruff, Joe Yelderman, Kay Yatskievych,<br />
and Jim Zarucchi.<br />
We would particularly like to recognize the assistance, encouragement, and friendship of<br />
John Steele (1918–2004), a former Army Corps of Engineers research biologist and long-time<br />
volunteer in the BRIT library.<br />
Recognition goes also to the numerous individuals who have collected specimens in the<br />
East Texas region during more than one hundred and fifty years. Early collections are housed<br />
in herbaria such as ASTC, BRIT (including SMU and VDB), SBSC, TAES, TAMU, and TEX<br />
(including LL and RUNYON) and represent irreplaceable windows to a time before the vegetation<br />
of the area was radically altered. While not all collectors can be recognized here,<br />
specimens collected by the following have been of particular importance in allowing the<br />
completion of this work: Geyata Ajilvsgi (previously Peggy Amerson), Edwin Bridges, Larry<br />
Brown, M.D. (Bud) Bryant, William Carr, Donovan Correll, Victor Cory, Sally Crosthwaite,<br />
Delzie Demaree, George Diggs, Gus A. Engeling, Harold Gentry, Joe Hennen, Walter<br />
Holmes, Stanley Jones, Eric Keith, Robert Kral, Barney Lipscomb, Cyrus Lundell, William<br />
Mahler, William McCart, Barbara MacRoberts, Michael MacRoberts, Amanda Neill, Guy<br />
Nesom, Elray Nixon, Robert O’Kennon, Steve Orzell, Harris B. Parks, Jeff Quayle, Monique<br />
Reed, Julien Reverchon, Chester Rowell, Laura Sanchez, Christine Sanders, Lloyd Shinners,<br />
Jason Singhurst, Betsy Smith, John Sperry, Jack Stanford, Thomas Starbuck, Connie Taylor,<br />
John Taylor, R. Dale Thomas, Billie Turner, Geraldine Watson, Eula Whitehouse, and<br />
numerous students at colleges and universities in the area, including Austin College, Baylor<br />
University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Sam Houston State University,<br />
Southern Methodist University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas A&M University,<br />
and the University of Texas at Austin. Geiser (1936, 1939, 1948a) gave historical information<br />
on a number of the early collectors.<br />
Color photographs are by Paul Martin Brown, George Bruso, Scooter Cheatham, Ben<br />
Cox, Andrew Crosthwaite, George Diggs, Norman Flaigg, Heinz Gaylord, Robert George,<br />
Stanley & Gretchen Jones, Eric Keith, Joe Liggio, Campbell & Lynn Loughmiller, Robert<br />
O’Kennon, Steve Orzell, Julia Sanders, James Van Kley, Albert Vick, and Cole Weatherby; in<br />
the section on color photographs, following the name of each species, a three letter code in<br />
brackets is given to designate the photographer (see page 22). Additionally, the photograph<br />
in the table of contents is by David Gibson.<br />
An important debt of gratitude is owed to innumerable landowners who kindly<br />
allowed access to their property. Thanks also to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,<br />
the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the<br />
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy of Texas, the Natural Areas<br />
Preservation Association, Austin College, and the U.S. Army for allowing access to the<br />
properties under their stewardship.<br />
Individuals who found errors in Shinners & Mahler’s Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas<br />
(Diggs et al. 1999) are thanked for their efforts. Since there is significant overlap in species<br />
between that volume and this one, many of the errors found have been corrected here. Also,<br />
because of overlap between the two floras, all individuals assisting with the North Central<br />
Texas flora are thanked again here.<br />
Additional individuals who contributed to Shinners’ Manual of the North Central Texas Flora<br />
(Mahler 1988), a partial precursor of the present volume, should also be recognized. These<br />
include Geyata Ajilvsgi, Gerald Arp, Barry Comeaux, Charlotte Daugirda, Victor Engel, Kathie<br />
Parker, Andrea McFadden, Jane Molpus, Ann Nurre, Tami Sanger, Harriet Schools, and<br />
numerous students who have used earlier versions of either Shinners’ or Mahler’s works.<br />
This project is part of the ongoing collaboration between the Austin College Center for<br />
Environmental Studies and the <strong>Botanical</strong> <strong>Research</strong> Institute of Texas. Without the support of<br />
both institutions it would not have been possible. Thanks to Austin College; Oscar Page,