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Herb of the Year 2003 - Basil - Library Materials

For a list of websites featuring information on basil see the library links section.  For additional information on basil see Basil: An Herb Society of America Guide.
* Indicates items that circulate to members. 

An expanded version of this list, including item descriptions, is available in the members only section.

Books

* Bown, Deni. The Herb Society of America New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses. New York: DK, 2001. 

* Darrah, Helen. H. The Cultivated Basils. Independence, MO: Buckeye, 1980.

* DeBaggio, Thomas and Susan Belsinger. Basil: An Herb Lover's Guide. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 1996.

* Hampstead, Marilyn. The Basil Book. New York: Pocket Books, 1984. 

* Hazen, Janet. Basil. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 1993.

* Hill, Madalene and Gwen Barclay. Southern Herb Growing. Fredericksburg, TX: Shearer Publishing, 1987.

Hiltunen, Raimo and Yvonne Holm, eds. Basil: The Genus Ocimum. Australia: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1999.

Small, Ernest. Culinary Herbs. Ottawa: NRC Research Press, 1997.

* Tucker, Arthur O. and Thomas DeBaggio. The Big Book of Herbs. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press, 2000.

Videos 

* Sweet Basil: The Culinary Classic - North Carolina A & T State University Cooperative Extension Program (1992) - 16 minutes 

Pamphlets

* HSA Tidewater Unit. Basil: 2003 Herb of the Year. Virginia Beach: VA: HSA Tidewater Unit, 2003.

* Ogden, Ellen. Growing & Using Basil. Storey Communications, 1990.

* Turner, Linda Y. Razzle Dazzle Basil. Cleveland, OH: Western Reserve Herb Society, 2003.

* Voigt, Charles E. Bombastic Basil: Herb of the Year 2003. Jacksonville, FL: International Herb Association, 2003.

Selected articles from The Herbarist 

Adams, Denise. "New and Unusual Herbs for the Garden." The Herbarist. 62 (1996): 51-52.

Betts, Kay. "Resembling a Citron Pill." The Herbarist. 19 (1953): 47-50.

Buchanan, Rita. "Herbal Moth Repellents." The Herbarist. 53 (1987): 35-42.

Darrah, Helen. "The Basils in Folklore and Biological Science." The Herbarist. 38 (1972): 3-10.

Darrah, Helen. "The Clove Scented Basil: Ocimum gratissimum." The Herbarist. 44 (1978): 30-37.

Hill, Madalene and Gwen Barclay. "Basils for the Gardener's Kitchen: Herb of the Year, 2003." The Herbarist. 69 (2003): 4-11.

Moody, Susan Taylor. "Herbal Traditions of Poland: A Horticulturalist's Report." The Herbarist. 58 (1992): 71-83.

Webster, Helen Noyes. "Seven basils." The Herbarist. 2 (1936): 34-41.

Webster, Helen Noyes. "A Correction: Notes on the True Identity of Ocymum salinum, the So-called "Saline Basil" of Chile." The Herbarist. 3 (1937): 40-41.

Other articles

"Bravos & Blessings from Basil's Biggest Fans." The Herb Companion. 15(5) (June/July 2003): 44-49.

DeBaggio, Thomas. "Purple Basils." The Herb Companion. 6(4) (Apr/May 1994): 62-71.

DeBaggio, Thomas and Susan Belsinger. "A Basil Harvest." The Herb Companion. 8(6) Aug/Sept 1996: 32-40.

Dudai, Nativ et al. "Breeding of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Resistant to Fusarium Wilt Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. basilicum." Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants. 9(2/3) (2002): 45-51.

Gang, David R. et al. "Peltate Glandular Trichomes of Ocimum basilicum L. (Sweet Basil) Contain High Levels of Enzymes Involved in the Biosynthesis of Phenylpropenes." Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants. 9(2/3) (2002): 189-195.

Hampstead, Marilyn. "Basil." The Herb Companion. 1(5) (June/July 1989): 20-25.

Kruger, Hans, Sabine B. Wetzel and Barbel Zeiger. "The Chemical Variability of Ocimum Species." Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants. 9 (4) (2002): 335-344.

Ogden, Ellen. "Basil, Glorious Basil." The Herb Companion. 3(5) (June/July 1991): 18-23.

Rakic, Zivojin and Christopher B. Johnson. "Influence of Environmental Factors (Including UV-B Radiation) on the Composition of the Essential Oil of Ocimum basilicum – Sweet Basil." Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants. 9 (2/3) (2002): 157-162.

Vieira, Roberto F. and James E. Simon. "Chemical Characterization of Basil (Ocimum spp.) Found in the Markets and Used in Traditional Medicine in Brazil." Economic Botany 54(2) (2000): 207-216.

Voigt, Charles E. "Bombastic Basil." The Michigan Herb Journal. 17(1) (Spring 2003): 1,10-11.

Wetzel, et al. "Investigations on Morphological, Biochemical and Molecular Variability of Ocimum L. Species." Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants 9(2/3) (2002):183-187.

Wuerthner, Terri. "A Basil Banquet." The Herb Companion. (June/July 1989): 26-29. 

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