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Fall 1976 – Spring 1984 Carroll Abbott’s “Texas Wildflower Newsletter”

Black and white newsletter mast head image. Script text reads Texas wildflower, type-writer text reads Newsletter. Below that reads Published by Green Horizons.
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In 1976, Carroll Abbott and his Green Horizons nursery began publishing the Texas Wildflower Newsletter. In it he advocated for the cause of native plants and urged the creation of the Native Plant Society of Texas. When the Society was established in 1980, Abbott’s newsletter was designated the official publication of the organization.

For business and legal reasons the Society began to publish its own newsletter in the Spring of 1983. However Carroll Abbott continued to publish his own newsletter until his death on July 6, 1984.

Vol 1 Number 1 Fall 1976
Vol 1 Number 2 Winter 1977
Vol 1 Number 3 Spring 1977
Vol 1 Number 4 Summer 1977

Vol 2 Number 1 Fall 1977
Vol 2 Number 2 Winter 1978
Vol 2 Number 3 Spring 1978
Vol 2 Number 4 Summer 1978

Vol 3 Number 1 Fall 1978
Vol 3 Number 2 Winter 1979
Vol 3 Number 3 Spring 1979
Vol 3 Number 4 Summer 1979

Vol 4 Number 1 Fall 1979
Vol 4 Number 2 Winter 1980
Vol 4 Number 3 Spring 1980
Vol 4 Number 4 Summer 1980

Vol 5 Number 1 Fall 1980
Vol 5 Number 2 Winter 1981
Vol 5 Number 3 Spring 1981
Vol 5 Number 4 Summer 1981

Vol 6 Number 1 Fall 1981
Vol 6 Number 2 Winter 1982
Vol 6 Number 3 Spring 1982
Vol 6 Number 4 Summer 1982

Vol 7 Number 1 Fall 1982
Vol 7 Number 2 Winter 1983
Vol 7 Number 3 Spring 1983
Vol 7 Number 4 Summer 1983

Vol 8 Number 1 Fall 1983
Vol 8 Number 2 Winter 1984
Vol 8 Number 3 Spring 1984