TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Morton Eaton Peck: 
Field Botanist, Poet, and Author of A Manual of the Higher Plants of Oregon . 
.1 
By Susan R. Kephart 
First Blooms of the Oregon Flora Project 
The Oregon Vascular Plant Checklist: Asteraceae . 
.8 
By Kenton L. Chambers and Scott Sundberg 
The Siskiyou Field Institute: Supporting science education and research 
in the Siskiyou Mountains and the greater Klamath Region. 
.17 
By Jennifer Kaye Marsden and Erik S. Jules 
Some Sedges ( Carex ) Never Found in Oregon. 
.22 
By Peter Zika and Keli Kuykendall 
PURPOSE 
~ Native Plant Society of Oregon ~ 
Dedicated to the enjoyment , conservation , and 
study of Oregon's native vegetation. 
NON-PROF.ORG. 
Kalmiopsis 
US POSTAGE 
Native Plant Society of Oregon 
PAID 
Jan Dobak, Membership Chair 
PORTLAND OR 
2584 NW Savier Street 
Permit No. 2432 
Portland, OR 97210-2412 
