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Arthur O. Tucker: Botanist for the Masses: Popular Publications

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Tucker published eleven books, thirty-five book chapters, ninety-four refereed journal articles, twenty-four publications in meeting proceedings and one hundred sixty-one popular articles. His more popular articles featured humorous titles that piqued the interest of the general public on topics related to botany. 

Journal Articles

Here is a small sampling of Tucker’s 161 popular articles in chronological order:

  • Tucker, Arthur O. The strange history of the musk plant. Herbalist 54 (1988): 60-67.
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Will the real oregano please stand up? Herb Companion 4(3) (1992):20-22
  • Tucker, Arthur O. The truth about mints. Herb Companion 4(6)(1992) :51-52
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Ancient memories of perfume. Herb Companion 7(2)(1994): 53-56
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Is this plant a hoax? Herbalist 67 (2001):51-55
  • Tucker, Arthur O.  The case of the poison pesto. International Herb Association News. Summer 7 (2007)
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Garden slug killed mother.(2008) Delaware State News. January 6 (2008): 22.
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Beware the people-eating plants? Delaware State News. March 2(2008) :21.
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Collection details botanical education of women. Delaware State News. August 17(2008) :46
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Bamboozles in the garden. International Herb Association News. Spring 10 (2009): 22
  • Tucker, Arthur O. In forensic botany, plants can help solve crimes. Delaware State News. August 16 (2009) :27
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Herbs of the African-American syncretic religions. Herbalist. 75 (2009) :31-35
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Kissing under mistletoe dates back centuries. Delaware State News. December 6 (2009) :36-37
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Green roses important to legend of railroad. Delaware State News. June 27 (2019) :40.
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Does absinthe make the heart grow fonder? Delaware State News. December 5 (2010):51
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Manure tea, just like grand pop used to make. Delaware State News. June 19 (2011) :42,44
  • Tucker, Arthur O. The magical plants of Harry Potter. International Herb Association News. Winter (2012):1,13 
  • Tucker, Arthur O. Poison hidden on the grocery store shelves. International Herb Association News. Spring (2012):6-7

Books

  • Tucker A. O. (compiler) (1973) The juniperus book of T.A.Z. 
  • Tucker A. O., N. H. Dill, C. R. Broome, C. E. Phillips, and M. J. Maciarello. 1979. Rare and endangered vascular plant species in Delaware. 
  • Broome, C. R., J. L. Reveal, A. O. Tucker, and N. H. Dill. 1979. Rare and endangered vascular plant species in Maryland. 
  • Tucker, A. O, and T. DeBaggio. 2000. The big book of herbs.
  • McGuffin. M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, and A. O. Tucker. 2000 Herbs of commerce. 
  • Tucker, A. O., R. F. C. Naczi, S. E. Yost, A. D. Whanger, and M. Whanger. 2004. The botany of the Shroud of Turin: A floral crime scene investigation. 
  • Tucker, A. O. and T. D. DeBaggio. 2009, The encyclopedia of herbs. 
  • Janick, J. and A. O. Tucker, eds. 2018. Unraveling the Voynich Codex: A 16th century Mexican manuscript.
  • Belsinger. S. and A. O. Tucker. 2019. Grow your own herbs. 
  • Tucker, A.O. and J. Janick. 2019. Flora of the Voynich Codex: An exploration of Aztec plants.
  • Tucker, A.O. and J. Janick. 2020. Flora of the codex Cruz-Badianus.