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How to research our online database
Search tips are customized to the sometimes confusing nomenclature and special vocabulary of ornamental horticulture.
The Database section of our website enables you to search our large selection of botanic photographs. The general procedure is as follows:
- Enter a search term and submit it
- Review the records returned by the database. View thumbnail images by scanning over the camera icon or a larger image by clicking on the record.
- If necessary, refine your search and search within the list.
- Select the records of interest by clicking the
icon on the far left column onto the PhotoBotanic clipboard - Submit your clipboard with your contact details and we’ll be contacting you.
Entering a search term
You can run search commands from various places on our website. At each page, there is a search box that allows you to do a quick search. A list of records will be displayed and the menu part of our site will bring you to the Database section that will give you some advanced options.
The advanced options at the Database section include:
- Selection of the number of records to be displayed per page
- When using multiple search terms, whether all these need to be present in the record (AND) or if any need to be present (OR).
Review the records
After submitting a search term, the content area of the site will display a list of records matching the word(s) entered. As you move your mouse over a record, the row will light up. Move the mouse over the camera icon, and a thumbnail image will popup near the mouse pointer.
When a row is selected by clicking on it, the right side of the screen will show a larger image of the picture.
The last selected record is indicated by a light blue background color in the record.
Refine your search
At the bottom of the result page, there’s a search form named ‘Search within results’. Type here additional items to refine your search. For example: if you first searched for ‘rose’, the database would have returned all records with the word rose in it. If you refine your search with the word red, the database will return all records that have both the word ‘rose’ and ‘red’ in it.
Add records to clipboard
At the far left of each record returned by the database, is an icon that can be clicked to add or remove if to or from the clipboard. A checkmark indicates whether the record is already on the clipboard or not. To view all the items on the clipboard, press the clipboard icon.
The clipboard has the following functions:
- Current Search – this option bring you back to your latest search result
- Mail – this option submits your clipboard to our office
- Table / Thumbs – allows you to switch from a table like to view to a thumbnail view of your clipboard
- Erase – deletes all contents of your clipboard
Submit Clipboard
When you submit your clipboard, you will be asked for your contact details. We will receive your clipboard at our office. Someone will contact you by phone or email to follow up.
