JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1993 VOLUME Lxxx! UMBER ONE Pied. - This Issue | 4 aoe cata Named Assistant am |) 7 a scientist Nancy R. Morin is named assistant director of the Garden. 5 1992 Volvo Environment Prize @am@ Garden director Peter H. Raven is honored at a ceremony in Sweden. of 6 Questions & Answers For thirty years the Horticultural Answer Service has been just a phone call away. § The Annual Orchid Show @mmm A spectacular showcase of rare and endangered plants, plus a profile of Brian and Marilyn LeDoux, who put it all together, | | | | | | * | 1(Q) Home Gardening | @mmm@ Houseplants can be living air filters. | 12 Calendar of Events _ Mim Members’ Days, — a Month, winter walking tours and m | 14 From the Membership Office @am@ A salute to the Membership Information and Services Desk volunteers, plus 1993 travel, Valentines and previews. | 16 NSF Grants Aid Research | fim Plus a study of. 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St. Louis, MO 63166 ste Comment & printed on recycled paper Looking Forward to a New Year The new year finds us anticipating some major steps forward. First, personally delighted to welcome Dr. Nancy Morin to her new appointment as assis- tant director of the Garden. Nancy has been a valued member of the research staff since 1981, where her contributions have been enormous and invaluable. She is a superb scientist and a fine administrator, and we look forward to working with her in her new Capacity. On an international level, we are continuing to pursue our very exciting collaborative efforts with colleagues in China, Africa, Madagascar, Latin America, and parts of the former Soviet Union. Assisting these institutions with long range planning, professional training, develop- ment of their own resources and fundraising pays off a thousandfold for our own A = STINGUISHED VIS] TOR— din anic Garden 2 research efforts. Moreover, as you will see in the story on the next page, these goals can be met without sacrificing the Garden’s own financial resources. In our urgent race to identify and save the Earth’s priceless global heritage of biodiversity, we will receive a big boost here at home with the opening of our new Conservation Center this winter. The Center, which is adjacent to the Ridgway Center, will enhance our ability to deliver community services and will enrich our local, national and international programs. o not be deterred by the weather— there is plenty to do and see at the Garden in winter! The annual Orchid Show, the camellias blooming in the Linnean House, and Black History Month in February are just a few of the exciting things going on. We look forward to seeing you here. Can Oe y Patios dvsesaed David Ingram, Piel -. (director) of the Royal one saan in October. Prof. ingren Project and was a m = a — of the editorial cc committee for the FI Sin the world, visited the ora of ois reception in his honor are pea left): senior botanist; Nan ancy of Trustees Peter Raven, director; orin, assistant director; and O. Sage s. Show: David! paeemaae Macakali Cron ge Wightman Il, president of th SAVING & KOMAROV The Komarov Botanical Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia, which includes a botanic garden founded in 1714 by Peter the Great, has survived economic adversity, climatic brutality, and the bitter sieges of World War II, while remaining one of the most impor- tant botanical institutions in the world. But time has taken its toll on the century-old facil- ities of the Institute. Botanists there are faced with a very real concern that the deterioration of the phys- ical structures will threaten the invaluable collections of living plants and dried plant specimens. After hearing about this crisis from his Russian colleagues, Garden director Peter H. Raven has taken a leadership role in helping the Institute find solutions to their problems. Dr. Nancy Morin, assistant director of the Garden, has spearheaded an effort to assess the physical needs of the Institute as a first step in solving the problems. ‘‘This is an important institution that is a global resource—it’s everybody’s responsibility,’ After returning from a visit to St. Petersburg last June, Morin was able to secure funds from the MacArthur Foundation to send in an assessment team. She contacted the Sverdrup Corporation, who had designed greenhouses in the United States for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and had worked on the U.S. embassy in Moscow. Sverdrup agreed to send in a team of their architects to assess the extent of the decay and make recommendations on how to stabilize and improve the situation. The Komarov houses the third largest herbarium in the world, with an outstanding library and nearly six million specimens of dried, pressed plants. These comprise a vital tool for botanical researchers that cannot be replaced. In addition, its greenhouses safe- guard a collection of about 6,000 species of living plants, including many that are in danger of extinction and some that actually are extinct in the wild. These collections are being threatened by struc- tural deterioration of the buildings housing them, 4 The Komarov Botanical Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russia's Komarov Botanical Institute is facing the imminent loss of its vital collections of plants. The Garden is leading the effort to save this priceless global resource. Mican,. SOY fe “Jit Dr "? BOT, 'ANICar BY Janine Adams he ays. continued on next page a i JANUARY- FEBRUARY 1923 a SAVING eRe THE ea KOMAROV continued CLIFF WILLIS leaking roofs, and failing heating systems. The harsh winters of St. Petersburg—just seven degrees south of the Arctic Circle—make reliable heating essential. Therefore replacing failing boilers is a high priority, according to the Sverdrup assessment team. Other crucial tasks include providing an emergency gener- ator; replacing the heat distribution system; rewiring and putting new walls and a new roof on the herbarium and library building; and a complete struc- and reglazing of the Institute’s famed Palm House and related greenhouses. The price tag for the top priority tasks—those essential to save the plant collections may go as high as $36 million. While this figure is formidable, Raven and Morin are hopeful that they can arouse support from national and international agencies and organizations—sources who can not be tapped to help support the Garden’s own work—who would take a special interest in saving this vital institution as Russia enters a new era. At the very least, they hope to provide a starting point for the Russians to follow. Although just the beginning, the efforts of the Garden and Sverdrup have already been enormously beneficial to the Russian botanists. A St. Petersburg newspaper account of the visits by the westerners prompted the City of St. Petersburg to give the Insti- tute a million rubles. This was the first time in the Institute’s history that it had been given money by the city. In addition, the assessment team offered some- thing less tangible but equally important: hope. With a concrete assessment in hand, the scientists at the Komarov Institute are now equipped to figure out how to tackle their problems. With the technical and logistical assistance of western botanical institutions, a solution now seems possible. ‘“We gave them hope,’’ says Morin. ‘‘No matter what happens from this point on, they now have some very high-quality informa- tion that they can use for future planning.’ “‘This is one of the finest insti- tutions in the world,’ says Raven. ‘“We are proud that two institu- ee! in ap Garden’ ‘s library are (standing, fi Geen ial: ot BY Oe Weanin. Knepper, Sverd for Sverdrup; Peter Raven; Charles F. Dennis E. Bopp, vice | ident of S f Nan drei Sea ted: yr. +. 7 Nancy Morin Is Named Assistant Director of the Garden CLIFF WILLIS i 4. ME BULLETIN / JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1993 SS . : Nancy Morin with ieee en at the reception for the staff. tions in St. Louis, the Garden and Sverdrup, have been able to play a role in saving this precious resource.’ @ t a reception for the staff in October, Dr. Peter H. Raven announced the appointment of Dr. Nancy R. Morin as assistant director of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The appoint- ment is effective as of January 1, 1993. r. Morin was named Anne L. Lehmann een of North American Botany at the Garden in April 1992 (see the Bulletin, July/August 1992). She came to the Garden in 1981 as curator of the Herbarium and editor of the Annals of the Missouri Botan- ical Garden. Since 1983 she has served as convening editor of the Flora of North America program, a cooperative interna- tional project that will produce the first comprehensive account and database of all plants growing in the wild north of Mexico. She also serves on the editorial board of the Flora of China project. She is an adjunct professor of biology at Washington Univer- sity and is an adjunct assistant professor of eae at the University of Missouri- St. Loui continued on next page RAVEN RECEIVES 1992 AWARD IN SWEDEN Volvo Environment Prize T AN AWARD CEREMONY held on Tuesday evening, November 10, 1992, in the Concert Hall of Gothenburg, Sweden, Dr. Peter H. Raven and Dr. Norman Myers received the 1992 Volvo Environment Prize. The award was presented by Dr. Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, executive chairman of AB Volvo. The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded annually by the Volvo Prize Foun- dation to support technical and scientific innovation in the environmental field in the broadest sense. The award is presented to institutions or individuals who have made an outstanding contribution in this area. The Prize was established in 1988 to increase awareness of environmental problems on a worldwide basis and contribute to their solution. The Prize Committee, headed by Dr. Mostafa Kamal Tolba, executive director of the United Nations Environment Pro- gramme, Nairobi, Kenya, included out- standing environmental scientists from Europe, North Ameria and Africa. The committee issued the following statement concerning this year’s prize: “‘In dealing with environmental prob- lems there is a real need for getting the science right in order to get the policy right. This year’s Volvo Environment Prize is awarded to Dr. Norman Myers and Professor Peter Raven, who between them used comprehensive and penetrating scien- tific analysis of ecological states and trends, and pioneering warnings and courageous expression of concern that have sensitized world opinion to the global consequences of the loss of biodiversity and the process of is ee particularly in tropical Bre the 1970s, British zoologist Norman Myers was one of the first to recognize the threat of extinction facing various animal species as a result of tropical deforestation. His book The Primary Source, published in 1984, was instrumental in awakening world- wide awareness of the problem. Dr. Myers specializes in the study of Africa and its animal life. He has written eight books and hundreds of scientific articles. Dr. Myers and Peter Raven have been close colleagues for many years. Dr. Raven, who has served as the Garden’s director for the past 21 years, has i, Shown at the Award Ceremony in S Pehr Gyllenhammar, Peter Raven. a worldwide reputation as a systematic botanist. Largely through his efforts, the Missouri Botanical Garden today is one of the world’s leading centers of botanical research and a leader in public education. Dr. Raven serves as a professor of botany at Washington University, St. Louis Univer- sity, and as adjunct professor at several other institutions. He has published highly lfern | left): Norman Myers, regarded texts on botany and a large number of books and articles on biodiver- sity of tropical forests. As the Garden's director he oversees or is involved with flora projects on many of the world’s regions, including China, North America, Madagascar, and much of Africa, = and South America. MORIN continued In announcing the appointment, Dr. Raven said, ‘‘Our research efforts have benefited greatly from Dr. Morin’s exper- tise since she has been a member of our staff. She has provided effective leadership at a time of increased professionalization and extensive growth as the Garden has moved into a position of international promi- nence. I look forward with great pleasure to working with ~ as a key member of our management team.’ As assistant iiccie. Dr. Morin will be concerned with all aspects of Garden administration and with the development and implementation of strategic planning for the Garden. She will continue to be active scientifically and in the leadership of the Flora of North America program At the announcement of her appoint- ment to the staff, Dr. Morin said, ‘‘As many of you know, I have traced my affiliation with the Garden to my great grandfather and grandfather, who both worked here as horticulturists; my great grandfather was on the staff from 1891 until he retired in 1927. Walking beneath the trees that they helped to plant, I feel a deep affection for this institution and gratitude that I have been given the opportunity to contribute to it. I have the greatest respect for the high level of professionalism of every member of the Garden’s staff, and I look forward to working with and learning from each of Dr. Morin joined the Garden’s Research Division in 1981 following a postdoctoral year at the Smithsonian Institution. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where she earned her A.B. degree with highest honors in 1975 and her Ph.D. in 1980. a 5. BULLETIN / JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1993 Sa FROM THE ANSWER SERVICE 4 George Pring, the original Answerman. HE Garden’s Horticultural Answer ' Service began in an informal way in 1963 when George H. Pring retired as the active superintendent of the Garden’s grounds after almost sixty years of distinguished service. Mr. Pring continued to come to his office for three hours each morning to answer questions from Garden visitors and telephone callers. On an average day, he spoke to as many as 15 to 20 individuals. On days when Mr. Pring was unavail- able, department heads from the Garden’s staff were pressed into service to answer questions. Because these inquiries were time-consuming and kept staff away from their regular duties, it became clear in the MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN ARCHIVES 30 & Answers Or, When do I put the Miracle Whip on my strawberries? BY Chip Tynan Chip Tynan at work in the Ans Service office. » std The annual Orchid Show features many rare and endangered plants A Spectacular Shona HE Garden’s Orchid Show is the most popular of all the annual flower shows, and with good reason. Orchids are spectacular flowers, coming in all sizes, shapes and colors from all over the world, especially the tropics. The family Orchidaceae has more than 20,000 species in over 700 genera, one of the largest and most diverse of the more than 300 families of flowering plants in the world. Orchids have long been prized by growers and collectors for their exotic beauty. Unfortunately this has led to overcollection of wild specimens, and today many species of orchids are endangered or extinct in the wild. In addition, orchids, like all plants, are affected by loss of habitat. Orchids are especially vulnerable because many species are restricted to very specific habitats. Often they are dependent upon one particular type of soil Or one particular pollinating insect for survival. : With a notable collection of about 12,000 plants, including more than 3,500 species, varieties and hybrids, the Garden’s orchid collection includes a large number of orchids that are endangered or extinct in the wild. ll rare plants are protected by law, as are animals. International trade in plants 1s regu: lated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a trealy that took effect in 1975. Today about 100 countries have ratified it. While CITES is often difficult or impossible to enforce, the goal of the treaty is to control trade in plants according to their degree of endangerment, with the species listed in Appendix lam tually ey are collected in the wild. Species listed in Appendix 2 orchid species are listed in either Appendix 1 or 2 of CITES. er plants in the Garden’s collection were wild collected many Years ago, today all plants are acquired legally from growers or researchers. Of the nine orchid species individually listed in Appendix 1 of CITES, the Garden holds five. All 1090, It ie int champ ee ef 1 P. OUCr aii kits, nightlights, music boxes and figurin 15. BULLETIN MARCH / APRIL 1993 2 aaa Tatiana Shulkina Joins Garden Staff In December, 1992, the Garden’s Research Division welcomed Tatiana Shulkina, a distin- guished botanist from the Komarov Botanical Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. She had been a member of the staff of the Komarov for more than 20 years and moved to the United States a year ago. Dr. Shulkina earned her Ph.D. in 1965 and her Doctor of Science degree in 1984, both at the Komaroy Botanical Institute. She is an expert on the Campanulaceae, or bellflower family, and on th I pl f Russia and adjacent regions. At the Komarov Tatiana was curator of the magnificent living plant collection on the grounds of the Institute. The garden displays over 5,000 mostly native herbaceous plants l 1 throug! he f iet Union. In the course of building and maintaining the collection Tatiana travelled widely, from the Caucassian mountains to the Pacific coast in the far east, to the southern borders of Russia and Mongolia. “I used to have potted cuttings all over my hotel room!” she said. Tatiana helped to introduce many orna- mental plants to Russian gardeners, including many hardy species from other regions that can thrive in the harsh climate of St. Pe- tersburg. “I published two books on rock garden plants, one on plants of Central Asia and one on plants from all over the world, including America,’ Tatiana said. “Today Amer- ican plants are very fashionable in Russia.” Tatiana’s research on the Campanulaceae focused on the lifeforms of plants and their taxonomic significance. At the Garden she is working on the Flora of China, where her experience in identifying the plants of Central Asia is invaluable. She is also working to translate Russian texts in the collection of the Garden's library. “We are delighted to have Tatiana Shulkina on the staff,” said Dr. Nancy Morin, assistant director. “She has been a delightful and valued colleague for many years, and her expertise on Eurasian plants is invaluable to our work in the region. We are very fortunate that she is here.” 16. BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL 1993 Dr. José SARUKHAN, the 1991 Henry Shaw medal awardee, was re-elected in December 1991 as Rector of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, one of the most important institutions in Mexico with 350,000 students. His new term will end in December 1996. The Garden and the Universidad have joined together since 1980 to work on the Flora esoamericana project, which will produce a detailed account of the be published later in the spring. THE NATIONAL NEWS from Soma- lia in recent months has repeatedly mentioned a local plant called “khat” (pronounced “cat”) that is chewed by Somalis as a mild stimu- lant or intoxicant. Catha edulis, including Ethiopia and Somalia. Fresh supplies of it are flown into many Muslim countries daily, where people chew the fresh leaves much as we would drink coffee or tea. Khat contains caffeine, ephed- rine and related compounds, which produce cardiac and respiratory acceleration. It is also used decongestant. The U. S. Drag Enforcement Administration reports that cathine, one of the active compo- nents in khat, is a Schedule 4 controlled substance in this coun- try, and a second component, cathinone, is awaiting classifica- tion. Therefore, it is not legal to Possess catha edulis in the United States. —IIlustration from Engler, A. and Drude, O. 1910. Die Vegetation der Erde. Vol. 9 (1). From the Missouri Botanical Garden Library. asa Nepalese Botanist Visits Garden Dr. Krishna Shrestha of Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal, visited the Garden in January and February during a tour of scien- tific institutions in the United States. Dr. Shrestha was in St. Louis to learn more about TROPICOS, the database system developed at the Garden, which he utilized in his studies at the Komarov Botanical Institute in St. Peters- burg, Russia. Krishna earned his Ph.D. at the Komarovin 1992, working under the distinguished bota- nist Dr. Armen Takhtajan. Krishna was only the second Nepalese ever invited by the gov- ernment to study at the Komarov, where he learned Russian to earn his degree. He wrote his dissertation in English, on the Campanulaceae, or bellflower family. The Garden has been working with the Komarov Institute, one of the world’s leading botanical institutions, for many years, and is leading an effort to assist the Komarov in c “7: loce renovating i Pp E collections of plants (see the Bulletin, January/ February 1993). Krishna was invited to St. Louis by Dr. Peter Raven, and the Garden is looking forward to working with Krishna and the University of Nepal on future collaborative projects. “Nepal is very rich botanically, but we are facing great p fi poy lati growth and development,” Krishna said. “I became interested in botany as a child because plants are extensively utilized by the Nepalese as medicines, food, building materials and more. 1 am looking forward to working to improve conservation of our native plants. | also hope to help devel herbarium at the University to be used for teaching new botanists as a supplement to our national herbarium, which is located quite a distance from Kathmandu. While he isin the U.S. Dr. Shrestha will visit with scientists at The New York Botanical Garden, Harvard University's Herbarium, the Smithsonian Institution, the Nature Conset- vancy, the National Geographic Society and World Wildlife Fund. meneame ory: in ENRY SHAW'S VISION when H: founded the Garden in 1859 included more than a beautiful place for people to visit; it was even more than a place for bota- nists to carry on their research. Shaw was keenly interested in establishing a garden that would educate future = bed og reason he estab hh dt 4 beeen A Graduate Education at the Garden CLIFF WILLIS particular he isstudying the choos- ing of sites for nature reserves. Guillermo left his position as envi- ronmental vice minister for the government of Ecuador in order to pursue his studies in St. Louis. The Garden operates the larg- est program on African botany in any 3 § i institution, but it is only [ Jniversity and specified that the Garden's director be a professor in that school. Today the Garden educates 20 graduate students from around the world, iebsidegin in with Washing- ton University, with the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Saint Louis University and Southern Illinois Univer- sity at Edwardsville. The International Center for Tropical Ecology isa jen siscina netweer the — and U.M.- St. Louis that h f graduate studies in St. Louis. Each student has a Garden advisor and uses the Garden’s herbarium and laboratory facilities to further their studies. Collaborating with institutions in countries where the Garden conducts research and training botanists in those ie Meat cake Ea : The Graduate Studies Program reflects this commitment. Of the 20 students currently enrolled, 13 are from other countries, from as far away as China and New Zealand and as nearby as Canada and Mexico. While the Garden's program is dedicated first and foremost to the science of systematic botany, many of the graduate students have taken systematics and applied it to other disciplines. Song Hong from China, for example, is majoring in both botany and computing at U.M.—St. Louis. In addition to his studies, he helps on the Garden’s Flora of China project, where his botany, language and computer skills are invaluable. He has even written a program to translate Chinese to English and vice versa Guillermo Paz y Miifo of Pena. a Ph. D. candidate at U. 4 M.- St. Louis, isi — 3 recently th from Africa or Madagascar. 5 Aeeaind Randrianasolo, whose study is sup- ported by the Claiborne Foundation, is currently finishing his master’s degree at U.M.-St. Louis and plans to stay on to finish his Ph.D. before he returns to his native land, where he will be the only western-trained Ph.D. plant taxonomist in Madagascar. The Garden is currently seek- ing funding to — other students from mainland Africa to ping be in - viahacs Th 1 d from U.S. institu- tions as well. Jennifer iti a stolen a Washington University Foundation Fellowship, studies tropical lianas, or vines, which are difficult to study because they flower only at the tops of trees. While ubiquitous, lianas are the most understudied group of plants in the tropics. Jennifer took an Organization for Tropical Studies course and learned tree-climbing techniques to prepare for her work. The first graduate of the Henry Shaw School of Botany continued on page 19 Above: Graduate students at the Garden (front row, from left:) German Carnevali; Tzen-Yuh Chiang; Jennifer Talbot; Ivon Ramirez; Barbara Whitlock. (Cen- ter row, from left:) Francisco Lorea; Diego Perez- Salicrup; Chris Glores; Guillermo Paz y Mino; Carolina Israel; Song Hong. (Back row, from left:) P. Mick Richardson, advisor; Peter Heenan; Neil Snow; rmand Randrianasolo; hialient Westerhaus; Ricardo Rueda. Not pictured: Brad Boyle; Guanghua Zhu; Oliver Phillips; Carlos Reynel; Dorothy Speck. BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL 1993 17. HIGHLY SPECIALIZED as the world of botany is, it is crucial to have a generalist in plant identification on hand. Ron Liesner, a 20- year veteran of the Missouri Botanical Garden, is the research division's resident generalist. When a dried, pressed plant specimen from Latin America is so unusual that its family cannot be easily determined, it is handed to Liesner who, literally at a glance, can place it into the correct plant family so that it can be passed along to the appropri- ate specialist for further study. Liesner spends a great deal of his time sorting specimens from Central and South America into families for others to study. uu: , ee * ll nt | 1 2 placed ght. But the important thing is that ] Cc nm th t £ a], hist it is t 6 °tudled., ty ] SSLCLIVE name to be assigned to the plants so tha people would have material to study,” he says. “This is one of my major goals,” Generalists are becoming increasingly scarce as botanists, like other scientists, become more and more specialized. Liesner was exposed to many plant families which formerly had no specialists and thereby developed a broad-based knowledge. His CDRs ee PAT Bae i Jat least to family it lies idle on the shelf. Once placed in its family it can be used by specialists to further the body of knowledge about that family. He can put to family an amazing four or five plant collections a minute. But many families do not have specialists, and Liesner is up to the challenge. He identifies to the species level those specimens for which there is no expert. H o o f using books and other herbarium specimens to aid him. an that ar} ] ] wthi ily ala time, “T try to do r f 4 oO Liesner says. gin Centraland South America,” Later, specialists may find that Liesner’s Species name is not exactly Ronald L. Liesner of the Garden and other botanical institu- oF se 4 Bey es Felts |e L: h contain keys to identifying plants. Liesner came to the Garden in 1973 after five years at the Field Museum in Chicago. He has a B.S. in botany from the University of Wisconsin. He has always been interested in plants and even asa child had an uncanny ability to recognize plants. “I noticed plant families before I knew that plant families even existed,” he says. Needless to say, he was delighted when he discovered there was a living to be made in identifying plants. “There are not many people who do what I do,” he says. “In botany, there isa real temptation to want to dig deeper to solve problems. Inimy job I'm forced to skim the surface and leave the digging to others. New Building Opened at National Flerbarium of Ecuador N November 13, 1992, a new building was dedi- cated at the National Herbarium of Ecuador in Quito. The building was made possible by funds generated bya “debt-for- nature” swapin which the Missouri Botanical Garden participated in 1989 (see the Bulletin, July/Au- gust 1989). The Garden’s contribution is being used to fi- nance field research in Ecuador, training for Ecuadorian botanists and development of the National Herbarium. The National Herbarium of Ecuador is part of the Ecuadorian Museum of Natural Sciences, a government supported institution located in the capital city of Quito, The Museum and the Herbarium were founded together in 1979, but the Herbarium languished for nearly a decade due to lack of funds to organize its collection. With the debt-swap funds gen- erated by the Garden's contri- 18. BULLETIN MARCH / APRIL ] bution the Herbarium has been able to mount and file more than 60,000 plant specimens, working ina rented building. With the gift of a building in 1992 from the municipal government of Quito, the Herbarium acquired a per- manent home for its offices, but the building lacked sufficient space for the plant collection. The new 300-square-meterannex was built with debt-swap funds in the sum- mer and fall of 1992. e development of the Na- tional Herbarium of Ecuador is an example of the close collaboration that the Garden has been building with botanical institutions throughout Latin America. These relationships further the progress of botanical research at very little cost and strengthen the Garden’s Own research program enor- mously. This is especially significant in Ecuador, which has an extremely rich flora of about 25,000 species, or about ten per- 993 cent of the world’s total. Much of the credit for the de- velopment of the National Herbarium of Ecuador goes to the efforts of Dr. Calaway Dodson and Dr. David Neill of the Garden’s research staff, who have been resi- dent botanists in Ecuador since the mid-1980s; Dodson has stud- ied the flora of Ecuador since the - 1950s. Both Neill and Dodson attended the ceremony to dedi- cate the new building. Also representing the Missouri Botani- cal Garden were Dr, W.D. Stevens, director of research, and Olga Martha Montiel, assistant to the director of the Garden. Others Present included Miguel Moreno, director of the Ecuadorian Mu- seum of Natural Sciences, Rodrigo Paz, former mayor of Quito, Roberto Troya, director of Fundacién Natura which admin- isters the debt-swap funds, and the staff of the Museum and Her- barium. Redecorated Rooms On View WHEN Tower GROVE House re- opened in February, two newly decorated bedrooms on the origi- nal Henry Shaw side of the House were on display to visitors. The woodwork and ceilings have been repainted, as were the walls in the southwest bedroom. Thenorthwest bedroom walls have been papered, and the doors into the hallway have been repainted with the orig nal Victorian false grain = The Tower Grove House Tea Room is open and serving lun- cheons by reservation only on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday: Please call (314) 577-5150 for res ervations and information. In our January issue, the list of 2 organizations that assisted Tow Grove House with its holiday decorations included the Webster Groves Garden Club No. 5. It should have been listed as the Webster Groves Garden Bei 15. We regret the error. E Garden Hosts Botanists from Far Eastern Russia Drs. SIGIZMUND AND TAMARA KHARKEVICH visited the Garden December 1-13, 1992 to discuss possibilities of cooperation between the Garden and the Institute of Biology and Petology, Far Eastern Branch, of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where Sigizmund Kharkevich is director. The Kharkeviches live in Vladivostok, Russia, a large naval port that has been closed to the West since World War II. The plants of far eastern Russia are similar to those of Alaska and China, though many do not grow anywhere else. Dr. Kharkevich gave the Garden a number of specimens of plants unique to his region, plus the first six volumes of the Flora of the Russian Far East. There is great potential for collaborating with the Russians on some of the flora projects headquartered at the Garden. In addition, the Kharkeviches met with the Garden’s horticulture and Center for Plant Conservation staffs about possible cooperative projects. “We are looking forward to learning more about the plants of far eastern Russia, since they have been unavailable for Western scientists to study,” said Dr. Robert Magill, the Garden botanist who organized the visit. “The Garden welcomes the opportunity to work with botanical institutions throughout the former Soviet Union.” CLIFF WILLIS From left: Dr. James R. Solomon, curator of the MBG herbarium; Prof. Kharkevich; Dr. Robert Magill. Graduate Education continued from page 17 was Anna Isabelle Mulford, who studied Agave to earn her Ph.D. in 1895 and taught in the St. Louis Public school system before be- coming a professor at Vassar College. Since then nearly 400 students have received their master's or Ph.D. degrees for work done at the Garden. The program continues to grow ' a controlled, planned fashion. By educating both U.S. and for- €1gn students, the Garden plays a Vital role in learning more about the plants of the world. Virtually all the students from developing countries who are educated at the Garden return to their home coun- tres and contribute greatly to the body of knowledge of the plants of their country. Educating students is obviously expensive. The Garden receives funding from private citizens who are friends of the Garden, includ- ing the Susie T. Bovard Trust and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet J. Layton, private foundations such as the Mellon Foundation,the Compton Foundation, and the Claiborne Foundation, and government sources such as the National Sci- ence Foundation. Alumni of the Garden's program also contribute generously to its support through the annual Alumni Fund. Individual students as well as Gardenstaff continue toseek fund- ing tosupport stipends, field work and research. & Shasta Snow A NEW SPECIES of Neviusia, a genus in the rose family previously known to have only a single rare species, was recently discovered by two botanists in northern California. The new species was published on December 23 in Novon, the journal for botanical nomencla- ture issued by the Missouri Botanical Garden. Large, showy new plants are seldom discovered. The find has caused great excitement among botanists, who cite it as proof that new species still can be discovered in many parts of the world, not just in remote areas. The discovery of the Shasta snow wreath, as the plant is now commonly called, marks the first time since the genus was established 134 years ago that a new species has been added to the group. The original species of the genus, the rare Alabama snow wreath, Neviusia alabamensis, grows in the south- Neviusia cliftonii, was found by botanists Dean Taylor and Glenn Clifton of the consulting firm Bio Systems Analysis, Inc., in Santa Cruz, California, in an area they frequently traveled. They had suspected that a special micro-climate near some cliffs might yield something interesting, but the biologists had not had the chance to explore that particular area until May 1992. There they found a puzzling, shoulder-high shrub on the base of a shaded north-facing slope. Wreath _ After painstaking research and consultation with specialists James R. Shevock of the California Academy of Scientists and Barbara Ertter _ of the University of Califor- | nia at Berkeley, they determined that the shrub was unequivocally Neviusia. This came as a such a surprise that the scientists ‘pacers rr? ‘ This new species isa sensational discovery: | | initially suspected that the shrub | was cultivated material that had escaped to the wild. But detailed research — and the discovery of two other wild populations the following month -- confirmed that it was indeed a new species of Neviusia. By publishing the Latin name and Latin description in Novon, the species is given botanical validity and the name can be used by other botanists. The paper, written by Shevock, Ertter and Taylor, will announce the discovery to the scientific community. Dr. Marshall R. Crosby, senior botanist at the Garden and editor of Novon, said, “The _ plant is itself very strange and _ the find was so unexpected. We _ feel we know a great deal about | North America plants, but I'm sure there are other interesting | new species out there.” BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL 1993 19, CLIFF WILLIS SY Academy Tue Henry SHAW ACADEMY at the Missouri Botanical Garden offers students ages 7 to 13 many exciting ways to investi- gate science, ecology and natural history. Classes are designed to supplement school science programs, to deepen students’ appreciation of the natural world For a brochure and further information please call (314) 577-5135 or 5140. Spri g Saturday Classes Ages 7 to 9: Bonsai for Breakfast April 10, 9 a.m. to noon Discover the World of Wildflowers Shaw Arboretum May 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Adventures Ages 10 to 12: Adventures from Dusk to Dark Shaw Arboretum April 24, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m, Henry Shaw Academy / Spring & Summer Classes Springs of Missouri Canoeing Field Trip May 8, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Summer Science Camp Ages 7 to 9: Rain Forest Connections July 6-9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Endangered Friends MBG and St. Louis Zoo July 13-16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Scented Garden July 20-23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tweezers and Terrariums July 27-30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Puzzles of Life Shaw Arboretum August 2-6, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Creations from the Earth August 9-13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., & August 14, 10 a.m. to noon Family Classes Ages 7 to 9: Knowing and Nurturing Nature July 31, 9 a.m. to noon Now You See Them, Now You Don't August 7, 9 a.m. to noon Ages 10 to 12: Mediterranean Meanderings Trees: Giants of Shaw Arboretum July 31, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Field Programs Ages 10 to 12: EarthKeepers Shaw Arboretum June 22-25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plant/ Animal Interactions July 13-16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. River & Springs Current River Canoe Trip July 21-24 Pandas & Periwinkles MBG and St. Louis Zoo July 27-30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Light Fantastic —- Photography August 9-13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ages 13-14: Aquatic Ecology Canoeing the Current River and the Arboretum August 17-20 Pitzman Nature Study Program For children ages 4 to 6, each with an accompanying adult. Supported by a grant from the | Education Fund has supported Garden programs for 35 years. Spring Saturday Classes: April 17, 24 and May 1, 8. Please call (314) 577-5140 for details. Summer Classes: Saturdays: June 19, 26; July 10, 17, 24, 31 Wednesdays: June 23, 30; July 1, 7, 14, 21, 28; August 4 Summer Topics will include: In the Rose Garden Of Witches, Houses and Things Dragons and Other Flavors Jack and the Beanstalk Tanabata Beatrix Potter’s Garden Story Plants Underwater Lotus -- Mud to Bud Carnivorous Plants A Fish Called Carp Gardening Apprenticeship Program Ages 14 to 17 Gardeners work with MBG staff horticulturists. Limit: five students per session. Session I: July 1-16 Session II: July 16-30 Session III: July 1-30 July 10, 9 a.m. to noon MAGNET SCHOOL PLANNING -- The Garden is working with St. Louis Public Schools in preparation for the Mullanphy Botanical Garden Elementary Magnet School opening next fall. Shown 20. BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL 1993 itzman Foundation; the Pitzman ee rT PLANNING = THE GARDE? 1 1 1 . WW 1 ie pe ge 1 } ee o Zi The Heritage Society recognizes friends and members aes have desig- nated the Garden asa beneficiary in an estate plan, whether in a Will or some other legal arrangement. Thoughtful gifts of this kind are extremely helpful because they allow effective planning for the future. This is especially true for the Garden, where its mission in} ical h, environmental educa- tion, and horticultural display is so urgent. All information about special legal arrangements is kept in the strictest confidence. If anonymity is not requested, donors who have made special arrangements for the Gard listedintheA |Report as members of the Heritage Society. A quarterly financial planning newsletter called Heritage is sent to all of these special members. But most important is our desire to thank our Heritage Society donors appropriately, to become acquainted with them, and to include them in a variety of special events. The Garden wants all of its friends to know how important they are to the Garden and how much their commitment is appreciated. For more information about gift planning at the Garden, or to receive our booklet “Giving Through Your Will”, please call Ernestina Short at 577- 9532 at no cost or obligation. TRIBUTES NOVe DEC e 1992 IN HONOR OF Diane Ashman Kelly, Boyd, Lauren and Ali Bermel Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Bakewell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. oe A. Blumenfeld Mrs. Lillian H. Biggs Jane K. Guess Mrs. Robert H. Kittner Mr. and Mrs. John Blumenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Talcoff Mrs. Irene Brooks Mr. Louis D. Brodsky Craig and Marilyn Boehning Ted Boehning Claire and Gregory Counts Gary and Kathy Counts Caston and Theresa Countz astrup es C. Klecka Becky and Kai Lichtenber. erg Heinz and Rosemarie Lichtenberg Emma M. Lott Steven L. "Sapecattd Bill Rausc Mary a Grant and Donna Schraer Talbert Sentar Cecil and Utha Smith - William B. Crowder Neona Karches Doreen Dodson Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kelly Mrs. Bonnie Doebber Mrs. Marie Leibengood Mrs. Mary E Mr. and Mrs. wie Lowenbaum III Mr.a illip Eva Mr. and Mrs. Clay Mollman Dr. and Mrs. Waldo W. Forsman Mrs. Herbert W. Markwort Mrs. Natalie Freund Ellen and Henry Dubinsky Mrs. Sally Friedma Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Cook Mrs. John G. Goessling Ladue Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Davis Gunter Mrs. Irene Holmes Mr. and Mrs. W. Boardman Jones Jr. Mrs. Whitelaw Terry Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hamel Mrs. David Gutman Dr. and Mrs. George L. Hawkins Jr Kathleen L. Hawki Miss Elizabeth Mead Heitner ay William V. Rabenber and Mrs. Carl Henke as = Mrs. Fritz Mann Tracy an Ellen Braverman Robert Fishel Mrs. Ann H usc Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. sperm Cook Mr. Leon ufman Mrs. Ruth pees Mr. and Mrs. Paul Klenner Fenton Garden Club Mrs. Debbie Koslow Mr. and Mrs. Tim Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. Laciny Your Family A. Laney Mr. and Mrs. William H. Armstrong Jr. Genevieve and Robert Leifield Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lewin Jill Fisher Thomas Harvey Losse Mr. and Mrs. Randolph C. Wohluman Mrs. Elizabeth M. Newbern Mrs. Donald O. Schnuck Mr. and Mrs. Michael Miklas Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Weinhold Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Weinhold Mr. Ga tkin Mr. and Mrs. oe Wasserman Lucy Reic Mr. and Mrs. poet Abrams Riesmey: Mr. and Mrs. J. Marion Engler Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rochman Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. Goldman Mrs. Ruth Rosenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Bernard H. Sirkin Mrs. Gladney Ross Miss Mildred Depping Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ruprecht Betsy and Dan Breckenridge Louis R. Saur Laura Evans Mr. —— Mrs. orca Saxton Miss La Mrs. ons es. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scallet Mr. and Mrs. Sol Pa Isaac Mr. Aaron Schuc: Mr. and Mrs. Rha a Mrs. Hugh Sco Ladue Garden ae Joe and Pauline Scuito Joe and Phyllis Fresta 1 Mr. and Mrs. James Singer Dr. and Mrs. M. W. Friedlander Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meissner Jr. Mrs. Joseph F. Ruwitch Mrs. Samuel D. Soule Dr. and Mrs. Oscar H. Soule Mrs. Louis Stein Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scallet Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tobin Dr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Keller Mr. Philip S. Trosclair Miss Melanie Burbank Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Urani Mr. and Mrs. Martin Smith Mrs. William M. VanCleve Ladue Garden Club Brenda and Brian Ward Mrs. Neal T. Dohr and Family Mrs. Janet Weakl Mrs. Jane Dean Mrs. Frani Weinstoc Mr. and Mrs. Sol Morton Isaac ason Mrs. Denver Wri Miss Rosemary Woodworth Mr. and Mrs. Mack Yates SCCA St. Louis Region— Board and Members Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Strassner ght IN MEMORY OF Mrs. Suzanne Alden Dr. and Mrs. Josey M. Page Jr. Mr. Humayak Asbed Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Bernhardt Mr. Thomas Asin Mr. Michael Remmert Mrs. Edythe Baber Dr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Davis Jr. Mrs. Agnes Friedman Baer Mrs. Herbert Schiele Jr, Gertrude Bell - ice ra and Grace Dolen sl ie pee ce e, Connie, Kirsten Nestler peak Wright Mother of Sam Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Edmund A. Luning Louetta Berger Elizabeth B. Burroughs Mrs. Zell k Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Talcoff F. Gilbert Bickel II Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kehoe Mr. Paul Bond Hugo and Marty Schueren Mrs. Frances Bradl Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ashton Mother of Mr. James Brickey Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Miller Mr. Ivan Bridwell Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bakker Mr. William Brower Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Rich William L. Brown Mrs. William L. Brown Mrs. Ruth Buchan Mr. and Mrs. Clark S. Hall Mrs. Ellen Mutrux Dr. and Mrs. Henry G. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Aewpnigs Cook Alice B. H Mr. and fl aren nd L Mr. and Mrs. Warren M. Satie Mr. and Mrs. John K. Wallace Jr. continued on the next page BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL 1993 21. T RIBU T ES onl — h Sch continued Baron Henri Cappuyns Theoline B. Frances Mr. John R. Cart Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Minti Mrs. Mary Lee Carter Friends at O. T. Hodge Chili Parlors pigseehe adwick A. G. Edwards Trust Company Henry G. Schwartz Warren and Jane Shapleigh Aileen Clouse Margaret Joyce Mr. Coe Mrs. Judith Richardson Mrs. Gussie Cohen Bernice Doder Sadie and Sidney Cohen Mr. and Mrs. — ictal Mrs. Stella Cot Mrs. Janis Eki Oscar W. and Lora Jean Crites Children and Family r. William Cudmore Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Sargent Mother of Rita Dallmeyer Ellen Braverman Da Mr. and — Pec E. Sargent Mr. Sam Miss Beatrice hee n Dawson Mr. nd wo Harold J. Menteer Mr. Joseph Den Mr. and Mrs. aed E. LaMear Mr. Clarence Do Dr. and Fig ound Fowler Dr. John O Mr. Robert N. sti Father of Dr. C. William at Mrs. Joanne Fogarty . Evelyn Fa n Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Grossheider Helene Fattmann Mrs. Betty Brittain Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Nelgner Town & eas Apartments Adrian Koch Mr. ety Mrs. Jack Roth Mrs. Myra Blumenthal wartz re pe a Stephen C. Smith Mr. Arlos Gilbreth Miss Patricia R. Williamson Mr assman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Carlson Gary and Delores Estes Mr. Herbert Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Dougherty ood Mrs. Dorothy Rowena Clarke Garden Club Mr. Stanley J. Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Lester R. Adelson Mr. Howard F. B Mr. and Mrs. eee Cook Mrs. Robert H. Kittner Missouri Botanical Garden-Members' Boar Carolyn ap A. oe Mrs. Mary S. Goo Mr. and ol Charles L. rien M uglas Green Mrs. Doris M. Kloeppn . J. Gruenewaelder Mrs. Herbert C. Sweet r. Louis Guller Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Cole rs. Art Hannei Te Wind Family Mr. Jesse Harmin Ms. Rhonda K. Leifheit Mr. Paul V. Heineman Mr. and Mrs. James H. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Dolph O. Boettler Boonslick Medical Group Employees Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred D. Fales sehr Giddan Mrs. Robert A. Grant i. er Mrs. Robert H. H Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Higham Mrs. Louise V. Kruege Mrs. William H. pe Mr. and Mrs, Walter O. ee =m W. Moise Mr. and Mrs. Vernon W. Piper Mrs. Albert C. Stutsman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Tollefsen The Zimmerly Family Mrs. John Hoehner Mr. and Mrs. Robert McAdams ildred House Mr. and Mrs. =a Niemoeller Mr. Daniel Jam Mr. and Mrs, at Weaver Mr. Herbert N. Jones Mr. Eugene G. tee Mr. Pat Kaise Mr. A Mrs. Ren E. LaMear Mrs. E ragiannis Cordula EE Helmon Kasserman Mrs, Ruth Schwartz 22. BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL 1993 Mrs. Dorothea Kerl Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Anagnostopoulos Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Babb Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Barksdale Cyprus Minerals Company Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Donahue Emerson Electric C ig and Mrs. Andy Goldberg and arts poe Hemker & Gale, P.C. o S Mr. and Mrs. Earle H. Harbison Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. J. Peters MacCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Dolor P. Murray Don and Donna Nonnenkamp Price Waterhouse Mr. and Mrs. Sishen Roy Mrs. Donald O. Schnuck SMS Board of Directors Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. — Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Wi Mr. and Mrs. William F. erste rer Mrs. Herb Kettler Fischer Equipment Company Mrs. Lillian K. Knoche Mr. and Mrs. Melville D. Dawson Carolyn B. Pratt Barry n Mr. John Howard Percy Mrs. Esther Ruth Laughlin Mrs. Alijda Barendregt - Bram Lewin Mrs. Ilma Isaac Mr. and Mrs. Gideon H. Schiller Mrs. Carol Lisle Mr. and Mrs. sa Cole rs. Winifred McCawley Miss Bess J. Corn Mrs. Carrie W. McKee Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bennetsen Mrs. Barbara McKely Kiwanis Club of Bridgeton Mr. Jack McKelvey Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Widener Mrs. Dent McSkimmin Mr. and Mrs. Senet Cartlidge Mrs. Elsie V. Meyer Mr. riey Mrs. wei — Dorothy M oes Hee Mrs. eee : eu Ms. Carolyn Narup Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Grimm Mrs. Virginia Nebuloni Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Maltagliati Mr. Kenneth Nishimoto Ro and David Fullgraf Gr Mr. and Mrs. James A. Singer Mrs. Betty Putney Norman Mrs. Mary Leyh Mr. new anc ae Ms. Ann Sullivan and Family Mr. William C. Nusbaum Mr. and Mrs. pone Bennetsen Polly G. O'B Mr. and Mrs. William J. Brooks Jr. Mrs. Richard D. Hughe Mr. and Mrs. Pope McCorkle Jr. Mr. and Mrs. — McCorkle II Mrs. Isaac C. O: Mrs. Mason ae Marie C. Taylor Mr. J. L. O'Dell Ms. Alice M. O'Dell Mr. Charles Orner Mr. Charles J. Reichardt Father of Ron Ortyl Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bauman Mr. Robert W. Page Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Reitz Mrs. Marian E. Paul Patti Bolyard and Daniel McDonald Sandra Britton Mr. Robert Hentscher Elizabeth and Pigs Lederer abe Dorothy A. Paul rah and Moe ak and Mrs. John L. Thacker Mrs. Joseph F. Ruwitch Mrs. Helen Towles Rohan Mr. and Mrs. Rolla K. Wetzel ose Mr. Charles I. Rose Mr. Bob Rosenkranz Alijda Barendregt Edwin M. Rosner Mrs. Herbert W. Markwort Mr. Joseph F. Ruwitch Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Fedders r Senator and Mrs. Christopher Bond Mr. and Mrs. James J. Burkemper Mr. and Mrs. Barry Cervantes James and Ellen Connoll Mr. and Mrs. tags M. Crouch Mr. Don D Deloitte & a Thomas B. Hogan Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kodner Miss Anne Kresko Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Limberg Mr. Edward A. Limber. erg Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marsh III Mr. Eugene G. Monn ig Jr. Mr. and Mrs. he R. Orthwein Jr. Mr. Olney F. Mr. and Mrs. mas, Pies Mr. and Mrs. John C Mr. Richard C. Ra Dr. and Mrs, Pace Raven Mr. and Mrs. pee iS wie! Bernie and Vion Sch Mr. and Mrs. tans oe Shapleigh Mrs. John M. Shoenber Mr. and Mrs, spouse HH, aie Mrs. Martha N. Sim Mr. and Mrs. Gece B ‘Slow Mrs. Lloyd C. Stark Henry and Suzanne Stolar Mr. and Mrs. Leon R. Strauss Marilyn Tanaka Mr. Walter C. Thilking Mr. and Mrs. Charles : Thompson II Mrs, Joseph W. Towle Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Tucker Dr. Virginia Weldon, Ann, Susie Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. W. ood Mr. David Schalk Mr. and Mrs. James P. Wyman - George Scharlotte Mr. and Mrs. Russ Jones Mr. George Schelling Dr. and Mrs. Peter H. Raven Mrs. Schiller Mr. and Mrs. Lester R. Adelson pers Mr. and Mrs. = Fg R. Adelson Father o . Albert peer! Mr. and Mrs. August H. Lamack Russell A. Schulte His Famil Mr. Norman Schvey Debby and Greg Storch Mrs. Celia Schwartz nh Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Barken Mrs. Lois Shau Mr. and Mrs. Erwin R. Breihan Dr. and Mrs. Robert Vanderpearl Mrs. Ruth Shnider Dr. and Mrs. Robert Feinstein Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Slaughter Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Grossheider Mr. J. P. Smothers Mr. and a: blips Ferrell Mrs. Fran offer Nancy nage Kalishman Mr. C. C. Johnson Spi Mrs, Neal T. Dohr Mrs. Townsend Foster Theoline B. Frances Mr. Ward Sta Mr. and Mrs. ange Cole Mrs. Margaret Str Str Loretta Tucker Mrs. Elizabeth T. Robb Jack L. Turner Mrs. Jack L. Turner Dale U Gus Licare Shirley Umfleet Mr. Christopher Vieth Mr. and Mrs. sng Cole Mrs. Ralph Wa Mr. and Mrs. wali H. Ferrell B. Wallac Chrsine E. fgrae Mr. and Mrs. Brice R. Smith Jr. Dr. Helman C. Wasserman Mr. and Mrs. Lester R. Adelson Dr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Carlson Mr. Sam Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brown Louise and Barry Mandel Mr. and Mrs. Michael N. Newmark Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schapiro Ms. Marion Steefel Elsie Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. Glickert Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bay Miltenberger Mrs. Clifford W. Murp Mr. James K. Weirich The Larry Campo Family Mildred Childers Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Eckman Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Fahrion Ruth Fowler Mrs. Thelma Kiske Mildred Lapp Jas. V. Moore Mr. Wayne E. Page Rieh Mr. James H. Stone Karen Watkins Maurice R. Wilson a Weitzman The Goldberg Family Mr. and Mrs. Richard Halpern Betty Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. William C. Adreon Mr. and Mrs. H. Leighton Morrill Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Smith Mrs. Elizabeth a Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grim ae Janet Man and Mrs. pee Steffens a Grace Willia Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Green Mr. Warner W. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Davis Jr. G. Winter Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hullverson Mr. Ey we a P.N Jeanette sti hes — Families William and Marion Reppell Larry and Ruth Tiefenbrun Mrs. Mollie Winwood Mr. and Mrs. M. Joseph Dee Mrs. Ann Dewille, Tom and Judy Miss Anna Dewille Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Dewille Marcella Elzer Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Hansen Ethel and Marian Herr Mrs. Bernice Hilgendorf Mr. and M Ppa Keightley Mother of Sigrid Woltzen Mrs. Gladys Marecek Mrs. Ross A Jr. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lee — I Mrs. E. H. Wri Mrs. Stella B. host Logan Cory Wright Terra and Tim Schwendt Jerry and Iris Teeter Patrick and Jill Wright EGER N ERRAN I BOARD OF Mr. John K. Wallace, Jr, President €s Rev, Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Mr. Stephen F. Brauer 1B. Co Dr. William H. Danforth Mr. M. Peter Fischer . Sam Fox Mr. Samuel B. Hayes The Hon. Carol E. Jackson Mr. James S. McDonnell III Mr. Lucius B, Morse I Reverend Earl E. Nance, Jr. Dr. Helen E. Nash The Rt. Rev. Hays H. Rockwell The Hon. Vincent C, Schoemehl, Jr. Walter G. Stern Mr. Andrew C. Taylor Mr. O. Sage Wightman III Emeritus TRUSTEES Mr. Jules D. Campbell Mr. Robert R. Hermann Mr. Henry Hitchcock Mrs. Fred A. Oberheide Mr. William R. —— Ir. Mrs. Vern Piper Mrs. pers phi Ross r. Louis S. Sachs Mr. Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. Mr. Robert Brookings Smith Mr. Tom K. Smith, Jr. Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr. Honorary TRUSTEES Prof. Philippe Morat Dr. Robert du IRECTOR Dr. Peter H. Raven Memeers' Boarp Mrs. Antonio I. Longrais, President rs. Robert P. Tschudy Mrs. Stephen F, Bowen, Jr. Mr. F. Dale Whitten Mrs. Walter Perry BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL 1993 23, Inside This Issue De TRUSTEES ELECT NEW OFFICERS John K. Wallace, Jr. succeeds O. Sage Wightman III as president of the Board of Trustees; the new Episcopal Bishop of Missouri and a new Honorary Trustee join the Board. 6. NEW DEMONSTRATION GARDENS The Experimental Outdoor Demonstra- tion Garden at the Kemper Center for HomeGardening is donated. HOME GARDENING Living fences and screens add beauty to any landscape. Also, telephone hotlines for gardeners. 11. PLANTS OF CHINA The Garden acquires one of the largest collection of Chinese herbarium speci- mens in the West. 12. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Gardening by Design, the Spring Plant Sale and a Nature Photography Work- shop highlight March and April. 14. NEWS OF THE MEMBERS New officers and members are elected to the Board; plus highlights of travel programs and upcoming events. 17 &e GRADUATE PROGRAM Educating future botanists from around the world has always been a vital part of the Garden's mission. ee ee (ae NK St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 “Springtime in a Japanese Garden” Friday, March 12, 1993 5 to 8 p.m. Ridgway Center A tranquil Japanese garden awaits visitors to the spring show. Con- template the quiet beauty of a teahouse, pools, dry gardens and a drum bridge as you stroll winding paths lined with native Missouri spring flowers. Familiar perennials, flowering shrubs and trees including dogwoods, redbuds, forsythias, violets, jack-in-the-pulpits, delphini- ums, bleeding hearts, shooting stars, hostas and more. Entertainment, cash bar. Dinner buffet is available in the Gardenview Restaurant. Fashions by Episode of the Galleria. Free, for members only. Also — Meet the Author Dr. Peter Bernhardt, associate professor of botany at St. Louis Univer- sity and a research associate at the Missouri Botanical Garden, will be autographing copies of his new book, Natural Affairs: A Botanist Looks at the Attachments Between Plants and People (Villard Books, 1993). In a delightful blend of literature and science, the author of Wily Violets and Underground Orchids looks at the origins of the folklore and myths that surround many plants. MEMBER 6G’