Missour! BOTANICAL GARDEN MISSION: ABOUT PLANTS, IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND ENRICH LIFE.” SINCE 1925, when the Board of Trustees purchased 1,300 acres of woods farmland near Gray Summit, the future of the Shaw Arboretum. Originally acquired to provide refuge from air pollution for our “To DISCOVER AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE and Garden has been interwoven with priceless orchid collection, the Arboretum grew into a 2,400-acre nature preserve Today it is a treasury of restored native Ozark habitats and plant communities, where people discover the wonders of nature and learn to value our environment. Preserving the Arboretum’s peaceful, rustic character while welcoming growing numbers of visitors is a challenge and a goal for the future. The new overnight educational center is an important step toward meeting the challenge, and on behalf of everyone at the Garden | extend our appreciation to the Dana Brown Foundation for helping to make the goal a reality. Establishing a research program in Vietnam is another exciting milestone for the Garden. With support from the National Science Foundation, we are beginning to investigate the region’s extraordinary biodiversity. From low-tech to high-tech, Garden programs reach out to people and communities. Lots of good old fashioned elbow grease by staff and volunteers transforms vacant lots into neighborhood gardens and replants native prairie on former farmland. Meanwhile, with the click of a computer mouse, information compiled by Garden researchers and horticulturists is available on your desktop. Winter may be a quiet time in most gardens, but we have a calendar filled with delightful events for family and friends. Come often! — Peter H. Raven, Director i NF OR M A TI 24-Hour Information on Events: GardenLine - 577-9400 24-hour recorded information about Garden events, hours, admission, and directions. Outside area 314, call 1-800-642-8842 toll free 24-Hour Information on Gardening: HortLine = (314) 776-5522 You will need a touch-tone telephone and a brochure listing the hundreds of HortLine messages to use this service. Request a brochure from the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at (314) 577-9440, or send a stamped, self- addressed envelope to HortLine at the address below. 24-Hour Employment/Volunteer Hotline: (314) 577-9401 Information on jobs and volunteer opportunities at the Garden is available with a touch-tone phone. Listings are updated bi- weekly. or see the Garden Website, below. Horticultural Answer Service: 577-5143 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. Master Composter Hotline: (314)577-9555 9:00 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. Visit the Garden on the World Wide Web: http: //www.mobot.org/ Mailing Address: Missouri Botanical Garden Post Office Box 299 St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 (314) 577-5100 os BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY — 999 O N Garden Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Christmas; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Grounds open 7 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Shaw Arboretum Shaw Arboretum is located in Gray Summit, Missouri, just 40 minutes west of St. Louis on I- 44. Open seven days a week, 7 a.m. to one-half hour past sunset. Admission is free for Garden members. The Visitor Center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Bascom Manor House open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily through February, closed on Mondays. For information call (314) 451-3512. The Missouri Botanical Garden and its Arboretum are for the enjoyment and education of visitors. To ensure the fulfillment of its mission and the enjoyment of its grounds, the Garden does not permit the circulation of petitions, picketing or other inds of demonstrations on its grounds or the grounds of the Arboretum Organizations and individuals who wish to circulate petitions or to demonstrate, picket, or conduct similar activities will be directed to the public streets and sidewalks outside the grounds and directed not to block access or egress or in any other way present a hazard to visitors or others. Moving? Please remember to send us your new address. To avoid missing any of your membership mailings, we need notification of your new address at least three weeks before you move. Please enclose the mailing label on the back cover of this Bulletin and mail to: Bulletin Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO. 63166-0299 Your Name: Old Address: Street City State Zip New Address: Date effective: Street City State Zip On the Cover Colorful and exotic blooms are on display in the annual Orchid Show. ) ; : ‘ . 7 — Photo by Jack Jennings Editor Susan Wooleyhan Caine Climatron® is a registered servicemark ol the Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. ©1999 Missouri Botanical Garden The BULLE (ISSN 0026-6507) is published = aie by the Missouri Botanical Garden, 2345 Tower Grove Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. Perioc postage paid at St. Louis, MO The BULLETIN is sent to every member of the Garden as a benefit of icals membership. For a contribution of as Shop ae course fees; and the Goosen for travel, domestic and abroad, with other members. For information, please call (314) 977-5118 er: Please send addre : Pa lletin, Missouri Lani il 299, St. Louis, MO Postmas 3166-0299. IGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE streamed through the Floral Display House al Bou for the opening afternoon of the Garden’s first orchid show on Sunday, wes? November 30, 1924. For 75 years, the exhibition of the Garden’s 098 magnificent orchid collection has been one of St. Louiss most popular events. Nw 9 Orchids have long been prized for their beauty. The Orchidaceae has more : than 20,000 species in over 700 genera, making it one of the largest of the a yyBRArt world’s more than 300 families of flowering plants. The Garden has about 10,000 GARDE plants representing some 3,500 species, varieties, and hybrids, including many rare and unusual species that are endangered or extinct in the wild. ace — ; Live and In Color! Orchids were a favorite of Henry Shaw, the Garden’s The collection founder. At his death in 1899, ea orchid THE ANNUAL includes many collection, though small, was one of the most complete in @ rare and unusual =the country. George H. Pring, the distinguished species not horticulturist, played a major role in developing the orchid } ( l collection into one of the world’s finest during his 57-year found elsewhere eer at the Garden. In 1923 Mr. Pring spent six months in the United collecting plants in Colombia, returning with 40 burro SHOW States. loads, or some eight tons, of orchids. The Garden’s first flower show devoted exclusively to orchids was held the January 30 — March 14, 1999 following year. Members’ Preview January 29 Endangered in the Wild > ; Orchids are extremely vulnerable to extinction in nature. Wild populations are The Garden S orchid often overcollected, and many species are restricted to a specific habitat, dependent on a particular soil or pollinator. Since 1975, international trade in extrdvdganzds have been plants has been regulated by the Convention on International Trade in thrilling dudiences for Endangered Species (CITES). The treaty works to control the movement of plants based on their degree of endangerment. All orchid species are protected by /3 years CITES, and today all of the Garden's plants are legally acquired from growers and researchers. continued on next page Babs Wagner, the horticulturist who takes care of the Garden’s orchid collection, at work backstage in the greenhouse. TIM PARKER BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 os: ORCHID SHOW continued from page 3 Pollution Threat In the 1920s and ‘30s, St. Louis suffered severe air pollution as coal smoke blanketed the city, at times forcing cars to use headlights during daylight hours. The smoke pall threatened the survival of valuable trees and plants throughout the city, including the orchid collection. To deal with the crisis, in 1925 the Garden purchased 1,300 acres near Gray Summit, Missouri, which became Shaw Arboretum. Construction began immediately on a range of greenhouses, and all 15,000 orchid plants were moved to the Arboretum by the end of 1926. At this time the Garden's collection was considered by many to be the finest of any public institution in the world. An ambitious breeding program began in 1927, producing many superior hybrids, and the collection continued to grow and improve into the 1950s. Cut flower sales alone provided all of the Arboretum’s operating costs. Meanwhile, smoke abatement ordinances passed in the late 1930s improved the air in St. Louis. In 1958 the decision was made to move the orchid collection back to the city, making it more accessible to visitors and research staff. Of the 60,000 mature plants housed at the Arboretum, only 25,000 could be retained in the smaller facilities at the Garden. While no longer the world’s largest, the Garden's collection remains outstanding for its diversity, including many rare and unusual species not found elsewhere in the United States. Garden botanists have added many species to the collection from their explorations in Africa, Central and South America, and recently in Vietnam, including some exciting finds that may be new to science. Over the years, donations of plants from private orchid enthusiasts have strengthened the Garden's collection. A recent gift of outstanding Paphiopedilum species and hybrids from Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kukla will be part of this year’s spectacular — orchid show. 4, BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 NEWS FROM SHAW ARBORETUM ana Brown Foundation MAGNIFICENT GIFT OF $1 MILLION from the Dana Brown lt educational center at Shaw Arboretum was announced in — Foundation to support construction of an overnig November. Ground will be broken next spring for the new facility. The cluster of four sleeping cabins and an assembly building will provide accommodations for 65 children or smaller groups of adults. The structures will all be restored 19th century buildings, in harmony with the Arboretum’s rustic, rural environment. The Adlyne Freund Education Center, which was refurbished last year as a dining and meeting facility, will operate in conjunction with the overnight center and continue to be used independently as well. The Dana Brown Foundation Overnight Educational Center is a major component of the Arboretum’s 1990 Master Plan. Located near the prairie, woodlands, wetlands, and Studying the simple wonders of Meramec River, the Center will provide new nature teaches ie ee 8 opportunities for in-depth ecological field appreciation for studies. Through scientific investigations, our environment. participants will gain understanding of the interactions among plants, animals, and people. “In today’s world, many children and adults have little chance to experience the simple wonders of nature,” said John Behrer, director of Shaw Arboretum. “We replace the nightly news with fireflies, and video games with singing frogs or the hooting of an owl. Hearing a whip-poor-will or observing a dew-covered spider web certainly nurtures appreciation for our environment on a more meaningful level. We are extremely grateful to the Dana Brown Foundation for helping to make these experiences possible.” Historic Buildings In keeping with the Arboretum’s policy of environmental responsib- ility and preserving our historic connections to the land, all structures for the Dana Brown Foundation Educational Center are recycled 19th century buildings from farms in the surrounding region. Three log cabins and a timberframe house and barn have been dismantled and stored and will be professionally rebuilt at the Arboretum. All of the structures were built between 1820 and 1890, mainly of oak trees felled while clearing the land for farming. Most of the buildings were erected by German settlers using time honored methods and craftsmanship. The search is still underway to locate a 19th century building to serve as the shower/restroom facility. “The log cabins will fit nicely into the Arboretum’s rural setting,” said David Hicks, the Arboretum’s master carpenter. “These structures show clearly the direct dependence their builders had on the land and its natural resources. By reusing these historic buildings, we are saving a part of our past and practicing sustainability, too.” Representing Mercantile Trust ompany, trustees for the Dana Peter Raven for the new Dana Brown Foundation Overnight Educational Center. The Environmental Support Complex As outlined in the Master Plan, the Arboretum’s current facilities, originally constructed in 1927, need extensive renovation and modernization to support expanding activities and programs. By restoring the original brick structures and using environmentally appropriate building practices and materials, the project will support the Garden’s commitment to sustainability while providing efficient work areas for staff and volunteers. Gift Opportunites Funding is still being sought to support construction and continuing upkeep for three of the four cabins at the overnight education center and for the Environmental Support Complex. For more information on naming and giving opportunities, please call Patricia Arnold, director of development, at : ee ; (314) 577-5120. At the Dana Brown Foundation Educational Center, above, children and adults will participate in educational programs to learn about nature and the environment. t will be a place where “the nightly news is replaced with fireflies, and video games with singing frogs or the hooting of an owl.” At left: One of the rustic 19th century log cabins that will be reconstructed at the site to serve as sleeping cabins. Recycling the historic structures is a good example of sustainable building en 7 fe ices. Se Sh be practices = GEE Bn os MVP AS + thas Case a ese = 2 . Fee 5 . “a 7 nia I i . Ny ji? Fe HH taf | Qstcnd CT Ty 7 i my aN 4H H i. AS iy 5 ~eg, Pa (J FY Hil TR gorse ie a y | Hl 2 mk PL Above: A proposed new Environmental Support | is cee | 8 ipa Bile: omplex is another major component of the Zz . i ‘to % ti f Arboretum Master Plan. a Tee ee < i — x= . ad (S) a S \ . - ee ao P wee = BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 oo. TIM PARKER Sydney Shoenberg displays his Henry Shaw . The Garden’s highest award has been 1893. Medal. T presented since 0. BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY Henry Shaw Medals Presented to Shoenberg and Swaminathan T the Garden’s annual Henry Shaw Dinner on October 22, 1998, the Henry Shaw Medal was presented to Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan. Dr. Swaminathan, one of the world’s most distinguished plant scientists, was profiled in the November/December 1998 Bulletin. Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. has been a member of the Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees since 1972. During this time of unparalleled growth at the Garden, Mr. Shoenberg has given unstintingly of his time and energy to support the ju development of the Garden and its programs. Gifts from the Shoenberg family and Foundation have enhanced the Garden throughout the past decades. Visitors enjoy performances in the Shoenberg Auditorium and delight in the beauty of the Shoenberg Fountains. The magnificent Shoenberg Temperate House is a showcase for the Garden's outstanding collection of plants native to warm, Mediterranean climates. The Shoenberg Administration Building at the south end of the Garden includes Henry Shaw's 1851 townhouse, which was moved to the Garden in 1891. As an officer of the Shoenberg Foundation, Sydney Shoenberg has been a leader in providing generous support for the Garden and many other St. Louis institutions. During his tenure on the Garden's Board of Trustees, Mr. Shoenberg has provided guidance and major support for each of the Garden’s capital fund campaigns over the past 26 years and has contributed countless hours of his time and counsel. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where the Shoenberg family has provided major support for three buildings and fostered development of three endowed chairs currently held at the hospital. In his work and public service, Sydney Shoenberg has made an extraordinary contribution to the quality of life in St. Louis. Millions of people have benefitted from his dedication and philanthropy, and his tradition of civic spirt stands as an example to future generations. TIM PARKER David W. Kemper, left, president of the Board of Trustees, presented the Henry Shaw Medal to Dr. M.S. Swaminathan. Shop Sets Holiday Sales Records The Garden Gate Shop had a complete makeover this year. Stop in soon — or you might miss something! With sparkling new displays and a bright, open floor plan, the Garden Gate Shop posted record sales this holiday season. One reason is the exclusive new merchandise available nowhere else in St. Louis. The Shop now features unusual imports an handmade items from around the world and a commitment to personal service. “Everything we do is dedicated to creating a wonderful shopping experience for Garden members and visitors,” said Kimberlee Riley, manager of the Shop. “All proceeds from the Garden Gate Shop benefit the Garden, and we want our customers to benefit from shopping here.” Watch for new and exclusive items arriving weekly. And remember — Garden members receive ten percent off all purchases in the Shop every day. See page 21. 1999 NEWS FROM S YOU WALK THE ACRES OF PRAIRIE at Shaw Arboretum or explore the Whitmire Wildflower Garden, listen to the wind rustle the stems of native grasses and wildflowers. Millions of acres of prairie once covered this part of the world, but most of our native grasslands have long since been lost to the plow and the bulldozer. Shaw Arboretum is no exception — much of its 2,400 acres are reclaimed farmland. Where did the thousands of native plants come from? For nearly two decades, the staff and volunteers at Shaw Arboretum have gathered, processed, and stored about 200 pounds of seed every year from some 250 different native species. Scott Woodbury, a horticulturist at the Arboretum, works with the volunteers, assisted by staff members Matt Broderick and Terri Brandt. Scott said, “Preserving and increasing our supply of native plants is hard work, but its fun and satisfying, too.” In the late summer and autumn each year, about 25 volunteers fan out for 50 miles around the Arboretum, visiting sites on public right-of-ways and on private lands with permission. They gather seed heads of prairie plants and native wildflowers by hand, being careful not to deplete populations. This year the staff will sow native seed over 20 acres adjacent to the constructed wetlands and wildflower areas of the Arboretum. In addition to habitat restoration, the Arboretum also sells prairie seed and shares information and seed with other conservation organizations. Safeguarding Endangered Plants Seeds of rare plants are collected the same way as prairie species, although in much smaller quantities. Twenty-one rare and endangered plants of our Midwest region are under protection at the Garden, which is one of the Participating Institutions of the Center for Plant Conservation, a national consortium with its headquarters at the Garden. Dr. Kimberlie McCue, the Garden's conservation biologist, stores rare seed as a safeguard against extinction in the wild. She also uses seed for research, restoration projects, and to propagate endangered plants for educational displays. This year, Dr. McCue and Arboretum staff established a new seed processing center, which they share. The Arboretum provided a 400-square-foot work space and installed Dr. McCue’s equipment, including a growth chamber, storage freezer, and dissecting microscope. Processing Seed In the work room, ripened seed heads, capsules, spikes, or clusters are carefully treated to produce clean seed. Depending on the plant, seed heads are ground, stomped, clipped, dried, or threshed to release the seed. Some must be shaken off the stems on a still day, or tossed in the wind to blow off the chaff, or set in the sun to chase off weevils, as done in ancient times. Most often, seed is cleaned by passing it through small hand- held screens or an old winnowing machine on loan from a local farmer. Once cleaned, seed is stored in the freezer, which keeps it viable for several years. SHAW ARBORETUM The Prairie Comes Home Replanting the Arboretum with native seed Top: Gathering seed by hand from small populations of native plants is a painstaking annual process. Above: Staff and volunteers clean and store about 200 pounds of seed from some 250 native species in the conservation work room each year. Habitat restoration and species conservation at Shaw Arboretum help to preserve Missouri's natural heritage. Watch for the Spring Wildflower Sale and other activities at the Arboretum to learn more. To volunteer, see page 10. —wWith Scott Woodbury, Shaw Arboretum horticulturist, and Kimberlie McCue, Ph. D., MBG conservation biologist BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 re Home Gardening developments have changed our lives as rapidly as the Internet. In less han five years it has aT oo — revolutionized how we share, find, and think about information. Don't be intimidated! The resources available via computer can make you a better gardener, and it’s fun, too. And the Kemper Center is a great place to get started. The World’s Largest Library Think of the Internet as an immense library on your desktop. As in a library, you can browse for information, open a “book,” or flip ” all by clicking your mouse. Clicking on highlighted words, “links” or “buttons” makes following through a “magazine, — an interest fun and productive. Directories and Lists A good way to start exploring the Internet is to irectories that categorize information for you. Directories can be found in eu Use. O EW TECHNOLOGICAL COMPUTER GARDENING any number of locations, including some of the top search engines, such as Yahoo and Lycos. It’s like using a categorized index. Gardening is often found under Lifestyles, Living, Hobbies, Recreation or Entertainment. At the Mining Company home page, (www.miningco.com), follow the link under “Living” to find lists of gardening sites. When you find a good list or site, be sure to create a bookmark as a favorite or you risk never finding it again. Specific Topics You can type a keyword into a search engine, which will then search the Internet for articles about your word or topic. For a listing of over 400 general and specific search engines, visit All-in-One (www.albany.net/allinone/). Type in a word and click on “search”. It’s that easy. For best results, use specific continued on page 9 [Sea a aes SS es | At the Kemper Center You can find the information below on the visitors’ computer terminal at the Kemper Center. Its easy and fun, and Master Gardeners are on hand to help. PlantFinder A comprehensive database of over 1,400 plants that grow in the Kemper Center ees gardens. Search by scientific or common name, a special compe code number, by each garden’s name, or by plant characteristics. A greal way lo get the Go. details on the plants and make selections for your own garden. Allows access to information on what was in bloom throughout the Garden each week since August of 1995. PestSelector Find both chemical and nonchemical recommen- dations for controlling insects, diseases, weeds and garden animals, based on pesticide label information. NurseryTracker Information on nurseries, garden centers, and plant care companies in Missouri and southern Illinois. See what services and plant material a company stocks, or search for companies that meet your specific needs. a Ww ra a Pa f = - Master Gardens John cieniaite pele the visitors’ computer at the Kemper Center. When you find what you need, print it out to take oO. BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 On the Garden’s Web Site www.mobot.org Available 24 hours a day. Plants in Bloom www.mobot.org/mobot/bloom/bloom.html See what is currently in bloom at the Garden. Garden Tou www.mobot. ce manobail Tours of Garden features, as well as links to all the above Internet programs, are available on the Garden's home page under Horticulture. HortLine www.mobot.org/mobot/hort/hortline Text of over 300 messages available through the Center for Home Gardening’s 24-hour automated phone system. Excellent, to-the-point information on a wide variety of gardening topics especially relevant for St. Louis gardeners. Horticulture Database www.mobot.org/mobot/hort/hort.html A comprehensive list of all the plants growing at the Garden. Integrated Pest Management Strategies www.mobot.org/mobot/hort/ipm How to identify and control 80 of the most common problems with insects, diseases, and weeds in St. Louis. Recommendations begin with the simplest and least invasive techniques and go on to more aggressive strategies and chemical methods. Retail Nursery Catalogs - COMING SOON! www.mobot.org/mobot/hort A terrific resource, with links to over 130 retail nurseries nationwide. and unique keywords. For example, recently we had a new soft drink that contained a fruit we had never heard of, called guarana. A search for the word “guarana” yielded the answer. There was even a home page devoted to guarana! Search engines often are better choices than directories when you are looking for an answer to a specific question. Check for help or advanced search information at the search engine site. Some allow for very complex searches. Two search engines that we like are AltaVista and Lycos. New Booklet Lists Kemper Center Plantings For visitors who don’t use computers, and even for those who do, the Kemper Center has produced a dandy little reference booklet, Demonstration Gardens Plant List by Garden. This is a garden-by-garden list of the plants you will see growing in the Kemper Center’s 23 outdoor demonstration gardens. Available at the Kemper Center for $2.75 members, $3.00 non-members. Top Sites on the Internet Recommended by the MBG Horticulture Answer Service. All contain links to other great sources. Aboriculture On-line Wwww.ag.uiuc.edu/~isa/ Cornell University: Biological Control w.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/ The Dillon Garden homepage.tinet.ie/~hdillon/ Internet Directory for Botany www.helsinki.fi/kmus/botmenu.html Internet Resources for Gardeners w ww.gardenweb.com/spdrsweb/ The Lawn Institute www.lawninstitute.com/ Missouri Department of Conservation www.conservation.state.mo Missouri Outreach & Extension www.outreach.missouri.edu/ Netherlands FlowerBulb Information Center www.bulb.com/index.html Ohio State University www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/Factsheet.html Purdue ec Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory w.ppdl.purdue.edu/ppdl/ Rose Resource www.rose.org/ ed New Books of Interest Available in the Garden Gate Shop GlaAnio Afr i Ga Gladiolus in Southern Africa Peter Goldblatt (MBG) and ohn Manning [Illustrated by Fay Anderson and Auriol Batten | Fernwood Press, Cape Town | A collaboration of two highly | respected biologists (Goldblatt | is a Garden curator) and two | of the world’s foremost eee — botanical illustrators. Stunning full color paintings and exquisite line drawings capture the fragile elegance of 163 species of Gladiolus. This monumental work will become the major botanical reference for an important and very beautiful genus. Steyermark’s Flora of Missouri, Volume 1 Revised edition by George Yatskievych MBG Press and Missouri Department of Conservation A landmark work, ten years in the making, with 1,000 lavishly illustrated pages. See the November/December 1998 issue of the Bulletin. Booksigning February 25 — see page 13 of this issue. Seven New Titles from MBG Press MBG Press, the Garden's scientific publications department, has seven new titles in the Garden Gate Shop. While these books are written by and for scientists, many will be of interest to the general reader. BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 9, 10. Directory of Regional Plant Societies African Violet Council Vera Eaklor 351-4365 American Orchid Society ee America Regional Judging Committee) David B 727-2385 Belleville Area Rose Society (618) 233-4609 Dennis Nelson _http://users.accessus.net/~rosenut Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis Bob Harris 352-0817 Boxwood Society of the Midwest Sheila Hoffmeister 846-8430 Dahlia Society of Greater St. Louis Ellis Evans 843-3767 Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc. June umm 821-5075 Gardeners of America (Ozark Region) Russell McClellan 837-2470 Gardeners of Metro East (GOTME) Dawn Cordle Gateway West Gesneriad Society (618) 345-2194 Gary Dunlap G14) 789-3604 Greater St. Louis Daylily Society Arlie Tempel 521-2171 Greater St. Louis Iris Society Jim Loveland 349-4077 Henry Shaw Cactus Society Pat Thomann 113-2931 Metro East Herb Club Joyce Wells Mid-America as Lily Society (618) 235-4853 Fred Winte 423-5313 Missouri ce Garden Daylily Society Mirko Bolanovich 965-7471 Missouri Mycological Society Ken Gilberg 458-1458 Missouri Native Plant Society George Yatskievych 977-9522 Missouri Orchid Society Taube 961-0577 North American Rock Garden Society William Walley 382-7339 O'Fallon Iris Society Vince Italian 739-3481 Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis Ann Rogers 441-9502 Rose Society of Greater St. Louis Phil Schorr 843-8493 St. Louis Carnivorous Plant Society Susan Farrington 517-9402 St. Louis pi Society Pat Leig 230-6213 St. Louis orice Society Mindy Keyser 421-6610 x236 St. Louis Hosta Society Mirko Bolanovich 965-7471 St. Louis Water Garden Society Sue Blumm 894-7609 West County Daylily Club Chic Buehrig 389-8261 Published twice a year, in the January and July issues of the Bulletin. To change your listing, call (314) 577-5141. BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 Volunteers — We Need You! For information on all volunteer opportunities, including those listed here, call Jeanne McGilligan at (314) 577-5187. At the Garden Volunteer Instructors Teach classes to children, indoors and out, weekdays beginning in March. Training begins late January. New — Volunteer Interpreters Interpreters will be located throughout the Garden on weekends to present basic science topics to visitors and answer questions. Training sessions begin January 30. Horticulture Open House March 3, 1999 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Ridgway Center Meet staff supervisors from the Horticulture Division and discuss opportunities to help with planting, pruning, mulching, and general maintenance on Garden grounds. Light refreshments will be served. Please call 577-5187 if you would like to attend. At Litzsinger Road Ecology Center Master Ecologists Assist staff during field study sessions, working with small groups of children or adults. Training sessions begin February 22. Volunteers are required to complete the course plus 50 hours of service. For more information call (314) 577-9424. Summer Job for High School Students - Ecological Restoration Corps A four-week summer job and learning experience for motivated high school students. Participants work outdoors at LREC, earning money restoring native plant communities. Includes field trips to learn about environmental issues and career options in natural resource management and environmental science. For more information call 577-9424. At Shaw Arboretum Wilderness Wagon Tour Guides Drive the Wilderness Wagon around the three-mile loop road and narrate tours on weekends in spring and fall. Training sessions will be held in March at the Arboretum. For more information, call (314) 451-3512. Teacher Naturalists Help lead outdoor classes for school children during the week. Some knowledge of ecology and natural history is helpful but not necessary. Training begins in February. For more information, call (314) 451-3512. Glade Restoration Work Days Four Saturdays: January 23, February 6 and 27, March 13 Clearing overgrown glades at Shaw Arboretum is a continuing process that is restoring native plant communities, part of Missouris priceless natural heritage. The work is heavy and dirty but the rewards are great! Please call 451-3512 during the week preceding each work session. NEWS FROM Neighborhood children help Garden leader Eric Ahern build raised beds at Forest Park Southeast Garden. ATEWAY GREENING, a community service organization based at the Missouri Botanical Garden, helps community groups develop gardening projects to improve urban neighborhoods. In 1998, Gateway Greening worked 13 new neighborhood greening projects and helped to expand seven existing gardens. Commitment is the cornerstone for success in Gateway’s 94 active projects. Neighbors work together to conceive, plan, install, and maintain their gardens. Last fall Gateway received more than 40 applications for projects to transform abandoned land into attractive, flourishing hubs of activity. Here are a few of the success stories changing the face of St. Louis. Block Unit 1035 Community Garden On abandoned land across from Hamilton School, an Urban League group built 27 vegetable plots bordered with paths and lush stands of perennials. Today the site is a gathering place for workday barbeques. Lafayette Square Neighborhood Neighbors have transformed a highly visible but neglected corner with plots of vegetables and herbs with ornamental borders. Undaunted by rock-hard soils, they dug post holes to build a picket fence and a massive arbor. The Stonewalls Garden Beds of perennials blooming beneath a frog by sculptor Bob Cassilly have transformed this vacant corner in South St. Louis. Dogtown Community Garden Neighbors moved a gazebo into their garden and created a mix of vegetable and ornamental plantings. Maffit Cabbage Patch In the West End, experienced community gardeners worked with teachers from Laclede School to expand their garden, and they plan to expand it again onto an adjacent lot. The new garden has vegetable plots lavishly interplanted with flowers. Forest Park Southeast This tiny, cozy nook of a garden filled with plants and vegetable plots has transformed a former trash- filled lot. Last fall the group added a wrought iron entrance arbor with benches. If You Want To Help For more information on supporting neighborhood gardening efforts or to volunteer, please ca Gateway Greening at (314) 577-9484. GREENING GATEWAY Neighborhood Gardens — Rooting Communities Together From left: Master Gardener To Hardy, with Mildred Below: An early spring work day at Forest Park Southeast Garden. Gateway pave is grateful for as support from the following organizations: - of St. Louis; Federated Garden Clubs of b of Ladue; Community Development Agency, C io Se Jones, Inc.; Ga a. ca of St. Louis; Garden Gateway Foundation; Greater St. Louis Daylily Society; William T. Kemper Foundation; St. Louis Master Gardeners; Missouri ical Garden; Treeland; St. Louis Composting; Bowood Farms; Whitaker Foundation; webb Foundation; Sign of the Arrow. BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 L1. January 13 Wednesday Exhibit Garden admission. January 15 Birthday Holiday Commemoration special presentation and — boo Calendar 12. 9 BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY “Splendor in the Garden” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through March 5. Paintings by St. Louis artist Lucia Boles. Free with Martin Luther King Jr. | p.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. Commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a TROPICOS made its debut on the Garden’s Web site (www.mobot.org). — database that makes it easy for non-scientists to use the same information as professiona botanists. Today w*TROPICOS receives more than 75,000 “hits,” or requests for information, every month from users around the world. To visit this vast storehouse of information, go to the Gardens’s Web site. Look for the menu that appears on the left side of the screen and click on w?TROPICOS. Here's a brief guide to what you will find at www.mobot.org. —_— w>TROPICOS is a user-friendly version of the w? TROPICOS — A User-Friendly Database Specific Plants Type in the scientific name of a plant (even a partial name) to find: ¢ Its complete name (genus and species) and family ¢ Where and when the name was first published Publications about the plant ¢ Synonyms (other names for a particular plant A list of specimens of the plant and maps showing where they grow ¢ Links to Garden research projects Photographs Click on the menu on the right side of the w7TROPICOS screen and select “Images.” You will find a list of plant families that have photographs in the system. Select a family and species Lo see: * Gorgeous color photos of plants. Photos may be in the Garden system or may come from remote locations. * Photos of type specimens. A “type” is the specimen on JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 which the name of a plant is based — these include rare old specimens collected by Charles Darwin, Captain Cook, Lewis and Clark, and others. Maps Cursor down the page and select “Maps” to see where a particular plant grows. When you ask to see a map, the system compiles a list of the specimens in our system that have coordinates for latitude and longitude, sends that list to a company in California, which creates a map of where the specimens were found and sends it to your computer. And it only takes a minute or two! ; as, { A type specimen from the Garden 1 ae Gonolobus lewisii L.O. Willi Bibliography Select “Bibliography” from the menu and search for papers published on a particular subject, from a particular author, or about a particular plant. For example, if you type in “conservation,” you'll find a list of 49 references where you can look up more information. New Information w? TROPICOS is a work in progress, a dynamic database that is constantly being improved with more images, maps, and plant names. Check it out and have the results of years of plant and data collecting by hundreds of scientists at your fingertips. — kathryn Hurlbert, MBG Research Division Garden Receives IMLS National Leadership Award The Garden has received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Award to develop a database of plant images and information and make it available on the Garden’s Web site. The project will create a resource to which other botanical organizations can contribute. It will also serve as a model program for linking images and data. IMLS National Leadership Awards were given for the first time this year. The competition, open to all types of libraries, attracted more than 250 applications, from which 41 grants were awarded. Connie Wolf, the Garden librarian, said, “This is an exciting project that will benefit people and institutions all over the country. We are very grateful to the IMLS for their support and recognition. RESEARCH DIVISION NEWS HIE Garden has received a three-year, $200,000 grant to support research in Vietnam from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Daniel K. Harder of the Research Division, who will move to Hanoi with his family this spring, will direct the Garden's program. Ivestigations will be in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History in New York, which will focus on animal diversity. In 1993 Dr. Harder became one of the first western botanist in twenty years to be invited by the Vietnamese government to meet with botanists in Hanoi. Several Garden researchers have visited Vietnam since then. (See the Bulletin, July/August 1996.) These explorations yielded exciting new discoveries that emphasized the necessity of focusing efforts on the region as a whole. Rare and Endangered Vietnam is ranked as the sixteenth most important country in the world for biodiversity, with 12,000 to 15,000 plant species representing nearly three percent of the total diversity on earth. An extraordinary 30 to 40 percent of the country’s plant species are endemic, occuring nowhere else on earth, The plants and animals of the country are extremely endangered. In a land area just slightly larger than New Mexico, Vietnam has more than a quarter of the population of the entire United States, with one of the world’s fastest rates of deforestation. Uncontrolled logging and intensive agriculture associated with rapid human population growth contribute to the situation. Botanists estimate that approximately 90 percent of the country’s forest cover has been lost due to 40 years of warfare and intensive reconstruction efforts, with only one percent remaining untouched. Astounding Discoveries Large animals previously unknown to science have recently been discovered in the forests of central Vietnam, including two deer and an ox species. These exciting finds underscore the urgency of studying the region, as scientists estimate that 28 percent of the region’s mammals and 21 percent of reptiles and amphibians face extinction from loss of habitat. Fortunately, in 1962 the government of Vietnam made a major commitment to manage and protect the nation’s unique natural heritage. A system of protected areas was rapidly established, especially during the 1980s, and today Vietnam has a large aro number of trained scientific personnel, some basic research and teaching collections, and a strong commit- ment to collaborating with foreign scientists. he Garden researchers will survey the broadest possible range of biogeographic zones in the country lo measure species diversity and distribution. Extensive collection of specimens will document what they find. As with many Garden research programs in other countries, the project will focus on training local scientists and students and collaborating with their institutions to strengthen their facilities. New to Science The Garden's work in the region has already produced exciting results. Recent discoveries include orchids that may be new to science and show promise in the horticulture trade. Documenting the flora and fauna of Vietnam not only adds to our understanding of global biodiversity, it provides the essential scientific information needed for conservation planning and action. — Daniel K. Harder, Ph. D., associate curator, MBG Research Division Top: The mountainous interior region of Vietnam shelters extraordinary numbers of plants that occur nowhere else on earth. Center: Research will verify whether this recently dis- covered Vanilla species is new to science. BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY National Science Foundation Supports Research in Biodiversity New Explorations in Vietham 1999 17. PHOTOS BY DANIEL HARDER In Memoriam September 22, two weeks after his eighty- | During the World War II Dr. Cutler was Hugh C. Cutler Ph.D sixth birthday. Dr. Cutler was a one of a small cadre of other taxonomic , distinguished botanist and teacher who botanists who searched South America for om spent 24 years at the Garden. improved strains of tropical crops, in his > = a ee : : ze Dr. Cutler joined the Garden staff in case rubber in Brazil, to support the x tat . : > 1953. During the next ten years he played — Allied war effort ze important administrative roles, serving as Dr. Cutler’s research interests at the a5 acting director 1957 1958. During the Garden centered on plants cultivated by Z early 1970s he was the first chairman of early Native Americans, especially corn 9 the Garden's Botany Department, which and various members of the cucurbit = was established by Peter Raven soon after — family, which includes watermelons and > ) a D his arrival and which has evolved over squash. Working in an office on the = d + . the years into the current Research upper level of the old Museum with Division. former director Edgar Anderson and long- Dr. Cutler was born in Wisconsin and time volunteer Leonard Blake, Cutler received his bachelor’s and master’s identified, classified, and named degrees from the University of Wisconsin. — thousands of samples of these plants from He received his Ph.D. from Washington archeological sites all over the United University in 1939. He held positions at States. These studies are important in Harvard University and the Field dating the sites and in interpreting the Museum, Chicago, before returning to St. development and spread of the many Saree ea aree ae Louis, where he held adjunct positions in cultivars of corn and cucurbits by many HUGH C. CUTLER, who retired from the ; te: ; . the Departments of Biology and tribes of Native Americans. Garden in 1977 as Curator of Useful : j , ; aa Anthropology at Washington University — Marshall R. Crosby. Ph.D . ; ) Marshall R. Crosby, Ph.D., Plants, died in Topeka, Kansas, on ; ee ee - in addition to his work at the Garden. MBG senior botanist In Memoriam Otto J. “Obie” Baltzer Friends of the Garden were ee ee to learn of the death of Otto J. “Obie” Baltzer on October 18, 1998, at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 81. A native of St. Louis, Dr. Baltzer was a longtime friend of the Garden. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Washington University in 1941 ,where he met and married his wife, Elizabeth Ammerman, a fellow student and St. Louis native. During World War II, Dr. Baltzer helped to pioneer the emerging field of radar technology. Following the war, he founded Textran Corporation, which later became Tracor, Inc. During his years at Tracor, Dr. Baltzer pursued research and product development in Very Low Frequency navigation and associated ean Garden Sponsors Underground Railroad Forum The Garden held a reception at the Ridgway Center for the 1998 ede Railroad Forum on October 23. The reception honored recipients of the 1 Beacon of Freedom Awards, which were presented the following evening at a Marriott Pavilion Downtown. The celebration was hosted by the Mid-America Multicultural Travel and Tourism Network (MMTTN) and sponsored by the Garden, the National Parks Service, American Family Insurance, and the Missouri systems. In 1987, Dr. Baltzer established the Lottery. The Underground Railroad Initiative is the result of recent national Elizabeth A. Balzer Fellowship at the legislation declaring the Underground Railroad a national historic treasure and Missouri Botanical Garden in memory of declaring its significance in American history. his wife. The fellowship, which provides Those honored at the awards dinner included (from left): Anita Dixon-Andrews, co- support for women pursuing graduate founder of MMTTN; Harriet Brewer, American Family Insurance; Marn studies in taxonomy and ecology, will be nyce S. McKell, founder of MMTTN; Debbie Allen, entertainer/producer and recipient of the fii icaice renamed in memory of both Dr. and Mrs. irect Award; Brenda Jones, marketing director of Missouri Botanical Garden; Consuelo Baltzer. ashington and Kathleen Tucker, commissioners of Missouri Division of Tourism; and Christopher Jennings, director of Missouri Division of Tourism. 16.) BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 PHOTOS BY BEN CHU TIM PARKER EN CHU, the horticulturist responsible for our Japanese garden, travelled to Kyoto, Japan last September for an intensive, two-week seminar offered to students from abroad by the Research Center for Japanese Garden Art. Seventy-five international applicants competed for 25 places in the course, an intensive seminar in the history, design theory, and horticultural techniques of Japanese gardening. The course was based in the ancient Japanese capital city of Kyoto, which was recently added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Cities. Hundreds of Japan’s finest and most ancient gardens are located in and around Kyoto, and excursions to the sites were an integral part of the course. The gardens spanned the historical range from prehistoric sacred spaces to modern Japanese gardens, including many not usually open to Above left: The mirror pond, Kyoko-chi, at the 13th century garden Kinkaku-ji. Above right: A walled dry garden at Ryoanjji. Far left: The 19th century garden of the Meiji era, Murin-an. Studying Japanese Gardens in Kyoto the public. “This was one of the outstanding experiences of my career,” Chu said. “I have been working with Seiwa-en for 13 years, and I always dreamed of visiting Japan and its incredible gardens. I was very proud to be representing the Garden and Seiwa-en in Japan.” Engineering Award for Monsanto Center The Consulting Engineers Council of Missouri awarded their 1998 Honor Award for Engineering Excellence for Structural Design to David Mason & Associates of St. Louis for the firm’s work on The Monsanto Center, the Garden’s new research center. The engineering firm created the structural design that protects The Monsanto Center and its contents from earthquake damage. Shown with the award at the Garden are (from left): Peter Raven, David Mason, Paul Brockmann, director of General Services for the Garden, and Thomas W. Richter, vice-president, David Mason & Associate Nationwide Teachers’ Workshop at the Garden Discovery Units In October, 35 teachers from around the United States gathered at the Garden for the second annual workshop on Discovery Units. This award-winning program, funded by the National Science Foundation, was developed by the Midwest Public Garden Collaborative, whose members include the Holden Arboretum, Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and Missouri Botanical Garden. Discovery Units are 12 field-tested lessons for all grade ies These innovative activities are fun, hands-on, and fully furnished with supplies. By combining field trips with inquiry-based classroom lessons, Discovery Units help to strengthen science education nationwide. Above: Teachers tried out a conifer study erat to improve observation skills during the three-day worksh BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 19. TRIBUTES SEPT — OCT 1998 IN HONOR OF Mr. and Mrs. John H. Benson Mrs. Robert H. Kittner Mr. Terry E. Block Mrs. Carolyn B. Pratt oom a Marilyn Bloom Lucy and Al Bloom Marilyn Bloom Miss Elisabeth Burack Mrs. Susan St. Angelo Burack Mr. and Mr Dalton Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern John and Virginia Dill Glenn Dill Diane Sutli Pa atricia Sutliff mi and Lee Durham pea M. Corrigan Mrs. Janice Koizumi Mrs. Marilyn Ellis Miss Kathy Ellis Mrs. Carol Elsaesser Dr. and Mrs. Wim. F. Sasser Dale Em Kristin nl Marjorie Iv Mr. and ie James Myles Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fishman Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Barken Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fox Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern Mrs. Lois Friedman Mr. and Mrs. M. Myron Hochman Mrs. Sonya Glassberg Mrs. Carol S. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Barken Mr. and Mrs. John Gourley Ginny Clark Nadean H. Hirth Carl E. Hirth Carolyn H. Mac Lea Marcia H. Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Jaworski Dr. and Mrs. Philip Needleman Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Kelly Mrs. Mim kKittner Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kinnaw Mr. and Mrs. Warren Eisenbach Dr. and Mrs. Sher L Harry and Mary Ackerman Mrs. Elizabeth K. Ruwitch Mr. Alan Budd Lewin Mrs. Harold Dubinsky Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyons Mr, and Mrs. Charles W. Gentry Mrs. Robert H. Kittner Mr. B. C. MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Whitney R. Harris Mrs. Alberta McGilligan Mike and Sue Katz 2Q. BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY Mr. and Mrs. John Moss Betty Jane M. Barsachs George and Jane Nafe Mrs. Ann Bain Mrs. Carl Kottmeier Ms. Jane H. Munroe M Mrs. James Nuener Rey. Dr. Robert Reynolds Ms. Vicki Winchell Charles and Karen Berry Mrs. Ruth Rogers Mrs. Marjorie Robins Loretta and Reuben Rusch Ronald Wallace Teri-Ann Wallace Robert L. Ruzensky His + Plus 4 Mrs. Judy Schulte Ms. Adele Carey Mrs. Rebecca Graves-Schuham Elbert Mrs. Sue Hinton Mrs. Jacque Schaefer Ms. Sheila Sprague Dr. Karl Shanker Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Shear Dr. and Mrs. William Sims, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern Mrs. Margaret Sneed Miss Ruth M. Price Mrs. Kay Spro Chuck, Imy, Julie ae colai Mrs. Antoinette St. Angelo Elisabeth Burack Mrs. Edna Steiner Mr. and Mrs. Robert Officer Mr. Robert W. Streett Alan Gerstein and Ilene G. Wittels Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Streett Alan Gerstein and Ilene G. Wittels Dr. Peter Tuteur Edward and Barbara Reinhard Mr. Phil Van Cleve Mr. Bryan C Crawford/C DS Inc. Family The St. Louis Wendels Peg and Blanton Whitmire | Robin Gradison Richard Whitmire Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Willson Mrs. John Gray Mrs. Sylvia Wolff Mrs. Mia Hirsch Ms. June Laba Scott Woodbury Mary S. Gould Mr. Marvin S. Wool Mr. and Mrs. Jules Chasnoff Mr. Norman Wrig Mr. and Mrs. Melroy B. Hutnick 1999 IN MEMORY OF Mrs. Luc ille Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Lansden McCandless, Jr. rs. John Averill Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Power Mr. Henry Aydt Bernie and Barbara McDonald Mrs. Mary Baer Mrs. Mary Baer Fisher Mr nnie FE. Ballard Mrs. James Preston Obie and Betty Baltzer Mrs. Linnea Smith Dr. Otto J. Baltzer Marcel and Charlotte Gres oa 6 Mr. anc Paul and Nancy Merola Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Zandt Mr. Carl E. Barker, Jr. Mrs. Lois Filippello Mrs. Cora Harshman Bartholow Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kaufman Mrs. Joseph H. Bascom Marge and Todd Evans Mrs. Edna Baum Sandy, Rich and Christopher Powers Rose Beggs Janet Bacon Mr. Carl L. Beggs Mark and Rita Beggs I Susan Brickman Jon Field Rob Hardy Sarah Heidelberg Jim Huddle Mr. and Mrs. John Kramer Linda McHugh Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., Marketing Department Sandy Vlahos Delores Biehslich Jean Mays Mr. Davis Biggs Mary Beall ah and Family Mrs. Estelle Mr. and Mrs. ee fone William Boyle Bruce Seymore Bernice Bloom Marilyn Bloom Ester Meletio Boeger Marian A. Marquard Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bommarito John and Fle Mr. Thomas O. Boucher Mrs. James e Alfring ancy Ellis Bowe Mrs. Marti Reichman Mrs. therty B. Bro Mrs. Alijda io Ms. Nancy Barendregt Mrs. Otto Broeder Mrs. Jane Kirkland Bedell Mrs. Geraldine Burdett Carol Underriner LaWanda Carr Ron and Shirley Schubert Mr. S. Gaither Clark III Dr. and Mrs. Clay Dunagan Ms. Allison R. Pratt Mrs. Carolyn B. Pratt Mrs. Maude Clarke Katheryn Beasley Tabor Burke Alan Charlson Mary Kenefick Bridget Layton Julie Long udy Moomey Kelly Roth Sarah Ryan Rebecca Verble Sarah Westover Mrs. Ruth Cragin Mr. and Mrs. Donald Danforth, Jr. nall Mr. and Mrs. William H. Boemler, Jr. Mr. Eugene W. Dependahl Ms. Fran Dependahl Mr. Jim Dean Mr. Larry Zerman Mrs. Bernadine Ditzenberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wire Sophie Eibert Cassie pete sky Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Kunstman ill Emo Lynda and Rick Berkowitz Mr. William Ross England, Jr. Mrs. I. E Fausek, . Dorcas and La eee Enneking Susan . Jinny and Jim Gender Mr. and Mrs. F. Russell Fette Mr. Archer O'Reilly, Jr. Eva Davidson Fleischer Mr. and Mrs. Whitney R. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rosentha Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Steiner Walter G. Stern Mrs. Hazel Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goetz Helena Funkhouser Alan Branson Mrs. Agnes Garin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fricke Edward W. Garnholz Dr. anc Barbara Enneking ad Mrs. James L. Donahoe Henry Puch Mrs. Josephine N. Gibson Lew and Michele Ruesler s. Rose rdo Mr. and Mrs. Lou Ettman continued on page 22 Elegant and Unique gifts from around the world — Indulge yourself! FROM COLOMBIA — BASKETS woven and dyed with native materials by the Choco tribe. One-of-a-kind sculptures and handcrafted rtems created by artists all FROM ZIMBABWE — over the world are OSTRICH SCULPTURE welded from recycled scrap Louis. Experience metal, and GUINEA HENS handcarved of wood from | shopping at the sustainably oe managed sources. now available in St. personalized Garden, with free gift wrapping, delivery services, and custom gift selections. PLUS — ROMANTIC VALENTINE GIFTS UNDER $25 for your special someone! All proceeds from the Shop benefit the Garden. BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 ae TRIBUTES continued from page 20 Anita R. and Sidney H. Greenber The Family of Anita R. and Sidney H. Greenberg Mr. Edward Greensfelder Paula Griffith Barbara Niebruegge Anne Snyder Wendy Svezia Julie Tolle Judge George Gunn Dr. and Mrs. William Juergens Mr. William D. Harrell Mrs. Robert E. Bedell Dalton Hartnett Mrs. Maryelaine Hartnett Dr. and Mrs. Francis J. Burns Virginia Woolverton Hawn Frances Young Feagi i) Pru-Con Construction Corporation Kathy and Tom Rogers ary Jacqueline Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orth Mrs. Georgia Morse Heitner Mrs. George Watson Skinner Dr. and Mrs. John S. oo Mrs. Shirley J. H Walter and Joanne ea Mr. Richard Hoeman Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Sauer Ms. Ruth H Mr. Don J. Riehn and Jon M : oss Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duckworth Mrs. Lillian H. Biggs Mrs. Julia Gieseke Mrs. Jane Hodges Mrs. Pat Meckel Mrs. Olive Rheinnecker Ms. Ingabord Trever Mr. Charles Kamp Mr. Hugo F Schueren Mary Jane Kieffer’s nephew Ms. Rosemary Watts Mrs. Mila Kimel Toni and Erv Breihi in Mr. Ralph Ki Mrs. eee C. Kirn Mr. Jim Kopf Rosalind and Harry Salniker Lawren eler Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern H. Stephen Landau, Jr. The Buchheit Family Mrs. Patricia L. Leber Mrs. nee oe Mrs. Frieda Lehman Mrs. Mar] Korte Mr. and Mrs. Russ Korte Mr. Francis R. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones Mary Gumble Le Steve and Joan Wolken Miss Louise Lewis Myrl Manring van Henry Allhoff Father of William Maltby Harold and June Kravin Diane Mann Jean Baker Kitty Swanson r. Jerome Marcu Mr. and Mrs. Martin oe Mrs. Jane Marovitz Mr. Barry Siegel Mr. Louis Maull III Mr. Hal Wuertenbaecher, Jr. Mr. Donald S. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Collins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Millstone Mrs. Jean McNitt Dr. and Mrs. Luis H. Schwarz Mr. Robert G. Metcalfe, Jr. Ms. Helen B. Bal Agnes and Fred Barker ard Jean and Joan Goodson Mrs. Harry J. Hippenmeyer Mrs. J. A. Jacobs Martha Jones Mr. and Mrs. William S. Knowles Sally Mahan Marilee Chadeayne Martin Jane McCammon Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Werner Mr. Don Meyer Bill and Jane Pohlman Margaret W. Me Mary Lee Dooling Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Engle Mike and Jeanne Ferner Fred and Lois Luth Kurt Ponder and Stephanie Ross Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Schroy Mr. and Mrs. Joe Werkmeister Mr. Hillard “Bud” Michalak Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Legal Departmen Donna Crosswhite JoAnn ie aes Anne Ery Natalie Gri ee Mary Helton Jackie Johnson Peter Johnson Nancy Jones Catherine Leaders Bob McCracken Larry and Linda O’Donnell June Pickett Merrily Ray Rick Ross Dan, Jenna and Joan Schmitz Roberta Warren Teresa Whitehead Tom and ia Wild i Co uae mn ee Miravalle _ and Mrs. William S. Cassilly oe: BULLETIN JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 Eugene Morgenthaler Friends at NIE Insurance Sam Mos Joseph C. Vawter Dr. Lillian Nagel David and Helen Nage Mr. Fred Niere Mrs. Barbara Kilpatrick Mrs. Etha Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. Wente M liam Peniston Robert, — ‘ [al Rear: SS une Petra Mr. and Mrs. Bob Williams Brother-in-law Mrs Charles Pettus Mr. re Mrs. Whitney R. Harris Mr. Guy Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Roger Volk Mrs. Maud B. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. John G. Goessling Betty Stubbs Mr. Alan Pipkin Bob and Alice Olson Robert Platenburg Dianne Belt Susan Brooker Bev Camper Cleo Cherry Terry Donnelly Val Ellic Mike ae Bev Govreau Chuck Hickman Sally Jackson Peggy Kohring Toney Matthews Shirley Perkins Sharon Perko Speelman: Phillips Kathy Schamburg tuss Schamburg Montieea White-Foote Chris Williams Glenda Wuertenberg Mr. William C. Puetz Mike Abkemeier Karen Baalman Dave Barbeau ill Bloomquist Karmen 1 Brox ‘k Rick a Cenk Ben Christensen Kathy Fleming Susan Gordon Debbie Hawickhorst Holly Herbold Ellyn Kotas Cliff Langston Stacy McNail Donna Morrow vee Pollitt | arick Jeff eal Cindy Sullivan Mary Sullivan ane, Jason, Georganne Mudd Julio Velazquez Gary Vest Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Walker Chris Wiley y D. Pustmueller Mrs. Jean M. Leonhardt Mrs. Jan Quinn Al and Doris Judy Mrs. Robert L. Sivon Mrs. Muriel Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fischer Mr. Robert S. Reynolds Bob and Ethel Reed Twillman . Retired Teac Ms. Judi del Mr. Clayton asin Mrs. Cordelia Rosenbloom The Dubinskys William Schallert = ELS Ralph and Jean Glauert Mr. Raymond Schlereth Mrs. Ruby Quentin Antoinette Douglas Schmitz Anonymous Mrs. Patty Arnold Jill Dowd Mrs. Landon Y. Jones Tower Grove House Auxiliary Mr. Russ Schwartzkopf Ms. Velma Boyet William “Bill” Schwebel Barbara Sc Gerry Scotino Family of Gerry Scotino — awebel Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bakker Toni Small Elizabeth C. Robinson Mr. Mark Smith Mr. and Mrs. ae vel Dwyer Martha $ W eae) : en Mr. Richard Soukup Shirley Schubert Edie Squire Laura Squire Mrs. Babcia Stanley Betty Jane M. Barsachs Ruth Evelyn Stansbrough Neighbors and Friends Sarah E. Stor Co-Workers of Anne Storer Kerr Annette H. Styles Mrs. Claire M. Doty Mr. John B. Sutton, Jr. Mrs. James G. Alfring Dorothy Svoboda Miss Gwen Springett Mr. Charles Taylor Mrs. Kathy Bucholz Mrs. Whitelaw T. Ter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Collins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Goessling Mrs. Frank G. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone Mr. Joseph Traxler Mrs. Patty Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Cook Missouri Botanical Garden Guides Jack Van Benthuysen Dick and Ann Witte Mr. and Mrs. Rolla K. Wetzel Mrs tharine Walter Viola M. Tracy Frank and Roberta Arnoldy “rooks Mrs. An Rosemary ies Mr. Dav Thompson R W.C Noreen and Timothy Dempsey Margot Dersham r. David Weil Karen and Gary Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith Brenda Haalboom Mrs. Ruth Weinstoc Mrs. Myra Blumenthal Bea Wellmeyer Joanne McAleenan Judith Miniace Pat L. Peterson KV aaa Co. Ruth Pottholf Neil W Mary Reither George and Barbara Settle ohn W. Tracy Mrs. Frank Key Paula and ae Ruggeri im Wilson Lou Anna Wilson Marie V. M eae Str M i. nd Markowski Edith A. Young Carol Wright Charles H. Perkins Mrs. Serphine Zufall Mrs. Elmer Caress Ml ll oder Mrs. Kenneth W. Webs Mr. a Mrs. Kenneth W. cern THE MEMBERS’ ENTRY COURT Bricks donated to the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening 1998 and November 30, 1998 between October 1, ENGRAVED BRICKS Father James Baker, SJ Ralph Olliges Harry & Pegsy Branneky Peggy Kilby Helen & aaen Damon a and Robert Damon avid Fluchel Rich and ee Redohl Helen & Rags Griffiths acqueline Morley Robert Morley Susan and David Taylor Ted & Trudy Heitmeyer Ted Heitmeyer Ari Singh Kane-Padda Gurpreet Singh Padda Poppy & Grandma Korn / a v BRONZE SIGNATURE BRICKS Mary Kath Armstrong Della Kinsolving Benham Rodney Fons Edward and Jean Muenz Edward R. and Jean C. Muenz G. Warren Ober aay ia) David E. Ober Richard and Mariette Palmer A. Roy and Sylvia Ober Weisheit jan) Sam and Dave Glines Walter & Alvera Kriegshauser Walter Kriegshauser Janet Majure / Susan Lee Mrs. Agnes J. Lee LaVerne Blaska Lindberg Paula C. Lindberg Wallette Coles Lynch Robin Lynch Matt & Tommy McCauley Matthew P. McCauley Paul & Tam Mueller Ralph Olliges & Famil Emma Munoz Barbara & Eric Nelson Barbara Nelson usan M. Quirk Neil Quirk Sister Kara Ryan, SSND Ralph Olliges Gerry Scotino The Family of Gerry Scotino Suzanne & Jerry Sincoff Elaine and Ed Banashek Julio & Emma Munoz ily Judy and Jerry Glick Brenda and Jerry Hirsch Judy and Jerry Levy Betsy Markus Barbara and Byron Schneider Marilyn and Ken Steinback & David Spiro Theodore and Shelley Spiro Mom & Grandma / Viola M. Tracy The F dey ee Friends of Vic mo Lillian David ae oer Fedd Ed and Ruth Fedder Dennis and a Lazaroff er Susan Meric pre Welch in a ae Laugh BULLETIN i Botanical Garden Il ii BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. David W. Kemper, resident Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Mr. Stephen F Brauer Mr. William H. T. Bush Mr. Parker B. Condie Ms. Marlene Davis Mr. M. Peter Fischer Mrs. Sam Mr. Martin E. Galt III The Hon. Clarence Harmon The Hon. Carol E. Jackson Mr. Charles E. Kopman June M. ae Carolyn Mr. Douglas us Naas Mr. John W. McClure Mr. James S. McDonnell III Mr. Lucius B. Morse III The Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr. The Rt. Rev. Hays H. Rockwell Mrs. Walter G. Stern Mr. Andrew C. Taylor Mrs P. Tschudy Mr. Bene {rik A. Verfail lie The Hon. George R. Westfall Dr. Mark S. Wrighton EMERITUS TRUSTEES Mr. Howard F Baer Mr. Clarence C. Barksdale Mr. Richard J. Mahoney Mr. William E. Maritz Mr. Jefferson L. Miller Dr. Helen E. Nas Mrs. Fred A. Oberheide Mr. William R. Orthwein, Jr. Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross Mr. Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. Mr. Robert Brookings Smith Mr. Tom K. Smith Mrs. C. C. Johnson Spink Mr. William K. Y. Tao Mr. John K. Wallace, Jr. r. O. Sage Wightman II] Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr. HONORARY TRUSTEES Prof. Philippe Morat Dr. Robert Ornduff MEMBERS’ BOARD Mrs. Kenneth Teasdale, President JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1999 i. Warm Up This Winter! January & February Features Dinosaurs in the Orchid Show: “Beauty & the Beast” Fossil Frolic * Story Time for Children Celebrate the Gospel Valentine Dinner Dance * Monsanto Center Open House Cake Decorating Demonstrations Barbara Fairchild in Concert & Lots More! See pages 12 & 13 Omi é&) Printed led Missouri Botanical Garden BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) PERIODICALS Post Office Box 299 POSTAGE St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 PAID _ AT ST. LOUIS, MO : THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST, Earth. American botanical community. MIssourRI BOTANICAL GARDEN MISSION: KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLANTS, IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND ENRICH LIFE.” “To DISCOVER AND SHARE St. Louis will welcome the XVI International Botanical Congress, the world’s largest gathering of plant scientists. More than 5,000 delegates from more than 100 countries will come together to study how plant life affects the stability and sustainability of all life on The Congress meets only once every six years, and it has not met in the United States since 1969. 1 am honored to be serving as president for this important conference, which is being organized by the entire North Having the Congress here is a singular honor for St. Louis and for the Garden. The results of the meeting will have a profound impact on the future of our planet, and we are proud to be participating in it. Watch for evening events. more on the conference in future issues of the Bulletin. Closer to home, work is underway to make positive changes in our own neighborhood. Demolition of abandoned buildings is underway at the intersection of Shaw and Vandeventer, where an attractive parking lot will be built as part of the planned new transit center. This will be a welcome addition for the City and for our neighborhood, and it will provide additional parking for Garden visitors during weekend and In each of these developments, the future of the Garden is interwoven with the vitality of our community. | am pleased to report that we are working closely with neighborhood leaders taking positive united action toward strengthening and stabilizing our community, anc Set we are very grateful for the magnificent support we have received for this process from the Danforth Foundation and others. — Peter H. Raven, Director 1 N FORMAT 1 24-Hour Information on Events: GardenLine - 577- 24-hour recorded information about Garden events, hours, admission, and directions. Outside area 314, call 1-800- 642-8842 toll free. 24-Hour Information on Gardening: HortLine - (314) 776-5522 Request a brochure from the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at (314) 577-9440, or send a stamped, self- addressed envelope to HortLine at the address below. You can also find HortLine on the Garden web site, www.mobot.org. 24-Hour Employment/Volunteer Hotline: (314) 577-9401 Listings are updated bi-weekly, or see the Garden web site, www.mobot.org. Horticultural Answer Service: (314)577-5143 9:00 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. Master Composter Hotline: (314)577-9555 9:00 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. Mailing Address: Missouri Botanical Garden Re Office Box Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 ae 577-5100 om BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL = 1999 ON Visit the Garden on the World Wide Web: www.mobot.org Garden Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Christmas; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Grounds open 7 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. ate Arboretum w Arboretum is located in Gray Summit, a just 40 minutes west of St. Louis on 1-44. Open seven days a week, 7 a.m. to one-half hour past sunset. Admission is free for Garden members. The Visitor Center is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and ea The Bas House open 10a o 4 p.m. daily, closed on Mondays. For eee call (314) 451-3512. scom Manor The Missouri Botanical Garden and its ene Ss are for the enjoyment and education of visitors e fulfillment of its mission and the enjoyment Ne its cca ae Garden doe s not permit the circulation of petitions, pe or other S emonstrations on its grounds or the g Dae of the Arboretum. Organon ae individuals w ie oan culate petitions or to demonstrate, activities will a bec to ce public streets and sidewalks outside the grounds and directed not to block access or a or in any other way pre picket, or c esent a hazard to visitors or other ona similar Moving? Please remember to send "us your new address. To avoid missing any of your membership mailings, we need notification of your new _ address at least three weeks _ before you move. Please enclose the mailing label on the back cover of this Bulletin and mail to: Bulletin Missouri Botanical P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 Garden Your Name: Old Address: Street City State Zip New Address: Date effective: Street City State Zip On the Cover zaleas bloom beside Cho-on- bai *Waterfall of Tidal Sound,” in the Japanese garden in April. Photo by Jack Jennings Editor Susan Wooleyhan Caine care is a registered servicemark of he Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. ©1999 Missouri Botanical Garden The BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507 published bi-monthly by the Missouri Botanical Garden, 2345 Tower Grove Louis, MO 631 - ~ is Periodicals 2) WwW Oh Ss s = = < ao sa bene efit o Fora ouribition of as member of the Garden a membership. ittle as $55 per year, members also are entitled to: free admission to the Garden, Shaw Arboretum, and Tower Grove House; invitations to special ev and recepuons; announcements ae all lectures and classes; unts in the Garden Gate — and course fees: and the opportunity - travel, or me ae rs. domestic and abroad, with other For information, please call (314) If (-IL1LO. dre epee to: Bulletin, Missouri ae ) © 299, St. Louis, MO Postmaster: Please send ac Garden, | 63166-0299 TIM PARKER ates « Danforth Eiamilation eee $15 Million A residential street near the Garden mi BE To Revitalize Neighborhoods $1.5 MILLION GRANT from the Danforth Foundation will support stabilizing and strengthening the neighborhoods adjacent to the Garden, it was announced in December. The funds will be used to create a Garden District Commission, which will coordinate redevelopment initiatives in McRee Town, Tiffany, Shaw, and Southwest Garden neighborhoods. “The energetic efforts currently underway in the St. Louis area cannot succeed without the revitalization of neighborhoods,” said Bruce Anderson, president of the Danforth Foundation. “This grant will help the Missouri Botanical Garden, a nationally recognized and world class enterprise, and community residents to work together to improve the quality of life in several neighborhoods adjacent to the Garden.” Last year the Garden initiated community-based North McRee 39th St. Tiffany McRee Town planning for the area in s| é . : , 31/7 § < 3 cooperation with B 3 : Shaw S ; a 5 zg neighborhood £ & 6 : =o E leaders, residents, w and organizations. Three consulting firms — Christner The four neighborhoods in the Garden District. Inc., Grice Group Architects, and the Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance — were retained to assist the planning process. Participants developed a strong collaborative relationship, which led to a consensus on standards and priorities for redevelopment and stablilization of the area. About 17,000 people live in the four neighborhoods. George Robnett, housing coordinator for McRee Town, noted that in the past 20 years, disinvesument has left blighted buildings and a largely underserved population. Many residents live at or below the poverty level, and some areas are experiencing an accelerated rate of absentee landlords. The Garden District Commission will work closely with residents, two housing corporations, and other neighborhood organizations to attract developers to provide new mixed- income housing in the area. In collaboration with a task force of volunteer attorneys, organized by neighborhood leader Edward Roth, the Commission will seek rigid code enforcement for existing properties. It will also support beautification and other projects in the area. Peter Raven said, “This is a ten to fifteen-year program to recreate sustainable, attractive neighborhoods where families will want to set down their roots and raise their children. It depends entirely on partnerships, and we are very pleased and grateful that the Danforth Foundation and others have joined with us and our neighbors in what we believe will be a new era for all of us and for St. Louis.” 1999 a BULLETIN MARCH / APRIL In Memoriam wouldn’t settle for anything less than the best...for the Garden, or for anything else he dealt with in Howard i Baer his long and productive life. When he did something, he did it right.” OWARD FE. BAER, a Trustee of the — : The Garden is indebted to Howard Baer for Garden since 1960, died December 30, 1998, at his home in St. Louis. He was 96. Howard Baer was generous with his time, his energy, and his fortune, and his ean many of its most beautiful features. He helped to conceive the original 1972 Master Plan. He arranged for a magnificent sculpture by Henry Moore, Two-Piece Reclining Figure No. 2, which he effect on St, Louis and its cultural and his wife had given to the St. Louis Art MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN ARCHIVES institutions was profound. A significant Museum, to be installed beside the John S. part of his enduring legacy is the Lehmann Building in 1969. And in 1991 he gave Metropolitan Zoological Park and the exquisite Isabel Aloe Baer Garden at the north Museum District, which he conceived end of the Linnean House in memory of his wife and campaigned to establish. In 1971] of 64 years. the District was approved by voters in Mr. Baer was born in Charleston, West Virginia St. Louis City and County, providing and graduated from Choate and Princeton. He annual property tax support for the St. married Isabel Aloe of St. Louis in 1926 and came Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis Zoo, and to St. Louis in 1927 to work for her family’s the Museum of Science. In 1983, voters business. He served with distinction in World War approved adding the Garden and the Il, was active in more than 50 civic organizations, Missouri Historical Society to the tax district. and retired ata relatively early age to foster “The community has much to be thankful for cultural organizations and opportunities in St. in [Howard's] creation of the Zoo-Museum Louis. He was devoted to his wife and large family. District, which has brought tens of millions of In his tribute to Howard Baer, Peter Raven dollars of extra tax support to some of the major wrote, “He was always ready to listen and to act, cultural institutions of St. Louis,” Peter Raven wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Howard had a great sense of planning and design, whether it was for the Garden or for the community. He unfailingly helpful and positive, and a great citizen of St. Louis, as well as a great Garden Trustee.... Howard Baer was a wonderful, enjoyable, giving, caring man.” Research Partners Explore the World of Plants F YOU ARE INTERESTED in the remarkable discoveries of Garden botanists around the world, an exciting new program offers you a chance to learn about research first hand. Research Partners are individuals who support one of three major research projects based at the Garden, the Flora of North America, Flora of China, or Flora Mesoamericana. Launched last year, the Research Partners program introduces donors to Garden scientists and provides an inside look at their explorations and discoveries all over the world Anniversary Celebration at Monsanto Center The first anniversary celebration for The Monsanto Center will be held on April 15, by invitation only. Research Partners are invited to attend, to meet Garden botanists from each of the hree flora projects and learn about their work. TIM PARKER — o- Peter Raven will lecture on “The Meaning of Biological Extinction for Us.” Guests will see Dr. Gerrit Davidse, right, a Garden curator and exhibits, take self-guided tours, and get a first director of the Flora Mesoamericana project, is hand look at the Garden’s new research facility. For more information about becoming a Research Partner, please call Kelly Dopman at Other presentations included the Flora of North = 2 (314) 577-0847. America and Flora of China projects. a: BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL — [999 ENRY SHAW would feel right at home in Tower Grove House today, thanks to the dedication of the Tower Grove House Historical Committee, Auxiliary, and staff. Restoration of Shaw's 1851 country home has been underway for over 40 years. During January and February, a new sprinkler system was installed in Tower Grove House. Funding for the project was provided by “Impressions of Giverny,” the gala benefit held at the Garden last May. The sprinkler system was designed by Nicholas Artim of Fire Safety Network, a firm specializing in fire suppression systems for historic structures, and installed by local contractors. Artim worked in collaboration with Philip Cotton, the St. Louis architect who designed the Piper Observatory at the Garden and the Bascom Manor House renovation at the Arboretum. “Fire suppression is an important tool for historic preservation,” Artim said. “A structure like Tower Grove House is irreplaceable, and a good sprinkler system will ensure that it is protected.” The system was carefully designed to be unobtrusive and to cause minimal disruption during installation. Sprinkler heads are painted to blend into the background and pipes are placed out of direct view. If a fire is detected, the water-based system will activate only in the areas where fire is present, keeping damage to a minimum. During the past five years, several projects have been completed as part of the restoration of Tower Grove House. Authentic fitted CHARITABLE arpeting was installed in the double parlors, and the front doors were refinished. Several pieces of Victorian furniture were restored, including the canopy bed in the Garneau bedroom, the desk in the second floor study, and several chairs and tables. New window sashes and first floor storm windows were installed. All of these projects are researched and directed by the Historical Committee, and much of the funding is provided by the Tower Grove House Auxiliary. Docents offer tours of the House from 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and Garden members are admitted free. Stop in soon and take a step back in time, as you experience the Garden as Henry Shaw saw it. GIFT PLANNING Bequests AS many members know, the Garden itself was established through a bequest. Henry Shaw’s Will made a gift to the future, a gift to perpetuate the things he loved so dearly and make them “a botanical garden easily accessible, which should be forever kept up and maintained...” Your bequest too can provide timeless enjoyment and beauty available to the public, From A to Z Thursday, March 11, 1999 Restoration at Lower Grove House A New Fire Suppression System Protects Henry Shaw’s 1851 Home FREE Financial Planning Seminar Estate Planning for the 21st Century — 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Shoenberg Auditorium JACK JENNINGS. for generations to come and ie the Garden’s important research and education progra Testamentary gifts will ue a a full estate tax deduction and allow the donor to make a gift without losing control over the assets during his or her lifetime. There are many different ways to make a bequest. If you would like more information about including the Garden in your will, or if you would like to receive our semi-annual estate planning newsletter, please call Patricia Arnold, director of development, (314) 577-5120. Designed to help you meet personal, as well as philanthropic, financial planning goals. Financial advisors will be available to respond individually to your questions. Following the seminar, enjoy a tram tour of the Garden and visit the Orchid Show. Admission to the seminar is free. Please make reservations by calling Judi Schraer at (314) 577-5120. BULLETIN MARCH / APRIL 1999 os JACK JENNINGS JACK JENNINGS Daffodil Days The fields near the Bascom Manor House at Shaw Arboretum are blanketed with brilliant yellow blossoms in springtime. Don’t miss one of the spectacular sights of the season! The daffodils can make their appearance from early March to early May — call 451-3512 for an update. The Giant Dogwood HOWSTOPPER was the best description for the Garden’s giant dogwood, Cornus controversa, when it bloomed so spectacularly last spring. No doubt benefiting from the generally mild winter of 1997-98, the tree’s horizontal limbs were literally sagging to the ground beneath its floral bounty. The giant dogwood is an Asian native, principally from China and Japan. Its broad, flat-topped clusters of creamy flowers are markedly different in appearance from the familiar blossoms of our native flowering dogwood, Cornus florida. The giant oo BULLETIN MARCH/APRIL — 1999 dogwood bears a striking resemblance to a less common Missouri native, the pagoda tree, or alternate-leaf dogwood, Cornus alternifolia. The one major difference is size. The giant dogwood is well-named. Mature specimens in the wild reach 60 feet tall, with an even greater spread. In cultivation, the trees have a medium to fast rate of growth and are known to exceed 40 feet in height and width. Not a plant for the small landscape! Our specimen has doubled its size to over 20 feet since it was transplanted to its current site about — nine years ago. Uncommon in cultivation, giant dogwood deserves wider use in local gardens with ample space. The best location is a sunny spot sheltered from prevailing winds, with a moist, acid, well-drained soil. Though hardy from USDA zones 5 to 7, the species is not without risk in our changeable climate. Because it is native to climates with a slightly longer growing season than ours, giant dogwood takes a little longer to harden off in autumn, making it vulnerable to damage from early and severe fall frosts. In early November, 1991, when temperatures abruptly plummeted into the single digits after an abnormally wel, warm autumn, our tree sustained damage to the tender cambium tissue beneath its trunk bark. Its survival was in question for a long time, but patience and the skills of the staff were rewarded with the giant dogwood’ renewed vigor, culminating in its outstanding floral display last spring. — Chip Tynan, MBG Answer Service — Watch for the magnificent giant dogwood to bloom by the tram path just north of the Lehmann Building this spring. ° preserving plants and animals throughout the world,” said Raven to Head National National Geographic Society president John Fahey. “He also has an uncommon ability to articulate this passion for the ° ° environment and biodiversity.” Geographic Committee Fahey added that Dr. Raven will work with the Society as a whole to look for ways to increase public education for conservation issues. for Res earch and Peter Raven has been a member of the Committee for Research and Exploration since 1982. He succeeds George 7 Stuart, who retired after eight years as CRE chairman. [Exploration Human population growth and increasing affluence have challenged the world and its natural diversity in the last 50 HE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY announced in years, Dr. Raven said. “Now is the time for us to respond to February that Peter H. Raven has been appointed that. The wonderful standing of the National Geographic chairman of the Society’s Committee for Research and Society and the enormous contribution it has made in the past Exploration (CRE). Dr. Raven will continue to serve as director poises it perfectly to play an even bigger role in the future. No of Pacer Botnical Garden: one else is as widely known and trusted throughout the world he CRE has funded more than 6,400 as the Society. We have a great opportunity to be of even more service than in the past in promoting sustainable development and conservation, and it is a great pleasure for me to participate more fully in the process.” Dr. Raven was named director of the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1971. He also serves as home secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, chairman of the Report Review Committee of the National Research Council, and as a member of the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. He has a Ph.D. from UCLA and 15 honorary degrees. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including textbooks on biology, botany, and the environment, and he is author of more than 450 scientific papers. explorations and research projects since it was founded in 1890. It has supported the work of celebrated scientists and explorers, including the Leakey family, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Dian Fossey, and Jane Goodall. In announcing Dr. Raven's appointment, the Society recognized his role in building the Missouri Botanical Garden into one of the world’s most respected and active institutions in tropical botany. “Peter brings to the chairmanship four decades of experience and leadership in scientific research and a passion for Peter H. Raven MAGINE your medicine cabinet The estimate was proposed in a recent A Landmark Study from the Center without aspirin, or cherry pie landmark study by the Center for Plant for Plant Conservation without the cherries. Eighty percent Conservation (CPC), whic |, . of plants of conservation concern in the demonstrated that the loss of es wild OSHS Rare United States are related to valuable crop plants is a substantial economic threat in plants, and their loss would have the United States. Published last year in P| C ld C enormous economic impact. the journal Economic Botany, the study ants O Ost Based on the value of food crop was one of the first to quantify the relatives, rare plants in the U.S. are potential economic value of rare plants. U G $1 () bi | li on estimated to be worth about $10 billion Co-directed by Dr. Brien A. Meilleur, president and executive director of CPC, annually. — and Dr. Oliver Phillips, a Garden research associate at the University ; ; including beans, sunflowers, roses, of Leeds, U.K., the study was grapes, peaches, cherries, squashes, supported by the Surdna almonds, and walnuts. JACKIE M. POOLE Foundation and Phillip Morris Inc./Kraft General Foods, with assistance from the Missouri Botanical Garden. Many crop plants require ae occasional genetic infusions from ENDANGERED WILD RICE — The last natural popula- close wild relatives to improve their tion of Texas wild rice, Zizania texana, is found in a small stretch of unprotected habitat along the San Marcos River in Texas. The species is federally listed as endangered. Modification of wetland habi- Plants have also played key roles in the development of seven of the top 20 best selling drugs in the U.S. Aspirin, consumed by Americans at the rate of 80 million pills a day, owes its origins to a chemical found in willow trees. Ironically, no fewer than 14 species and varieties of willows are threatened today i ihe-.S, The Center for Plant Conservation is nutritional value, disease resistance, or hardiness. The disappearance of rare plant species may prevent such improvements and threaten iota tat icp dans and water sports and pressure from . the only national organization solely introduced species ive contributed to its decline. © development of crops in the future. dad acca ak ae f exas wild rice has been used in agricultural breed- Two-thirds of the rare plant Seaeineas Pe ee ing experiments and attempts to reintroduce popu: pea David and Margaret Moore Thelma Mushlin John J. Nooney Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Notgrass Mr. and Mrs. William J. O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. John T. O'Connell Mr. and Mrs. Charles Orthwerth Our Lady of the Pillar School — Faculty, Staff, Students Ms. Jill — Mr. and Mrs. Jules L. 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Joe Gildehaus Judith and Thomas Herlocker Susan and Richard Kistner St. Louis Master Gardeners Melva Jerry and Joan Diehl Mrs. Lucille Glaser Mrs. Helen Henschel David and Ellen Ross Mrs. Virginia Graney Mrs. Arthur Haack Mrs. Sybil Green Carol Langehennig Patricia Langehennig Vivian L. Langehennig Wanda Pliffner Mr. Melvin Greenspoon David and Ellen Ross Carol Griebel Dr. and Mrs. William Juergens Mrs. Rheta Grisham Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bakker Donald Groezinger case Pressley n Haberman St. ie Master Gardeners Margaret E. Hal Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. oo Mr. Everett R. Ham Dr. and Mrs. James T. ote Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Mower Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Thompson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rolla K. Wetzel John C. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Richardson Dolores Hazel Jim and Ann Ellis M. And Mrs. Bernard P. Vaccaro Mr. Ernie Heninger Ellen and Henry Dubinsky ert and Delois Holman Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wiltsch ncis Horn Frontenac Garden Club Mr. Fred Ippolito The Bon Coeur Garden Club Mrs. Elsie Mr. and vy sa Simons Mrs. Fannie Israe Mrs. Phyllis R. Dubinsky Mrs. Catherine Jaster Mr. Simeon Prager Michael Sherberg Mr. and Mrs. J. Eugene Johans Dr. eur Jha Mr. Redford Johns Mrs. nee M. Sc and Mrs. Helen Serotte continued on page 22 Gather a bouquet of ‘Springtime colors — Exciting new accessories for your garden! The finest hard-to-find gardening tools and books, plus exclusive gifts from all over the Vegetable Gardening Moa, ai aoe | | in the Midwest available in St. Louis. Experience personalized shopping at the Garden, with free gift wrapping, delivery services, and custom gift selections. Lots OF GiFrs UNDER $25 FOR EASTER, MOTHER'S Day, AND FATHER'S DAY! All proceeds from the Shop benefit the Garden. 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BULLETIN MARCH / APRIL Father of Mary Jane Kieffer Ms. Rosemary Watts Mrs. Sadie Kolman Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon B. Korklan Mr. John W. Kourik iss Marie E. Larkin Miss Julia : ar Miss Winifred Rodgers Jay M. Lawton Mr. and Mrs. Whitney R. Harris Mrs. Peggy Lints Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Elsperman Gene and Betty Smith Mr. Anthony Logan Mr. mea R. Zerman ta Edw Mrs. pe otte J. Lopata M Bryan MacMillan Dr. and Mrs. James Chamness Mrs. J. Marion Engler Dr. Peter H. Raven and Ms. Kate Fish Mr. James Maddoc Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Delma Manker John and Nancy Marino Grandmother of Jennifer Marquart Mrs. Marcia Moskowitz Mrs. Emily Massengale Pat a B. Thomas Meeks ie ne A. Iselin Joseph E. Wuller Robert G. Metcalfe Mr. and Mrs. James P. cia Bingaman Mrs. Richard FE Fitzgerald Eleanor C. Hardy Margot and Jim Holsen Robert Morrisey M R. Meyer 25 Gardeners of Kirkwood Robert B. Sexton Jim Morrow The Amelunkes The Jarrells er Muserlian Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kahn Mr. Jerry Newenhaus Mr. Bill Bandle James Kennedy O’Brien Margaret Kennedy O’Brien Daniel V. O’Brien and Family Mr. D. Elliott O’Reilly Miss Mary Elizabeth Bascom Ms. Emma Page Mr. Don Riehn Mr. Jon Goeders Mrs. Fredica Parrish Dr. and Mrs. Dominic Francisco Katherine V. B. Peden Conway Investment Syndicate Paula Louise Picker Paul and Sue Stohr Eva Alice L. Dorothy S. Saar Janet B. Eigner Diana L. Richards Susan W. Sindel 1999 Mrs Anna Rau Mr. Carl Todd Jerry and Jane Goodman Kathi Walsh and Judy Eickhoff Mrs. Cloris Rauscher Bettie Tolbert Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bennetsen Karen and Ricky Fox Lucille E. Robertson i Irene Miller Judith Roede i Mr. and Mrs. John Young Mr. and Mrs. Donald Malvern Mr. Edward Rogers Mrs. John Brabson Trent Mrs. Barbara A. Renshaw Mr. and Mrs. pee B. Batchelor Mrs. Charles Rose Mrs. Esterlee Utterboch Ms. Alijda L. Baren Mrs. Edith “ He es Mr. C. Iselin Mr. J. Wuller Mrs. Joann Vieve Mrs. Raymond A. Dubuque harine Walter rs. Viola Tracy Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gamewell Mr. Charles Rose mas Rosen Lois Ross el Mary, Ed. Ruprecht Antoinette Dor iglas Schmitz Tosca ae u Mr. Everett Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Whitney R. Harris Charles Walter Lois Levin Mr. Elmer Waverlin Mrs. Lillie Schulein Mr. and Mrs. John Ford Mr. and Mrs. . a ne Mr. and Mrs. Glenn McNett Mr. B rk, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tschudy Mr. and Mrs. fee “ Culver Mr. Hugh C. Webster Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Eakin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. Dunbar Mother of Andrea Shanker Jean M. Kautzman Parkway Central Middle Team 8-1 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E.S. Schmid Sue Shear Mr. and Mrs. James Senger Mr. and Mrs. Whitney R. H Wesley Wedemeyer Rose Silber Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Richardson B er arris Mr. and Mrs. Gene cag Mr. Christopher E. E. Simmons Mrs. James ue a a Mr. Wenzel Sm Mrs. Carolyn B. Pratt Bon Coeur paar aan Mr. Frank X. Wieck Miss Lucille Stallings Mr. and Mrs, Sidney Bronfin Jane Arnold Mrs. Esther Wilcke Thodore and Gloria Mueller Cha e n Dorothy Czeschin Mr. Richard A. Arnold Ann Goddard Jerry and Joan Diehl en Heidbrink rs. John Gates Williams Mrs. Maud Gordon Thomas JoAnn Drinkwater Young Mrs. Louise G. Drinkwater Ms. Doretta “Dodie” Zawadzki nee McKean Rosemary McMahon Shirley Steinkamp Norma Vance Janet Warmbold Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Shirley Wilkes Agnes Wunderlich Frank L. And Olivia Steinberg Michael ae Susan Fels Wilkes Mrs. Patricia D. Anderson Bruce Baird E. Christine Barkey Mr. and Mrs. Eric Basch Jeff and Beth Johnson Gladys L. Lohmeyer Albert and Jo Ann Ronsick Vernon and Ruth Steinberg Kelly A urris Mrs. Gail Stewart eee a Callahan Daniel Liberman LeVon P. Cl: Mrs. Whitelaw T. Terry Melissa J. ae Dr. and Mrs. James T. Chamness Elsa A. Clinger Mr. and Mrs. David M. Culver Kirk Condon Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Eakins, Jr. Richard C. Dietz Mr. and Mrs. John C. McPheeters Robert J. Doescher Mrs. Audrey W. Otto Deborah A. Ecker Mrs. Martha Simmons Ms. Nancy Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kk. Smith, Jr Ms. eee Essenpreis Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Thompson, Jr. i Mr. Larry Thilking Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Herpel Mr. Peter Douglas Throdahl Miss Mary Janet Kinsella Mr. and Mrs. James Senger Louise Bowlby Dean and Susan Brandon Nancy Gei Edward G. Geno Chuck and Cathy ie Randy G. Gilmore continued on page 23 Elma Z. Goodwin Dennis A. Gre Mr. and Mrs. aoe L. Gregg Louise A. Haley Charles and Jeannie Hall Dave and Olga Heberer Fred Heger . 8 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation Robert Borgerding ac Robert Wildschuetz Jean Huds David E. ae Linda Jensen Robert D. Klaus Michael J. Lammert Mr. Gregory A. Lipman John K. Maurer, Jr. Jack and Nancy McDonald Gary J. McFarland Patrick McMullen Mary Anne Montgomery Maria A. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Paine Patti Perry and Allan Halline Cindy Pilling and Bruce Darrough Mrs. Mary M. Ratz Mrs. Lisa Rawlings Marian Gail Riechers Mrs. Marcia Soe Ritter Kimberly D. Ruple D. Penn ae er Mrs. Vicki Schaeffler Kathleen Marie Schmidt Renae Schocke Mr. and Mrs. Miles Schwartz Wayne and y Sheets Loren Shelto eave aa n Darla Smith een eree Bell — Data Center Mrs. ee le Szymanski sad coe L. Weaver . nette J. Weber a) Julia A. Wehling Jacqueline A. Wewers Jack and Mary Ann — Miss Gerri Zaw Dr. Ferdinand B. esis Harold Arendes Family Patricia Arnold Joseph W. and Margaret Baker Mr. Loren W. Bannister Mrs. Jeanne Blattenberger Mr. H. Bruce Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Cohn Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dressel Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Freerks .D. and Mary Gillespie Ricky and Kimberly Jones Gregory and Holly Lanza Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Parham Mr. Otway W. Rash III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rochow Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Schlueter Jane Z. Wheeler ssouri Botanical Garden Librar’ THE MEMBERS’ ENTRY COURT Bricks donated to the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening between December 1, BRONZE SIGNATURE BRICKS Mary Phelan Baudendistel Edward C. Barnidge, Jr. Ann Bowen Sue Breckenridge Van Brokaw Mrs. Ann Case Mrs. William Crowder Mrs. Martinna Dil Mrs. Edward Dowd Mr. and Mrs. Derick Driemeyer Ellen and Henry Dubinsky Kathleen and Mike Dudley — Mrs. Rudyard K. Rapp Mrs. Walter Schmitz Julie Schnuck Ms. Susie L. Schulte Ginny a Carol yeaa and “ Ned Stanley ue see: Mrs. Walter G. Stern Mr. and Mrs. Gary Strauss Mr. and Mrs. s Teasdale Andrea Tra Mr. and i eee Tschudy Donna P. Walker uise Burke a te Co-Workers of J.J. and Louise Burke Miriam S. Eby / Donald L. Eby Char les S S. Eby Edw wand Misao Izumi rails Izumi n Anne Perez Timothy Allen Perez Thomas A. Perez udrey & John Steinfeld Audrey and John Steinfeld ENGRAVED BRICKS The Bernard A. Balas Family Bernard A. Balas Leamon R. & Helen FE. Barbro Leamon R. Barbro Frank & Coletta Bottini Thomas and Cynthia Bottini Gregory Bottini Francis Sessions Cole, Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gitlin Carl & Jeanne Deutsch Patti Deutsch Rachel & Jeremy DeNeal Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital 1998 and January 31, 1999 na Anderson Faust Carlon and Richard Faust Greg Fauth Meramec Plant Employees Fred & Pat Petty Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Petty John Kehoe / Karen Pfitzinger John J. Kehoe, Il ith M. & Thomas W. Kirby, Jr. Edith L. Heard Gil Ladendecker Nancy Miller Elinor Martin The Malloy Family Beatrice A. Perrin Denis and Jane Perrin n Ratican Don and Jan Ratican Cyril & E ec Sanders Mary Ellen M Glen Bike / Steve Phillips Glen Starks obert & Maureen Washatka Jackie Nash and Fami Sheila DeSimone and Family Bobbie Washatka Elle asserman Amy M. Wao Warren & Bonnie Wimmer Bonnie Lee Wimmer “< BULLETIN WANN ‘ORE = eet Mr. David W. Kemper, President Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Mr. Stephen F. Brauer Mr. William H. T. Bush r. Parker B. Condie Ms. Marlene Davis Mr. M. Peter Fischer Mrs. Sam Fox Mr. Martin E. Galt III The Hon. Clarence Harmon The Hon. Carol E. Jackson M. Kummer Carolyn W. Losos Mr. Douglas B. MacCarthy Mr. John W. McClure Mr. James S. McDonnell III Mr. Lucius B. Morse III The Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr. The Rt. Rev. Hays H. Rockwell oh Walter G. Stern r : Andrew za Me Jack E. T as, Jr. Dr. Blanche ae Mrs. Robert P. Tschudy Mr. Hendrik A. Verfaillie The Hon. George R. Westfall Dr. Thomas A. Woolsey Dr. Mark S. Wrighton EMERITUS TRUSTEES Mr. Clarence C. Barksdale R enry Hitchcock Mr. Richard J. Mahoney Mr. William E. Maritz Mr. Jefferson L. Miller Dr. Helen E. Nash Mrs. Fred A. Oberheide Mr. William R. Orthwein, Jr. Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross Mr. Rob Mr. Robert Brookings Smith ee Mrs. GG: eee Spink Mr. wal Tee Dr. chee E. Thor r. John K. nnd Mr. O. Sage Wightman II Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr. HONORARY TRUSTEES Prof. Philippe Morat Dr. Robert Ornduff MEMBERS’ BOARD Mrs. Kenneth Teasdale P , resident MARCH / APRIL 1999 2... Spring Plant Sale EXTRAVAGANZA APRIL 15 - 18,1999 NEW, BIGGER, & BETTER THAN EVER! ¢ MBG SIGNATURE PLANTS eMBG PLANTS OF MERIT *NEW & UNUSUAL BEDDING PLANTS MEMBERS RECEIVE 2O % OFF KICKS OFF GARDEN EXPO! See pages 11 & 12 PERIODICALS POSTAGE fissourit 63166-029 PAID AT ST. LOUIS, MO \ A Missouri Botanical — Garden MAY / JUNE 1999 ~ VoLume LXXXVII NUMBER THREE MARY ANN KRESSIG You don’t need to restore acres of land to make a positive impact on our world. dflower Gardening by Scott Woodbury Discover the delights of a natural garden at the newly renovated Home Gardening Demonstration in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden. The new feature has six backyard-size gardens planted with a wide variety of useful and showy native plants. Water Garden If there is water in your garden, then birds, dragonflies, and frogs will follow. Our new water garden has been built with the backyard gardener in mind, using simple and inexpensive materials. Water trickles from a boulder birdbath into the pond. Birds splash and fly to nearby coneflowers, Echinacea simulata, sunflowers, Helianthus spp. and black-eyed-Susans, Rudbeckia spp., to eat seeds. Woodland Garden Each spring from March through May, Missouri woodlands produce a beautiful display of wildflowers that bloom before the trees leaf out and go dormant soon after flowering. Some of these spring ephemerals are troutlily, Erythronium albidum, bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, crested iris, Iris cristata, and wild sweet William, Phlox divaricata. They are accompanied by lush green masses of Christmas fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, maidenhair fern, Adiantum pedatum, and broad beech fern, Thelypteris hexagonoptera, which provide peaceful color in summer. Native Perennial Garden Many popular common perennials, such as coreopsis, garden phlox, Phlox paniculata, and blue wild indigo, Baptisia australis, can be found growing naturally in Missouri. These and many other showy Missouri natives are growing in the new perennial garden, accompanied by native vines including bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, pipevine, Aristolochia tomentosa, passionflower, Passiflora incarnata, and climbing milkweed, Matalea decipiens. A turf area is planted with an improved variety of buffalograss, Buchloe dactyloides ‘Mo-bulf’, developed at the University of Missouri—-Columbia. Buffalograss lawns are attractive, hold up to heavy traffic, and require less mowing, watering, and fertilizing than traditional lawn grasses. BILL HALL 2 BULLETIN MAY / JUNE 1999 TRENT FOLTZ Native Rock Garden The showiest wildflowers in Missouri exist on limestone glades. They are seldom grown in home gardens because they need rocky, well-drained soil. If you are blessed with a pile of rocks or concrete rubble, you have the perfect base for a native rock garden. Just add gravel, a dash of topsoil, and a diversity of glade plants. Wild crocuses, Trelease’s larkspur, Delphinium treleasei, purple beard-tongue, Penstemon cobaea, and bird's foot violet, Viola pedata, are just a few of the possibilities you'll see here. Composite Garden Composites belong to the daisy family, the largest plant family in Missouri. There are 274 species native to Missouri, many of which are displayed in the new garden. Common ones include sunflowers, asters, black-eyed-Susans, coreopsis, goldenrods, Solidago spp., and blazing stars, Liatris spp. The plants are called composites because they have many small flowers, or florets, clustered on a common receptacle. Osage Garden The prairies, wetlands, savannas, and woodlands of Missouri were like a pharmacy, grocery, and hardware store to Native Americans. Native foods include pawpaws, Asimina triloba, ground cherries, Physalis virginiana, hickory nuts, Carya spp., wild beans, Phaseolus polystachios, and Jerusalem artichokes, Helianthus tuberosus. Learn about medicinal plants, such as Echinacea and goldenseal, Hydrastis canadensis, and fiber plants, including swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, and rattlesnake master, Eryngium yuccifolium. The display includes a replica of an Osage shelter made of natural materials, where we will display cordage, baskets, tools, and various foods in season. The new Home Gardening demonstration was designed by Environmental Planning and Design of Pittsburgh. It was built and planted by Arboretum staff, including David Hicks, Matt Broderick, and Terri Brandt. Scott WoopsuRry is a horticulturist at Shaw Arboretum, where he has been developing the Whitmire Wildflower Garden for seven years. Scott earned a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from University of Wisconsin—Madison and has worked at several public gardens, including Old Westbury Gardens in New York, Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, Castello Di Uzzano in Florence, and Tudor Palace in Washington, D.C. He is president of the St. Louis Chapter of Wild Ones, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting biodiversity and environmentally sound gardening practices using native plants. BULLETIN This page: A timber frame arbor, designed by the Arboretum’s master carpenter, David Hicks, is the centerpiece of the new Home Gardening Demonstration Area at Shaw Arboretum. Opposite page:A view of the Whitmire Wildflower Garden, a five-acre display of Missouri plant communities, including prairie, savanna, glade, woodland, and wetland. By gardening with wildflowers, you can take an active part in restoring the land to health. You’ll use a lot less fertilizer, pesticides, and water, and you’ll produce a beautiful garden alive with a ee of beneficial insects, MISSES, ana’a tphibians. MAY 6 4 1993 GARDEN LIBRARY Spring Wildflower Sale Saturday, May 15 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shaw Arboretum Free sale admission Plenty of free parking Get your wildflower garden off to a fine start with the best selection of native plants and seed in the St. Louis area. Several local nurseries offer the showiest and hardiest native plants for sun or shade. All plants on sale are nursery propagated, not harvested in the wild. All proceeds from the sale benefit the Whitmire Wildflower Garden. May Is Wetlands Awareness Watch for pond and wetland plants at the sale and see page 11 for special activies. Shaw Arboretum is located in Gray Summit, Missouri, +0 minutes west of St. Louis on I-44. Admission is free to Garden members. For more information, call the Arboretum at (314) 451-3512. MAY / JUNE 1999 ah TIM PARKER Comment Missouri BOTANICAL GARDEN MiIssION: To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life. HEN Henry Shaw used his personal fortune to establish the Missouri Botanical Garden, he could not have imagined how his Garden would grow. Just 25 years ago, only ten acres of the Garden were developed, the operating budget was $920,000, there were 4,000 members, and our educational activities served 20,000 people. Today some 79 acres have been developed into splendid horticultural displays, the annual budget is more than $21 million, we have more than 34,500 members, and our education programs serve 134,823 children and adults. This phenomenal growth has been driven by the urgency of our mission and our abiding commitment to public service. As the demands for the Garden’s leadership and expertise have grown, so too have the demands on our resources. lam sure Henry Shaw expected his endowment to support the Garden forever. mies however, we are faced with the challenge of maintaining the programs and services people have come to expect from the Missouri Botanical Garden. General operating support is not glamorous, but it is the lifeblood of a successful institution. To ensure that the Garden remains vital and vigorous for future generations, we are dedicated to building the endowment. Beginning with this issue of the Bulletin, we will take a look at opportunities for named endowment gifts and what they can mean to you. For 140 years, the people of St. Louis have shown extraordinary generosity in supporting Henry Shaw’s legacy. As Garden members, each of you shares in that tradition. We deeply appreciate your commitment and look forward to working together to ensure our future. — Peter H. Raven, Director New Research Exhibit Honors the May Department Stores Company A handsome wall panel featuring the Garden’s worldwide research program is on display in the Ridgway Center. The new exhibit honors the $1 million dollar gift from the May Department Stores Company and its Famous- Barr and Lord & Taylor Divisions to the Partnership Campaign. Patricia Arnold, director of development, said, “We are very grateful to the May Department Stores jen'a research efforts. Company for th “i Company for their wonderful support. This exhibit gives us an opportunity to present our research program to everyone who visits the Garden.” ts BULLETIN MAY / JUNE 1999 24-Hour Information: GardenLine — 577-9400 Or call 1-800-642-8842. 24-Hour Gardening Tips: HortLine — (314) 776-5522 Request a brochure from the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at (314) 577-9440, or send a stamped, self- addressed envelope to HortLine at the address below. Or see the Garden Web site, www.mobot.org. 24-Hour Employment/Volunteer Hotline: (314) 577-9401 Or see www.mobot.org. Horticulture Answer Service: (314) 577-5143 9:00 a.m. to noon, Mon. — Fri. Master Composter Hotline: (3 14) 577-9555 9:00 a.m. to noon, Mon. — Fri. Mailing Address: Missouri Botanical Garden Post Office Box 299 St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 (314) 577-5100 Visit the Garden Web site: www.mobot.org Garden Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every wa except Christmas; 9 a.m. to 8 p.1 Day through Labor ae iat open 7 a.m. Wed. & S 1. Memorial Shaw Arboretum: (314) 451-3512. On the Cover Roses are spectacular all summer long in the award-winning Lehmann and Gladney Rose Gardens. — Photo by Jack Jennings Editor Susan Wooleyhan Caine Climatron® is a registered servicemark of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. ©1999 Missouri Botanical Garden The BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) is published bi-monthly by t 1€ cia Botanical Garden, 2345 Tower Grove Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. Periodicals postage paid at St. Louis, MC The BULLETIN iss the Garden as a benefit ‘ol ee For ¢ contribution of as little as $55 per l t to every member of members also are entitled to: free adinission to ther members. 577-5118. Postmaster: Please send address changes z For information, call (314 to: Bulletin, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299. How one sifts @ Grants brick can make every visit to the Garden = a truly special time. ,_=— . 7 of grateful to Bill Ellerman for recognizing the need and responding with such generosity.” In the meantime, the Conservation Center volunteers are doing a magnificent job. Currently there are six: Armyn Spies, Patrick Kegin, Jane Thomas, Pricilla Rodriguez, Jerome Schiller, and Sophie Connor. Three were trained by the last Garden conservator, and each contributes special skills to the work. For more information on the Ellerman Challenge, please call Kelly Dopman in the >mely Development Office at (314) 577-0847. a ww x aw < a = 1 Volunteer Patrick Kegin, left, discusses book conservation techniques with William Ellerman in the Library Conservation Center. A Lasting Gift Bricks Make Every Visit Special... ACH TIME Garden members Rich and Barb Redohl bring their grandchildren to the Garden, the kids have a wonderful time hunting for bricks with their names on them. And their three-year-old granddaughter leads the way! The Redohls celebrated the birth of each grandchild by purchasing a brick engraved with the child’s name in the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening. They plan to purchase a brick for each new grandchild. For $300 for an engraved clay brick or $1,000 for a bronze “signature” brick, you can make a very personal gift that becomes a permanent feature of the Garden. You will receive an acknowledgment for the person being honored, and your tribute will be listed in the Bulletin. Bricks are donated for all the occasions that fill our lives — birthdays, graduations, marriages, holidays, unique accomplishments, and retirements, as well as memorial tributes. For more information regarding the Garden’s brick program or to order your brick, please see the brochure enclosed in this issue of the Bulletin, or telephone Teri-Ann Wallace at (314) 577-9495. BULLETIN MAY / JUNE 1999 De Shaw Arboretum New Teacher-Naturalists Needed ACH FALL AND SPRING, beginning with the Maple Syrup class in February, volunteer Teacher-Naturalists come to Shaw Arboretum to work outdoors with groups of schoolchildren. Each instructor works one day a week. There are currently about 20 Teacher-Naturalists (TNs). These remarkable volunteers have a wide variety of backgrounds and skills, but each has a strong commitment to sharing their knowledge and love of nature with children. Some TNs are former teachers, but the group also includes cartographers (map makers), artists, a salesman, engineers, and microbiologists. Training for Teacher-Naturalists begins next fall, and the Arboretum is looking for new recruits. Some knowledge of nature is useful, but flexibility and enthusiasm are even more important. Volunteer JoAnne Blumenthal teaching a class at Shaw Arboretum. A National Bluebird Survey HAW ARBORETUM participated in a national bluebird survey conducted by Cornell University last year, thanks to the work of two volunteers, Claire Meyners, Ph.D., and Lynn Wakefield, M.D. For many years, the Eastern bluebird, Missouri’s state bird, has been losing nesting sites as dead trees are removed and wooden fences are replaced with metal. The Arboretum has installed nest boxes to encourage populations of bluebirds. Dr. Meyners and Dr. Wakefield monitored 76 nest boxes at the Arboretum twice a week from April 0. BULLETIN MAY / JUNE 1999 Lynn Wakefield, left, and Claire Meyners examining a nest box at the Arboretum. through July to determine how many eggs were laid and how many young birds survived to leave the nest. The nest boxes are predominantly used by bluebirds, but chickadees and house wrens occasionally move in. The two volunteers found that although many eggs were laid, 67 percent of the nests suffered predation by snakes and raccoons. This year the Arboretum staff will relocate some of the boxes and will install metal guards on others, in hopes that more young birds will fledge this spring. The two volunteers were assisted by Bob Meyners, Ph.D., Claire’s husband, who repaired and maintained the nest boxes. Watch for the colorful bluebirds when you visit the Arboretum this year. — Lydia Toth, manager of education, Shaw Arboretum If you are interested in creating exciting educational experiences for children while learning more about the natural world, please call Miriam Krone at 451-3512. A New Forest This spring, Shaw Arboretum planted 4,600 trees on 12.5 acres on the south side of the Meramec River. The effort was part of the Conservation Reserve Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Farm Service Agency of Franklin County. The tree seedlings and planting equipment were provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation. “Converting frequently flooded crop land into hardwood bottomland forest significantly decreases soil erosion during flooding, increases wildlife habitat, and widens the greenway along the Meramec River,” said John Behrer, director of Shaw Arboretum. “We are grateful for the support for our continuing efforts to restore native Missouri habitats at the Arboretum.” CLIFF WILLIS Volunteer Interpreters Rudy Nickens, left, and his son Barak Tiari, center, demonstrate some fun facts about plants for two young visitors. Volunteers Making Science Pun THE young and the young at heart are learning about the wonderful world of plants when they visit the Garden this spring and summer. The Volunteer Interpreters and their colorful carts can be found at various locations throughout the Garden grounds on Saturdays and Sundays. With props and imagination, the volunteers present basic science concepts to delight all ages. They have activities for families to do during their visit to the Garden, with prizes for kids. Maybe the most important thing the volunteers do is to answer questions. On their very first day they talked with over 500 visitors. If you like people and enjoy learning new things, the Interpreters are looking for more volunteers to help out this summer. For more information about the program, which includes training, please call the Education Division at (314) 577-5140. Daylily Society Keeps the Flowers Blooming TROLLING among the curving beds of colorful blossoms in the Jenkins Daylily Garden, you may imagine that a platoon of gardeners is toiling away to keep it perfect. Not so — the display is maintained by just four volunteers from the Missouri Botanical Garden Daylily Society. For more than a decade, the group has gathered every Monday morning and many Wednesdays from April to late October. The volunteers — Chick Buehrig, Mirko Bolanovich, Bob Hudson, and Martin Meagher — care for a collection of 1,200 different daylily plants in every possible color and shape. Sanctioned by the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS), the Jenkins Daylily Garden features beds of award-winning hybrids, including the winners of the AHS Stout Medal for the past 15 years. In August the Society holds an annual sale of extra plants at the Garden, with help from the West County Daylily association. Thousands of plants are offered at the popular annual event, and all proceeds are donated to the Garden to purchase plants for the new season. Since 1990, the Society has made extremely substantial donations to help the Horticulture Division purchase equipment, including a Cushman cart (in conjunction with the Iris Society) and a zinc label machine. Jason Delaney, the Horticulture staffer who supervises the roup, says, “In addition to their work in the Jenkins Daylily Garden, the volunteers also help out with the Samuels and Heckman Bulb Gardens and the daylily beds at the National Council of State Garden Clubs. They are great to work with, and they are a vital resource for the Garden.” BULLETIN Members of the MBG Daylily Society at work in the Jenkins Daylily Garden (from left): Marty Meagher, Mirko Bolanovich, and Chick Buehrig. Not pictured: Bob Hudson. MAY / JUNE 1999 op by Chip Tynan Trendy Tropic Ve Home Gardening NE OF THE MOST EXCITING TRENDS in gardening is the explosion of interest in new and underutilized tropical and sub-tropical plants for outdoor summer display. Watch for our tropical garden in the Flower Trial Garden at the Kemper Center this summer — the brilliant colors will be dazzling. Huge leafy banana plants and flowering Chinese hisbiscus have been familiar in local gardens for years. Gaining in popularity are mandevillas, with large rose-pink, funnel-shaped flowers, and the exotic, pendulous, fragrant blooms of angel’s trumpets, Brugmansia spp. This summer we will feature some species that have not yet become widely available at local garden centers, although we have been using them for many years in bedding displays here at the Garden. These include yellow-leaved Jacob’s coat, Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Kona Coast’, and Persian shield, Strobilanthes dyerianus, whose irridescent, metallic leaves never fail to draw oohs and aahs from visitors. Hawaiian snowbush, Breynia nivosa ‘Rosemarginata’, a sub-tropical shrub noted for its variegated compound leaves mottled with red, white and green, is a veteran of many indoor flower shows. Two selections are sure to delight gardeners o. BULLETIN MAY / JUNE 1999 seeking outstanding flower production. Firebush, Hamelia patens, is a native of south Florida that blooms nearly year-round in the Climatrong displays, and firecracker plant, Cuphea ignea, is a houseplant that flowers non-stop outdoors from summer until frost. As an added bonus, the tubular red blossoms of both species are virtual magnets for visiting hummingbirds. Don't worry that because some of these plants are unfamiliar, they may be difficult to grow. Many tropicals have been mainstays in the house and garden since Victorian times, and most species commonly grown as houseplants originate in the tropics. Popular herbaceous bedding plants such as scarlet sage, marigolds, coleus, vinca (Madagascar periwinkle), and impatiens, among many others, are not only of tropical origin, but also easy to care for. Contrary to popular perception, not all tropicals require the shaded environment conjured up by the image of a dense jungle-like forest. Just as temperate habitats range from hot, dry glades to cool, moist forests, there many different and distinct habitats in tropical regions. A great many tropicals perform splendidly when placed outdoors in our gardens in sunny locations. Choose a site that affords some protection from CHip TYNAN manages the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Horticulture Answer Service, overseeing a staff of 50 volunteers who field some 28,000 questions phoned in each year. An old-time generalist in a field increasingly dominated by specialists, Chip manages to stay current in the many aspects of modern horticulture. He is respected and admired for his unparalleled experience as a self taught, lifetime gardener. Well known locally for the weekly column he writes for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chip regularly teaches adult education courses at the Garden, gives many talks to gardening “"8\QQ0F) clubs, and is frequently called upon by local TV and radio stations to speak on a wide variety of gardening subjects. He has been on the staff at the Garden since 1986. TRENT FOLTZ prevailing winds, and prepare the soil as though you intend to grow vegetables. This is not unreasonable when you consider that tomatoes, summer squash, and peppers, as well as many of our other popular summer vegetables, are tropical species. Deep, loose beds of well-drained loamy soil enriched with abundant organic matter will yield excellent results. A regular supply of water will be necessary during hot, dry times. Many tropicals are fairly heavy feeders, and timely applications of water-soluble fertilizers applied every other week will hel maintain vigorous growth. When you visit our tropical display, don’t expect an immediate effect. The plants will initially be small when bedded out this spring, but growth will become increasingly more dramatic with each passing week. The garden’s peak will occur in late summer and will continue well into the cooler nights of autumn. Many of the plants will continue to flower freely until frost finally arrives. One of the beauties of a tropical garden is that most of the plants can be cut back, potted into containers, brought indoors, and either allowed to rest during the winter in a cool, frost-free location, or grown in a greenhouse or a warm, moist sunroom. Many are just as easy to overwinter as a hibiscus. This is especially true of the woody specimens, whose ultimate charm becomes enhanced over time as they mature. Some Plants in the 1999 Kemper Tropical Garden Abutilon ‘Clementine’ Flowering maple Acalypha ‘Cypress Garden Elf’ Acalypha wilkesiana Jacob's coat Acalypha wilkesiana ‘Kona Coast Yellow Jacob's coat Allamanda sp. Allamanda Angelonia angustifolia ‘Hilo Princess’ Breynia nivosa ‘Rosemarginata’ Hawaiian snowbush Brugmansia spp. Angel's trumpet Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’, ‘Pretoria’, ‘Phasion’, ‘Tropical Red’ Canna lily Citrus sp. Calamondin orange Clerodendrum ugandense Butterfly bush Cuphea ignea Firecracker plant Duranta repens Evolvulus ‘Blue Daze’ Evolvulus Graptophyllum pictum Caricature plant Hamelia patens Fire bush Hemigraphus alternata Red ivy Hibiscus acetosella Maroon-leaved hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus Lantana montevidensis Shrub verbena Mandevilla spp. (syn. Dipladenia) Mandevilla Musa ‘Red Dwarf’ Dwarf banana Musa lasiocarpa Pachystachys lutea Golden candle Plumbago auriculata Cape leadwort Psidium sp. Guava Pseuderanthemum sp. Sanchezia sp. Solanum jasminoides ‘Green Leaf’ Strobilanthes dyerianus Persian shield Tibochina semidecandra Glory bush Tradescantia pallida Purple heart Familiar annuals: Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’ Salvia greggii ‘Wild Watermelon’ Salvia guaranitica CLIFF WILLIS What's Coming Up At the Kemper Center for Home Gardening CLIFF WILLIS Work n’ Tell Demonstrations Saturday mornings in June, || a.m. to noon Summer Plant House Drop in for free hands-on demonstrations with St. Louis Master Gardeners. No registration required. Featured in June: Container Plants June 5 Vegetables for Containers June 12 Herbs for Containers June 19 Sun and Shade June 26 Unusual Containers Master Gardeners Answer Desk Wednesdays and Saturdays through October 16 10 a.m.to | p.m. Outdoors in the Kemper Center Gardens, at the entrance to the Garden for All. St. Louis Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions. sl = “Slim Dandy” This eight-foot scarecrow and his faithful dog are standing guard in the Vegetable Garden at the Kemper Center. They are just two of more than a dozen whimsical “Willow Works” figures by local artist Kathlene Weltzen which are on display in the delightful larger-than-life sculptures are made of wood, metal and fabric. Keep an eye out for the giant snail, a monarch butterfly, a spider with a web, dragonflies, honeybees, birds and more. Rose Gardens Win AARS Award For the third year in a row, the Gladney and Lehmann rose gardens have been honored by All-America Rose Selections for outstanding maintenance. BULLETIN MAY / JUNE 1999 9, ” o) z Z Zz r x s) < CLIFF WILLIS 10. Magnolias ITH the exceptionally beautiful spring weather this year, our flowering trees put on a spectacular show. For once, the local saying didn’t hold true that “we’re sure to have a frost when the magnolias begin to bloom.” As St. Louis gardeners know to their grief, a late frost is all too common in our area. Let the temperature dip below 32°F and overnight a beautiful tree can look as though Jack Frost hung brown rags in it. With the changeable climate in this region, the only sure thing about damaging frost is that it will surely strike again. And damage may not be limited to the flowers. In March of 1992 and again last year, just as magnolias were blooming, our temperatures plunged from unseasonably warm levels into the lower teens. The result was widespread dieback of stems and branches, which will require corrective pruning over several growing seasons. To grow magnolias successfully in this region, select cultivars that tend to bloom a little later than standard Lopata Lantern types. Look for star magnolias ‘Royal Star’ and ‘Water Lily’. Desirable saucer magnolias include ‘Brozzonii’, ‘Speciosa’, ‘Lennei’, ‘Superba’, and ‘Verbanica’, ‘Alexandrina’ is an early blooming saucer type, but its buds open over a long period and are rarely frosted completely. Among the popular Loebner magnolias, ‘Leonard Messel’ and ‘Merrill’ are frequently among the first casualties of late frosts; ‘Spring Snow’ and ‘Ballerina’ tend to bloom slightly later. — Among the most reliable early magnolias for this area are a group of hybrids resulting from crosses between a lily magnolia, Magnolia liliflora ‘Nigra’, and a star magnolia, Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’. These include ‘Ann’, ‘Betty’, ‘Randy’, ‘Ricki’, and ‘Susan’. All have a compact, somewhat shrubby growth habit, making them ideal choices for smaller landscapes. ‘Betty’, ‘Ricki’, and ‘Susan’ mature at about 10 to 15 feet in height, while ‘Randy’ and ‘Ann’ grow 8 to 10 feet tall. Two other hybrids, ‘Galaxy’, and ‘Spectrum’, reach 20 to 30 feet in height. Site selection is crucial. A northern exposure protected from prevailing winds is best. In the wild, most magnolias are understory trees of deciduous forests, found in well drained, slightly acidic soils rich in organic matter. Though they grow well in full sun as long as they receive ample water during dry spells, magnolias growing in partly shaded sites will be more reliable bloomers. — Chip Tynan, MBG Horticulture Answer Service Charitable Gift Planning Your Will, Your Wishes A well-thought-out will works in concert with other estate planning tools. | — -you don’t have a legal will, consider the This beautiful stone following: lantern is a gift from the Lopata family in memory of Stanley Lopata’s brother, Edwin L. Lopata, 1909-1998. The lantern was erected recently at the south end of the Japanese garden. Located near the 1. You shouldn’t assume “my spouse gets everything.” The state may set aside part of your assets for your children when they come of age. In that event, your spouse will have to obtain permission from the probate judge to use these funds for the children’s benefit. Your will, however, can eliminate these restrictions. 2. You shouldn't assume estate taxes and court costs are the same with or without a will. Court costs are usually higher when there is no will. Tax-saving arrangements can often be included in a will to help conserve your property. 3. You shouldn't assume that any of your assets will go to charity. Even if you have told your spouse or close friends of your wish, by law the court cannot take such action. fence along Magnolia Avenue, the lantern is a handsome traditional addition to the Garden Your wishes, however, can be carried out if you include bequests in your personal will. Free Information The Garden offers the booklet “Why Your Will Is So Important,” recommended for anyone who does not have a will or is considering revising one. For your free copy of the landscape. booklet, or if you would like to receive “Heritage,” the BULLETIN MAY / JUNE 1999 Garden's special gift planning newsletter, please call Judi Schraer (314) 577-5120, write to Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166, or email judi.schraer@mobot.org. Pull out and save Calendar of Events May | & 2 Saturday & Sunday May Day Picnics the Garden grounds! Weekend Highlights: Mark Kane of Better Homes and Gardens Sat. 10 am. “The Art of Combinations” Sunday |! a.m. “Garden Philosophies” Bring your basket and a blanket, and picnic on GardenEx May 8 & 9 Saturday & Sunday Mother’s Daze Instead of taking flowers to Mom, bring Mom to see the flowers! Weekend Highlights: Rose Society Miniature Rose Sale Mother’s Day Buffet in Gardenview Restaurant Bagpiper Laura Hartung on the grounds African Violet Society Show and Sale Maypole Celebration with English Country ve Dancers and Capering Roisters “What’s in Bloom?” Tours || a.m. & | p.m. daily Demonstrations at Kemper Center Kids’ Treasure Hunt “Garden Railways” Exhibit Attendance Prize Drawings: * Wheelbarrow of Supplies from Gerber Gardens and Florist RI | See > Carmina Burana — Performances by Missouri Choral Society Sat. 7:30 p.m. & Sun. 3 p.m. Japanese Garden Tours |! a.m. & | p.m. daily oe oo Says Wire AY Demonstrations at Kemper Center i Wp Kids’ Treasure Hunt ¢ Tanaka Lawn & Garden Trimmer from Special Promotions in the Garden Gate Shop Outdoor Equipment May Is American Wetlands Month Special Programs at Shaw Arboretum Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Explore Missouri's wetlands and its plants and animals. Discover the role of water in shaping our natural heritage and learn about modern wetlands conservation. Enrollment for each program is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Call (314) 451-3512 for registration and information. May 6 Gardening with Wetland Plants May 13. Family Workshop: What Lives in a Wetland? May 20 Reptiles and Amphibians of Missouri Wetlands a Summer Hours Begin There’s a new “Wetlands Trail Guide” filled with fun learning activities to May 2 i share with younger explorers at the Arboretum’s restored wetlands area. May 27 Wetlands Restoration and Management 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Day —- Labor Day icieaie Waldemiess Wapente Wait ‘ee Enjoy the beauty of a tranquil stroll through the wetlands area on weekends in May, weather permitting. And don’t miss the Wetlands Art Exhibit by Gateway Middle School Students in the Joseph H. Bascom Manor House, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Mondays. Garden on summer evenings. Beginning on Memorial Day, Monday May 31, the Garden will be open until 8 p.m. The trams will operate until 6:30 p.m. Summer hours in the Garden Gate Shop: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and on Sunday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Hy, Bi vaee : & sid fe “eal eae BULLETIN MAy/JUNE 1999 11. May 6 —- July 9 Exhibit: ‘Flower Power” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Monsanto Hall. More than 50 acrylic paintings by Robert Stolz feature flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Free with Garden admission or membership. May 8 & 9 Saturday & Sunday Miniature Rose Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Monsanto Hall. Presented by the Rose Society of Greater St. Louis in conjunction with GardenExpo. Free with Garden admission or membership. 12. BULLETIN MAY /JUNE May & June Events May 15 Saturday Migratory Bird Discovery Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monsanto Hall. Learn about bird identification, do’s and don'ts of backyard bird feeding, and where to look for birds. Activities for families and kids, sponsored by the St. Louis Chapter of the Audubon Society. For more information, call Sue Smith at (314) 256- 79806. Free with Garden admission or membership. May |5 Saturday Demonstration: “Saikei’’ 10 a.m. to noon, Shoenberg Auditorium. The Japanese art of creating miniature landscapes, presented by noted teacher Pat Brodie. Co-sponsored by the Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis. Pre-registration is required: $15 members, $20 non- members. Call (314) 577- 9441. 1999 May |5 Saturday StoryTime 11 a.m., Garden Gate Shop. For children ages four to ten. Listen to a story or two, make a fun project to take home, and learn about the world of plants. Parents are welcome to attend, and children under four must be accompanied by an adult. Free, no reservations. May |5 Saturday Spring Wildflower Sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Shaw Arboretum. See page 3. May 15 & 16 Saturday & Sunday Bonsai Society Show and Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Presented by the Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis. Free with Garden admission or membership. May 15 & 16 Saturday & Sunday Dahlia Society Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.daily, Beaumont Room. Presented by the Dahlia Society of Greater St. Louis. Free with Garden admission or membership. May 22 & 23 Saturday & Sunday St. Louis Horticultural Society Show and Sale Saturday sale hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday show hours are noon to 5 p.m. Sunday sale and show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In the Orthwein Floral Display Hall both days. Free with Garden admission or membership. Members’ Day - May 28 Friday Rose Evening 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Our annual celebration of everyone’s favorite flower includes live entertainment by the Rivertown Sound Barbershop Quartet, a cash bar, an advance look at the All America Rose Society Winners for the Year 2000, and a long stemmed rose to take home. Horticulture staff and Rose Society volunteers will be on hand in the Lehmann and Gladney Rose Gardens. Attendance drawings will be held for a beautiful arrangement of roses by Alex Waldbart, videos, and more. In the Garden Gate Shop, members receive an extra 5% discount on all roses, rose books, and rose gifts. Meet authors Peter Bernhardt and Gen Obata, who will be signing copies of their recent books from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. An optional buffet supper is available by advance reservation, $21 per person. See the flyer mailed recently to all members, or call (314) 577-9500. Rose Evening is free, for members only, held rain or shine. May 29 & 30 Saturday & Sunday Rose Society Annual how Saturday — 12:30 to 5 p.m. y —-9a.m. to 5 p.m. In the Orthwein Floral Display Hall both days. Presented by the Rose Society of Greater St. Louis. Free with Garden admission or membership. June 5 & 6 Saturday & Sunday Chinese Culture Days 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Garden grounds. Our annual celebration of Chinese culture expands to two days this year. Featuring performances by the renowned Shanghai acrobatic troupe, traditional lion dances, folk fashions and folk dancing, musical performances, food, children’s games, painting and calligraphy demonstrations, special tea ceremonies, and tours of the Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden. In Cohen Amphitheater, visit an authentic Chinese village complete with merchants and craft masters typical of street life in China throughout the centuries. Free with Garden admission or membership. June 6 Sunday Iris Society Show Noon to 6 p.m., Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Presented by the Greater St. Louis Iris Society. Free with Garden admission or membership. May & June Events June 7 — August 20 Exhibit: “Cacti & Succulents” 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, Grigg Lobby. Beautiful color photographs by Steve Feiner, a member of the Henry Shaw Cactus Society, capture the dramatic beauty of cacti and succulents in large format cibachrome prints. Free with Garden admission or membership. June 12 Saturday “Peanutman: A Visit from George Washington Carver” 2 p.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. A play for all ages, presented by the St. Louis Black Repertory Theater. Carver, the great scientific pioneer, appears to a young boy named Henry and passes on a great gift, the thirst for knowledge. Free with Garden admission or membership. June 19 Saturday StoryTime 11 a.m., Garden Gate $ See May 15. — 1op. June 19 & 20 Saturday & Sunday Lily Society Show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Presented by the Mid-America Regional Lily Society (MARLS). Free with Garden admission or membership. June 26 & 27 Saturday & Sunday Daylily Society Show and Sale Saturday show hours are noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday show — Pits hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Orthwein Floral Hall both days. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 5 in the Beaumont Room both days. Presented SE! by the West et, Members’ Day County 7] June 4 Friday Daylily 4) Club Big Band Concert 5:30 to 9 p.m. Enjoy an evening under the stars listening to the swinging sounds of Bob Coleman’s Legacy Big Band. Concert begins on Spoehrer Plaza at 7:30 p.m. Bring a picnic supper, blankets, or lawn chairs if desired. Limited concert seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Cash bar. Members receive an extra five percent discount in the Garden Gate Shop on all CDs, cassettes, and wind chimes. Special thanks to The Travel Center for their support of the evening. Free, for members only. June 20 & 27 Sundays “Nature Moves” 6 p.m., two conseculive Sundays. The Atrek Company presents interpretive dance based on sculpture in the Garden. The performance moves from the Ridgway Dance Center to various sites on the grounds. Free with Garden admission or membership. Walking Tours led by Garden Guides — | p.m. daily. Eco-Cart Demonstrations — Every Saturday from I 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brookings Interpretive Center. Garden Walker’s Breakfasts — In cooperation with the American Heart Association, the grounds open ever Wednesday and Saturday morning at 7 a.m. to encourage fitness walking. A heart-healthy breakfast is available for purchase in the Gardenview Restaurant, 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. BULLETIN MAY /JUNE 1999 foi CLIFF WILLIS May &@ June Events June 13 Sunday 1999 St. Louis Garden Tour 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. TRENT FOLTZ Back by popular demand! Garden members are invited to spend a summer day touring some of the loveliest private gardens in St. Louis. From elegant terrace landscapes to formal rose gardens to wooded yards filled with unusual plants, the tour includes large and small gardens designed by home owners and professionals. The day is certain to be a delight for you and your friends and will provide creative ideas for your own landscaping. Watch the mail for your special invitation, or call (314) 577-9500 for information. Whitaker Jazz Festival 99 Bring a blanket and a picnic and spend an evening under the stars with some of the finest jazz musicians in the Midwest. Lawn seating Cash bar Box suppers available for purchase from the Gardenview Restaurant — call 577-9528 to order. No alcoholic beverages or glass containers are permitted on Garden grounds. Tickets are not required for Garden members. Just show your membership card at the Ticket Counter. Non-members can pick up tickets two weeks in advance of each concert at the Garden Ticket Counter or at the University Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Tickets will also be available at selected retail outlets. Listen to WSIE Jazz Radio 88.7 FM for announcements of ticket locations. JUNE 2 Kim Portnoy Big Band Contemporary and traditional big band music JUNE 9 Jeremy Davenport Jazz trumpeter and vocalist JUNE 16 Denise Thimes Jazz, rhythm and blues vocalist JUNE 23 Vargas Swing Swing band sensation JUNE 30 Allegro Jazz Ensemble Contemporary Latin jazz JULY 7 —_ Johnnie Johnson Jazz and blues legend The Whitaker Jazz Festival is made possible by the generosity of the Whitaker Foundation, which supports the arts in St. Louis to promote our common heritage while celebrating our diversity Claude Johnson accompanied Marchel Ivery on Juneteenth Heritage Festival evening. and encouraging the vitality of our community. 14. BULLETIN. MAY / JUNE 1999 Past Presidents of the Members’ Board Jane Coultas Conrad JANE CONRAD has worn many hats in her 30 years of service at the Garden. She became a member in 1968, joined the Members’ Board in 1970, was elected secretary to the Board in 1972, and served as its president from 1974 until May of 1977. Following her presidency, the Garden hired her to manage Tower Grove House, and she worked there until she retired in 1985. During Mrs. Conrad’s term as president of the Board, the number of Garden members grew from 4,800 to about 9,000. With the opening of the English Woodland Garden and the Japanese Garden, it was an exciting time at the Garden. The Members’ Board was very active, presenting events including flower show preview parties, members’ trips, outdoor concerts by the St. Louis Symphony in Cohen Amphitheater, volunteers’ teas, children’s Christmas parties, an Arboretum Day, and the first Members’ Day in 1975, a luncheon that served 450 people in the Museum Building. Two gala benefit parties were held, “An English Garden Party” with Lord Snowdon in 1974 and the “Chrysanthemum Ball” with Gloria Vanderbilt in 1976, and each welcomed more than 800 guests to the Garden. A native of St. Louis, Mrs. Conrad has been active in several community organizations. In the 1940s she was secretary to Nobel Prize winners Drs. Carl and Gerti Cori at Washington University School of Medicine. Mrs. Conrad now makes her home in Florida for several months each year, but as an ex officio member of the Garden Members’ Board, she still attends meetings often. You may have seen the electric surreys carrying guests around the grounds, but few visitors know that two of the carts were gifts from Mrs. Conrad — just one visible sign of her love for the Garden. Members Give Dad june 20, 1999 Father’s Day !s : is special day with Remember Dad on h Between May |! hip for Dad an »g00 d rece -yea' in a dr be entered in : membership from Waterway, valu 4 baseball tickets. For information, a of the seven Waterway Gas Save the Date — October 6-9, 1999 Members’ Autumn Tour Hudson River Valley For information, please call the Membership Office at (314) 577-9500. 1998 Annual Report Is Available If you would like a copy of the 1998 Missouri Botanical Garden Annual Report, they are available from the Ticket Counter at the Ridgway Center or the receptionist at the Shoenberg Administration Building. You may also request Annual Reports by calling the Development Office, (314) 577-5120. BULLETIN a double header this rden an purchase @ se 3 d through July r Clean Car Club d at $200, plus tw (314) 577 & Wash locations. Last Call — Friday, May 7 Mother’s Day Luncheon and Fashion Show English Garden Party With Cindy Preszler, Channel 5 Weather Featuring Spring Fashions by Dillard’s Seating begins at 11:45 a.m. $45 members, $55 non-members. Join Beatrix Potter and friends for a luncheon and fashion show sponsored by Dillard’s, with thanks to St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles and Party Arts. Call (314) 577-9500 for reservations. a Double Header! year. gift h of free car washes at 1, 1999. Dad will also oO Cardinals -5118, or visit any TRENT FOLTZ Garden Club Gift The Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, part of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, provides significant support to the Garden to fund the upkeep of planting beds at the Ridgway Center. Shown presenting a check to deputy director Jonathan Kleinbard is Kay Schaefer, director of the East Central District of the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri. MAY/JUNE 1999 Lo. Students see what the natural world is like and learn how to do their own research. This is what science is all about. Activities on the Garden Web site complement the education video series. Above: Exploring a tropical biome in Belize. Far right: Investigating a temperate rain forest in Washington State. 16.) BULLETIN MAY/JUNE 1999 PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE EVERGREEN PROJECT OF ST. LOUIS Use of the Garden’s Web site tripled last year, recording an incredible 32.5 million hits, or some 2.7 million inquiries each month. During the school year, over half of the inquiries go to the education pages, MBGnet. That's even more amazing when you realize that many of the individual “hits” come from classes of 20 or more kids. MBGnet's success isn’t hard to understand. Produced by the Evergreen Project of St. Louis in collaboration with the Garden’s Education Division, MBGnet is colorful, easy to use, and packed with information. Click on “Just for Kids” at the Garden home page, then choose “Whats It Like Where You Live?” Designed for grades 4 and up, this is a “world learning community for classrooms and kids” where you can take a virtual tour of six different biomes. Visit a rain forest, temperate forest, tundra, taiga, grassland, or desert, and learn about what kinds of plants and animals live there. There are exciting projects for each biome, such as “What you can do to save the tropical rain forest” and “The Evergreen Dispatch,” an environmental newspaper. Or choose “Partners for Growing,” designed for younger students, grades two to four. You will find “Investigations in Plant Science,” colorful, fun pages of activities including an interactive storybook, a school gardening project, “Plant Munchers” about insects, and more. Click on “Cool Projects” to trade information with classes elsewhere in the world. A current “Project of the Month” was a report from second and third graders in Alaska, who gathered and analyzed data on temperature and daylight hours in the land of the Midnight Sun. Teachers will find a complete guide to “Web Work Shops,” 12 online courses that help teachers integrate computers into classroom lessons. This opportunity is a collaboration among the Garden, The Evergreen Project, the Cooperating School Districts of St. Louis, and Webster University. College credit is available. MBGnet is available on CD-ROM for schools that do not have Internet access. The Web site complements the Garden’s eft: Exploring the prairie with MBG staffer ill Davit. Right: Nunamuit kids in Alaska ppear in the “Tundra” video. elow: Learning to use the Internet in the ndersen Computer Lab at the Garden’s Lee ducation Center. ide Web series of educational videos, currently in use in 20,000 schools nationwide. Produced by the Evergreen Project, the videos feature students and teachers on location around the world as they investigate underwater coral reefs, hike through frozen tundra, float down the Mississippi, or fly over vast forests in a helicopter. The videos also feature students who live in the places they visit, including Belize, Alaska, and the Florida Everglades, and include reports from schools in Siberia, Finland, and Australia. “The Web site and the videos are a very successful way to get students to learn science,” said Larry DeBuhr, Ph.D., the Garden's director of education. “They see what the natural world is like and learn how to investigate it, how to do their own research. That is really what science is all about.” For more information, please visit the Garden Web site at www.mobot.org. BULLETIN MAY /JUNE 1999 CLIFF WHITE, MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION A NEW DISCOVERY Research Gate Shop. Rain Forests May Help Slow Global Warming CIENTISTS working in the Amazon and Central America have been stunned to discover that undisturbed rain forests there are apparently acting as massive sponges absorbing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. This exciting discovery was published recently in the journal Science. Two o the authors are Rodolfo Vasquez, a Garden curator heading the Flora of Peru project, and Oliver Phillips, an MBG research associate who earned his Ph.D. from Washington University in 1993 while studying at the Garden. The paper uses results from forestry plots in Amazonia, many of which were established by Garden scientists, including the late Alwyn H. Gentry. Since the Industrial Revolution, carbon dioxide (CO ,) in the Earth’s atmosphere has increased by a third and is still rising. Scientists have long been puzzled because levels of CO, should be rising even faster. Compiling data on 100,000 trees throughout South and Central America over 30 years, researchers may have solved the mystery of the “missing” CO). They discovered that in most of their study plots, the forests have become more Massive. G. BULLETIN MAY /JUNE 1999 “Our results suggest that over the past three decades, the living trees in each acre of rain forest have gained over 17 metric tons,” said Phillips. “Each acre would have to absorb an additional 20 tons of carbon dioxide to increase that much.” In the Amazon Basin alone, the scientists estimate that intact rain forests could be absorbing over a billion tons of carbon dioxide each year. Ironically, the team believes the forests are getting bigger because of the increased levels of O,. When the greenhouse gas is more abundant, plants grow faster. While this is welcome news for the environment, the forests’ capacity to absorb carbon dioxide is limited. The scientists emphasize that only undisturbed forests can absorb extra CO,, and 40 million acres of rain forest are being destroyed each year. Curator in Paraguay Elsa Zardini, Ph.D. Dr. Elsa Zardini, a native of Argentina, came to the Garden in 1984 to work with Peter Raven on his studies of the Onagraceae, or evening primrose family. In 1987 she moved to Paraguay to begin botanical field work. At that time, the Flora of Missouri Presented to Governor On March 23, a delegation from the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) visited the state capitol in Jefferson City to present Governor Carnahan with a signed copy of Steyermark’s Flora of Missouri. The eagerly awaited first volume of the revised edition was recently published jointly by the Garden and the Department of Conservation. From left: Dr. George Yatskievych, Garden curator, MDC botanist, and author of the book; Dr. Peter H. Raven, director of the Garden; Governor Mel Carnahan; Jerry Conley, MDC director. The new Flora of Missouri is available at all MDC outlets and at the Garden plants of Paraguay were the least known of any country in Latin America. In 1987, Paraguay had a single herbarium with no recent collections. Since then, two more herbaria have been added. Zardini and her Paraguayan colleagues have increased the number of specimens in local herbaria from15,000 to more than 100,000, and their work helped to establish the Ybytyruzu National Park. As with Garden research activities in many countries, the emphasis is on strengthening local botanica institutions. These efforts have helped to bring the Garden’s colleagues in Paraguay into the international botanical community. Paraguayan botanists are now participating in an important new project to produce a computerized checklist of the plants of the Southern Cone of South America, which includes Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Zardini attended high school in the United States and Argentina and earned her Ph.D. from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. Following graduation she studied at Harvard on a , ge §=Guggenheim Fellowship. Elsa Zardini collecting plants in Paraguay. Trustee Profile Thomas A. Woolsey, M.D. Dr. Thomas A. Woolsey, director of the James L. O’Leary Division of Experimental Neurology and Neurological University School of Medicine, was elected president of the 144-year-old Academy of Science of St. Louis in December, 1998. Under the terms of Henry Shaw's Will, Dr. Woolsey became a Trustee of the Garden ex officio, by virtue of his office. As president of the Academy of Science, he succeeds George E. Thoma, M.D., president emeritus of St. Louis University School of Medicine. The Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees has elected Dr. Thoma an trustees The Academy of Science serves as a community resource by acting as a forum for collaboration of science- related organizations, by promoting exchanges among scientists, teachers, students and the public, and by supporting science education. Its Junior Academy links students in grades 7 through 12 with local scientists through the Emerson computer network. Speakers for Science is a group of more than 600 volunteer scientists, medical specialists, engineers, and science educators who speak to schools, civic groups, youth organizations, and the media. The Academy also sponsors the annual Symposium on Scientific Literacy, a task force dedicated to improvement of science education. As an originator of the Academy's Speaker's for Science program, Dr. Woolsey has devoted countless hours to visiting schools, where he speaks to students about his work. He was elected to the Academy’s Board of Trustees in Dr. Woolsey is the George H. and Ethel R. Bishop Scholar in Neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine. He is the winner of many professional honors and awards and the author of numerous scientific papers and publications concerning the brain. Dr. Woolsey came to St. Louis in 1970 as an intern in surgery at Barnes Hospital. He is a 1965 graduate of the University of Wisconsin and earned his M.D. in 1969 at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Peter Raven said, “We are delighted to have Dr. Woolsey join the Board of Trustees. Henry Shaw, the Garden’s founder, showed wonderful foresight by providing for eminent scientists to serve on the Garden's Board. Dr. Woolsey’s commitment to strengthening science education will be an important asset to our education programs.” Emeritus Trustee of the Garden. i. Raven Receives AAM Distinguished Service Award THE American Association of Museums (AAM) presented its 1999 Award for Distinguished Service to Peter H. Raven in April. Dr. Raven was honored for his dedication and commitment to museums, exemplified by his service as director of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Over the past 27 years, under Dr. Raven's leadership, the Garden has become an institution recognized around the world for excellence in education, research, and community service. In making the award, the AAM cited the Garden's remarkable growth since 1971. Visitation has increased from 150,000 to 750,000 annually, and membership has grown from 4,000 to 34,500. Other achievements include creation of the Japanese Garden, renovation of the Climatrong, and construction of the Shoenberg Temperate House, the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening, and The Monsanto Center. Founded in 1906, AAM is the national association representing the museum community. AAM accredits museums, provides education and training for museum professionals, operates international programs, and advocates advancement of museums. Its has more than 16,400 members. William Maritz Named Citizen of the Year In a ceremony held at the Garden on April 6, Garden Trustee William E. Maritz was honored as the St. Louis Citizen of the Year for 1998. The community service award, presented by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, recognizes lifetime achievement. Maritz is the 46th recipient of the award and the most recent in a succession of Garden Trustees to receive it, including Blanche M. Touhill, the 1997 recipient, who presented the award to Maritz. Shown at the awards ceremony are Dr. Touhill (left) with William Maritz and his wife, Jacqueline. BULLETIN MAY / JUNE 1999 19. TIM PARKER TRIBUTES Abraham Schultz Mary Phelan Baudendistel Mr. Alan Bindbeutel NOV — DES | 228 Rickey Sudholt AFTRA St. Louis The Derek Arnold Family Mrs. H. M. 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Kevin Lueders — Mr. and Mrs. Zorob Asadoorian Mr. and Mrs. Morton Singer Mrs. Irvin Bettman, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Maloney ouise Burke Marlita and Stuart Weiss Elenore and Bill Collinger Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mayer Friends and Co-Workers of r. and Mrs. Whitney R. Harris Jane and Oscar Conrad Ms. Marie McGeehan Louise and J. J. Burke Dr. and ee R. Eidelman Ms. Joan Cowdell Mr. and Mrs. David W. Nations David Macke Caldwell Domenica and eres Rothschild Mrs. Max Deutch Nancy and Charles Pollnow Nancy F Mrs. Lillian Heifetz Mary B. Drey Kathleen Pratte Marcia ies Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Ansehl Mrs. Leon S. Glaser Mrs. Jo Ann Price Mr. Richard E. Campbell Mrs. Judy ae an Mr. Henry Hitchcock Dr. Diane Radford and Toshi and Sue Doi ual Conne Ann R. Husch Dr. Marlys Schuh Miss E. Carmio Mr. and Mrs. een Hyman Jacqueline EF Isaac Mr. and Mrs. Matthias D. Renner Alijda Barendregt Joe and Barb Sander Hazel Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Carman L. Savage Mr. Roland F. Carpenter Nancy M sa Karen J. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. oath Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bauman Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern Mr. and Mrs. Robt. E. Kresko Southwest Bank of St. Lou Margaret Clar Mr. and Mrs. Gene Katz Susan and Robert Levin Susuki Family Lahoma Broaders Gloria and he Sirkin Betty and Alvin Lindenberg Pamela and Mark Todorovich Kay Cliffe r. an rs. Jim Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Al Loeb Ray and Pat Traub The Dreyers Ms. Nancy Hope Louise S$. Loeb Mr. and = Manuel Tullman Mr. Richard Cossari Mrs. Minette Laba Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Loeb Mary Jo W Emily and Elizabeth aes Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Herzmark Leslie Loewe Dr. and ce te Wilde Mrs. Dorothy M. Cripps Dr. Austin Montgomery e and ne Harold Pfister Young Friends of Missouri Botanical Mr. William R. Schulze Mrs. Judy mene evella Garden Ray Cuba Anne Morganster E te a Aaies Mr. Ralph A. Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lang Mr. and Mrs. Steve eee Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rosenheim Patricia Arnold Father of Deborah Dalay Rita Pearlin Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rosenthal Audrey and Jay Feuerbacher Ms. Marjorie Ivey Mrs. Myra ee vaeew and Joseph Shaughnessy Dr. and Mrs. Jerry O'Neil, Jr. Mrs. Katherine K. Danis Mr. Donald Peterson Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. Barbara and Paul Rossan Mr. George Koob Dr. and Mrs. Harry T. Duffy ae James W. Singer, Jr. Jim and Jan Stevens Hugo H. Davis Frank and Gee Pollnow Mrs. pe D. Soule Julie Stevens Ms. Claire H. Kehoe Dr. and Mrs. Virgil Loeb Mrs. C, ae Spink The Movie Club Doris Dean Sister Mary Roch Rocklage nerd Gus Ste Mr. Andrew H. Baur Mel and Sue Bahle Joe and Linda Rocklage Mr. and Mrs. aie: G. Stern Helen Bixby Mrs. Dorothy Dewitt Ruth and Leonard Sanofsky Mrs. Lewis L. Strauss Dr. and Mrs. James T. Chamness Frank and Betty Wood Mr. and Mrs. Harry Salniker David B eas Mrs. Stella Houghton rs. Charlotte Duenow Charles G. Schott, Jr. and : in R. Mr. and Mrs. William F Reck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Long Jane Latzer Schott Otto a ae Baltzer Davin S. Wenner Mrs. Janet Emerson Rispah and Harley Schwering Fellowship Mrs. Mina Beckmeyer Pamela Finch Ann Baltzer Mr. and Mrs. Vincent E. Coleman Elizabeth E. Bascom Mary and Bill Hammond Bascom Charitable Foundation Chuck and Vicki Martin Doris Miche Colby and Jane Scott continued on page 22 20. BULLETIN MAY/JUNE 1999 PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRENT FOLTZ Mother's Day and Father's Day From exquisite jewelry to the finest garden accessories, books, and plants, you'll find just what you're looking for at the Garden, featuring exclusive gifts from all over the world. Experience personalized shopping with free gift wrapping, delivery services, and custom gift selections. Lots OF Gifts UNDER $25! Top — Beautiful jewelry in yellow and hard-to-find serpentine (green) amber. RIGHT — Unique in St. Louis, food and personal products from Provence, France. All proceeds from the Shop benefit the Missouri Botanical Garden. SS, are coming up — Find perfect gifts at the Garden! BELL CHIMES — Handcrafted wrought iron from Massachusetts. G Garden Gate Shop Missouri Botanical Garden 4344 Shaw Boulevard (314) 577-5137 MAY/JUNE 1999 21. TRIBUTES continued from page 20 Vivian Evers Kathy Cosgrove and Family Robert Evers and Family Steve and Donna Evers Thomas Evers Tim Evers and Family Tom and Debby Evers Jean Hawkins Joan Koeller and Family Marian and Steve Tzineff Patti Tzineff and Family o Fansler Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Eakin, Jr. Kevin James Ferguson Mary Ellen Kruger Mrs. Freda Fireside Mr. and Mrs. Vernon K. Kofron Mr. Zell Firestone Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Eder Mr. Theodore Fivian Drs. Don and Jo Schnellmann Mr. Burk Frazier Doug Brown and Kathy Sauer Michael Friedman Jeffrey Booe Mrs. Edna Fruend Mrs. Andrea James Mrs. Clara Fuchs Teel Ackerman and Martin O. Israel Mr. Abe Garland Mr. John A. Blumenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. H. Luedde Mrs. Marcella Garnholz Mr. and Mrs. pe Bakker Grabet Ghaz Ellen ere Mrs. Martha Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Gibbons Mrs. Grace Gibson David and Betsy Gee Father of Barbara Giese Judy and Dick Gerber Mary and Lee Politte Judy and George Richardson Maureen and Don Ronken Cathy and John Vander Pluym . Vernon Giessing Mr. and Mrs. Herb Sheets Mr. Floid Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Hiram C. Rick Dr. Samuel W. Gollub Family and Friends or orsuch Misses Marian and Gerry Barnholtz Jim Grimert David Holley Family Rheta Grisham Mrs. Dorothy J. Wagner Mrs. Marie U. Guckes Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Swa Margaret Guempel Mr. and Mrs. T low ‘thomas Blaine 22. BULLETIN MAY / JUNE Gerald L. Hagan, Sr. Ms. Tina Bodimer Jackie Hagan Ms. Tina Bodimer Mrs. Hicks Mr. C. FE Kuelker Miss Mary F. Holloran Verda Politte Gross Ms. Kathy Oertig Ms. Lucille Oertig Mrs. Elizabeth Hullverson Pete and Gloria Winter Mrs. James Rush James Mrs. George Watson Skinner Mr. W. Boardman Jones, Jr. Priscilla B. McDonnell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schlafly Mr. Ernst William Kieckers Mrs. Lucille P. Kieckers William McKinley Klein, Jr. Mrs. Helen Lewis Bixby Mrs. Robert Kittner Nancy R. Primm Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. Elizabeth Green Sims Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern Hal Wuertenbaecher Miss Adelaide M. Kloepper Mrs. a Copp Rosa May K urik Mr. Roy H. Kramer Mrs. Alberta K. Kramer Mrs. Mildred F. Kuelker The Berjer Family Mr. and Mrs. William Borchardt Tom and C ynthia Courtney Mr. and Mrs. Donald Huber Mrs. Lucille P Kieckers Mr. Charles Kuelker Mantle Club — St. Louis District No. 26 and Mrs. Les Mo “ aa Mrs. Harry . Salk Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Russ Piatt Roger and Betsy Richie Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sendlein Mrs. Robert J. Senkosky Morton K. Lange Mr. and Mrs. W. James Barnett, Jr. Marion Reisenleiter Dowell Donald and Deborah Hale Miss Anne LaMonte Republican Cen Crawford County, Mr. Bill Seddon Mrs. Leila H. Thomas Mrs. James J. Langen Ms. Doris Pree Mrs. James C. Wiedow Mrs. Ruth H. Zeiss Marie L. Larkin Warren Martin and Signe Lindquist Ms. Elizabeth LaVigne tral Committee, MO Charles S. Levy Mr. Ron Levy 1999 Judge Merbau K. Lounge Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Buder Mr. Jack Marquis Ms. Barbara C. Santoro Mr. Richard Martin Miss Lucille Frolker Shirley and Harvey Smith Loretta, Sister of Rose Mayer Mrs. Kaye Mayer Mrs. Mary McKinley Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Ulmer Mrs. Jean ne Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sweeney Mrs. Beverlee Place Molden Dr. and Mrs. George Anstey Lee and Reba Beaver Dr. and Mrs. Anton Beffa Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Beffa, Jr. Dr. Braxton H. ee and Dr. William H. Paris Dr. and Mrs. eo Divalerio 1D. Fales a Mr. and Mrs. Wolfred Don and Helen Fink Connie B. Gentsch Adrienne Giddan Mrs. Mary Alice Gildehaus Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graham Michael B. and Leslie J. Gray and Family Mrs. Louis Heineman Mr. and Mrs. John B. Henkle Joseph H. Karshner Mary M. Karshner Jim and Helen Kilker Martha and Ron Kratzer Jim and Reba Lacey Barb McCall Mr. and Mrs. John M. McCall Pat McDonald Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Michael Mr. and Mrs. Al Osgood Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Schlueter Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Simcoke Tom and Gail Sterling ae Bridge Club Mr. rs. Donald B. Walker Doug Brown and Kathy Sauer Mrs. Marcia Mraze Mr. Larry G. Mraze Mother of David Naehring Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hemmer arl and Ruth Nafie Family, Neighbors and Friends Mrs. Elna Lela Bear Newkirk Mr. and Mrs. Norman Susek Parents o n Nothstine me and a: ae I > Thom r iene: Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hemmer Mrs. Viola Palmer Inlink Communication Mr. Kenneth L. Ponciroli Bill Powers Mrs. Mary Jane Presberg Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Arndt Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Ross Susan Veidt Mr. and Mrs. James L. Watel Mother of David Radasky Lana and John Yunker Mrs. Lida Schock Redmond Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Thompson, Jr. Mr. Gerald Rehm Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dwyer Mr. George Rogola Ms. Janelle Evans Mr. Joseph Sampson Andy, Janet, Russell, Kristen Susuki rs. Sylvia Schankman Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halpern Mr. Francis A. Scheidegger Mr. William R. Schulze Dora Schneiderman Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halpern Lucille Schoemehl Rob and Sally Rains y Schopp Dolores Lenger Mr. Justin Schuchat James B. Carter James K. and Jean S. Cook Nancy Dimmitt and Carol Dimmitt Laurs Norm ne nae Fallert Rita Helfrich Mrs. Helen Kurtz Helen Ludbrook Robert and Mary a McElroy Dick and Marlo M Jerry and Pat an Carolyn Ryll Harry and Rosalind Salniker Bill and Marjorie Schuchat Mother of Dr. Elizabeth Schwartz Marcia and Lee Roy Handler Dr. Henry Schwar Mrs. nee Watson Skinner Josephine Scullin Mrs. ee Bakewell Mr. Fred Sears, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Doehring Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halpern Mr. Herman Singler Mr. and Mrs. Tees Gibbons Sophie E. Skinn Mr. and bis. oa E. Frew Eugene and Willy Grossman and Family Vivian Newlin The Ruhling Family Mr. Dale Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dwyer Mrs. Dorothy E. Smit Mrs. Mie aa Katheryn Lowe Smith Patricia G. C ee Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fisher Dr. John S. Skinner continued on page 23 Mrs. Helen Spener Ira and Lynn Dubinsky Lynn Spielman Mrs. Helen Havird Mr. Frederick Steele Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blake Don Stewart Mother of Nick Telowitz Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Hemmer Mr. Richard N. Thoe Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Gent Mother of Louise Ss Jacqueline and Jack ee Mr. Peter Douglas Throdahl Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Schmitz Mrs. George Watson Skinner Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern Mrs. Viola M. Tracy Paul and Cindy Belmont Jerry and Marcia Buterin Father of Sharon Lee Tucci Ms. Rosemary Watts Mr. Henry Unnerstall Mr. and Mrs. Donald z Hemmer Mrs. Emily Hoppin Vogt Bydalek Spence Kittner, Inc. Mrs. Mary K. Jepsen Rickey Sudholt Aunt of Carl A. Voss Mr. Edward Wallerstein Ron and Martha Gersten Mrs. Anna M. Warrings Miss L ‘ie Frolker Mr. Sam Wasserman Susuki Family udolph Weitzman Paul and Gayle Justis Helen White Jerry and Tauba Ingenthron Mrs. John Gates Williams Mary R. Ballinge Mrs. Doretta “Dodie” Zawadzki Mrs. Stephanie Crowley Dr. Ferdinand B. Zienty Toby and Donna Graves Ms. Phyllis on Oswald E. Kinast Dr. and Mrs. William E. Koerner Mr. Kenneth J. Shaver Ms. Anne C. Shumard Mr. and Mrs. Horace Tubbesing Botanical Garden Librar — THE MEMBERS’ ENTRY COURT Bricks donated to the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening between February 1, 1999 and March 31, 1999: BRONZE SIGNATURE BRICKS Estelle A. Kilzer The Family and Friends of Estelle Kilzer Leo and Mina Voss Leo F Voss ENGRAVED BRICKS thryn Renee Ashton Joyce and Harlan Ashton Gene Bechler / Bill Wiegmann William P Wiegmann Barbara Bellville Bev and Dan Owens Greg and Joanne Owens Jeff Owens Aaron and Sheila Strecker Nick and Jeana Strecker Tina and Bob Strecker A. Earl Carr Clarice Darmstatter Constance Counts Donald & Stephanie Edney Bill and Therese Edney Vivian M. Evers Katherine Cosgrove Joseph B. & Mary Ann Gerdes Joseph B. and Mary Ann Gerdes Jackie & bens Gutormson Joanna Marcian Raymond L. Kacich, M.D. Frances Kacich a Spoehrer Love Mrs. Ho ward Elliott, Jr. Marianna Pantaleo Maria Sei Kay & Don Paul / Messiah Church Donald E. Paul Ned & Vita Pona Maria Sei Faye Schmieder Donna Modde Ty Shepard M. Christine McMahon W & C Stokes & Grandchildren Se and Bill Stokes Viola M. Tracy /Family Friends Patrick ee pees Dr. Terry J. W Joe and Reba Sige Irma & Walter Waser Gloria and Edward T. ae Jha Walter & Irma Waser Janet and Don Stanford LouAnna Wilson The Friends and Family of Lou Anna Wilson BULLETIN AT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. David W. Kemper, President Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Mr. Stephen F Brauer Mr. William H. T. Bush Mr. Parker B. Condie Ms. Marlene Davis Mr. M. Peter Fischer Mr. Martin E. Galt III The Hon. Clarence Harmon The Hon. Carol E. Jackson Mr. Charles F Knight Mr. ie ee oa Jun er ae a Mr. Douglas a Ee ty Mr. John W. McClure Mr. James S. McDonnell HI Mr. Lucius B. Morse III The Rev. Earl E. Nance The Rt. Rev. Hays H. Rockwell Dr. Mrs. Robert P. Tschudy Mr. Hendrik A. Verfaillie The Hon. George R. Westfall Dr. Thomas A. Woolsey Dr. Mark S. Wrighton EMERITUS TRUSTEES Mr. Clarence C. Barksdale Mr. John H. Biggs Mr. Samuel C. Davis, Jr. Mr. Robert R. Hermann Mr. oe Hitchcock rt E. Kresko Mr. Jefferson L. Miller r. Helen E. Nash rs. Fred A. Oberheide Mr. William R. Orthwein, Jr. Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross Mr. Robert B. Shapiro Mr. Warren M. Shapleigh Mr. Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. Mr. Robert Brookings Smith Dr. George E. Thoma Mr. John K. Wallace, Jr. Mr. O. Sage Wightman III Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaecher, Jr. HONORARY TRUSTEES Prof. Philippe Morat Dr. Robert Ornduff MEMBERS’ BOARD Mrs. Kenneth Teasdale, President MAY/JUNE 1999 2.3, Inside This Issue 2. WILDFLOWER G A new Home Gardening Demonstration at Shaw Arboretum. aD. ENDOWMENT CHALLENGE Announcing a challenge grant to endow a book conservator position. es VOLUNTEERS Volunteer activities at the Garden and Shaw Arboretum. 3. Home GARDENIN G “Trendy Tropicals” will be on view this summer at the Kemper Center. 11. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Four pages of fun for May and June. 15. NEWS OF THE MEMBERS Special activities are coming up. 16. MBG NET | — |: na REESE) The Education pages on the Garden's Web Missouri Botanical Garden BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) PERIODICALS site are @ hit. Post Office Box 299 OSTAGE Al 1 9 St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 e P, AT ST. LOUIS, MO TRUSTEES Profile of Thomas Woolsey; a salute to ~~ William Maritz. 20. TRIBUTES Honoring family and friends. 3) Printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks. VAY +. en hod PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM PARKER BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST he 999 This summer you can catch a train through the Wild West, meet Little Miss Mutffet’s giant spider, explore a miniature maze, and aA ee Sate discover a topiary giraffe, all The giant bedbugs won’t bite, but don’t in the Spoehrer fall asleep in their flower “bed!’ Children’s Garden at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. July is “Kids in Bloom” Month, and these are just a few of the special new attractions. Kids of all ages will delight in the G-scale model train from Germany, which circles around the pond in the Children’s Garden. The enchanting outdoor track is complete with western style buildings, bridges, a tunnel, a waterfall, and miniature plants. A ae Hy" ry she f Above: The model train in the Children’s Garden operates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, with occasional brief pauses while the engine cools off. The outdoor train layout was constructed and installed with the assistance of volunteers from the local Gateway Chapter of the Outdoor Railway Association: John Brophy, Mary Lynn Brophy, Jim Agnew, Tom Eaton, Diana Eaton, Andy Clark, Skip MacEwen, Dave Miller, and Al Howe. Left: Colorful whirligigs in the Children’s Garden were made by volunteers John Altman and Bernard Altman. A solar panel brings the frog fountain to life in the Children’s Garden. Don’t miss the solar powered lawnmower in operation on the central lawn at the Kemper Center. Displays nearby have information about how to use this environmentally friendly technology in your backyard. KIDS IN BLOOM Just for Fun Saturdays in July at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening Celebrate Kids in Bloom Month with hands-on activities and make something fun to take home. Drop in any time between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Activities are free with Garden admission or membership. Advance registration is not required. Colorful “Willow Works” sculptures by St. Louis artist Kathlene Weltzen are on display throughout the Kemper Center gardens this summer. Look for a flock of whimsical purple birds with a nest full of eggs, a giant snail, bees with their hive, JULY 3 Red,White & Blue Celebrate 4th of July by potting up a red, white, or blue petunia. JULY 10 What’s the Buzz? Learn all about honeybees, Missouri’s State Insect. Meet some beekeepers and try a taste of real comb honey. dragonflies, and many more. At left: Mother Goose's dress is a-bloom with colorful flowers as she watches over Little Miss Muffet (above) and the spider JULY 17 Dried Flower Creations who sits down beside her. Make a beautiful ornament or nature mask with dried plant materials. JULY 24 Flutterbys Make a paper butterfly kite you can fly. JULY 31 Seed Necklaces Create a seed necklace you can sprout at home. = 74 & ~ BULLETIN JULY /AUGUST 1999 se Nee Comment Missouri BOTANICAL GARDEN MISSION: To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life. Today the earth is facing an unprecedented challenge. Incredible as it may seem, we are killing our planet in the name of progress. Human beings are consuming the earth’s resources so rapidly that one in five of the species alive now may face extinction within the next 25 years, and two-thirds may have met the same fate by the end of the next century. We depend on plants for food, for medicines, for the very air we breathe, for watershed and topsoil protection, and in countless other ways. Plants hold the keys for prosperity, health, and sustainability in the future. Yet, of the estimated 300,000 species of flowering plants in the world, only about one in a hundred has been evaluated in any detail for its potential uses. In order to make possible a better world for the future, we must learn to understand and value biological diversity — the sum of all living things on earth and all of the interactions among them. To help meet this challenge, the Missouri Botanical Garden botanists are second to none in contributing to the understanding of the world’s plants and making knowledge about them widely available. As we prepare to welcome scientists from around the world to the XVI International Botanical Congress, which ‘, will meet in St. Louis August 1-7, 1999, it is clear that nothing less than a fundamental change in humankind’s sensitivity to our surroundings will make the world sustainable in the 21st century. We must prepare a world in which all people can come together to manage our global ecosystem for common benefit to prepare a sustainable, healthy, and prosperous world in which future generations can survive and thrive. — Peter H. Raven, Director Raven Co-Organizes Study Week at Pontifical Academy of Sciences Peter H. Raven, shown with Pope John Paul Il, was co-organizer of a Study Week on “Science for Survival and Sustainable Development” at the Vatican in March, 1999. The Pontifical Academy of Sciences, of which Dr. Raven is a member, sponsored the meeting. It gathered 35 world famous experts from various countries and disciplines to consider the issues and challenges of global sustainability. Discussions included the moral, ethical, and spiritual dimensions of proposed scientific initiatives and their implementation at the level of public policy. os BULLETIN JULY/AUGUST — 1999 Mailing Address: Missouri Botanical Garden Post Office Box 299 St. Louis, eee 63166-0299 (314) 577-5100 Visit the Garden Web site: www.mobot.org Garden Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Christmas; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Grounds yen 7 a.m. Wed. & Sat i SY — haw Arboretum: a 451-3512. 24-Hour Information: GardenLine — 577-9400 Or call 1-800-642-8842. 24-Hour Gardening Tips: HortLine —- (314) 776-5522 Request a brochure from the Kemper Center for Home Gardening a (314) 577-9440, or send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to HortLine at the address below. Or see the Garden = Web site, www.mobot.org. Employment/ Volunteer Hotline: (314) 577-9401 Or see www.mobot.org. Horticulture Answer Service: (314) 577-5143 9:00 a.m. to noon, Mon. — Fri. Master Composter Hotline: (314) 577-95 9:00 a.m. to noon, Mon. — Fri. On the Cover The Milles sculpture garden in the water lily pools facing the Climatron. — Photo by Jack Jennings Editor Susan Wooleyhan Caine Climatron® is a registered servicemark of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. ©1999 Missouri Botanical Garden The BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) is published bi-monthly by the Missouri Botanical Garden, 2345 lower Grove Avenue, St. Lonis, MO meres Periodicals postage The BUL L ET ee is sent to every member of the Garden as a benefit of pea For contribution of as little s $55 per year, titled to: free admission to the Gi orien. Shaw Arboretum, and T ove House; invitations to ne ae events and ee ns; at > of all jee and classes; discounts in the Garden Gate a and el, For sie call (314 = Postmaster: Please send address ciauees lo: ae etin, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM PARKER TIM PARKER Volunteers Thirty Years Pictured with Peter Raven: Joyce Driemeyer, left, and Virginia Appel. Not pictured: Mary Clair Wenger. Ten Years From left:Arleen Pallozola, Claire DePalma, Paul Gentle, Mary Bush, Karen Slattery, Jim Ferguson, Doris Chartrand, Peter Raven, Marie Falvey, Bonnie Dewes, Pat Falvey, Donald Dill, and John Skinner, M.D. Not pictured: Shirley Bauer, Patricia Doss, Jane Kahn, Virginia Laschober, Mary Jane Randolph, and Kenneth Slocum. Twenty Years Pictured with Peter Raven, from left: Nancy Thompson, Audrey Swinford, and Marion Dorffi. Not pictured: Adam Donges. Celebrating Service Anniversaries For Today and the Future N April 22, 1999, Garden volunteers celebrating service anniversaries were honored with a luncheon at Spink Pavilion. Expressing appreciation on behalf of the entire staff, Peter Raven said, “You are all prime examples of the dedication and vision demonstrated by Garden volunteers. You not only have ideas, you pitch right in and do the work to accomplish the job. You take responsibility for improving the quality of life in your community. We thank each of you for what you contribute to the Garden today and for the future.” —— —_— New Garden Guides Graduate A NEW CLASS OF GARDEN GUIDES completed the two-year training course to become volunteer docents on April 13 1999. The Garden Guides have been leading educational tours for children and adults since 1968. Congratulations to our new Guides! Pictured standing, from left: Pat Adams, Susan Nuckols, Pat Ackerman, Susan Crocker, Bill Schaffner, Norbert Wasileski, Richard Sokol. Seated, from left: Karen Kowert, Pearline Phillips, Donna Moeller, Joanne Monti. BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 Ds HERITAGE SOCIETY PROFILE Jean and Roger Volk — Sharing a Love of the Garden EN we visit the Garden, we always stop and help people who don’t know their way around,” said Roger Volk. “We love the Garden and have fun showing it off! We've visited a lot of gardens around the country with our free reciprical admission, and none of them can compare to ours here in St. Louis.” Jean and Roger Volk have been members of the Garden for 25 years and take great delight in all the new features Gift Planning As Director’s Associate members, they visit the Garden weekly and enjoy many of the special events. hey are also members of the Heritage Society, having made a bequest to the Garden in their wills. “It means a lot to us to support that have been added over the years. landscape is a showplace of lush lawns and curved beds of hostas, rhododendrons, azaleas, and many other shade loving plants beneath mature trees. The Heritage Society By making a planned gift to the Garden, you will become a member of organizations where we are The Volks, who have been married 33 years, are avid and enthusiastic gardeners. About the time they first joined the Garden, they built a home on four secluded acres and began to develop the ersonally involved,” said Roger. y 8 the Heritage Society and receive special benefits, including invitations to several special events throughout the year and free assistance in meeting your financial and philanthropic goals. If you would like more information on the Heritage Society, please call Judi Schraer, planned giving officer, (314) 577-5120. garden of their dreams. Over the years, regular visits to the Garden have been a source of inspiration and information, particularly at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. “When we visit, we see new plants and combinations we want to try. And sometimes we see plantings we don’t like,” said Jean. “Ifa planting doesn’t work, we take it out and try again!” Today, Jean and Roger’s home SAVE the Date! FREE Financial Planning Seminar Socially Responsible Investing Wednesday, October 6, 1999 Socially responsible investing offers you the opportunity to meet your financial goals in a manner consistent with your ethical and social concerns. Co-sponsored by Missouri Botanical Garden and Salomon Smith Barney. For information please call Judi Schraer at 577-5120. Endowments JUNE HUTSON 0. BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST HE NAMED CURATORSHIP held by June Hutson is the first of its kind in the Horticulture Divison. The named position was established in 1995 through the support of a bequest from the late Mrs. George Schlapp. June Hutson is field supervisor of the demonstration gardens at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. A 23-year veteran of the Horticulture staff, she began working at the Garden as a volunteer in 1973 before earning her degree in horticulture from Meramec Community College. “l think I've worked in every area at the Garden except the Japanese garden,” June said. She is an expert on conifers and rock gardens and is responsible for plant selection at the Kemper Center gardens. “It’s great fun to 1999 — Aurelia Schlapp Curator of Perennial Plants encourage people to try new plants and ideas,” she explains. “A great garden requires creativity plus technical knowledge.” June certainly is an authority on both. She is one of the contributors to Ask the Experts, a new book from Light Bulb Publishing Co., New York, and she is one of the garden designers featured in Midwest Landscape Designers by Susan McClure. June is a popular teacher and consultant to many individuals and gardening societies. Recently she has lectured at Powell Gardens in Kansas City, the Landscape School at Purdue University, and the Landscape Maintenance School at the University of Illinois in Collinsville. For information on endowing a named curatorship at the Garden, please call Patricia Arnold, director of development, at 577-5120. Shaw Arboretum Groundbreaking for Dana Brown Foundation Overnight Educational Center CEREMONY on June 2, 1999, celebrated the official groundbreaking for the new Dana Brown Foundation Overnight Educational Center at Shaw Arboretum. The new facility is made possible by a $1 million grant from the Dana Brown Foundation. The facility will include the existing Adlyne Freund Education Center, supported by Whitney and the late Jane Harris and the Norman J. Stupp Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee. It will also include four sleeping cabins, a shower building, and an assembly hall, all restored 19th century buildings from the region. One of the cabins has been donated in memory of Edgar Denison, author of Missouri Wildflowers, by Peg and Blanton Whitmire. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. George Thoma, a Garden Trustee and chairman of the Arboretum Committee, said, “The Arboretum is dedicated to environmental education an ecological restoration. It expands the Garden’s outreach in science education by using its 2,400 acres as a living laboratory, offering classes and workshops for adults and children. This new facility will add a wonderful new dimension to our successful program.” New Gift Opportunities Funding is still being sought to support construction and bees “5 a pe. Breaking ground for the new center at Shaw Arboretum (from left): Peter Raven, Peg Whitmire, Edward Higgins, chairman of the Dana Brown Charitable Trust, Blanton Whitmire, and John Behrer, director of Shaw Arboretum. The ceremony included fifth graders from Zitzman Elementary School in Pacific and sixth graders from Wydown Middle School in Clayton, who demonstrated aquatic ecology studies. upkeep of three cabins at the overnight education center, as well as other features at Shaw Arboretum. For more information on naming and giving opportunities, please call Patricia Arnold, director of development, at (314) 577-5120. GRE The Stupp Teacher Resource Center NE of the most difficult challenges for busy teachers is gathering all the equipment they need to fire their students’ imaginations. The Stupp Teacher Resource Center at the Garden fills the gap by providing kits of science education materials on loan. From water testing apparatus to magnifying lenses, from lesson plans to videotapes, the Center can fill the bill. In addition to the wide array of Action Packs, Suitcase Science Kits, and other materials available on loan, the Center has an extensive non-circulating collection of books, periodicals, curriculum and activity guides, and file materials. Many teachers take advantage of these resources to enrich their classroom presentations and help students prepare for science fair projects. The Stupp Teacher Resource Center has been helping teachers since 1982. Located in the Education Division offices at the Ridgway Center, the Center is supported by the Norman J. Stupp Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee, BULLETIN which recently approved a major increase in funding for the Center. “We are very grateful to the Stupp Foundation for making this service possible,” said Dr. Larry DeBuhr, director of education. “Teachers can find tools and information in one location, and discover new options and ideas.” The Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with specia hours on first and third Saturdays, September through May, 9 a.m. to noon. For admission, inquire at the Ridgway Center ticket counter. For more information or an appointment, please call Amy Haake, (314) 577-9501. At left: Shown with an activity kit in the Stupp Teacher Resource Center: Kathy Zundel, charitable communications representative for Commerce Bank (left), Larry DeBuhr, director of education, and Amy Haake, manager of the Center. JULY / AUGUST 1999 a Home Gardening E usually think of ground covers as anonymous little plants that spread quickly in shady areas. But youll change your mind when you see the AmerenUE Ground Cover Garden at the Kemper Center, featuring some 45 different plants in all heights, textures, and colors. Ground covers can create attractive borders and provide exciting landscaping solutions for difficult locations. e challenges can include steep banks, slopes, tree roots, and shady areas where turf refuses to grow. Ground covers also are excellent choices for planting beds next to buildings and can transform very wet or dry areas. Ground Covers Bring these versatile plants out of the background to enhance a challenging landscape. — By June Hutson Below: The AmerenUE Ground Cover Garden JULY / AUGUST — 1999 Plant Selection When choosing plants, consider light requirements first, then the mature height of the plants. Ground covers are usually thought of as low growing, but there are many of various heights that can work beautifully. Shade For shady areas, common choices include Vinca minor, Euonymous fortunei, Pachysandra terminalis, and Ajuga. For other low-growing options, consider the almost prostrate Mazus reptans. It does well planted between stepping stones, and can take a bit of foot traffic. Chrysogonum virginianum var. australe also is low growing, with bright yellow flowers in spring. The native Sedum ternatum grows just four inches tall with interesting rounded foliage and snowy white flowers early in the growing season. For shade plantings of medium height, Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum is a beautiful option with its heart-shaped leaves tinged with red. It grows about a foot high and tolerates the dry shade under trees well, as does Lamium galeobdolon ‘Variegatum’, which sports soft yellow flowers in the spring. Christmas ferns and the native Polysticum acrostichoides make a lovely cover in a woodland setting when planted about a foot apart. Taller selections for shade include Symphiocarpos x chenaultii ‘Hancock’, which increases by stolons and reaches a height of thirty inches. Evergreen Taxus x media ‘Everlow has a cascading habit. It can be mass planted to form a ground cover about eighteen inches tall. —_ continued on next page TIM PARKER Last year the program collected over 5 00 cubic yards of garden plastic. Don't Pitch Those Pots! 2nd Annual Plastic Pot Recycling Program Bring your old plastic garden pots to the Garden, and they will be recycled into plastic lumber instead of going to the landfill. The program is sponsored this year by the St. Louis- Jefferson Solid Waste District and the Department of Natural Resources. Participants receive a free recycling guide, a free pass for two to the Garden, and a 10% discount coupon for the Garden Gate Shop. Members may add the coupon to their regular discount in the Shop. Please pass on the complimentary admission to a friend. When: 3 Saturdays: July 17, 24, 31 Times: 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. Where: West parking lot of The Monsanto Center, 4500 Shaw. Remove soil and metal hangers from pots. No household plastic, please. For more information, call the Kemper Center for Home Gardening, (314) 577-9440. GROUND COVERS continued Sunny Locations There are lots of great choices of ground covers for sunny conditions. Among the low-growing options, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides quickly develops into a short mat covered with blue flowers in late summer. The native Verbena canadensis forms a ferny mat and blooms intermittently all summer. For a thorny barrier, consider the common barberry, Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy.’ Planted close together, it quickly produces a medium-sized ground cover. Hardy geranium, Geranium sanguineum, becomes an informal mass about fourteen inches tall when closely planted. The mid- sized quince, Chaenomeles japonica var. alpina, forms an airy group with bright orange flowers in the spring. Many of the Spiraea cultivars such as ‘Lime Mound,’ ‘Norman, and ‘Little Princess’ can be used as a taller ground cover in sunny locations. Korean lilac, Syringa meyeri, increases by runners. Its fragrant lilac flowers bloom later than common lilac and miss late frosts. pod Planting The more rapidly a plant spreads, the further apart it can be planted for quick coverage. Typically, a spacing of one to two feet is recommended for small plants. The larger varieties can be spaced two to three feet apart. Staggering the pattern in the bed results in the quickest coverage. June Hutson is the Aurelia Schlapp Curator of Perennial Plants at the Garden. For a profile of June, see page 6. What's Coming Up At the Kemper Center for Home Gardening July Is “Kids in Bloom” Month - see page 3. August Work n’ Tell Demonstrations Saturday mornings, 11 a.m. to noon Summer Plant House Drop in for free hands-on demonstrations with St. Louis Master Gardeners. No registration required. Featured in August: HERBS AUGUST 7 AUGUST 14 _ Herbal Sachets AUGUST 2! Entertaining with Herbs AUGUST 28 Dried Herb Braids Herbal Vinegars Master Gardeners Answer Desk Wednesdays and Saturdays through October 16 10 a.m.to | p.m. Outdoors in the Kemper Center Gardens, at the entrance to the Garden for All. St. Louis Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions. Rebecca Reger (right), manager of Home Services for Laclede Gas Company, demonstrating the new gas grill for (from left): Andrea Voyer, Alan Stentz, Glenn Kopp, and Doris Johnson. Hot On the Grill Laclede Gas Company has donated a double gas grill for the Summer Plant House at the Kemper Center. The new grill was installed in March and is used in cooking classes offered by the Garden's Adult Education Program. Gardening for Grownups For a complete listing of the exciting classes offered for adults this summer, please see the brochure mailed recently to all members. Sign up soon — classes fill up early! BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 9, Directory of Regional Plant Societies This list is published twice a year, in the January and July issues of the Bulletin. To change your listing, call 14) 577-0254. African Violet Council Missouri Botanical Garden Daylily Society Mirko POM DUN: ee (314) 789-3604 Bolgnovichienee 3. 965-7471 American Orchid Society (Mid-America Regional ee Missouri Mycological Society Committee) David BOW. 2 le. 727-2385 bere 458-1458 Belleville Area Rose Society (618) 233-4609 Missouri Native Plant Society Dennis Nelson http://users.accessus.net/~rosenut George YatshieyyGhe ee rs oe eee 577-9522 Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis Missouri Orchid Society BODUOTHIS( A ea ee 352-0817 RONTOUDE oe Or 961-0577 Boxwood Society of the Midwest North American Rock Garden Society Shela Hopmeister . anw se ol. ee 846-8430 William Walley Ane 6. icin 382-339 Dahlia Society of Greater St. Louis O'Fallon Iris Society CER VTISne ee te 843-3767 Vince Talat ees sa nie 739-3481 Gardeners of America (Ozark Region) Orchid ay of Greater St. Louis RiseeMic@ialane 837-2470 Ann Rogers «6... 00 e eects 441-9502 Gardeners of Metro East (GotMe) Rose Society of Greater St. Louis Dawn Cordle Be in a (618) 345-2194 Phil Schorr Soe op. 6 te ee a ee 843-8493 Gateway West Gesneriad Society St. Louis Carnivorous Plant Society Gam Dunlap ee ee (314) 789-3604 SUSAN -PANINGION eee a 577-9402 Greater St. Louis Daylily Society St. Louis nee Society Ante vempels vs ee 521-2171 Paper ee ee 230-6213 Greater St. Louis Iris Society St. Louis Horticultural Society NETMEOVELON GG te he hc en 349-4977 Miridy (Rey Sti gee ce re 421-6610 x236 Henry Shaw Cactus Society St. Louis Hosta Society Dein OMann 773-2931 Mirko Bolanovici 0 ON 965-7471 St. Louis Water Garden Society Metro East Herb Club oS “ae < Z 961-4314 Sue Blumim2 = eee et ae 894-7609 VAUD RYO Os a aes a ie ee ine ee - : ‘ : j f West County Daylily Club Disp metice Regional Ply Society Clie Buchrigs te 389-8261 Brea Winterowd a i ee 423-5313 PARTY FOR BRICK DONORS Members’ Entry Court * October 7,1999 * 5to7 p.m. Order Your Brick Today! Be part of our festive annual celebration for donors who have given bricks in the Members’ Entry Court at the Kemper Center since last year’s party. All brick donations support the Garden. ¢ Engraved Clay Bricks — $300 each ¢ Bronze Signature Bricks — $1,000 each ¢ Up to 28 characters may be engraved on each clay brick — names only, please. We cannot accommodate dates or sentiments. * Payment may be made by cash, check, or MasterCard/Visa. Order forms are available at the Membership Services Desk in the Ridgway Center, at the Kemper Center, or you may call the Development Office at (314) 577-9495. Bricks ordered after September 10, 1999, cannot be installed in time for the party on October 7, but of course all donors are welcome to attend the party. Order your brick today! 1999 10. BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST Pull out and save Calendar of Events 1999 Festival Theme: “Flowing Water” COMING UP Labor Day Weekend September 4-6, 1999 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. — Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Monday 23rd annual japanese festival Admission: PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM PARKER $6 Adults, $4.50 seniors, $2 members. Free to children age | 2 and under. Featuring: Zendeko Taiko of Los Angeles NEW for 1999: Nagamochi Masters — Dancers from St. Louis Sister City, Suwa, Japan Gagaku - Ancient Japanese Dance Taishokoto —- Contemporary Musical Instrument The 23rd Annual Japanese Festival is sponsored by Nagano Ice Sculpture the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Japanese : ake Activities Committee, a coalition of organizations Contemporary Decorative Arts Exhibit that includes the Japanese American Citizens’ Plus — Bonsai, Ikebana, Tea Ceremonies, Bon Odori Festival Dancing, League, Japan America Society of St. Louis, Japanese Cooking Demonstrations, Kimono Fashion Show, Shibori Dyeing, Raku Chamber of Commerce & Industry of St. Louis, St. Louis Japanese Language School for Children, St. Louis-SUWA Sister City Committee, St. Louis Japan Society, Seinen Committee, The Women’s Association Festival Informaton 24-Hour Hotline: Call 577-9400 of the Japan America Society, and the Office of the or |-800-642-8842 Consulate General of Japan in Kansas City. Pottery Demonstrations, Children’s Activities and Crafts, Candlelight Walks in Seiwa-en, Japanese Marketplace, Food & More BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 11. July 1-9 Exhibit: “Flower Power” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Monsanto Hall. More than 50 acrylic paintings by Robert Stolz feature flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Free with Garden admission or membership. July | - August 20 Exhibit: “Cacti & Succulents” 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, Grigg Lobby. Beautiful color photographs by Steve Feiner, a member of the Henry Shaw Cactus Society, capture the dramatic beauty of cacti and succulents in large format cibachrome prints. Free with Garden admission or membership. July 3, 10, 17, 24,31 Saturdays “Kids in Bloom” See page 3 for details. July & August Events July 7 Wednesday Whitaker Jazz Festival: Johnnie Johnson 7:30 p.m., Cohen Amphitheater. Spend an evening under the stars with jazz and blues legend Johnnie Johnson. Lawn seating, cash bar. Bring a picnic, or box suppers are available for purchase from the Gardenview Restaurant; call 577-9528 to order. Sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation. Free admission. July 15 Thursday Exhibit: ‘Art in Science” 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monsanto Hall. A juried show featuring 75 works by the nation’s leading botanical illustrators, presented in conjunction with the XVI Internationa Botanical Congress. See page 16 for details. —_ July 17 Saturday StoryTime 11 a.m., Garden Gate Shop. For children ages four to ten. Today features “From Prickly Cactus to Flying Squirrels: Life in America’s Deserts and Mountains,” with Marianne D. Wallace, author and illustrator of the children’s books. Listen to a story or two, make a fun project to take home, and learn about the world of plants. Parents are welcome to attend, and children under four must be accompanied by an adult. Free, no reservations. July 17-24 Henry Shaw Cactus Society Show and Sale July 17: noon to 8 p.m. July 18: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 19- 24:9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In the Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Free with Garden admission or membership. July 14 Wednesday July 20 Tuesday Madam Butterfly lea Party For children ages 3 to |2, sponsored by the Tower Grove House Auxiliary. Kimono clad hostesses will greet guests at Tower Grove House, where they will enjoy refreshments at decorated tea tables and receive a miniature Japanese fan to take home. Following tea, Garden Guides will lead guests on a tour of the Japanese garden, Seiwa-en. Reservations are $10 per person and must be paid in advance. Please call (314) 577-5150 for further information and reservations. 12. BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 July 17, 24,31 Saturdays Plastic Pot Recycling 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., west parking lot, 4500 Shaw Blvd. at The Monsanto Center. See page 9 for details. July 24 Saturday Henry Shaw’s Birthday Celebration 1 to 5 p.m. Celebrate the 199th birthday of the Garden's er. Festivities begin at Leary founc the Tower Grove Park bandstand, where Henry Shaw arrives in a horsedrawn carriage and leads a parade to the Garden. Guests will enjoy music, refreshments, a magician, tours of historic Tower Grove House, and fun for the whole family. Free with Garden admission or membership. Walking Tours led by Garden Guides — | p.m. daily. Eco-Cart Demonstrations — Every Saturday from || a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brookings Interpretive Center. Garden Walkers’ Breakfast — In cooperation with the American Heart Association, the grounds open every Wednesday and Saturday morning at 7 a.m. to encourage fitness walking. A heart-healthy breakfast is available for purchase in the Gardenview Restaurant, 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. July & August Events MEMBERS’ DAY July 8 Thursday Garden Photography I 1 a.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. A presentation by Christine Kurtz Fuerhoff, a Garden volunteer and St. Louis Master Gardener of the Year, who has been photographing gardens for 25 years. In the Garden Gate Shop, members receive five percent additional discount on all prints, posters, framed pictures, and photography books. Seating in the Auditorium is on a first-come, first-served basis. MEMBERS’ DAY July 9 Friday Early Morning Photo Workshop 6:30 a.m., meet at Shoenberg Auditorium. Bring your camera and join Christine Fuerhoff and R. Todd Davis for an outdoor workshop on Garden grounds. Davis, a native St. Louisan, is a noted professional photographer whose work has appeared in many national gardening and wildlife publications. Reservations for the workshop are recommended but not required: call (314) 577-9500. MEMBERS’ DAY August 18 Wednesday Bioprospecting: Plants for Future Products | 1 a.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. Garden botanists collect plants all over the world for screening by the National Cancer Institute and others. Some plants may turn out to be the source of new medicines, foods, and other products. Join Dr. Jim Miller of the MBG Research Division for a look behind the scenes at how plants benefit people. Seating in the Auditorium is on a first-come, first-served basis. Members’ Days are free, for Garden members and their guests. Receive free tram rides, extra discounts in the Garden Gate Shop, and 10% off in the Gardenview Restaurant. July 25 Sunday Greater St. Louis Iris Society Sale 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Surplus rhizomes from the Garden's iris displays are available for purchase. All proceeds benefi the Garden. Free with Garden admission or membership. August 4 Wednesday Lecture: “Flora on the Shroud of Turin” 8 p.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. In conjunction with the XVI Internationa Botanical Congress, the Garden presents a lecture by Professor Avinoam Danin of the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Professor Danin — will present new results of his investigations on the origin of the Shroud of Turin, the garment in which Jesus is said to have been wrapped after his crucifixion. Lecture is free and open to the public. August 7, 14,21,28 Saturdays | Work n’ Tell Demonstrations 11 a.m. to noon, Summer Plant House. See page 9. August 15 Sunday MBG Daylily Society Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Orthwein Floral Display Hall. t August 2! Saturday StoryTime 11 a.m., Garden Gate Shop. See July 17 for details. August 22 Sunday Greater St. Louis Daylily Society Sale 9am. to 5 p.m., Orthwein Floral Display Hall. August 23 - September 8 Exhibit: Japanese Contemporary Art 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Ridgway Center. In conjunction with the 23rd annual Japanese Festival. Free with Garden or Festival admission — see page 11 for details. | SAVE THE DATE! O08 Sunday, September 12, A Special Evening to Benefit Gateway Greening, 6 to 9 p.m. i -9484 0 person ° For tickets, call 577 a -< fimited to 200. Seating is limite aA Tables for eight may be reserved for $ E ue “ce 7 al 2 in us for the second annual Chefs pe i ii e talented chefs from ten of oS De a lage ae ts in town create innovative '@ ae i m pee fe and herbs grown by St. Louts co vegeta while Starbucks coffees i micro-brews, and : iia eee Sey cnn music in the lovely atrium enjoying Participating reve Hs Harvest ° The Crossing ° A une LoRusso’s Cucina ° an a eas i -pro eae Seo ee aaiee Botanical ieee nies Rees with neighborhoods in St. Louls iy Bee tcned lots into community gardens 2) turn green spaces- BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 1D. TIM PARKER Members 2&3, 1999 Market ; ts and specialty items at thi nt and much more: Save the Date! ° October 1999 Best of Missour! st of Missouri foods, crafts, a featuring live entertal September Bulletin. Savor the fine : r annual festival, ula por Is in the Watch for detai TIM PARKER ul The Garden Tour Committee (from left): Sue Oertli,Ann Bowen, Carol Squires, and Margie Jaffe. 1999 Garden Tour - A Sunday Spectacular The 1999 St. Louis Garden Tour on Sunday, June 13 was a great success, attended by more than 1,100 members and their guests. Our thanks go to the committee and to the sponsors who made the day possible: Tour Sponsors Clark Refining & Marketing, Mr. and Mrs. Derick Driemeyer, Edward Jones, Markway Construction Co., Merrill Lynch, National Steel, Southwest Bank, Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Target Stores, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Teasdale, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tschudy. Bus Sponsors Colors of Spring, Frisella Nursery, Inc., Gilberg Perennial Farms, Gringo Jones, Horstmann Brothers, Inc., Maxwell Homestead Greenhouse, Shield Shade Tree, Inc., and Timber Creek Nursery. 14. BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 Young Friends Sponsor Party “Temptation in the Garden’ The Young Friends of the Missouri Botanical Garden will welcome guests ages 25 to 40 to the second annual “Temptation in the Garden” party on Saturday, July 17, 7 to 11 p.m. The party, held outdoors by the water lily pools, will feature twilight P, tram rides and live entertainment. For reservations, please call (314) 577-9500. The“Temptation” Committee: STANDING, back row from left: Jennifer Macalady, Alicia Creighton, Rich George, Anne Suppiger, Andy Dielmann, Fred Rapp, Liza Mason. SEATED, from left: Kalleen Munsch, Drew Luning, Susie Hizar, Meredith Wolfarth, Hilary Daniel, Claire Halloran. New Members of the Peter H. Raven Society The Peter H. Raven Society, named in honor of the Garden's director, recognizes individuals who make unrestricted annual gifts of $10,000 or more for a minimum of three years. We are grateful to acknowledge these new members of the Raven Society for their generous support: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Condie III Mr. and Mrs. Parker B. Condie Mr. and Mrs. William Holekamp TIM PARKER Shown with Peter Rabbit, the guest of honor at the Mother’s Day Luncheon (from left): Andrea Tramelli and Debbi Flowers, co-chairs, with Cindy Preszler of Channel 5 Weather, celebrity emcee. Peter Rabbit and Friends Salute Mother’s Day Congratulations to the committee who organized the Mother's Day Luncheon on May 7, featuring a showing of spring fashions by Dillard’s. The popular annual event was sponsored by Dillard's and attended by a record number of guests. With special thanks to St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles and Party Arts. Past Presidents of the Members’ Boar Mrs. Shadrach F Morris, Jr. 1 MP? to St. Louis in the mid- * ue a “® always a .” she said, “and I had always heard about ‘Shaw’s Garden.’ The Welcome Wagon had a membership application, and I sent it in right away.” She began with some of the outstanding horticulture classes taught by Clarence Barbre and Ken Peck. Isabelle went on to join the St. Louis Herb Society and was part of the first group of Garden Guides to be trained in 1968. The following year she became co-chair of the Guides and began serving on the Members’ Board. “I must have been on every committee they had at one time or another,” Isabelle recalls, and she served as president in 1981-83. During her tenure, the Ridgway Center opened, the Board held a gala benefit featuring Bobby Short, and the membership reached 10,000. In 1983 Isabelle became a St. Louis Master Gardener and participated in the opening of the Kemper Center. She also continues to be active on the Tower Grove House Historical Committee. With the support of the Horticulture Division and the able assistance of fellow volunteer Holly Brigham, Isabelle conceived and launched the popular “MBG Signature Plants” program — propagating unusual and hard-to-find species and cultivars from the Garden’s living collection. Proceeds from sales of the plants are donated to the Garden. “It is a pleasure to be active at the Garden,” Isabelle said. “As volunteers, our enthusiasm is a direct result of the support and goodwill of the staff.” TIM PARKER TIM PARKER ge —) ees trustees Barksdale and Oberheide Honored IN APRIL, the Trustees paid tribute to two longtime members of the Board for their years of service to the Garden. Clarence C. ‘‘Cedge” Barksdale — 35 Years Cedge Barksdale was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1964 and became an Emeritus Trustee in 1988. In his 35 years on the Board he has been an active fund raiser, serving on the Investment and Development committees. Currently he is chair of the new Corporate Partners Program, launched last year to strengthen the relationship between the — Garden and corporations in the St. Louis David Kemper (left), president of the region. Under his leadership the Corporate Board, with Cedge Barksdale. Partners Program has already achieved significant success. Mr. Barksdale is the retired president of Centerre Bank and is currently Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Washington University. Mrs. Fred A. Oberheide — 15 Years Peg Oberheide has been a Garden Trustee since 1984 and was named an Emeritus Trustee in 1992. She has supported the cultural life of St. Louis as a generous donor and tireless volunteer for 50 years, and in 1997 she was honored as Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year by the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. Mrs. Oberheide’s generous gifts to the Garden 4 include Grigg Hall in the Ridgway Center, pot» ib \ given in memory of her late husband Hamblett Peg Oberheide receives her award from Charles Grigg, and the Margaret Grigg Nanjing David Kemper. Friendship Garden, given in memory of her parents, Estelle and Robert Blanke. Peter Raven Is Named “Hero for the Planet” by TIME Magazine Peter H. Raven, director of the Garden, was named as one of the “Heroes for the Planet” in the April 26, 1999 issue of TIME. In a special “Earth Day” section, the latest installment of the magazine’s continuing environmental series, the editors of TIME invited readers to “meet the teachers who help us see the challenges, and a new generation that’s responding.” The feature story by Roger Rosenblatt, TIME’s science editor, describes the Garden and its leadership in educating the public about the importance of biodiversity. Garden members who may have missed seeing the story are welcome to call the Development Office at (314) 577-5120. BULLETIN JULY/ AUGUST 1999 Lo. 16. BULLETIN Tap = foe eqte Subes ae why xticdla-s diy Paphiopedalum ‘Eagle Park x Hellas’, watercolor by Judith Kirby. Art in Science July 15 —- August 16,1999 * 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, Ridgway Center Presented in conjunction with the XVI International Botanical Congress agnificent works by some of the nation’s leading botanical artists will be on display in Monsanto Hall this summer. A juried show sponsored by the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, the exhibit is presented at the Missouri Botanical Garden in conjunction with the XVI International Botanical Congress. The Congress is meeting in St. Louis August 1-7, 1999. More than 4,000 scientists from over 100 countries will attend the Congress. It is expected to be the This superb exhibition of botanical art is one of the most significant displays at the Garden this year. JULY / AUGUST — 1999 largest convention of the year to meet in the city. Ninety-one artists from 12 countries submitted 240 entries for judging. Seventy-five were selected for exhibition. In addition to a grand prize for “Best of Show” and several honorable mention awards, the Missouri Native Plant Society will present a $250 prize for the best rendering of a native midwestern plant. A catalog of the artists and their work will be available. Works on display range from charcoal to pen and ink, colored pencil, watercolor, oil, and acrylic media. “ This will be one of the most significant exhibits at the Garden this year,” said Dr. George Yatskievych, head of the jury panel. “The quality and variety of the work are superb, equal to any recent exhibitions of botanical art.” VE, LEFT: Sarracenia purpurea, watercolor by Robin A. Jess. ABOVE, RIGHT: Luffa cylindrica, watercolor by Joan Lavigueur Geyer. Dw, LEFT: Maclura pomifera, watercolor and gouache by Charlotte Straub Thomas. BELOW, RIGHT: Cyclamen persicum, pencil by Olga Eysmont. BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 IN MEMORIAM Jane Freund Harris Freund Education Center. In 1993, Jane and Whitney gave the Secret Garden, one of the outdoor demonstration gardens at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening, and in 1997 they helped fund a major renovation of the Freund Center. In 1998, the Harrises were named to the Arboretum Committee of the Board of Trustees. As one of the speakers at the funeral service, Peter Raven said, “Jane was a wonderful friend and an extraordinary philanthropist — she truly earned the title “Professional Volunteer.” Her dedication to the Garden and the Arboretum, and the energy and generosity she brought to everything she did, enriched life for everyone in St. Louis.” OR more than 40 years, Jane Freund Harris was a devoted friend to scores of St. Louis cultural and charitable institutions. She died April 16, 1999, at her home in Ladue. She was 78. Together with Whitney, her husband of 35 years, Jane Harris gave tirelessly of her time and support to others. She was named Outstanding Fund Raising Volunteer in the United States by the National Society of Fund Raising Executives and recognized for distinguished service by President Ronald Reagan. As the first president of the Women’s Association of the Japan America Society, she was instrumental in raising funds for the dedication monument at the Japanese garden and provided some of the first colorful koi for the lake. Mrs. Harris was an avid gardener, specializing in orchids, and visited the Garden's orchid ranges weekly. Known for always wearing an orchid in her hair, she was affectionately known as “The Orchid Lady.” In 1977, Jane Harris encouraged her mother, Adlyne Freund, to fund the aquisition of 220 acres at Shaw Arboretum, which became the Adlyne MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN ARCHIVES Jane Freund Harris Memorial Orchid Fund A special tribute fund in memory of Jane Harris has been established at the Missouri Botanical Garden. This special fund will honor Mrs. Harris and her love of orchids for years to come. To contribute, please call the Development Office at 577-5120. Conservation Reinvestment Act of 1999 TIM PARKER LEGISLATION has been introduced in Congress to provide funding for state-level wildlife conservation and related education and recreation. The bill, H.R. 701 and S. 25, is known as the Conservation Reinvestment Act of 1999. If passed, the Act would send 50 percent of the revenue collected by Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leases, which currently goes to the U.S. Treasury, to the states to permanently fund the following programs. Coastal Impact Assistance ($1.24 billion) — Funds would go to coastal states and communities for programs associated the impact of federal offshore oil and gas activities, including air and Janet Klein, Dr. Klein’s wife, with Peter Raven at the new bench. water quality, wildlife and wetlands conservation, onshore Bench Dedicated in Memory of William Klein infrastructure, and public service needs. Missouri is not eligible Friends and family of the late William McKinley Klein, Jr., for these funds. gathered in the Japanese garden on May 22, 1999, to Land-based Recreation ($734-900 million) — Funds would dedicate a handsome seating bench in his memory. Dr. support both Federal and State Land and Water Conservation Klein was assistant director of the Garden from 1972 to Funds and the Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program. LOTT sacle former director ot the Miers Ar pores Missouri would receive approximately $7.3 million, which would Philadelphia and Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami. At be administered by the Department of Natural Resources. the time of his death in 1997, he was president and chief Wildlife Conservation and Restoration ($321-459 million) — executive officer of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Funds for state-level wildlife conservation, habitat restoration, Dr. James Aronson, a botanist who began his career at and related recreation and education, with a focus on non-game the Garden, wrote in a tribute, “Three things stand out in species. Missouri would receive about $9.8 million, which would my memories of Bill: his love and respect for people of all be administered by the Department of Conservation. kinds. his love and concern for plants of all kinds, and his For more information on the Conservation Reinvestment Act, great love of gardens, the ideal place to begin learning please call the Conservation Federation of Missouri, about nature and space.” 1-800-575-2322. 18. BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 TRIBUTES MARCH — APRIL 1999 IN HONOR OF Gerard and Joan Behnen Ms. Patricia Kromer Mrs. I. Bettman, Jr. Mrs. Suzy Seldi Mrs. Laura Blumenfeld Claire and Richard Marx iss Jennifer Brodsky Deby ae Rick Halpern Dave Brothers, Haviles Nursery Ladue Garden Theresia Bumm Mr. and Mrs. August B. Thomsen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burg Mr. and Mrs. ee A. Barken Dr. and Mrs ward Cohen Mr. and Mrs. see Mrs. a L. Cohen Bob and Susie Schu Mrs. Jean Crowder =a oO Mary Jo Ely Mrs. Betty Tonneas John and Virginia Dill Patricia R. Sutliff Loretta and Bernard Dolan Ms. Patricia Kromer Brother Alois Dorsey, S.J. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Korte Karen Ellis Lynn and Bob Barth Mr. e Hall Mrs. J. ide Engler Mr. and Mrs. Lester Handelman Mr. ae Mrs. Rick Halpern Mrs. Robert Harrison Mrs. Suzy Seldin Mr. Theodore H. Hoffman Mr. and Hh ee G. Stern Claire M. Jaco Mr. and Mrs. ae kK. Brown Ms. Jean Srenco s. J ohnson Ken and Mary Shapiro Mr. an r ogers Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Remack irginia Klein Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rosenthal Mrs. Marcine Komen Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Milton Krantz Mr. and Mrs. Barry Krantz Ann and Bill Lloyd Esther and Jim Watel | Mr. and Mrs. A. FE Boettcher, Jr. e and Jon Lum Rachel Lum and Al Gasiewski Sharon Lum, Ahmed Abou-zamzam cane Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Galt III rs en M An Appreciative Creve Coeur Resident Mr. Al Melman Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Talcoff Philip Needleman, Ph. John W. Kourik rs. Doris Oglander Himes and Jean Baker Laura R. Orthwein Mr. a a Tom K. Smit Judy Mrs. sees Bushman ~~ =) me ie Mrs. Florence Hoey Robert Plager Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Barken r. Ronald L. Riaff Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bagby Ginny Rosenberg Barbara B. Goodman m and Dorothy Rosenbloom Kevin, Carol, Emily Ross and Steve Mr. and Mrs. Devere Ryckman Dr. and Mrs. Harry T. Duffy Mr. and Mrs. Don Schnuck Mrs. ee poe Mrs. a K. Mrs. Elizabe an Schvocae Ralph a Idie Herzma Mrs. Carol S. ee Mrs. H. C. Seld Mrs. Suzy Seldin Mrs. Jim Seldin Mrs. Suzy Seldin Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Soule Sarah and Adam Soule Mr. and Mrs. Jack Steiner Dr. and Mrs. Harry T. Duffy John and Cynthia Stock Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Moss Mr s. Otto Stoessel Pin Pals ae Team Mr. and Mrs. Mel Strassner Sally and John Levis Mr Jos eph L. Tucker Dr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Sale, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilhelms Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Busking illibrand r. J. Willibr Abe and Isabelle Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright Mr. and Mrs. Milton Goldfarb IN MEMORY OF Mr. Robert Aboussie Patty Arnold rs. Catherine Adams Ms. Melva A. Long Hazel Adams Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kautzman Mr. William A. Albrecht yn J. hacia oe Erickson Merceda Ares Heather Bell Beth Fisher and Amit Shah Steve Jensen Shelley Preston Sister of Kwadwo Armano Mrs. Phyllis Smith Mrs. Mattie E. Aslin Eve Ballman Dorothy Beaman Judith L. Bradley Janet B. Eigner Dorothy T. Headley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Jackman Nina Kaplan Glen and Jane Larsen Nancy McVean Betsy Patterson Jenny Rath Diana Richards nnis Shea Susan Sindel “W.L.G.” Group Kathleen Williams Mr. Howard Baer Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook Marian U. Cronheim Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Kopman ee Rothschild t Shampaine Mr. Davi aker Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hanser The Westward Hoe Garden Club Rose Marie Williams r. Edward Baseel Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Day Phelan Baudendistel CBS Corporation Evelyn and Don Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Gitto, Sr. Mr. and Nelson E. Kimmell Mr. and oa Jack Phillips Dennis and Kerin Mayer Sandstedt Mr. and Mrs. Morris Shan Mrs. Roland H. Stocke Roland and Marilyn Stocke Mrs. Carol C. Welsch Mr. and Mrs. David S. Yates Mr. Andrew H. Baur George and Clarann Budke Susan and Fred ee s. Frank K Sal y and ae Levis Dr. and Mrs. William Sedgwick Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Thompson, Jr. Mr. Thomas W. White IV Mrs. Phyllis Church Beard Mrs. Charles E. H. Luedde Mr. and Mrs. Ralph K. Soebbing ina Beckmeyer Cliff and Dorothy Sudfeld Mrs. Jane Bedel Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Holstein Dr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Waters Mr. John D. Beekman Loretta Ielmini Rita lelmini Rose ae Mrs. Janet T. Benson Gay nee pas Club Mr. and Mrs. James E. McKee III Mrs. David J. Newbern Mrs. Edward G. Nusrola Mr. and Mrs. Preston F Ryan BULLETIN Dr. Grace Bergner Mr. and Mrs. Barry Krantz Mother of Mr. and Mrs. David Judy and Steve Wasserman ieru R. D. and K. K. Bucholz Mr. John Bisping Mrs. Margie Witt = Family Jonathan Boer Mark Tobias aires Mr. Daniel Bouck Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Bennetsen Mrs. Marie Breitenbach Mr. and Mrs. Alvin F Cross Mr. and ee Raymond Schaper Mr. Jack Bridwell Mr. and ae ‘timothy Heath Chris and Jeanette Kopp Mr. and Mrs. August H. Lamack Ms. - Wohlberg Mrs. Rogers Wohlberg rs. Betty Broemmelsiek Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Barken Mary B. Bryant DEA St. Louis Division Office Mr. Phillip Burba Mr. Daniel Liberman Grandma Burnham Ms. Rita Huskey Patrick Carmichael Paul and Jean Mennes Mr. B astle Miss Wanda Bowers Mrs. Melva Chambers Mrs. Ann Brakensiek Mrs. Robert McN. Cochran Mr. and Mrs. John G. Goessling Mrs. W. Boardman Jones, Jr. Mrs. Audrey W. Otto Mr. and Mrs. H. Parker Smith Mr. and Mrs. Tom K. Smith, Jr. Mrs. Daniel Upthegrove Marian Cohen Mrs. Joseph F Ruwitch Mrs. Alma Connelly ce and Mrs. Neal Stamm s. John FE Conrad II : and Mrs. oe FE Reck, Jr. Col hard M. Cossarini, USAR Tom and Judy Barnett Mark and Barbara Niedt Jim Wire Dottie Cox The Merollis Family raft Kathy and Rich Bucholz Dr. Harold Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ackerman Mr. Joseph Daile Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jones Mr. Rich Daly Ms. Rosemary Watts Mr. Nick Davenport Dick and Lee Schmelzle onathon Davidson Good Shepherd Lutheran Church- Manchester, Chancel Choir continued on page 20 JULY / AUGUST 1999 19. TRIBUTES continued from page 19 Mr. Robert L. Derryberry Mrs. Martha Helen Hardin Mr. Elmer C. Dietrich Charles and Jean Natsch Janet Diffenderfer Sue Carter Mr. James Donahoo, Jr. E. Joan Cowdell Miss Laura Catherine Dowell A Friend Esther and Jim Watel Mrs. Irma Dowen Mrs. James Lister Mrs. Bernice Wieman Drant Barbara Drant Thompson r. and Mrs. Leo D Mr. anc Mr. and Mrs. Herb Sheets Mr. August W. Elbring Mrs. Lou Berry Dorcas and Jim Lahr Mrs. Ruth Elliott Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Case, Jr. Edna Ae Bill Hager ulhaber Harry re ader Mike Amy Bell Marcia Byrne Katie Graham Karen Klebe Steve Krekeler Brian Layton Doug Nieme Katie ne Cathy Ryz Michelle Schuber Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Seppi Mr. Sheldon Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gaddy Christopher Foley Virginia L. Burnett Mr. M. Joseph Francisco Brooke and Florence Hoey Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Holdener Miss Mary Margaret Furderer Miss Charlotte H. Boehm Mr. ae Mrs. Jerry Gilbert othy J. Gisburne Mr. and Mrs. Derick Driemeyer Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hibbard Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Reding Mrs. Josephine Gittleman Mr. Milton J. Canis Ellen and Henry Dubinsky Mrs. Maxine Hirsch Mrs. Jospeh F Ruwitch D. J. Serkes and Jack Tzin Rich and Mary Weinstock Mrs. Francis Glassberg Mrs. Joanne Erblich erg 20. BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST Mrs. Linda Goetz Dr. and Mrs. Floyd M. Freeman Mrs. Evelyn Grant James and Alice Hayashi ary Jane Grev Mr. and Mrs. Andy Remack Jane Grnishaw. Mrs. Dolores Haltenhof Ms. P. Anne Haltenhof Mrs. Jane Freund Harris Mr. and Mrs. Lester P Ackerman, Jr. Patty Arnold Mr. and Mrs. William E. Barnes Roz and Wally Bernheimer Mr. and Mrs. Van-Lear Black II Patricia Bohn Mrs. Dolores Brown and Family Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Budet Ruth E. Buerke Jill and Jim Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Cook Dr. William H. Dantf orth Dale and Sharon Fiehler Mrs. Raymond Freed Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Freschi Mr. S. E. Freund Mrs. Florence Gerber Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Horan Japan America Society of St. Louis Womens Assoc. Mr. and Mrs. William $ Brian and Marilyn LeDoux Mr. and Mrs. James K. Mellow Mr. and Mrs. Lucius B. Morse III Mary C. Neuwoehner . Leber Mr. and Mrs. Eric P Newman Dr. and Mrs. Roy Sane Ervin ee Marion Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Rudyard K. Rapp Dr. Peter H. Raven and Ms. Kate Fish Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rosenthal Mrs. Joseph F Ruwitch Bob and Susie Schulte Mr. anc Mrs. C. C. Johnson Spink Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern Ruth Stolat Ms. Emily Ullman Mr. Robert Lee Walker Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace -arl Wellman and Farnell Mrs. Robert Brookings Smit lon i é Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Blanton J. Whitmire Mr. and Mrs. Louis |. Zorensky Vivian and Sander Z Mr. Thraceton G. Haus Mrs. Alta L. Harris Mrs. Rena Lucille Hasselbach Mr. and Mrs. Myron K. Peck Mr. Ronald E. Haug Mr. Albert T. Bertram Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Haug Mrs. Walter W. Parker, Jr Mr. anc rs. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Korte ay 999 Flossie Helmkamp-Filardo Dr. Robert Emmett Hennessy Michael J. and Nancy Kelly Casey Dr. and Mrs. Patrick J. C Mrs. Sara Glickert Bill and Joan Halliburton David Kk. Murphy Dr. James M. Shields Daniel E. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Smith Mrs. Fran Stephens and Scout Mr. and Mrs. John D. Whelan Viola Elise Hesse Mildred A. Hesse Mr. Oliver W. Hickel, Jr. Clarann ane George Budke vavanaugh Singer ‘) Mrs <. Waltke Mrs. Dociy Higgins Ms. Nita Yewell Mr. Dale Hilger Paul and Jean Mennes Mrs. Grace Hinrichs and Mrs. Terry Dougherty rs. Joann Holtz Mr. and Mrs. ee Volk rs. Betty Hull Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heimburger Mr. and Mrs. Don Nies Mr. Ralph Hyman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boettcher Mr. Martin O. Israel Mr. and a M. Erwin Bry Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. are Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Talco John Izzo Sigma Chemical Company Mrs. Bertha Jegerlehner Mr. and Mrs. Don O’Mara Mr. Craig Jenkins Susan Klippel on Mrs. Fern R. Schriefer Florence G. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Beckmann Sue Bortz atin Brockmeier and Family Mrs. Terry L. Ford Mrs. Patricia A. Hayek [. Klueter oardman Jones, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bielke Sally and John Levis Mr. and Mrs. Jackson J. Shinkle Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaiman Paul and Nanette Bushey Colleagues of D. B. Kaiman Mr. Samual Kalman Vicki and Hal Day Richard and Cheryl Whiting r ald T. Kennedy Mrs. Stephanie Guglielmo Mrs. Norma L. Kerls Mr. and Mrs. Erwin R. Brei 1an Jane Kniestedt Steve and Betty Ringkamp Mother of Rick Knox and Marion Steen Leslee and Lewis Levey Mrs. Dorothy G. Koch Carol and Jim Adams Barbara Behiter Ruth E. Bellville Lee Birenbaum Ms. Susan John and ae ee Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Herbert, Jr. Tom E. King Deb Lalumondier Jack and Lois Loomstein Missouri Thunder Volleyball Club Mr. and Mrs, Roy O'Neal Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peat and Cara Potocnjak Martha Rabe Michael caine Dave Stecker, and Kay McGee Mr, ie Tabachik Carol and Joe Tuley Robert Charles anc Steve, Bridget, Ryan and Brad Vesper Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Michelson Mrs. Angela K s Mrs. Murray E. Finn 5-0) Bs =) . 1 mer Mr. and Mrs. Cory M. Hartung Mrs. Mildred Kuelker Ms. Fern Wa Frances Kuene Susan Boehmes Joyce Dixon Margaret Jones Carolyn Meadows Marcia Williams Carolyn Kuhn Friends of Carol Mrs. “Nana” Lambert Mrs. Mary kK. Jepsen Eugene Landesman Eleanor Landesman Sharon Ramey Mrs. Meta Wagner Lang Dick and Lee Schmelzle Mrs. Joanne L. Lanser Rev. and Mrs. Roy Bleick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Dooley Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sisson and Sons Mother of Mrs. Diana L. Lerman Ms. Beverly Blitz Mr. Jonathan Le Mr. and Mrs. Don schellmann Dr. Francis Xavier Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Bottini Mr. Bob Loes Mr. and Mrs. Frank Findlay Uncle of Mary Lutz Rosemary Watts Mary Kirk Maguire Ms. M. Cheryl Hall Babe Mangiaracino Marla E Tickson Mrs. Estha Marak Mrs. N. Ingaborg Cushman Mrs. June Marsden Mrs. Ruth Lorenz and Charlotte Scholtz Teru Matsuzaki Haruka, Ayako, Nideki, Kaoru Watanabe continued on page 22 PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRENT FOLTZ Summertime is the right time for browsing in the Garden Gate Shop — Treat yourself! Handcrafted by artists — From elegant handmade writing papers imprinted with the Garden symbol, to enchanting whimsical garden ornaments, to the finest in gardening books and accessories, the Shop is your stop for the new and unusual. Experience personalized shopping with free gift wrapping, delivery services, and custom gift selections. Above: Stationery and journals from the Museu Moli Paperer de Capellades in Barcelona, handmade with an | 8th century process using recycled materials. Right: “Yardbirds” are handcrafted in Kentucky from recycled tools and machine parts. Lots oF Girts UNDER $25! All proceeds from the Garden Gate Shop benefit the Missouri Botanical Garden. G Garden Gate Shop Missouri Botanical Garden 4344 Shaw Boulevard (314) 577-5137 BULLETIN JULY / AUGUST 1999 21. Mabel Mester Mr. Eugene C. Roberts Laura Hrinsin TRIBUTES Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns Marilyn McDonald Mrs. Minnie G. Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hofstetter Betsy Patterson continued from page 20 Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rosenthal Judith Lynn Klauck Jean Ruhe Mr. Jack Miller Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts Nada Sue Schneider Sue and Gary Rogers Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts Betty Smith Miss Mildred L. Mattes Mrs. Beverlee Place Molden Mrs. Virginia Robertson Virginia Seifert Mrs. Peggy Baker St. Louis Medical Clinic Mrs. Helen Licklider Esther and Jim Watel Jane W. McAfee Mrs. Fre. Mooibroek Mrs. Ruth Rhoads Mrs. Geraldine Seiller Mary Sa Porter Mrs. Alijda Barendregt Mr. Edward R. Roesler and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones Mr. Donald E. Matthes Mr. Kenneth Morrow Sterlin ne J. Ryan Joseph Se Dr. william Albair, Dr. George Mr. and Mrs. Gil Alfring Mrs. Sterling J. Ryan Mary and Bab C Gass Duello and Staff Mrs. Emma Moser Mr. Thomas L. Rosen Sylvia Shanfeld Mr. and Mrs. Roman Beuc Mrs. Ruth Hell stern Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Blanke, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kormeier Dr. and Mrs. James E. Bowers Mrs. Marion Child Moss Mr. David J. Ruse: Matilda Jones Shillington Rev. Robert Corbett Mrs. ns yee and Mary Jo and Dave Wilson Financial Management Services, Inc. LaVerne Des Mr. and Mrs. Philip Child Mrs. Dorothy Sandweg Samuel D ule Mr. and es oe Hopson Mary C. Creson Mrs. Barbara Kilpatrick Selma Soule Annamary and Dave Klumb Lou and Kay Fernandez Mr. John E. Sauerhoff, Jr. Mrs. Leapoldine Stampehl Marion and Bill Knopf Mrs. Harlan A. Gould Missouri Botanical Garden- Anonymous Jean and John Kustura Benjamin Young Members’ Board Peggy and Fred Dilorio Mr. and Mrs. Charles Matthes Jeannette L. Young Mr. Leon Schankman John L. Dunham Ms. Rita Matthes Arthur J. Mueller Deby and Rick Halpern Foleys Paul and Midge McKee Nancy A. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thomas Barbara Harris Kate and Glenn Mitchell Joan P. Skelton Mrs. Lisette Schaumburg Henry Shaw Cactus Society Dr. Homer Sedighi Mr. Erwin Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Monnig Mr. and Mrs. Otto Henschen St. Louis ey i ing ompany- Patty Arnold Francis C. Schmidt Mary M. Hoekel Officers and S$ Mr. Frederick J. Mueller Jeff Aslin Mr. and Mrs. Jerome T. Loeb Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.- Mrs. Claire M. Coty Jerry and Lisa Beck May Department Stores Company St. Louis Sales Dept. Linda and Dennis Cowden Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gorden Mr. and Mrs. Mark Quick Sulel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.- Lisa Finley Bill, Michelle, Nicholas, and Linda Stampehl’s Co-Workers Thomas S. Burke Donald and Martha Murdoch Ashley Gordon at Southwestern Bell Telephone Katie Frierdich Mrs. Cecil Nelson Tammy Gordon UniGroup, Inc, LouAnne Howard Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Beck Amy and Melissa Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wagner Rosanne Kroot Winnie Tan Ng Ms. Kim Homeyer Maurice Stewart Mike Meyer Alberto D. Ng Jack and Betty Powers and Family The Rubinelli Family Yale Miller Marian Mempham Nichols Ralph and Diane Schaefer Mary Strada Elliott H. Stein Bridge Club Members Lisa Strauss Daniel and Carol Gravens Stupp Bros. Bridge & ron Co. Maryanne Newman and Russell Schmie Mr. Ed Stuerman Foundation The Hafner Family Mr. and Mrs. Greg Schmieg Mr. Paul McClinton Mrs. Nancy K. Thomas Mrs. Thelma Oertli Mr. Donald J. Schmittzehe, Jr. Eva Svob Mrs. Martha M. McCallon Dr. Peter H. Raven and Ms. Kate Fish Miss Margaret Buelow Leonard Guarraia and Board of Messrs. Rober and Donald Lauck Mrs. Frances Parker Dr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Cavanaugh Directors Paul and Jean Mennes Ray and Virginia Conklin, William Miss Marie ae Mr. and Mrs. William E. Giese rs. Goldie Pearlstone Jarosik, John and Ann oy Mckni a Place Assisted Living Staff Mr. McNea Mr. and Mrs. David Ross Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. Findlay Mrs. Isc T Mrs. Nonie Langleben Mrs. Marjorie Pedroli Gidney International, Inc. Mr. inom: A. Taylor Mr. Leonard Megginson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schiefelbein Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Terence Crebs Dr. and Mrs. Stephen FE. Bowen, Jr. Mrs. June Petrak Susan M. Hoffmann Mr. and Mrs. Walter Diggs Miss Natalie Mehlman Mr. and Mrs. Bob Williams Robert E. LaMear, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Durham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halpern Ken Ponciroli on Jean Lammert Mr. and Mrs. William Engelsmann and Family Richard and Evelyn Ressler trs. Arlene M. Larimer Terry L. Frane I] Mrs. Nell G. Menke Mary Jane Presberg Lees Inns of America, Inc. Mrs. Sue George Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Anschuetz Mrs. Joseph FE Ruwitch Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luebbert Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goessling Adrienne and Paul Biesterteldt Mrs. Margo Radloff Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Mihill Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kopman Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Conrad Mr. and Mrs. David Ross Anna M. Mur . phy John H. Kramer Martha Eyermann Mother of MaryLou Rainwater Barbara Noree Mr. and Mrs. Charles Luedde Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gaddy Misses Ethel and Marian Herr Mr. and Mrs. an n Pardee Dr. and Mrs. Richard Mackey Mrs. Jack Hau Mr. Floyd D. Reeves P aioe ae Inc. Mr, and Mrs. James $. McDonnell III Beverly Kalish Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F Boettcher Prophets Plus Investment Club Mr. William Moulton Frances Lalfler Helen Ballard Reilly Rita and Bob Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Mudd Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Lapides Walter and Mary Parker West County Texaco Dr. R. Joseph Olk Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meyer Prof. Richard Resh Mr. and Mrs. George N. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Rohan Charles and Edwine Mill Mrs. William W. Spivy Robert and Nan Ziha Mr. Dwight Sewarc Betty and Bob Nellums Ruth V. Riccobono Mr. Justin Schuchat H. Kurt Simon Orchard House Residents Association Family and Friends at St. Louis Mary Letson Mr. Daniel Singer Sallie, Jane, cam Emily Community College-Meramec Lisa Lynn Schuessler Mr. J. Kennard Streett and Fat Mrs. Gladys A. Riechman Lee Berger Mrs. Lee Streett Margaret G. er Mrs. Gladys Mae Weber Suzanne Breckenridge Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stuhl Dr. and Mrs. John S. Skinner Mrs. Riegler Frannie Breckner Dr. and Mrs. James K. Turner Phyllis and Steve Smith Marilyn Griesedieck continued on page 23 Mary M. Young 22. BULLETIN. JULY/ AUGUST 1999 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Trigg Lee, Barbara and Sarah Wagman Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Werner Mr. Charles Allen Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Smith Janet Weakley Mrs. Margaick Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John Brady Mr. and Mrs. George K. Hoblitzelle ae Mrs. Isaac Mrs. see ph ae Mr. Thomas Unemori Kathy ae Jim Brickey Mrs. Meredith Uppinghouse Dr. and Mrs. Isaac Boniuk Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Dewald Mr. Rutgers Van Brunt Mr. and Mrs. H. Ivis Johnston Betty and Mitchell Perry Mrs. Esther Vilar Carol and Tillie Gruen Mr. Jonathan Henry Voertman David and Elizabeth Boll Mrs. Edwin Hermsmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Hermsmeyer Mrs. Helen Hottle Mrs. Lee Kehlenbrink and Ms. Marguerite Lauth Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kraus Miss Marcella M. Lauth Miss June E. McCarthy Mrs. Anna Nehrt Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Nehrt United Healthcare-Friends and Co-Workers of his sister Mrs. Doris Woelbling Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Yeckel Mr. George Von Hoffman, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Korte Mr. George Von Schrader Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sc Ruth Walck Steve and Patty Ringkamp ) 8 | L be awab Mrs. Gladys Mae Weber Mr. Hugh Webster Mrs. Thomas Hizar Mr. Abe Weinstock Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jaffe Lewis and Leslee Levey Paul and Judy Putzel We Mrs. Kimiko F Durham June Huck White Marilyn and Arthur Boettc Mr. Roy ite Mrs. Thomas Hizar eG Mr. George P. ee J Dr. and Mrs. James T. Chamne: Mr. and Mrs. isa Danforth, ,. Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Horan Mrs. Stella B. Houghton Mrs. H. Leighton Morrill Mr. Lawrence K. Roos Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Rouse HI Mr. J. Russell Wilson Mrs. Marge Himes Lamson Mrs. Louanna Wilson Mrs. Pam Sanocki Richard W. Wohlberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Busking Mrs. Judy Wolff Ms. Gay Jaffe Ackerman Mr. Tom Wuennenberg Mrs. Patricia Kromer Mr. Yaromyr Yatskievych Dr. Peter H. Raven and Ms. Kate Fish Ms. Teri-Ann Wallace Mrs. Doretta “Dodie” Zawadskhi Elsa A. Clinger Dr. Ferdinand B. Mr. and Mrs. ete E. Pac ieee Mrs. Rosalie Zimri Lee and Barbara ei Mrs. Evelyn Van Cleave Zinke Mrs. Evelyn Redington Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wardle THE MEMBERS’ ENTRY COURT Bricks donated to the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening between April 1, 1999 and May 31, 1999: BRONZE SIGNATURE BRICKS Donald E. Matthes / Lenore Matthes Lenore Matthes n D. Stevens W. R. Stevens Ferdinand B. Zienty / Claylain C. Zienty The Friends and Family of Ferdinand and Claylain Zienty ENGRAVED BRICKS Duwarde Lee Alexander Virginia Alexander Paul L. Bar Leamon and Helen Barbro icia B tt The Family of Patricia Barrett & Carolyn Belden Bob and Carolyn Belden Earl Bi Earl Biffle Jane & George Darner Jane and George Darner Fr. Eddie De Leon & Tim Roth Fr. Eddie De Leon Theodosia E. Eggert Ned Siegel Marianne Scholin Fricke VL. Scholin Lois & Arthur Guller Lois Guller Stella E. Hercules William and Melba Hercules Stella E ules ie Richard and ae Hercule Thomas ward Family Jacqueline S. pee ee Bob and Jane Hudson MBG Daylily Association Norma Deen Lirely Juracsik Brian and Clay Juracsik erald T. Kennedy Employees of Kennedy Capital Jeanette & Bill Krafft Friends of Jeanette and Bill Krafft ustin McDonald Bryan A. McDonald Mary Kohl McDonald Bryan A. McDonald Marian epham Donald L. Nichols Carl Felix Miller Sr. Celesia F Miller Ann & Harold Neels David H. Neels Kathleen F. Nichols Donald L. Nichols Jordan & Rachel Oge-Schoen Judith Oge Zachary Steven Redohl Rich and Barb Redohl Mary Robert Joan Grasso Jeanne Robert Swift Dr. Judith A. Robert, Ph.D. John A. & Linda & John Schink Ray and Alvera Windhorst Carolyn & Bill Stokes Anonymous The Stokes Grandchildren Carolyn and Bill Stokes Christie Danielle Tapper Nicole Spitler Honorable Corley Thompson Peggy Thompson Bernard Todt Lisa Todt Steven Todt Kathy Dumstorff Linda Abendroth Raymond & Alvera Windhorst Ray and Alvera Windhorst i i nn Marlene Bernatowicz Rosalie Zimrin Berger Memorial Chapel Employees BULLETIN My | i (iil I omen OF TRUSTEES Mr. David W. Kemper, President Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Mr. Stephen F Brauer Mr. William H. T. Bus Mr. Parker B. Condie Ms. Marlene Davis Mr. M. Peter Fischer Mr. Martin E. Galt H1 The Hon. Clarence Harmon The Hon. Carol E. mee Mr. Charles F Knight Mr. Charles E. eae e M. Kummer Carolyn W. Losos Mr. Douglas S es Mr. John W lu Mr. James S. oa ll The Bont George R. Westfal Dr. Thomas A. Woolsey Dr. Mark S. aoe EMERITUS TRUSTEES Mr. Clarence C. Barksdale Mr. John H. Biggs Mr. Samuel C. Davis, Jr. Mr. Jefferson L. ie Dr. Helen E. Nash Mrs. Fred A. Oberheide Mr. William R. Orthwein, Jr. Mrs. Lucianna Gladney Ross Mr. Robert B. Shapiro Mr. Warren M. Shapleigh Mr. Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. Mr. Robert Brookings Smith Mr. Tom K. Smith, Jr. Jr Mr. O. Sage eae Ill Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff Mr. Harry E. eretecene the HONORARY TRUSTEES Prof. Philippe Morat Dr. Robert Ornduff MEMBERS’ BOARD Mrs. Kenneth Teasdale, President JULY / AUGUST 1999 25, Inside This Issue a. Juty Is “Kips IN BLOOM” MONTH Fun for all ages at the Kemper Center. oO. VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS Recognizing volunteers’ anniversaries. 6. GIFT PLANNING The Heritage Society, groundbreaking at Shaw Arboretum, profile of June Hutson. &. Home G Ground covers, plastic pot recycling, and summer activities at the Kemper Center. 11. CALENDAR OF EVENTS _ a Summer fun and coming events. + i ai — e 14 = .< #@ japanese News OF THE MEMBERS Saluting successful members’ events; i : s i Trustees are honored for service. 1 6 See page | I. ® fut : A major exhibit to accompany the XVI International Botanical Congress. Missouri Botanical Garden BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) Post Office Box 299 POSTAGE 1 8 - St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 PA IN MEMORIAM PERIODICALS ID AT ST. LOUIS, MO Jane Freund Harris and William Klein, Jr. 20. TRIBUTES MISSOURI BOTANICAL JUN 29 1999 Honoring family and friends. GARDEN LIBRARY 9) Printed on led . in To} Vy PGP USITS SUY-VUSEC HIRS. Botanical _ Garden “SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER (99 Right: Joe Summers wading in the Amazon River to collect seed from Victoria water lilies, Center: Fortunately, the only crocodiles the explorers encountered were in captivity. Far right: Tropical water lilies on display at the Garden. WATER LILIES from An expedition returns with seeds of Victoria amazonica, the largest tropical water lily in the world. MBG horticulturist Joe Summers with a Victoria flower on his trip to the Amazon. Right: The tropical water lily Nymphaea ‘Mrs. George H. Pring’ blooms at the Garden. a BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 N EXPEDITION TO THE AMAZON RIVER IN BRAZIL last March yielded seeds of a rare tropical water lily, Victoria amazonica. The plants are spectacular, producing leaves up to seven feet in diameter. Victoria species and hybrids are a colorful display at the Garden, blooming in the pools in front of the Climatron. Seeds from the trip are being used to produce new plants and, it is hoped, will strengthen the species’ gene pool. Horticulturist Joe Summers accompanied a group from the Victoria Conservancy Project, a branch of the International Water Garden Society. His seven-day trip was supported by a generous donation from Sherwood Forest nursery and garden center. “Seeing the Amazon and its plant and animal life was an incredible experience,” Summers said. “We were amazed to discover Vicotoria lilies growing in water 20 feet deep, since it has been assumed that they only grow in two to three feet of water.” Summers had to wade to find the seed pods, which mature on the river bed. “At one pool, a local woman came and warned us that a big crocodile lived there,” he said. Summers’ job is usually less dangerous. He is responsible for maintaining the Garden's aquatic collection and propagating plants in the greenhouse. He works closely with Jon Sweeney, who designs and maintains the outdoor displays. Together they have revitalized the water lily collection — this year there are more than 40 different hybrids on spectacular display. Most tropical water lilies are propagated from tubers. Victoria amazonica, however, is grown from seed and is notoriously difficult to germinate. In 1998, in their second attempt, Summers and Sweeney succeeded in germinating, growing, and producing seed from Victoria amazonica. It was the first time in 25 years that the species had been on display at the Garden, where it is difficult to grow outdoors. They shared plants from the seed they produced with 11 other botanical institutions. Producing seed from Victoria is even more difficult than getting them to germinate. All Victorias are night bloomers pollinated by night- flying insects, especially the large scarab beetle, Cyclocephala hardyi. The blossoms open at sunset for just two nights and close up in the morning sunlight. Insects enter the flowers in the evening and remain inside during the day. The first night, the flower is pure SEP 07 1999 GARDEN LIBRARY the Amazon white, with a fragrance of pineapple and butterscotch; the second night, the flower is pink. Because the tropical insects do not live in this part of the world, the plants at the Garden must be pollinated by hand. That’s why Summers and Sweeney can be seen wading around in the lily pools at odd hours of the night. Last summer, their experiments were successful and produced seed. In the process, Summers created two new Victoria hybrids, V. ‘Adventure’ and V, ‘Discovery’. The new hybrids will be introduced this fall, marking the first time in 30 years that the Missouri Botanical Garden has produced new water ' lily hybrids for the ” ; ~” horticulture trade. The Legacy of George Pring Water lilies were his passion. To this day, hybrids introduced by the late George H. Pring, superintendent of horticulture at the Missouri Botanical Garden from 1928 to 1969, are grown and treasured all over the world. Born in England in 1885 and trained at Kew Gardens, b +e Mr. Pring accepted ajobin George Pring propagating < St. Louis in 1906 as foreman _ water lilies in the Garden’s 2 of orchids and exotic plants. greenhouses. During his 9 In his 63-year career at the career, the Garden was one & Garden, he earned a of the largest producers of 2 = formidable reputation as an Victoria and Nymphaea orchid expert, building the ——_ water lilies in the world. collection to over 50,000 specimens. In 1912 he expanded his attention to breeding water lilies. While others had introduced excellent cultivars earlier, George Pring is credited with the most outstanding achievements. In his quest to produce a pure white hybrid of good size and form, he produced the lovely white Nymphaea ‘Mrs. George H. Pring’ of 1922 and the outstanding yellow N. ‘St. Louis’ of 1930.In 1932 he introduced a pure white night bloomer with |5-inch flowers, N. ‘Missouri.’ He consulted on the outstanding Victoria hybrid, V. ‘Longwood Hybrid’, produced at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Mr. Pring was known and loved in St. Louis as the original “Answer Man.” Before the introduction of the Horticultural Answer Service, he personally handled thousands of inquiries each year. As tradition has it, he was never stumped. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 a GARDEN ARCHIVES Comment Missouri BOTANICAL GARDEN MISSION: To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life. HE IDEA WAS TO TURN THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN. To make people understand that life on earth is threatened for future generations, if not for ourselves today. This was the central theme and focus of the XVI International Botanical Congress, which met in St. Louis in August. As you will see in the special section beginning on the next page, nearly 5,000 botanists from 80 countries discussed every aspect of botanical research. The bottom line was the importance of plants to sustaining the stability and quality of human life on this planet, whether for the next century or the next millennium. This is our responsibility, as I said at the Congress: “Plants provide, directly or indirectly, all of our food, most of our medicine, and large proportions of the chemical substances that we use, of our shelter, and of our clothing. They protect the topsoil, ensure the quality of the water that we drink, determine local climates, and ultimately provide food and shelter for all other living beings. They are beautiful and diverse; they nourish our souls as well as our bodies. “Yet we destroy them at a frightening rate, so that as many as 100,000 of the estimated total 300,000 species may be gone or on the way to extinction by the middle of the next century. If we do not take action now, by the end of the century we may have destroyed two- thirds of the plant species we currently use and enjoy. ..By taking concrete steps in the near future, we could prevent the extinction of the great majority of these plant species... Considering the importance of plants to the healthy and prosperous survival of humanity into the 21st century and beyond, we should find the sionsanasts resources. In fact, anything less is neither intelligent nor worthy of us. Let us determine here and now to take these steps, and take them together.” As members of the Missouri Botanical Garden, m you have already demonstrated your commitment to these goals. Thank you for working with us to ensure the future of our world. — Peter H. Raven, Director ar BULLETIN = SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 Mailing Address: Missouri sini al Garden Post Office x 299 St. Louis, ee 63166-0299 (314) 577-5100 Visit the Garden Web site: www.mobot.org Garden Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Christmas; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Grounds open 7 a.m. Wed. Shaw Arboretum: (314) 451-3512. 24-Hour Information: GardenLine — 577-9400 Or call 1-800-642-8842. 24-Hour Gardening Tips: HortLine — (314) 776-5522 Request a brochure from the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at (314) 577-9440, or send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to HortLine at the address below. Or see the Garden site, www.mobotorg. Employment/ Volunteer Hotline: (314) 577-9401 Or see www.mobot.org. Horticulture Answer Service: (314) 577-5143 9:00 a.m. to noon, Mon. = Fri. Master Composter Hotline: (314) 577-9555 9:00 a.m. to noon, Mon. — Fri. On the Cover Castor bean, Ricinus communis, in the Kresko Family Victorian Garden. — Photo by Jack Jennings Editor Susan Wooleyhan Caine Climatron® is a registered servicemark of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action empl oyer. ©1999 Missouri Botanical Garden The BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) is published bi-monthly by the Missouri Botanical Garden, 2345 Tower Grove Avenue, St. Louis, MO 631 Periodic ils postage paid at St. Louis, The BULLE at t to every member of the Garden as a be nefit ‘ol A members Fora ponte batten of as little as $55 oe er year, entitled to: free admission to the Garden, Shaw Arboretum, ae lo Grove House; invitations to special events and ate announcements of all lectures and domestic and abroad, ee other me seks For information, call (314) S118. Postmaster: Please he aie! changes to: Bulletin, Missouri Botanical Garden, PO. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299. XVI INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM PARKER © » ¢ ¢Pe es & Pog hy opt Vie Je N r al ts i - € a BtO- Aen ie Gare GrOenr Ger bss Sustainability @ Survival WORLD’S LARGEST GATHERING OF PLANT SCIENTISTS MEETS IN ST. LOUIS N the coming decades, only a united, global effort can prevent a massive loss of the plant species needed to sustain quality of life for all humankind, and plant scientists must help lead the way. This clarion call to action was the central theme of the XVI International Botanical Congress, which met in St. Louis August 1-7, 1999 at the America’s Center. The Missouri Botanical Garden was the host institution for the gathering of nearly 5,000 plant scientists from 80 countries. Peter H. Raven, director of the Garden, was president of the Congress. John McNeill of the Royal Ontario Museum and José Sarukhan of the Universidad Nacional Scientists from dozens of different disciplines met to share the latest information in plant science and participate in more than 200 symposia. Breakthrough research and major discoveries were presented daily during the Congress, which received international media attention. Speakers at the opening session emphasized that increasing our knowledge about plants is essential to the stability and sustainability of human life on earth. Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, said, “Plant science is about developing better food, finding new medicines, and providing healthier air.... aggressive research is key to understanding how to balance protection of the planet while sustaining the health and prosperity of our growing populations.” Karl-Henrik Robért, one of Sweden’s foremost cancer specialists, called for a “taking-care-of- the-planet culture.” Robért is the founder of The Natural Step, a highly Autonoma de México served as vice-presidents. The Congress was organized by the entire North American botanical community. regarded non-profit program that works with businesses and governments to find sustainable solutions to environmental problems. continued on page 6 BULLETIN Peter Raven, =} addressing the © Opening Session. SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 Se | SUSTPAINA BIT VEY OF SURVIVAL Groundbreaking Research in Plant Science Announced at the Congress THE ENVIRONMENT Extinction Rate Rivals Age of the Dinosaurs If current trends continue, a third of all plant and animal species on earth — mostly in the tropics — could be extinct in just 50 Kart Henrik’ Robert founder o years, and two-thirds could be gone by the The Natural Step end of the next century, according to current data. Plants are disappearing faster than scientists can find them, study them, and apply the knowledge for human benefit. Peter Raven offered a seven-point plan calling for a United Nations-style coordination of plant conservation efforts, more funding for research, wider access to ) information, and special attention to a g _ —_ conserving medicinal species. “All plants are ohn McNeill and C. H. Chou, vice-president of important in one way or another, and this the International Union of Biological Sciences comprehensive plan seeks to save them all — 7 a priceless gift to future generations,” Raven a Colwell vpexanms of the said. a ; ae National Science Foundation Human “Footprint” Impairs Earth Human activities have adversely affected half the land surface of the earth, and 50 “dead zones” have developed in coastal waters around the globe. The latest findings, announced by Jane Lubchenco of Oregon State University and Harold A. Mooney and Peter M. Vitousek of Stanford University, show a “disturbing negative trend in the The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra earth’ ability to maintain the quality of performed at the Opening Session. human life.” Medalists Rogers McVaugh and Knut Faegri Global Species Survival Program The World Conservation Union (IUCN), Eight men and women were awarded Millennium Medals at the Opening the world’ largest network of conservation Session, in honor of their lifetime achievements and contributions to science. expertise, is preparing to launch an Medals were presented to Knut Faegri, co-founder of the University of Bergen international collaborative program to save in Norway; Rogers McVaugh, author of the Flora Novo-Galiciana of western plants in “hot spots,” areas where large Mexico; and the renowned Mexican botanist Jerzy Rzedowski. Medalists who could not attend were Rupert Barneby of The New York Botanical Garden; Graziela Maciel Barroso, the “first lady” of Brazilian botany; John Harper, developer of plant population biology; C.T. Ingold, professor emeritus at Birkbeck College, University of London; and Alicia Lourteig, manager of New simply cannot afford another decade, let World collections at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris. continued on next page numbers of species face a major risk of extinction. Plants with potential crop or medicinal value will be emphasized. “We 0. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 SUS TALNABIETTY -& SURVIVAL Leadership tor the Future alone century or millennium as expensive in terms of biological loss as that which is now coming to a close,” said David Brackett, chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. NEW FOODS & MEDICINES “Bitter Kola” Arrests Ebola Virus A chemical from a plant commonly eaten vee : : Oe. the latest publications. in West Africa, Garcinia kola, has stopped replication of the deadly Ebola virus in laboratory tests. It could lead to the first medicine to arrest the progress of the virus that causes the often-fatal Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Compounds from the plant have also been effective against some strains of the common flu virus. Testing of Garcinia kola, also known as “bitter kola,” began ten years ago, according to Maurice Iwu, director of the Bioresources Development and Conservation Program. Researchers were led to the wild tree by traditional native healers, who have used it for centuries to treat infectious diseases. José Sarukhan Presentations on the latest research attracted “This is a very exciting discovery,” Iwu said. ; “ 2 4 botanists from all over the world. “The same forest that yields the dreaded Ebola virus could be a source of the cure.” New Rices May Reduce Disease Researchers have succeeded in genetically modifying rice grains to improve the supply of iron and vitamin A in the human diet. Pending further testing, modified rices may help to reduce global rates of serious, often fatal deficiency diseases, especially in developing countries where rice is the major staple food. The research results were ) announced by Ingo Potrykus of the Institute [je f3 z 4, ahs 4 for Plant Sciences at the Swiss Federal = aug. Institute of Technology. According to UNICEE iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional disorder in the world. Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of blindness in children in developing countries and is associated with a Nomenclature session in Shoenberg Auditorium Roger Beachy At the closing session on Saturday, the Engler Medal in Gold was presented to Peter H. Raven for outstanding contributions in plant taxonomy by the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, IAPT. The Congress convenes only once every six years and had not been held in the U.S. since 1969. Nomenclature sessions, where several hundred million childhood deaths a year. botanists met to resolve issues about naming and classifying plants, were continued on page 8 held at the Garden the week preceding the Congress. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 t; SUSTAINABIETTY & SURV EVAL In Recognition of Excellence New Technique for Drug ies Discoverie Chemical triggers are being used to elicit biologically active compounds from plants, a technique compared to irritating an oyster to make a pearl. It substantially improves current methods for testing plants for compounds that may be potential sources of iM * >=. Mary Ann and Des Lee, MBG . Trustee, with Richard Fleming, president of the RCGA new drugs. The new technology was announced by Ilya Raskin of Rutgers Biotech Center. PLANTS & THE PAST Redrawing the “Tree of Life” Plants are really four separate kingdoms, fungi are more closely related to animals than plants, and all green plants now on land are decended from a common freshwater ancestor, not from sea plants as previously believed. Peter Raven receiving the Engler Medal from Tod Steussy, secretary of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy Mayor of St. Louis The next International Botanical Congress will be held These startling conclusions were in Vienna in 2005. announced by a team of 200 scientists from 12 countries, who presented the results of a five-year project to reconstruct the evolutionary relationships among all plants. “m Brigette Zimmer and Werner Greuter were The study has produced the most complete honohedidievstiring GRICE RSICRIARI picture of any group of living things on the planet. “Better understanding this ‘tree of life’ will allow scientists to better predict the biological properties of plants,” said Brent D. Mishler of the University of California, Berkeley. New Evidence on the Shroud of Turin An analysis of pollen grains and plant > a ' images places the Shroud of Turin, thought Gregory Anderson, president of American Institute MBG Trustees William Tao by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus of of Biological Sciences, with G. Ledyard Stebbins and William Danforth Nazareth, in Jerusalem before the 8th century. The authenticity of the Shroud has been debated for centuries, with some studies attributing it to the Middle Ages. Botanist Avinoam Danin of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem presented results of Flags of all nations where the IBC has met in this his research on the Shroud at a lecture at the Garden during the Congress. A review of the plant and pollen evidence will be published this year by MBG Press as Flora on the z oa Shroud of Turin by Danin, Alan Whanger, a if Ba i? | ay. HA 1 Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan addressing the Opening Session century set the stage. Mary Whanger, and Uri Baruch. aA —_~ BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 Gilts & Grants Groundbreaking for Strassenfest German Garden ta ROUNDBREAKING for the new Strassenfest German Garden was celebrated at a ceremony on July 26. The new display is being built on the south side of the John S. Lehmann Building, linking the area south of Tower Grove House to the English Woodland Garden. It is made possible by the generosity of the St. Louis Strassenfest Corporation. A bronze bust of Dr. George Engelmann will be a feature of the new garden. Engelmann, a German physician who immigrated to St. Louis in the 1830s, was a noted botanist and served as a scientific advisor to Henry Shaw. The bust, by sculptor Paul Granlund, features some of the new species of plants described by Engelmann or named for him, including conifers, cacti, and — TIM PARKER Stapes. Michael Wendl, president of the St. Louis Strassenfest Corporation (left), with Peter The annual Strassenfest in St. Louis is the Raven and the bronze bust of George Engelmann. Raven paid tribute to the rich largest German festival in mid-America. More cultural heritage contributed to St. Louis by German immigrants and their than 65 non-profit organizations participate daccendene. each year. ESS eee | Free Seminar Socially Responsible Investing — You Don’t Have to Sacrifice Profits for Principles Socially responsible investing offers you the opportunity to meet your financial goals in a manner consistent with your ethical and social concerns. Our guest speaker, Laura Wolf, will discuss the benefits and misconceptions of Social Awareness Investment and how investments can support your values. Nancy Dilley will join the program to discuss ways to achieve your personal and philanthropic financial goals. Please choose one: Tuesday, October 5 Wednesday, October 6 1:30 to 3 p.m. 7 to 9 p.m. Join us for the Seminar, followed by Join us for a Reception, followed by a Tram Tour of the Garden. the Seminar. Featured Speakers: Laura Wolf, Laura Wolf - Managing Director of Smith Barney Asset Management, New York Smith Barney Asset Management Nancy J. Dilley - Estate Planning Attorney and Partner, Gallop Johnson and Neuman LC, Clayton, Missouri Judy Holt - Financial Consultant, Salomon Smith Barney, Clayton, Missouri Ellen Jaffee — Financial Consultant, Salomon Smith Barney, Clayton, Missouri Admission to the seminar is free, for Garden members and their guests. For further information or to make reservations, please call Judi Schraer at the Garden by September 20 at (314) 577-9455. The seminar is co-sponsored by the Missouri Botanical Garden and Salomon Smith Barney. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 Q. INSTANT GRATIFICATION IS NOT USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH GARDENING, so it may Gorgeous mounds come as a pleasant surprise when you plant a tuft of grass and it turns into a mound of gorgeous foliage, seemingly overnight. As this summer's drought has demonstrated, ornamental grasses are among the true low maintenance perennials. As native prairie plants, they thrive in dry conditions. And what else will fill a barren landscape with lush greenery so quickly? of color and texture, almost overnight by Katie Belisle-Iffrig, Re. D., horticulture program coordinator Border Plantings In a perennial border, grasses add volume and color before and after the blooming season. or early spring, try cool-season types such as bulbous oat grass, Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum ‘Variegatum’, fescues, Festuca spp., and blue oat grass, Helictotrichon sempervirens. Feather reed grasses, Calamagrostis spp., are cool-season species that stay showy throughout the year. For the late summer and fall garden, many warm-season grasses add dimension and color. The genus Miscanthus includes some of the showiest of the warm-season flowering grasses. Fountain grasses, Pennisetum spp., are particularly useful for midwestern perennial borders, especially the compact cultivars Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Litthe Bunny’ and ‘Hameln’. any new cultivars of the tall native prairie switch grass, Panicum virgatum, are being bred for foliage color, habit and bloom time. Switch grass gives a wonderful softening effect in the mid-border. Other attractive native ornamental grasses include wild sea oats, Chasmanthium latifolium, little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Indian grass, Sorghastrum nutans. Screening Grasses can create a year-round screen that gives a sense of privacy to the garden. Giant reed grass, Arundo donax, performs wonderfully as a screen, reaching twelve to fifteen feet in height in a single season. Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii, and Japanese silver grasses, Miscanthus sinensis, are also exceptional for developing a tall screen. Fountain grass, Pennisetum alopecuriodes, switch grass, Panicum virgatum, and feather reed grass, Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster, work well as intermediate screens and background plantings. 10.) BULLETIN SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1999 MARY ANN KRESSIG Ground Covers Many ornamental grasses make superb ground covers, ranging in height and texture from the low, fine mounds of blue fescue, Festuca glauca, to the airy seed heads of prairie dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepis. In addition, many shade- loving grasses and sedges, Carex spp., are evergreen, making them excellent choices for ground covers. In areas where erosion control is a concern, ribbon grass, Phalaris arundinacea var. picta, and giant blue wild rye grass, Elymus racemosus ‘Glaucus’, are aggressive plants suitable for stabilizing sandy banks. Containers Annual grasses are particularly suitable for container plantings. The deep maroon-purple curving leaf blades of annual fountain grass, Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’, make a striking, graceful display. The wispy violet panicles of muhly grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris, appear as clouds of purple over the foliage, while the yellow-variegated leaves of St. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum ‘Variegatum’, cascade over the sides of planters. Water Gardens The dense root systems of ornamental grasses are effective in binding the soil at the edges of streams and ponds, and the foliage provides a lovely backdrop against the water. Try prairie cordgrass, Spartina pectinata, and ribbon grass, Phalaris arundinacea var. picta. Rushes and sedges also provide interest in the water garden. Attractive species include yellow sedge, Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’, umbrella sedge, Cyperus alternifolius, silver variegated pence sedge, Carex morrowii ‘Variegata’, an corkscrew rush, Juncus effusus ‘Spiralis’. Rock Gardens Many smaller species of ornamental grasses make excellent additions to the rock garden. Mosquito grass, Bouteloua gracilis, side oats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula, dwarf fountain grass, Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’, and the Festuca species are good choices for the lighter, well- drained soils of rock gardens. See ornamental William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening. i ee What’s Coming At the Kemper Center for Home Gardening Fall Planting — It’s Not Just for Bulbs Anymore! Don’t Miss the Fall Plant Sale, September 15-19, in the Garden Gate Shop. See page 14. Autumn is a great time to plant most trees and shrubs, with the notable exceptions of magnolias, dogwoods, birches, and redbuds. To ensure a good start, just be sure to water new plantings until first frost. Fall is also a good time to broadcast wildflower seeds, which require winter's chill to germinate. Early fall is a great time to divide and plant in perennial beds, too. Keep them watered and cover with a two-inch layer of leaf mulch to protect roots during the winter. New Adult Classes at New Locations — There’s Still Time to Sign Up This fall the Garden is offering courses for adults at four locations around town: St. Charles, Ballwin Mehlville, and the City Museum, as well as at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. There are lots of exciting new opportunities, including five new classes being offered for the first time at the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center. See the brochure mailed recently to all members. Plastic Pot Recycling - It’s a Winner Our thanks to all who supported and participated in the plastic pot collection during the hot Saturdays of July. We collected a total of 42,600 pounds of plastic, 12,600 pounds more than last year! Special thanks to staff and volunteers of Gateway Greening, Inc., who helped with the collection and salvaged about 15,000 pots for reuse next spring during the Great Perennial Divide, which supports urban gardeners. The collected plastic is being recycled by Green Future, Inc. in East St. Louis, which uses it to make landscape timbers. For more information, please call the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at (314) 577-9440. Tub Grinder Donated The Garden and Tower Grove Park will share the use of a tub grinder to process leaves and other yard waste this fall, thanks to the generosity of Kirkwood Excavating. The company donated the machine, parts, and the services of a mechanic for the joint recycling project. The Garden and the Park began sharing the tub grinder about two years ago under a grant from the St. Louis-Jefferson County Solid Waste Management District, a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Grinding leaves and yard waste is a valuable source of compost and substantially reduces the amount of solid waste in landfills. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 dle IN MEMORIAM MBG ARCHIVES Howard F. Baer Some of the splendid books and Chinese herbarium specimens acquired through the Howard F. Baer Memorial Library Fund. books for the Garden library. The fund will also support the purchase of valuable herbarium H d iz B specimens from Chinese botanical institutions. OWal ° aAeT Howard Baer was a Garden trustee from 1960 to 1998 and a distinguished patron of the arts. The memorial MI emo rial Lib rary Fund fund will make it possible for the Garden to acquire and restore items to complete its outstanding collections of BEQUEST from the estate of the late Howard F Baer, together books and Chinese herbarium specimens. Many of the with tribute gifts in his memory from family and friends, will books are rare and difficult to obtain, and some are ed support the acquisition and conservation of rare and valuable illustrated with exquisite hand-colored lithographs. a | PARTY FOR BrICK DONORS OcTOBER 7, 1999 *5 TO 7 P.M. Order Your Brick Today! Be part of our festive annual celebration for JACK JENNINGS donors who have given bricks in the Members’ Entry Court at the Kemper Center since last year’s party. All brick donations support the Garden. ¢ Engraved Clay Bricks — $300 each ° Bronze Signature Bricks — $1,000 each ° Up to 28 characters may be engraved on each clay brick — names only, please. We cannot accommodate dates or sentiments. ° Payment may be made by cash, check, or MasterCard/Visa. ENTRANCE GARDEN NAMED FOR Harrises — The lovely dry garden at the entrance to the Japanese garden has been named in honor of Order forms are available at the Whitney Harris and the late Jane Freund Harris, in recognition of a Membership Services Desk in the Ridgway Center, at the Kemper Center, or you may call the Development Office at (314) 577- 9495. Bricks ordered after September 10, 1999, cannot be installed in time for the party on October 7, but of course all generous bequest from Mrs. Harris. Jane Harris, who passed away earlier this year, was the first president of the Women’s Association of the Japan America Society and helped to raise the funds for the construction of the Japanese garden, Seiwa-en. The dry garden features a stone lantern that was exhibited at the 1904 St. Louis i donors are welcome to attend the party. World’s Fair. “ pete Order your brick today! 12. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1999 Pull out and save Calendar of Events Milk a Cow Decorate a Pumpkin Meet Craftspeople & Shop ‘til You Drop! October 2 & 3, 1999 See page /6 BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 Ls September @ October Events Fall Plant Sale @ Bulb Extravaganza Members Take 20% OFF All Five Days In the Garden Gate Shop and Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Free with Garden admission or membership. September 15 Wednesday Member’s First Choice Sale 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. MBG Horticulture staff and St. Louis Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions, Free, for members only. September 16 & 17 Thursday & Friday Members’ Preview Days 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. both days. Master Gardeners will be available. September 18 & 19 Saturday & Sunday Sale Opens to the Public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.Master Gardeners will be available. September |-8 Exhibit: Contemporary Decorative Arts of Japan 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Monsanto Hall. September 4-6 Labor Day Weekend 23rd Annual Japanese Festival Sat. &@ Sun.: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featuring Zendeko Taiko of Los Angeles, plus dance, music, arts & crafts, cooking demonstrations, tea 14.) BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER ceremonies, candlelight walks, and more. $6 adults, $4.50 seniors, $2 members, free to children age 12 and under. 24- hour Festival Hotline: 577- 9400 or 1-800-642-8842. September II & 12 Saturday & Sunday Gardeners of America Show Sat. noon to 5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Free with Garden admission or membership. CHEFS IN A GARDEN September |2 Sunday Chefs in a Garden 6 to 9 p.m. Chefs from ten of the finest restaurants in St. Louis create innovative fare using produce grown by community gardeners. $100 per person, to benefit Gateway Greening, Inc. Call (314) 577- 9484 for tickets. Parr o eR NEE TOT TN EE CR October |3 —- October 24 1999 Dollhouses on Display 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Magnificent dollhouses and miniature rooms are on exhibit in Tower Grove House. Delight in the incredible detail and exquisite craftsmanship of these tiny masterpieces, including Mary Wickes’s dollhouse, a replica of the Dream House Miniature Shop, a Tudor-style house, a Swiss chalet, an eight-room Mansard roof mansion, a large scale replica of Tower Grove House itself} and many, many more. Presented by Tower Grove House Auxiliary to benefit Tower Grove House. Admission to the House during the exhibition is $10 per person, which includes a beverage and dessert in the Gardenview Restaurant. Children must be accompanied by an adult. September I6 - November [2 Exhibit: “The Prairie Portraits” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Monsanto Hall. Artist Lana Gits and photographer Larry Godson collaborated for seven years to create portraits of the plants and the ecosystem at Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve in Westchester, Illinois. A portion of profits from sales will be donated to Save the Prairie Society. Free with Garden admission or membership. September |8 Saturday Garden StoryTime 11 a.m., Garden Gate Shop. For children ages four to ten. Listen to a story or two, make a lun project to take home, and learn about the world of plants. Parents are welcome to attend, and children under four must be accompanied by an adult. Free, no reservations. September 18 Saturday “Dances of India” 4 p.m., Cohen Amphitheater. Experience the exotic music and colorful costumes of India in an outdoor performance by this award-winning St. Louis dance troupe. Lawn seating only, so bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Free with Garden admission or membership. September |I8 — October 24 Wilderness Wagon Tours Noon to 3 p.m., Shaw Arboretum. Ride the Wilderness Wagon for a guided tour of the Arboretum, with stops at the Trail House and the Wetland. The Wagon leaves the Visitor Center on the hour. Free with Arboretum admission or membership. iy > MEMBERS DAY September 23 Thursday “Shaw’s Garden: A Step Back in Time” [1 a.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. Join Daryl Cimaglia, the horticulturist who plans and maintains the Kresko Family Victorian Garden, for a look at the Garden then and now. Stop by Spink Pavilion from noon to 2 p.m. and make a Victorian potpourri sachet to take home, then visit historic Tower Grove House for a tour of Henry Shaw’s 1851 country home. Special tours of the Victorian Garden will be offered at 12:30, 1:00 and 1:30 p.m. Meet Garden Guides in front of the House near the statue of Henry Shaw. September 25 Saturday “Rhapsody in Bloom” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Classical music and ballet outdoors on the grounds, presented by Classic 99, KFUO-FM and the Garden. Free with Garden admission or membership. September 25 & 26 Saturday & Sunday Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society Show Sat. noon to 5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Free with Garden admission or membership. October 6 Wednesday Conservation Forum 5 to 10 p.m., The Living World, Saint Louis Zoo. The International Center for Tropical Ecology, the Garden, the Zoo, and the Missouri Chapter of The Nature Conservancy present the 3rd annual forum by leading St. Louis conservation organizations. Speakers include Dr. Meg Symington of World Wildlife Fund and Dr. Jonathan Losos, trustee of the Missouri Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. $7.50 per person. Supper available by advance reservation, $7.50 per person. Call (314) 516-6203. October 16 Saturday Garden StoryTime 11 a.m., Garden Gate Shop. See September 18 for details. October 16 & 17 Saturday & Sunday Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis Show and Sale Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Free with Garden admission or membership. September G October Events MEMBERS DAY October 1|6 Saturday Autumn at the Arboretum !0 a.m.to | p.m., Shaw Arboretum. Enjoy the glorious colors of autumn at Shaw Arboretumm in Gray Summit. Ride the Wilderness Wagon, with tours leaving every hour from the Visitor Center, beginning at 10 a.m. Stop at the Trail House for cider and cookies and an optional 30-minute guided hike. Also tour the Whitmire Wildflower Garden and visit the Bascom Manor House. Members’ Days are free, for Garden members and their guests. Receive free tram rides, extra discounts in the Garden Gate Shop, and 10% off in the Gardenview Restaurant. October 23 & 24 Saturday & Sunday Mid-America Regional Lily Society Fall Bulb Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Beaumont Room. Free with Garden admission or membership. October 23 & 24 Saturday & Sunday Gateway West Gesneriad Society Show and Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Free with Garden admission or membership. October 24 Sunday Arts & Treasures of Latin America: Mexico 1999 Our second annual celebration of Latin American culture celebrates Mexico. Artists and craftspeople demonstrate ceramics, paper flowers, wood carving, and pinatas. Mariachi music, dancers in festive traditional costumes, exhibits, food, and more. Free with Garden admission or membership. October 28 Thursday “A Place to Remember” 7 p.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. Robert Archibald, president of the Missouri Historical Society, will present a lecture inspired by his new book, A Place to Remember: Using History to Build Community. Following the lecture, Mr. Archibald will sign books at a reception in Monsanto Hall. Walking Tours led by Garden Guides — | p.m. daily. Eco-Cart Demonstrations — Every Saturday from || a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brookings Interpretive Center. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 (isa 8TH ANNUAL October 2 & 3, 1999 Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Members’ Early Bird Shopping: Saturday morning, 7 to 9 a.m., for Garden members only! Market Admission (Includes Garden admission): $2 Members; $5 adults; $3 seniors age 65 and over; children |2 and under free. Sponsors: Bank of America * Coca-Cola * Commerce Bank « GrandPa’s KMOX «+ MasterCard °¢ Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation St. Louis County Farm Bureau ° AgeMisaocere lo. Crafts Bird Feeders & Cockscomb Topiaries Clay Animal Flutes Hand-woven Rugs & Purses Wind-powered Garden Sculptures Cannery Oil Candles Corn and Corn Husk Items Pottery Imprinted with Leaves Willow Furniture Cooking Demonstrations Straub’s * Gourmet to Go Food Court Barbeque Brats & Hotdogs Homemade Salads Jumbo Pretzels Soft Drinks & Beer BULLETIN Kids’ Corner 9 am.to 5 p.m. Cohen Amphitheater Alpacas Butterfly House Clydesdales Decorate a Pumpkin Hallmark Kaleidoscope Mizzou Barnyard Milk-a-Cow Booth St. Louis Train Society Exhibit Zuma Beed Other Displays Agricultural & Environmental Exhibits Specialty Growers Maxwell Homestead Sugar Creek Gardens SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 YP, @ Entertainment Saturday: The Orbits, Oy, , 2730 10: 3,30 Dp. S, Sunday: The Hayshakers, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Entrances Enter at Spink Pavilion on Tower Grove or at the main Foods & Produce Candies * Cider Fruit © Giift Baskets Herbs * Honey entrance on Shaw Boulevard, where there will be direct access to the vendors’ area from the parking lot. Additional parking will be Homemade Pies available at Mullanphy School at 4221 Shaw and in Tower Meats « Mushrooms Grove Park. Shuttle runs Preserves * Popcorn continuously between the Park Relishes * Salad Dressings and the Garden. For more convenient parking, arrange a Sauces & Salsas i 4 . Wines & Much More car pool or use MetroLink and the new Garden Express shuttle. ALSO October 2 & 3 * 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Presented by the Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association along Flora Place, one of the city’s most historic and beautiful areas, right across the street from the Garden. Artists compete in a juried show for $3,500 in prizes. Works include painting, sculpture, drawings, photographs, prints, ceramics, textiles, glass, wood, jewelry, and mixed media. Admission: $3 adults, $2 for visitors to “Best of Missouri” Market. Past Presidents of the Members’ Board Mrs. Charles W. Oertli SUE OERTLI has been a member of the Garden for more than 30 years. In 1977 she was invited to join the Members’ Board, and served as its president from May 1985 to December 1987. From 1983 to the beginning of her presidency, Sue was closely involved with the launch of the Membership Services and Information Desk in the Ridgway Center and served as its first chairman. “In the beginning,” she said, “we started with ten volunteers, a table, and a checked table cloth! We got a permanent desk in the spring of 1985.” The Membership Desk is one of the Board's greatest achievements, greeting visitors and selling thousands of memberships each year. Sue, who still volunteers at the desk, says, “It’s exciting to see how it has become such an important service to our members.” While Sue was president, the Board sponsored the Climatron’s 25th anniversary party in 1985, featuring the “Pane Game.” In 1986 they launched the first St. Louis Garden Tour, and Sue has organized the busses for each subsequent tour. In 1987 the Board offered “A Rare Opportunity,” a sale and auction of some of the Garden's rare and valuable plants from the old greenhouses. Also in April 1987, the Membership program achieved an important milestone with 20,000 members. Like most past presidents of the Board, Sue continues to be active at the Garden. She also serves on the Board of Friends of Tower Grove Park and heads their docent program. Her interest in St. Louis history comes naturally. Sue’s mother created a popular lecture on the St. Louis World's Fair, using photographs taken by Sue’s grandfather, and today Sue carries on the tradition. She also gives tours of St. Louis for visitor groups. TIM PARKER Members Shown at the coe (ong, ue lef Drew Luning and Andy Seated: Rich George and ine i piel co-chairs. “Temptation in the Garden” THE SUMMER BASH WAS A SMASH, as the Young Friends of the Garden welcomed 286 guests to “Temptation in the Garden” on July 17. Twenty- nine new memberships were sold at the party. Our thanks to sponsors for the evening: Anheuser Busch, Earthgrains, Edward Jones, Hereford Printing, Lohr Distributing Co., and The River 101- M. For information on future Young Friends events or memberships, call (314) 577-9500. Save the Date Wednesday, October 27 “A Garden of Gems” YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to a lovely autumn evening to benefit the Missouri Botanical Garden, featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and beautiful jewelry creations. Sponsored by the Garden and Antoinette’s Jewelry, 9793 Clayton Road. Tickets start at $30 per person. Please call for reservations by October 19 at (314) BIRDBATH GIVEN IN MEMORY OF MARY PHELAN — A beautiful stone birdbath has been placed in the English Woodland Garden in loving memory of Mary Phelan, 1961-1998, by her family and friends. Mary was a member of the Garden Members’ Board at the time of her death last year, and the English Woodland Garden was one of her favorite spots in the Garden. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 dae Left: MBG botanist Roy Gereau and staff of The National Herbarium of Tanzania conducting a workshop in plant identification for local plant collectors and herbarium technicians. Below: David Neill (left) and colleagues in Ecuador display a new genus they discovered. Right:A teacher at the Amazon Plant Conservation Center demonstrates the use of nitrogen-fixing Helping people learn to protect and manage their country’s botanical trees to improve soil fertility. ie Research & Conservatio HE AWA, an indigenous South American tribe, are fighting to reserve their home and their traditional way of life in the last virgin forest in western Ecuador. Living in Foundation and the Claiborne/Ortenberg Foundation, they have developed a novel approach that serves as a model for other countries. The Garden provides botanical training of resources. intense poverty and facing pressure to immediate, practical use. Communication and open their land to commercial logging, the Awa collaboration are encouraged, and students are turned to Ecuadorians trained by David Neill, the motivated by a sense of pride and purpose. Garden's resident botanist in the country. They are rainees go on to good jobs in local herbaria, using information from botanical research to eco-tourism, and conservation projects. Some create sustainable income from the plants on their continue to do botanical inventory work, and reservation. some come to the United States for graduate Developing countries have only about six training. percent of the world’s scientists, but they have 80 Today the Garden and local institutions are percent of global population and 80 percent of all using the capacity they have developed to do biodiversity. Missouri Botanical Garden intensive, targeted studies of Madagascar’s researchers have been working with developing endemic species. The results are immediately countries for many years to improve facilities and useful to decision makers in natural resource training at local botanical institutions. conservation. The programs are designed to establish a grou . . of people 2 each ae the skills and . Results are immediately useful experience to assume long-term responsibility for to decision makers in natural the study, protection, and rational use of their : botanical resources. The Garden currently has resource conservation. successful programs in Madagascar, Tanzania, Ecuador, and Bolivia, and more are planned. The Garden's program in Tanzania, also funded Garden botanists have been studying by the MacArthur and the Claiborne/Ortenberg Madagascar’s spectacular and poorly known flora foundations, uses Madagascar as a model. for more than a decade. Working in collaboration Tanzania has the most diverse flora in tropical with Malagasy institutions and with support from Africa. A strategy session sponsored by the Garden the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur in 1995 was the first time that the country’s Lo: BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 botanical community had ever had an opportunity to share ideas, needs, and concerns. Working together, the Garden and this group designed a program to build research capacity and train Tanzanians to apply the results to their conservation activities. In just three years, the program has achieved remarkable success under the direction of Peter Phillipson of Rhodes University, South Africa. Seventeen young Tanzanians have been trained as field collectors, and herbarium personnel from the country’s six major collections have received technical training. Just as important, the program is establishing collaboration and a sense of purpose among people who had been working in isolation. In Ecuador, Garden botanist David Neill has been doing field research and botanical training for fifteen years. In 1991, with support from the Claiborne/Ortenburg Foundation, the Garden established the Amazon Plant Conservation Center, which provides training in sustainable agriculture for local farmers and education programs for children. At the National Herbarium in Quito, Neill gives on-the-job training in research and conservation techniques to young Ecuadorians. Last year the program was expanded with support from the Claiborne/Ortenberg Foundation to offer nine- month internships for recent graduates and study grants for undergraduates. Neill says, “The Garden is the only institution in the world doing this kind of intensive conservation work, bringing together local residents, indigenous peoples, scientific institutions, and government agencies. By giving something back to the host countries, we further our botanical research and promote conservation and sustainability.’ 1999 Henry Shaw Medalists Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Dedicated to Conservation and Sustainability ELISABETH CLAIBORNE ORTENBERG AND ART ORTENBERG, founders of Liz Claiborne, Inc., will receive the Henry Shaw Medal on Tuesday, September 28 at the annual Henry Shaw Dinner. It is the Garden’s highest award. The Liz Claiborne/Art Ortenberg Foundation was founded in 1984 and dedicated to promoting nature conservation that reconciles preservation with human needs. The Foundation supports solutions that directly benefit local communities and serve as exemplars for saving species and wildlands. Since their retirement in 1990, Art Ortenberg and Liz Claiborne have evote themselves to the conservation of plants and animals, and especially to building sustainable communities around the world. In April 1989, Fortune magazine recognized the couple as chief executives of the highest ranking American corporation for return on investment from 1978 to 1988. Mr. Ortenberg, who has been widely honored for his achievements in business, is a senior conservationist of the Wildlife Conservation Society, a founder of the Friends of Montana, and has served on the boards of The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, The Wilderness Society, and the Library of Congress. Ms. Claiborne has received international recognition for her achievements in business and fashion design. In 1995 she became a member of the Selection Committee of the National Parks Foundation. Margaret Grigg Oberheide PEG OBERHEIDE, a Trustee of the Missouri Botanical Garden since 1984, has supported the cultural life of St. Louis for 50 years. Her exceptional generosity and tireless service as a volunteer have motivated and encouraged the philanthropy of many others in the community. Her gifts include Grigg Hall in the ped Center, given in memory of her late husband, Hamblett Charles Grigg, and the magnificent Chinese garden, the Margaret Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, given in memory of her parents, Estelle and Robert Blanke. In 1997 she was named Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year by the National Society of Fund Raising —» Executives. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 19. Research CLIFF WILLIS Shown in the herbarium, from left: Dr. Marine Mosulishvili; Dr. Manana Khutsishvili; Dr. Giorgi Nakhutsrishvili, Director of the Institute of Botany in Tblisi; and Dr. Tatyana Shulkina. Visitors from Republic of Georgia The Garden has begun a new cooperative research program with the Institute of Botany of the Georgian Academy of Sciences in Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia. The country is part of the ancient Caucasus region bordering on the Black Sea, Turkey, Russia, and Azerbaijan. Its flora is the richest and most diverse in the region, but until recent years, western botanists had very little opportunity to study its plants. Several Garden botanists have collected in Georgia with assistance from the Institute. In April three scientists from the Institute visited the Garden to work with the TROPICOS database, use the library, and consult with colleagues. Their visit was part of a collaborative project to prepare a computerized checklist of the plant species of Georgia. Tatyana Shulkina of the Research Division, who has collected throughout the territories of the former Soviet Union, acts as liaison with our Georgian colleagues. \ —— UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD HONORS RAVEN — The Faculty of Pure Science at the University of Sheffield, England, awarded an honorary degree to Peter H. Raven on July 21, 1999 during the University’s annual Degree Congregation. Sheffield was the birthplace of Henry Shaw, founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Shown at the ceremony (from left): The Public Orator, Professor C.J.M. Stirling; The Vice-Chancellor, Gareth Roberts; and Dr. Raven. 20. BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 Twisselmannia — A New Genus from California N ENTIRELY NEW PLANT GENUS and species has been discovered in the United States by Ihsan Al-Shehbaz, a curator in the Garden Research Division. Twisselmannia californica, a diminutive golden-petalled annual herb from the mustard family, Brassicaceae, went unnoticed beside a highway in California until it was collected by Ed LaRue in 1994. It might have been overlooked except for the sharp eyes of Dr. Al- Shehbaz, who realized its significance while studying specimens left by the late Reed Rollins, an expert in mustard taxonomy. The fruits of Twisselmannia californica, known as “Kings Gold,” resemble those of the common shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris. Dr. Al-Shehbaz quickly described and Twisselmannia illustrated the new californica species, which is so noteworthy that it represents an entirely Scientists estimate —_ new genus. It was that a thousand published in 1999 by k lane the Garden journal sah biiphi P i Novon. The scientific species await name honors the late discovery in the Ernest Twisselmann, United States alone. !9!7-1972,a Californian rancher and os botanical explorer. Twisselmannia californica is rare and endangered by the impending development of the private property where it was discovered. Alerted to its presence, California botanists Dean William Taylor and Barbara Ertter revisited the location in March and found several more plants in bloom. Ertter and other scientists estimate that a thousand unknown plant species await discovery in the United States alone. —Victoria C. Hollowell,Ph.D., scientific editor, MBG Press TIM PARKER Herbarium Workshop Ensuring that countries with the most diverse floras have the ability to study and manage them. AST MAY AND JUNE, five botanists from Ghana, Madagascar, and Suriname visited the Garden for training in management of herbarium collections, including processing, organizing, and maintaining herbarium specimens. Funding was provided by one of the Garden’s collaborative bioprospecting projects with their respective countries. Through programs like these, the Garden works to improve research ws A, a. fe oe 2 \ = > Working with plant specimens in the Garden herbarium are (from left): Richard Randrianaivo from Madagascar, Sylva Koemar from Suriname, Stephan Rakotonandrasana from Madagascar, Heidi Schmidt of the MBG Research Division, and Sennan Randrianasolo from Madagascar. capacity in the tropics and ensure that with potential as future drugs or foods, the Garden has countries with the most diverse floras have the ability to study consistently taken the lead in establishing and implementing and manage them. The workshop was part of the Garden's the highest ethical standards in its bioprospecting programs. It commitment to providing professional development is committed to ensuring that bioprospecting provides lasting opportunities for its collaborators. benefit to the countries that supply the raw materials for As one of the world’s leading centers for collecting plants receanche Volunteers Volunteer Evening Honoring Extraordinary Accomplishment IN 1998, 1,053 volunteers gave 79,644 hours of service § at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The extraordinary contribution of all our volunteers is celebrated each year at Volunteer Evening, and a few individuals are singled out for special awards. Peter Raven said, “The calm, serene atmosphere at the Garden belies the consistent hard work of the volunteers and staff behind the scenes. We work at a fast and furious pace to achieve and to promote inquiry and understanding. We know that our mission is central to the welfare of our children an grandchildren, and we are keenly aware of how our day-to-day work relates to our commitment. TIM PARKER VOLUNTEER AWARDS FOR 1999 Special Achievement Alan Stentz, Kemper Center Extra Service Hours Mary Jane Kirtz, Education Career Service Jean Crowder, Development Award winners at Volunteer Evening (from left): Chick Beuhrig of the MBG John Stephens, Horticulture Daylily Society, John Stephens, Peter Raven, Mary Jane Kirtz, Margaret Hartung, Commitment Award Margaret Hartung, Research Mirko Bolanovich of the MBG Daylily Society, Jean Crowder, and Alan Stentz. Organization Award MBG Daylily Society BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 Z| : MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN ARCHIVES News ot Note In Memoriam Henry Hitchcock CK JENNINGS HENRY HITCHCOCK, a trustee of the ca eco ; Missouri Botanical Garden since 1947, SHEEP FAMILY IS ADOPTED -A new viewing area will be installed soon near died June 3, 1999 at his home in the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. Visitors will be able relax on Arizona. He was 92. benches while enjoying the sculptures of a ram, ewes, and lambs grazing on the For more than a century, three lawn. The installation is a gift from Donald Soffer and family, who adopted the generations of the Hitchcock family sheep family as a gift in memory of his wife, Pearl G. Soffer. served on the Garden’s Board. Henry Hitchcock IH, Mr. Hitchcock’s grandfather, was one of the original 12 trustees of the Garden appointed by Henry Shaw. He served until his death in 1902 and was followed by his son, George C. Hitchcock, who was on the Board for 44 years, retiring in 1947. Henry Hitchcock was elected to the Board that same year, succeeding his father. He was named a trustee emeritus aa Be ee All three Hitchcocks were officers of the Board. Henry Hitchcock IL was vice- president; his son and grandson both served as president. Henry Hitchcock was president from 1962 to 1967 and also served as acting director of the Garden from 1963 to 1965. In 1990 he was awarded the Henry Shaw Medal, the Garden's highest honor. During his term as president of the Board, the Garden developed the plan calling for construction of a new research and education facility, now the John S. Lehmann Building. In 1967, the final year of his presidency, the Garden Naw Weelcend Guides Needed recorded a balanced budget for the first time in its history. Henry Hitchcock's heritage of service to the Garden was characterized by extraordinary dedication and generosity. He will be deeply missed. “si Oa 1; = aa —PO ees LEIS ere | EE FE —. - Ae aa at a EPPS VLE Eat FEPATODE Ot AEE OT TOEED GOVERNORS’ SPOUSES VISIT THE GARDEN As part of the 9Ist annual meeting of the National Governors’ Association held in St. Louis in August, spouses of governors from 31 states visited to the Garden. Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Bush acted as hosts. Following a luncheon, the guests boarded trams for a tour of the grounds. If you love to visit the Garden but have limited time during the week, consider volunteering as a weekend guide. You will learn about plants, ecology, history and displays at the Garden, then lead public tours for children and adults. Weekend Guides volunteer one or two days per month, year-round. A new training class begins in late September. For more information call Julie Knobbe, coordinator of school programs, at (314) 577- 0226. 226 BULLETIN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 TRIBUTES MAY IN HONOR OF — JUNE 1999 Mrs. Jeanne Ansehl Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Loewe Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Talcoff Mr. and Mrs. William Armstrong Dr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Bowen, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy Beezley Ms. F Beezley Miss CeCe Benoist Mrs. Jean- ae Carnal, Sr. Mr. Kevin Bie Ms. Karen M. Jane Rev. and Mrs. a Brockopp Mr. and Mrs. Walt Bendorf Rev. Dennis aa Ph.D. Ms. pe M. Jane Mr. and Mrs. ach Brodhead, Jr. Mrs. ree M. Scully, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marc Brod Mr. and Mrs. Earle ae Ms. Christine Bugni Dr. and Mrs. George an Susan Wooleyhan Caine Mrs. rae Conrad Ann Cas eee oa Neighborhood Assoc. roves Women’s Garden Mr. ceed J. Collins, Jr. Mr. John W. Kourik Mr. and Mrs. William Conant Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fischer Mrs. Ruth Green Gerald and Helen Smith Mrs. William B. Crowder Ms. Sarah Craig Mr. William B. Crowder Mr. and Mrs. Randy Dalton Linda and David Bentley Mr. Charles Drew, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halpern Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dubin Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gollub Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fischer Julie Feibel and Ken MacLean Mr. and Mrs. Earle Fleischmann ie red R. Fischer M Mr. and Me ‘Jim Fisher Paul and Lois Pisani Sam Fox Carolyn and Joseph Losos Cynthia Frolichstein s. Herbert M. Talcoff ly Mr. and Mrs. eae Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bea Karen and Mike oe Bernice Kyfus Pat Riney Mr. John E. nee Mr. John W. Kou Mr. Theodore : Hoffman Mrs. Sherman LeMaster Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Jim Degnan Dr. and Mrs. Clemens Jacques Mr. John W. Kourik First Congregational Church U.C.C. of Webster Groves — Women’s Fellowship Group Jill and Carl Jack and Florine Sorkin Bill and Margaret Johnson Jim and Joanne Miller Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kalinowski Dr. and Mrs. Stephen FE Bowen, Jr. s. Robin Kinman an s. Jane Molden Miss Sarah Van Cleve and Family Ms. Karen M. Janek Shirley Koppen and Howard Smith Mr. and Mrs. James Myles Mr. and Mrs. Don Leeman Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Dressel Lois Wagner Dr. and Mrs. Sherman LeMaster Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Barad Robyn Lerner and Louis Gottlieb Mr. and Mrs. Earle Fleischmann Mrs. Maxine Le Mr. and a. Harvey Shapiro Mr. and M el Lon Mr. and rk ae Howard Lowenhaupt Jill and Jim Cohen Bernice Martin Victoria A. Martin Ann and Melvin Spall ifaw aoe Family Mr. and Mrs. Albert Melman Mel and Joy Dunkin Mts. eras Free M ie Hoffman Dr. and Wire. 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Shoenberg, Jr. Mr. Robert Brookings Smith ne Tom K. Smith, Jr. Mrs. C. C. Johnson ee Dr. ee am K. Y. T: Dr. George E. ao na Mr. John K. Wallace, Jr. Mr. O. Sage Wightman III Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff Mr. Harry E. Wuertenbaccher, Jr. HONORARY TRUSTEES Prof. Philippe Morat Dr. Robert Ornduff MEMBERS’ BOARD Mrs. Kenneth Teasdale, Presid resident Jee SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1999 Zt. Inside This Issue 2. WATER LILIES FROM THE AMAZON Seeds of tropical water lilies strengthen the species and enhance our displays. a. XVI INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL CONGRESS MEETs IN ST. Louis A special supplement on the world’s largest gathering of plant scientists. 9, GIFTs & GRANTS The new Strassenfest German Garden; and a seminar on socially responsible investing. 10. ‘HOME G Ornamental grasses, plus the latest recycling news from the Kemper Center. 13. CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Fall Plant Sale and dollhouses on display at Tower Grove House. le NEWS OF THE MEMBERS Young Friends, and a profile of Sue Oertli. 13. RESEARCH AND C Botanical training promotes conservation; 9 Henry Shaw Medalists. 2(). RESEARCH News A new genus from California; Volunteer Evening award winners. 23. TRIBUTES 7) Printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks. Missouri Botanical Garden BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) Post Office Box 299 St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 PERIODICALS POSTAGE Al PAID AT ST. LOUIS, MO Yellow-banded poison frog, Dendrobates leucomelas On the WILD Side It's a jungle in there. The lush greenery of the Climatron rain forest is filled with tropical birds and butterflies that delight visitors. It is an unusual sight, because the Climatron is one of the few conservatories where birds and butterflies thrive side by side. This domestic harmony is due to Amy Richard, animal curator and Birds, butterflies and horticulturist in the Garden conservatories. She gathers caterpillars of the two species living in the Climatron, Julia and zebra longwing butterflies, and raises one ° ° them in a separate environment. Once they form a chrysalis, she moves them amphibians live in the into the protected chrysalis stand in the Climatron so visitors can watch the ‘ . butterflies safely hatch. If this were not done, the birds would destroy the Climatrone rainforest. jutterfly population. There are seven different kinds of birds in the Climatron, and three species breed well: the button quail, Barberry doves, and silver-beaked tanagers. Only the quail require protection during the breeding process. They are the size of a quarter when they hatch and very vulnerable. Amy collects the eggs and incubates them for 16 days, turning them twice a day. After brooding the young birds for four weeks, she places them in a juvenile holding cage in the Climatron, where they spend two weeks acclimating to the sights, sounds, and smells of their new environment before being released. Meals are served twice a day. It takes up to two hours per feeding to take care of all the animals, even with the help of co-workers and volunteers. The menu includes seeds, vegetables, Red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis callidryis > dee 3 ty 4. BULLETIN) NOVEMBER / DECEMBER — 1999 PHOTOS BY GREG BASCO Zebra longwing, Heilconius charitonius fruits, and meal worms. Amy says, “We are able to grow some of the birds’ favorite fruits in the Climatron: bananas, papayas, guavas, figs, palm fruits, and jaboticabas, small grape-like fruits.” In a real rain forest, birds contribute to seed dispersal by eating fruits and carrying the seeds away from the parent plants. In addition to birds and butterflies, the staff have released nine species of tropical frogs, three species of toads, ten types of geckoes, and one anole lizard species in the Climatron over the past three years. The geckoes were introduced for biological control and have been very successful. But don’t expect to see any of the free-roaming frogs or geckoes, as they use their camouflage well and do their best to stay away from people. If you would like to see geckoes and brilliantly colored dart frogs, visit the display tanks in the vestibule of the Brookings Interpretive Center. There Amy takes care of nine species of frogs from Central and South America, plus archerfish, Seychelles Island geckoes, and other species that are active in the daytime. The diversity of wildlife in the Climatron is possible because the conservatory is a healthy environment. Low impact horticulture, integrated pest management, and low toxicity controls keep the Climatron ecosystem healthy and filled with the animals that delight our visitors. Seychelles day gecko, Phelsuma sp. Amy Richard has been on the Climatron staff for three years, and she has been taking care of the conservatory animals since 1997. Trained as a horticulturist, she has learned about animals from books and from animal specialists at zoos and aquariums. She is especially interested in birds and says, “I have always loved working with animals.” Scarlet-rumped tanager, The free-roaming tropical frogs and geckoes are hard Ramphocelus passerini to spot in the Climatron, but your can visit the Brookings Interpretive Center to see them up close. BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 Ds Comment Missour! BOTANICAL GARDEN MISSION: To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life. ARE CELEBRATING TWO EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONES for the Garden: our 35,000th member and our 5,000,000th mounted herbarium specimen. It seems fitting that we have achieved these goals just as the Garden prepares to enter a new century for the second time in its remarkable history. The 5,000,000th specimen in our herbarium collection will be officially added at a ceremony on November 11. The collection has doubled in just 30 years, a truly outstanding achievement and a symbol of our leadership in botanical research worldwide. It is significant not just for its size but for the broad scope and depth of the collection, which makes it a superlative resource for plant scientists. The XVI International Botanical Congress in August, which brought nearly 5,000 scientists from the U.S. and 80 other countries to St. Louis, was a showcase for the global reach of the Garden's research program. anne more than 300 scientists gathered at the Garden for our 46th annual Systematics Symposium, on coevolution, which is featured on page 18. Today the Garden has one of the largest memberships of any botanical institution in the world. It is especially striking when we realize that ten years ago, on the 50th anniversary of the membership program, our total was just 25,000 members. As we approach the millennium, we are looking forward to new milestones in research, in science education, and in service to the community. As Garden members, your support helps us achieve our goals and meet future challenges, and I thank each and every one of you for your support. — Peter H. Raven, Director Each Season... Each Year... Each Century As the Garden prepares to enter a new century for the second time in its history, we can take pride in outstanding achievements and look forward to exciting new challenges. And we look to you, our members, for the continuing support that makes it all possible. As you consider year-end charitable donations, we ask you to give to the Henry Shaw Fund, over and above your annual membership dues. The Henry Shaw Fund provides general operating funds that maintain the Garden's outstanding services in horticultural display, science education, and botanical research. With your help, the Missouri Botanical Garden has accomplished a tremendous amount this century, this year, and this season. Please call the Development Office, (314) 577-5120 for information. Please give to the 1999 Henry Shaw Fund. Watch your mail for a letter with details. hs BULLETIN NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER — 1999 Mailing Address: Missouri Botanical Garden Post Office St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299 (314) 577-5100 Visit the Garden Web site: www.mobot.org Garden Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Christmas; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Grounds open 7 a.m. Wed. & Sat. Shaw Arboretum: (314) 451-3512. 24-Hour Information: GardenLine —- (314) 577-9400 Or call 1-800-642-8842. 24-Hour Gardening Tips: HortLine - (314) 776-5522 Request a brochure from the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at (314) 577-9440, or send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to HortLine at the address below. Or see the Garden We ) site, www.mobot .OTY. Employment/ Volunteer Hotline: (314) 577-9401 Or see www. mobot.org. Horticulture Answer Service: (314 9:00 a.m. to noon, Mon. = Fri. Master Composter Hotline: (314) 577-9555 9:00 a.m. to noon, Mon. — Fri. On the Cover Shining sumac, Rhus copallina, in the English Woodland Garden. — Photo by Jack Jennings Editor Susan Wooleyhan Caine oS far) Climatron® is a registered servicemark of t Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. ©1999 Missouri Botanical Garden The BULLETIN (ISSN 0026-6507) i published bi-monthly by the on ri Botanical Garden, 2345 Tower Grove Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. Periodicals postage paid at St. Louis, MO. The BULLETIN is sent to every member of the Garden as a benefit of membership. For a contribution of as little as $55 per year nbers also are entitle ate »: free admission to classes; discounts in the Garden Gate eee and course fees; and the opportunity for travel, domestic and abroad, with ¢ other me ae rs. For information, call (314) 577-5118. Postmaster: Please an address changes to: Bulletin, Missouri Botanical Garden, PO. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, KRISTEN PETERSON Enjoying their carriage tour of the grounds are (from left): Carol Senn, sister of Melissa Gill and a Garden member: Danny and Melissa Gill with their children, Susie and Austin; Peter Raven, director, and Liz Teasdale, Members' Board president. 35,000 WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST MEMBERSHIPS of any botanical institution in the world, the Garden has reached another milestone: on September 25, we officially welcomed our 35,000th member. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Gill and family of St. Charles, Missouri are the 35,000th member household. They were feted with a luncheon, a carriage ride through the Garden grounds, and a wheelbarrow filled with gardening supplies donated by Hanneke Hardware on Southwest Avenue near the Garden. The Gills were married at the Garden and were celebrating their wedding anniversary when they were notified that they were the 35,000th members. “This is a wonderful day for the Garden,” said Mrs. Kenneth Teasdale, president of the Members’ Board. “We are very grateful to all the people in St. Louis who support the Garden with their memberships.” 1999 Henry Shaw Medalists HENRY SHAW MEDALS were presented to Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg, and to Margaret Grigg Oberheide, on September 28, 1999. The medal is the Garden's highest honor. It recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Missouri Botanical Garden, botanical research, horticulture, conservation, or the museum community. Elisabeth Claiborne Ortenberg and Art Ortenberg have devoted themselves for the past ten years to conservation and building sustainable communities around the world. They provide major support for the Garden research programs in Ecuador, Bolivia, Madagascar, and Tanzania. David Kemper, president of the Board of Trustees, presenting the Henry Shaw Medal to Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg. Margaret Grigg Oberheide is a Garden Trustee and a philanthropist who has supported the cultural life of David Kemper with Peg and Fred Oberheide. St. Louis for 50 years. She serves as an inspiration and example to many in t owe ne community. BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 oF Home Gardening BEYOND P POINSETTIAS ARE TRADITIONAL FAVORITES at the Holiday Flower Show, but look around when you visit the show this year. You'll find some new ideas to brighten your home with a variety of flower shapes, colors, and textures. All of these plants grow well indoors and many are available in the Garden Gate Shop. Amaryllis Amaryllis hippeastrum originated in tropical South America. The large cultivated amaryllis come ina rainbow of colors on the impressive trumpet shaped Colorful flowers. Plant with the top of the holiday plants bulb above o a of the pot in a container just slightly larger than the bulb. Use a well drained potting soil. Water thoroughly around the bulb, not over the top, using warm water. Place the pot in a sunny : location and keep the soil SIZES. moist, being careful not to overwater. Flowers will appear in four to six weeks. After flowering, continue to water and feed with a well balanced fertilizer until late summer, when the bulbs should begin their required eight to twelve-week dormant period. Water sparingly during dormancy, but do not allow the bulbs to shrivel. Resume regular watering in early November for new flowers by the holidays. come in all shapes and OG; BULLETIN NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER — 1999 NSE TT Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum comes from the eastern Mediterranean. Cultivars range in size from the newer mini- cultivars to older types with large leaves and blooms. Flowering can be maintained for up to six weeks if plants receive bright light and cool night temperatures of around 65° E Pinch spent blooms at the crown of the plant to encourage additional flowering. Keep continuously moist. Kalanchoe Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is a succulent herb from Madagascar which requires thirteen hours of continuous darkness nightly for approximately twelve weeks in order to set flower buds. Blooms come in vivid shades of red, orange, rose, and purple, often with an almost iridescent quality. The plants are succulent and should be kept in a bright location and allowed to dry out between watering. Kalanchoes are very easy to grow indoors, but it is difficult to force them to bloom again. Ornamental Peppers Capsicum cultivars are in demand for their brightly colored fruits in various shapes. The peppers can begin as white or yellow, then change to bright red, orange, or purple. A multitude of colors can appear on a single plant depending on the maturity of the fruits. Capsicums remain attractive long after the holiday season is over. After the plants finish blooming, keep them moist and feed with a complete liquid fertilizer at half strength. When the danger of frost is past, plant outside in the garden or in a container. They will continue to bloom and set fruit throughout the summer. Gloxinia Sinningia speciosa is in the same family as the familiar African violets and their care is very similar. Recent hybridization has made them much easier to grow and longer lasting. The plants do not require bright light. Because of their fibrous root system and leathery leaves, they should be allowed to dry out slightly between watering. With light feedings of a balanced fertilizer they are excellent houseplants. Holiday Cactus The true Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera x buckleyi, is often confused with the Thanksgiving cactus, Schlumbergera truncata. Thanksgiving cactus has serrated leaf margins and will flower earlier than the Christmas cactus, which has rounded leaf margins. To flower for Christmas, plants should receive only nine hours of daylight starting around the middle of September, and night temperatures should be maintained around 60° F until flower buds are developed in approximately four to six weeks. Then plants can be exposed to natural day length. Both holiday cacti work well as houseplants with a minimum of care and are very impressive as hanging baskets whether in or out of bloom. — Stephen E.Wolff, MBG Senior Horticulturist Steve Wolff is a 31-year veteran of the Garden's Horticulture Division. He was hired in 1968 as a | 7-year-old high school senior and continued to work at the Garden while earning _ his horticulture degree at Meramec Community College. He counts himself privileged to have seen the Garden develop and to have worked ~ with such leaders as Paul Kohl, Lad Cutak, and George Pring. As senior horticulturist in the greenhouses, Steve is responsible for producing plants for all of the Garden’s indoor and outdoor displays and for the annual Flower Sunday festival at Christ Church Cathedral, stipulated in Henry Shaw's Will. ALERT: Eastern Tent Caterpillars Keep a sharp eye on your ornamental fruits and other trees this fall and winter. If you spot a bump on the small nee wigs that resembles a piece of dark see ne with varnish, it is an egg mass of the Eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum. The adult moths, which feed on leaves, lay the masses of 100-350 eggs in summer. Population levels of these insects rise and fall, with peak outbreaks such as this year occurring about once a decade in St. Louis. Timely removal of the egg masses by pruning or gentle scraping is an easy, low- toxicity remedy. It will help prevent another major infestation next year, which could further weaken trees, and is especially helpful for plants that were also stressed by drought this past summer. es What’s Coming MBG Daylily Society Makes Donation Thanks to a leadership gift from the MBG Daylily Society, the Horticulture Division will have a laser engraver for plant labels and signs. A group of volunteer plant societies at the Garden made donations to help fund the project, with major support provided by the MBG Daylily Society. Shown presenting a check for the laser engraver are (from left): Marty Meagher, Dr. Shannon Smith, director of horticulture, Mirko Bolanovich, Chick Buehrig, and Jason Delaney of the horticulture staff. Volunteers: We Want YOU! Plant Doctor, Answer Service, and More The Kemper Center for Home Gardening will offer training programs for new Plant Doctor, Answer Service, and receptionist volunteers from mid-January through March. If you are interested in volunteering your time and skills in any of these areas, please call for an information packet, (314) 577-9441.The application deadline is November 30. Celebrating the Millennium “A Millennium Journey,” an event held on September 25, celebrated 1000 years in a single day with a symbolic journey from Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, the largest city in northern North America in the year 1000, to Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. Participants in the journey carried a ceremonial bowl of corn, which was grown by staff and volunteers of the Garden's Horticulture Division and Cahokia Mounds. The corn represented grain that would have been grown by Mississippian people 1000 years ago. Dr. Shannon Smith, the Garden’s director of horticulture, obtained seed of “white flower corn” from the Ancient Lifeways Institute in Illinois. BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 7, Arboretum Update Restoring a Historic Cabin HE EDGAR DENISON CABIN, named in memory of the author of Missouri Wildflowers, is taking shape at the Dana Brown Foundation Overnight Education Center at I Shaw Arboretum. The Denison Cabin is t exceptional facility for school groups, teachers, and other adults Orchid Expert Is Named Senior Curator OST PEOPLE are satisfied with one successful career. Carl Luer has had two. In May, 1999, Carlyle A. Luer, M.D., was named a senior curator of the Missourl Botanical Garden. Dr. Luer is the world’s premier authority on pleurothallid orchids and recipient of the 1996 Gold Medal of Achievement from the American Orchid Society. He has been a research associate of the Missouri Botanical Garden for more than 15 years. Dr. Carl Luer Dr. Luer, who lives in Florida, O. BULLETIN) NOVEMBER / DECEMBER re first of four large two-story structures acquired by the Arboretum to serve as sleeping cabins. The overnight education center will provide an News ot Note fu education programs. The buildings are all 19th century log structures acquired from farms in the area. A 125-year-old two-story cabin of 12 by 12-inch handhewn white oak logs was generously donated by longtime Garden member Norman Holtzinger from his farm property in Madison County, Illinois. The sleeping cabins are being meticulously restored with extensive use of traditional materials, craftsmanship, and recycled materials. When complete, the facility will also include a large timber frame barn, which will be used as an assembly building. A modern shower facility will be built to harmonize with. the historic structures. Miller Named to Arboretum Committee William L. Miller, Sr., has been named to the Arboretum Committee of the Garden’s Board of Trustees. Mr. Miller is editor and publisher of the Washington Missourian. — received his medical degree from Washington University in 1946. After 30 years as a physician, he retired to pursue his interest in tropical orchids. He single-handedly produced two definitive books, The Native Orchids of Florida and The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada. In 1973 Dr. Luer co- founded the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida and recruited Calaway Dodson, Ph.D., as its first director. Dodson, a specialist in orchids, went on to become a curator of the Missouri Botanical Garden, living in Ecuador. In 1975, Dodson encouraged Luer to turn his attention to the pleurothallids, a large and poorly known group of tropical orchids. Together with his wife, Jane, Dr. Luer has made dozens of expeditions to Central and South America to study the plants growing in the wild. He has collected nearly 20,000 specimens and prepared more than 3,800 drawings. His 1999 He joined the staff of the paper in 1953 and became editor in 957. He is a past president of the Missouri Society of Newspaper Editors and very active in community affairs. The Arboretum Committee of the Garden Board of Trustees includes several members who have been invited to serve because of their dedication to the Arboretum. “We are very pleased to have Bill on the Committee,” said John Behrer, director of Shaw Arboretum. “His involvement and commitment to Franklin County is a wonderful asset, and we to experience nature and participate in environmental are looking forward to working with him.” present herbarium of nearly 10,000 sheets will come to the Garden as he finishes with them. Each is accompanied by a flower preserved in liquid. His output has been prodigious by any standards. He has described more than 1,500 new species and 12 new genera. His Icones Pleurothallidinarum, published by the Missouri Botanical Garden, now includes 17 volumes, with numbers 18 and 19 soon to be printed. He has also produced the magnificent Thesaurus Masdevalliarum and Thesaurus Dracularum, the latter with beautiful color illustrations by Stig Dallstroem. Peter Raven said, “Carl Luer's dedication to the study of the systematics of Pleurothallis has made a large and wonderful contribution to the understanding of this most difficult and complex genus. His active collaboration in our flora projects has been invaluable, and we are delighted to recognize him as a senior curator.” Endowments . lay oe Fy Thomas B. Croat, P A. Schulze Curator of Botany TUDYING PLANTS may sound like a quiet way to make a living. And it can be, until you are accosted by a wild boar or a group of armed guerillas. All of those adventures and more have happened to Tom Croat, who spends months each year collecting plants in the tropics. Field research can be a dangerous business, with botanists encountering malaria, bad roads, political upheavals and more. But for Croat, who specializes in poorly known tropical plants called aroids, exploring remote regions is part of the job. The aroid, or Araceae, family is important economically and includes philodendrons, diffenbachias, anthuriums, and many other familiar houseplants that thrive in low light. The family is very poorly known. It has about 2,500 species, and Re GN. Dr. Croat spends several months a year collecting plants in tropical forests around the world. A Charitable Gift Annuity Gilt Planning _ Help Secure Your Future and the Future of the Garden A GIFT to the Missouri Botanical Garden can provide you with a guaranteed income for life. With a gift of appreciated stock, you may also eliminate capital gains tax on the transfer. Rates of return for a single life charitable gift annuity with the Garden range from seven percent to 12 percent, based on your age. For a free, no-obligation illustration of how a charitable gift annuity would benefit you, please send the information at right to: Judi Schraer, Planned Giving Officer, Missouri Botanical Garden, PO. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63166. You may call (314) 577-9455, or email: judi.schraer@mobot.org. scientists estimate that approximately half still await discovery. The plants are hard to study and collect, because they often grow high up in trees. Dr. Croat is one of the world’s few experts on Araceae. He has described more than 500 new species and maintains some 6,000 specimens, the world’s largest collection of living aroid plants, in the Garden's greenhouses. “Because these plants are large and fleshy, they are very difficult to study from dried herbarium specimens,” he explained. Dr. Croat graduated from Simpson College and earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kansas. He has been a member of the Garden staff since 1967. For information on endowing a named curatorship at the Garden, please call Patricia Arnold, director of development, at (314) 577-5120. —" Use the amount checked below for my illustration: LI $5,000 UI $10,000 QO) $25,000 UO $50,000 LJ The proposal should be prepared for me only; birthdate: LJ Another individual and me; our birthdates are and Name Telephone Address City State Zip BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER _ 1999 9, PETER NEWCOMB News ot Note Natural History Adventure JUNE 2000 Join a marvelous excursion to Kenya, famed for its magnificent wildlife and awe-inspiring scenery. The trip includes the Samburu Game Reserve, mountain forests near Mt. Kenya, the beauty of Lake Nakuru, and the vast savannah of the Masai Mara, an extension of the Serengeti, with its large herds of zebra, wildebeest, and gazelle. For an_ itinerary and brochure, call the Garden Education Division, (314) 577-5144. Educating Botanists Worldwide Deby Arifiani came to St. Louis two years ago to earn a master’s degree in botany from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She was the first student from Indonesia to study at the Garden. Deby is pictured in the herbarium with her advisor, Dr. Henk van der Werff, deputy director of research at the Garden. She specializes in Lauraceae, an important family of tropical plants still poorly known to science. Dr. van der Werff is one of the few experts on Lauraceae in the world. While earning her degree, Deby attended the Organization for Tropical Studies course in Costa Rica. She has returned to Bogor, Indonesia, where she will work at the national herbarium and continue to study Lauraceae of Malesiana, a region consisting of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Phillipines, and Papua New Guinea. | Q). BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 PHOTOS: PAUL OTT Shown enjoying the party are (from left) Steve Cline, manager of the Kemper Center for Home Gardening; Holly and Jim Brigham; and Mary Ott. Chefs in a Garden Fun on the Range AT THE SECOND ANNUAL “Chefs in a Garden” benefit for Gateway Greening, Inc., held on September 12, a deliciously good time was had by all. Guests sampled special recipes and David Timney, executive chef of Balaban’s. luscious fare from ten of the finest restaurants in St. Louis, using ingredients grown by local community gardeners. “Science Friday” Broadcasts Live from the Garden NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO's “Talk of the Nation — Science Friday” broadcast live from Shoenberg Auditorium on August 27, 1999. The broadcast was presented by 90.7 KWMU-FM, a service of the University of Missouri—St. Louis. Host Ira Flatow led a discussion of ethnobotany and the uses of plants in medicine with callers and on-air guests. Panelists were Dr. Peter H. Raven, associate curator Dr. James S. Miller, director of the Garden’s Department of Applied Research, and Dr. Steven King of Shaman Pharmaceuticals of San Francisco. More than 300 people attended the broadcast. TIM PARKER Shown at a reception following the broadcast are (from left): Jim Miller, Ira Flatow, and Peter Raven. Pull out and save Calendar of Events November 24 - January 2 The Holiday Flower Show “Magic otf the Crystal Palace” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Orthwein Floral Display Hall. The Snow People welcome you to their sparkling world, Delight as they play in the snow, feed the seals, and decorate for the holidays with all the glitter and shimmer of the season! Filled with colorful poinsettias, cyclamens, gloxinias, peppers, and lots of unusual blooming plants and foliage for a dazzling display. Flower show admission: $2 adults, $1 seniors, free to members and children | 2 and under. November 23 Tuesday Members’ Preview Party 5 to 8 p.M., Ridgway Center. Entertaii ment, cash November 22 - January 2 bar. Dinner buffet will be available for purchase in the Gardenview Restaurant, $10.95 per person, Holiday no reservations. Garden Gate Shop will be open. Free, for members only. Wreaths ~ apg Daily in Monsanto Hall.A wonderful holiday tradition features magnificent wreaths by some of the finest floral designers in St. Louis: Alex Waldbart, Botanicals on the Park, The Bug Store, Dale Rohman, Detail, Flower Depot Ltd. Kenary Park, Kirkwood Florist, Ladue Florist, Lee Russo Designs, My Secret Garden, Randy Felkey, Schnucks Markets, Seeds, Silkworm's Garden, Studio P Surprise, lom Carr, Wichman's Flowers. Free with Garden admission or membership. | a BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 ile November & December Events November | Monday Winter Tram Schedule Begins Trams will run at 10 and 10:30 a.m., 2 and 2:30 p.m., weather permitting. November 18 Thursday Candlelight Tour 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., lower Grove House, Experience the elegance and romance of a |! 9th century English Christmas in Henry Shaw's home, decorated for the holidays in traditional Victorian splendor. Musicians will provide live entertainment. Refreshments will be served in the Tea Room. Presented by Tower Grove House Auxiliary to benefit the House. Tickets are $12 per person. Advance reservations are required; please call (314) 577-5150. December 2 & 3 Thursday & Friday Carols in the Garden 5 to 9 p.m. Ridgway Center and Garden grounds. Join us for a delightful winter evening as the sound of traditional holiday caroling fills the air. pl Visit with Santa at Spink Pavilion and see the magnificent Christmas tree at Kemper Center, decorated entirely with dried flowers. Enjoy fe hot roasted chestnuts, a hurdy-gurdy man, children's holiday craft workshops, apple cider and cookies, and more. Free admission to the Holiday Flower Show, “Magic of the Crystal Palace,” is included in ticket price. $6 for adults, $4 for members or seniors, $2.50 for children ages 3-1 2. Buffet supper available in the Gardenview Restaurant, $8./5 for adults, $4.50 for children under | 2, no reservations. us [2, BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER — 1999 November 5 — 7 Pre-Holiday Sale Friday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Garden Gate Shop. Refreshments; members receive 20% discount, all three days. November 7 Sunday “From the Garden, Live:”’ Duets with Spanish Guitar. Noon, Shoenberg Auditorium. Concert series is broadcast live, sponsored by the Garden and KFUO-FM. Call (314) 725-0099 for ticket information. November |4 Sunday “From the Garden, Live.” St. Louis Symphony Children’s Choir. See November 7 for details. November 15 — 21 “Plant a Seed—Read!”’ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Garden Gate Shop. Celebrate the 80th annual National Children’s Book Week with a 20% discount on all children's books. Special commemorative posters, free bookmarks, and more! November 20 Saturday Garden StoryTime 11 a.m., Garden Gate Shop. For children ages four to ten. Dr. Peter Bernhardt will present adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, created by beloved author and illustrator May Gibbs. Learn about the world of plants and make a fun project to take home. Parents are welcome to attend, and children under four must be accompanied by an adult. Free, no reservations. November & December Events November 2! Sunday “From the Garden, Lives”’ Cellist Melissa Brooks and Crossings. See November 7. November 26 — 28 After-Thanksgiving Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Garden Gate Shop. Special reductions on selected items; members receive 10% off reduced prices. December 3-5 Holiday Sale Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Garden Gate Shop. Refreshments; members receive 20% discount all three days. December 5 Sunday Historic Shaw Home Tour Noon to 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association. Park at Missouri School for the Blind, 3815 Magnolia Avenue, where entertainment and refreshments will be available; then walk, drive, or take the free shuttle service for the house tour. Tickets are $8 at the door, or may be purchased in advance at the Garden Gate Shop for $7. For more information call (314) 771-3101. December 6, 8, 14, 16 Tower Grove House Christmas Luncheons Noon, in the Tea Room. Presented by Tower Grove House Auxiliary. Enjoy a special luncheon and the beautiful Victorian holiday decorations. Advance reservations are required: please call (314) 577-5150. December 12 Sunday “From the Garden, Live.” Bach Society of St. Louis. See November 7 for details. December 18 Saturday Garden StoryTime 11 a.m., Garden Gate Shop. Mrs. Claus takes a break in her busy schedule to read favorite holiday stories. See November 20 for details. December 19 - 21 Sunday — Tuesday Pre-Inventory Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Garden Gate Shop. All seasonal merchandise will be reduced. Members receive 10% off reduced prices. Walking Tours led by the Garden Guides | p.m. daily. Meet at the Ticket Counter. Free Eco-Cart Demonstrations Every Saturday from I 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brookings Interpretive Center. Garden Walkers’ Breakfast In cooperation with the American Heart Association, the grounds open early every Wednesday and Saturday morning at 7 a.m. to encourage fitness walking. A heart-healthy breakfast is available for purchase in the Gardenview Restaurant, 7 to 10:30 a.m. December 5 Sunday Chanukah: Festival of Lights |! am. to 5 p.m., Ridgway Center. This traditional Jewish holiday celebration includes festive music and a Menorah Lighting Ceremony. The stories of Chanukah are told by puppets, storytellers, and musicians throughout the day. Festivities include an Israeli shuk, or market, a concert by the Circle of Jewish Music, Chanukah cookie decorating, and children’s craft workshops. Free with Garden admission or membership. December 27 Monday Kwanzaa I] am.to 5 p.m, Ridgway Center. Kwanzaa is a Swahili term which means “first fruits.” This contemporary African American holiday is centered around the Feast lable of the harvest.A Kwanzaa ceremony highlights a day of storytelling, craft and jewelry workshops, African merchandise vendors, authentic African drumming, and choral performances. Free with Garden admission or membership. BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 13. 14. November & December Events MEMBERS’ DAY — November 18 Thursday Holiday Decorating | 1 a.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. David Hoffman and Michael Shreves of Silkworm’s Garden in Des Peres share creative ideas for making colorful and memorable holiday decorations. Seating is on a first-come, first- served basis. Free, for members only. In the Garden Gate Shop, members receive an extra 5% discount on all seasonal decorations and plants. MEMBERS’ DAY — December 19 Sunday The Muny Kids in Concert ! p.m., Shoenberg Auditorium. This delightful performance by The Muny Kids is sure to put the entire family in the holiday spirit! Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Free, for members only. And be sure to visit the Garden Gate Shop, where members get an extra 5% discount at the Holiday Pre-Inventory Sale. Members days are free, for Garden members and their guests. Receive free tram rides, special discounts in the Garden Gate Shop, and 10% off in the Gardenview Restaurant. SPECIAL MEMBERS’ EVENT — December 4 Saturday Breaktast with Santa 8 to 10:30 am, Gardenview Restaurant. Fun for the whole family! Visit with Santa, make a fun holiday craft to take home, and share the spirit of the season by bringing a pair of mittens or a child's hat to donate to a good cause. Enjoy an old-fashioned breakfast with pancakes, bacon and sausage, scrambled eggs, potato patties, biscuits with butter and jam, and coffee cake with cinnamon and sugar. Breakfast is $10 per person. Children age two and under are free. Advance reservations are required. Please call (314) 577- 9500, or send your check to the Membership Office, Missouri Botanical Garden, PO. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166. Seating in the Gardenview Restaurant is on a first- come, first-served basis. While youre at the Garden, don't miss the annual Holiday Sale in the Garden Gate Shop, with a special 20% discount for members. BULLETIN NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER — 1999 Past Presidents of the Members’ Boar Mrs. Henry W. Dubinsky she has devoted : : herself to activities at the Garden, including the “Best of Missouri” Market, which just completed its eighth successful year. Together with Nora Stern, she helped to found the Market and has served as co-chair every year. “Working at the Garden is so rewarding,” she says, “because you can see results in the enthusiasm of our members and the public. When we first started the Market, we had one tent and 56 vendors. This year we had three tents and 104 vendors! It is a terrific way to reach out to families and people who otherwise might not know about the Garden.” Over the years, Ellen has served as co-chair of the Garden's 125t anniversary celebration, the “Rare Opportunity” benefit and auction, and the benefit party at Lord & Taylor. She also co-chaired the first St. Louis Garden Tour in 1986 and the second tour in 1988. She served as president of the Members’ Board in 1988 and 1989, when the program celebrated its 50th anniversary. By the end of 1989, membership had increased to Ellen has watched the Garden grow and develop into a world class institution in the past 20 years. “It is wonderful how the Garden is recognized everywhere we go,” she said. “It truly is one of the finest botanical institutions anywhere and a great asset to St. Louis.” Annual Brick Party Members A Gift for All Seasons Save 20% on Gift Memberships — December 3-5 During the three days of the Holiday Sale in the Garden Gate Shop, you may purchase a regular $55 Garden membership for just $44 or a $50 senior membership for just $40. Give a gift that will delight your family and friends all year long, or enjoy your special 20% members’ discount right away at the Garden Gate Shop sale. Each person who receives a gift membership will also receive a delightful snowflake wind chime specially packaged with a holiday greeting from you. Thanks, Everyone! The eighth annual Best of Missouri Market was a great success thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of hundreds of volunteers, including the Members’ Board, and the chairs for the event, Nora Stern and Ellen Dubinsky. Our warmest thanks go to each and every person who attended the Market, to our wonderful advertisers, and to our generous sponsors: GrandPa’s, Coca-Cola, KMOX, MasterCard, Commerce Bank, Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation, Bank of America, St. Louis County Farm Bureau, and Agri-Missouri. New Members of the Peter H. Raven Society The Peter H. Raven Society, named in honor of the Garden’s director, recognizes individuals who make unrestricted annual gifts of $10,000 or more for a minimum of three years. We are delighted to acknowledge these new members of the Raven Society for their generous support: Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. LaBrier Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Sansone, Sr. A wonderful time was enjoyed by all at a reception on October 7 at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening. The party was held in appreciation of donors who placed bricks in the Members' Entry Court Garden during the past year. Bricks are engraved with names of family and friends and make every visit to the Garden special. For information on purchasing bricks, please call Teri-Ann Wallace at (314) 577-9495. BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 15. GG This is not your parent’s science project. HIS IS REALLY NEAT!” High school students spent a recent morning at Litzsinger Road Ecology Center, dipping up water samples from Deer Creek and testing them. By entering their findings into a computer, using Geographic Information System (GIS) software, the students can map and analyze their data within the ecosystem of the entire Deer Creek watershed in St. Louis County. The new, cutting-edge GIS program at Litzsinger Road Ecology Center is attracting national attention. Part of the Education Division's goal of integrating more technology into its programs, it trains students and teachers to develop their inquiry skills by combining computer technology and environmental monitoring. The program is providing a model for schools and other insUtutions. “Using computers to support field experiences can enhance learning,” said Dr. Bob Coulter, project coordinator. “Students enjoy doing real science, solving real problems. They see the usefulness of the science, math, and technology skills they learn in school.” This year, more than 1,000 students in grades 6-12 are participating in the environmental monitoring program, after their teachers were trained in water testing and GIS technology in a two-week institute last summer at the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center. The Garden provides continuing support by developing teaching materials and working directly with teachers as they implement the project at school and in the field. After collecting water quality data at various test sites, students use GIS software to — make maps of the watershed and analyze the information. Preliminary results from last spring's pilot test of the project indicate a decline in water quality as the creek approaches the St. Louis city limits, which may be due to the more densely populated neighborhoods and the greater concentration of industry in that area. Student testers also noticed a significant increase in certain forms of chemical pollution during the winter, which abated in the spring. Their tentative explanation was that road salt COMPUTERS © Creeks Students are using real science to answer real questions at Litzsinger Road Ecology Center. The new Geographic Information System (GIS) program combines computer technology with environmental monitoring. Here, Dr. Bob Coulter (right) helps students enter their data on a laptop computer. 16. BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 was washing into the creek. This year, students will use more specific instruments year to test this conclusion. Any changes in the environment will be documented as the project continues to collect data. Celeste Prussia, manager of Litzsinger Road Ecology Center, conceived the original idea for bringing GIS to the Education Division’s programs. We are very grateful to the Litzsinger Road Ecology Foundation for its primary support for the project. Additional support has been provided by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in Redlands, California, the Missouri Department of Conservation, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. New Master Ecologists Needed The Litzsinger Road Ecology Center is recruiting volunteers for its next Master Ecologist training course. Master Ecologists share their enthusiasm about the natural world by assisting staff, teachers and small groups of students in ecology study activites at the Center. Classes will meet 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, February 28 through May 22, 2000. In addition to class time, trainees are expected to contribute 50 hours assisting education programs at the Center. Applicant interviews for the spring training class will be held in December and January. For more information and to apply, please call Celeste Prussia at (Sl4y DLL. PHOTOS BY TIM PARKER ce ua AW Left: Fifth graders Nate Litz and Nathan Strauss collect water samples and use a Global Positioning System (GPS) device as part of their science fair project on water monitoring. Above: High school students from Westminster Christian Academy test the water of Deer Creek. BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 i? TIM PARKER TIM PARKER Research Speakers at the Systematics Symposium (from left): Brian Farrell, Olle Pellmyr, Peter Raven, Lynda Goff, Roy Halling, Christopher Schardl, and May Bernenbaum. 46th Annual Systematics Symposium Features Coevolution ROM BACTERIA found in insects’ intestines to toadstools in forests — from beetles eating plants to the pollination of yucca flowers — “coevolution” describes the interdependent roles of plants, animals, and other organisms. The term was introduced by Peter H. Raven and Paul R. Ehrlich in 1965. More than 300 scientists from the United States and other countries convened at the Garden to discuss recent research in coevolution during the 46th annual Systematics Symposium, October 8-9, 1999. Since the annual symposium began at the Garden in 1954, the National Science Foundation has provided support for 44 of its 46 years, Bryophyte Herbarium Is Named for Marshall Crosby am | Marshall Crosby (left) and Crosby Bryophyte Herbarium. HE NEW facilities of the Bryology Department in the John S. Lehmann Building were dedicated on October 9, 1999, as the Crosby Bryophyte Herbarium. The facility was named in honor of the 30th anniversary of Marshall R. Crosby, the Garden's senior botanist. Peter Raven paid tribute to Crosby's “tireless devotion and unceasing drive in the pursuit of excellence.” jeer BULLETIN Peter Raven at the dedication of the NOVEMBER / DECEMBER Dr. Crosby has been a member of the Garden Research Division since 1968. He was the first bryologist on staff and has been primarily responsible for developing the program into one of the world's leading centers for study of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, a group commonly referred to as bryophytes. Today the Bryology Department has a herbarium collection of over 300,000 specimens and a comprehensive bryological library. Five Ph.D. bryologists plus graduate students, research associates, and support personnel study bryophytes of North and Central America, Andean South America, Africa and Madagascar, and China. They maintain a computer database available on the World Wide Web and recently produced a Checklist of Mosses, a listing of all the mosses in the world. Crosby earned his B.S. and Ph.D. 1999 TIM PARKER including this year. Hugh Iltis Is Honored During the Systematics Symposium, Hugh H. Iltis was presented with a resolution honoring his outstanding career as a botanist. Iltis studied at the Garden and served as research assistant to Robert Woodson from 1948 to 1951, while earning M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Washington University. He was recognized for his achievements as a scholar, administrator, and promoter of botany, including his service at University of Arkansas, 1952 to 1955, and University of Wisconsin, 1955 to the present. Special tribute was paid to his contributions to the knowledge of corn, Capparaceae, and botanica conservation. Pe Peter Raven and Hugh IItis during the Systematics Symposium. degrees from Duke University. During his career at the Garden he has served as director of research, editor of the Annals, head of Scientific Publications, and founder of Monographs in Systematic Botany, News from MO, and Novon. He was instrumental in developing TROPICOS, the Garden’s botanical database system. National Magazines Feature Peter Raven The September issue of Scientific American profiles Peter H. Raven, the Garden's director, as “Defender of the Plant Kingdom” and praises his leadership in working to preserve ecosystems. The October issue of Discover magazine has a feature titled “Peter the Great,” covering Dr. Raven's leadership as a scientist and conservationist, and his achievements in transorming the Missouri Botanica Garden into a world leader in research and horticultural display. Members who missed seeing these outstanding articles may call (314) 577-5141. Trustee Profile Anthony F Sansone, Sr. ANTHONY F SANSONE, SR. was elected to the Garden's Board of Trustees in August. He is the principal chairman and chief executive officer of The Sansone Group, a St. Louis based national brokerage, property management, and development firm. David W. Kemper, president of the Board and chief executive of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. said, “Tony Sansone inspires many of us with his civic spirit and his commitment to many different institutions in St. Louis. We are very proud that he has accepted election to the Board of the Garden as an emeritus trustee.” Peter H. Raven said, “We are delighted that Mr. Sansone has joined the Garden family. He has made such a difference in St. Louis, and we look forward to working ” wit Mr. Sansone has served as president of the Board of Directors at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, co- founded the Vitae Society, and worked closely with Archbishop Justin Rigali. In 1993, Mr. Sansone was presented with the “Order of St. Louis Kings” Award by St. Louis Bishop Edward J. O'Donnell, the highest award the Archdiocese can bestow. He was co-chair of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and he has been named St. Louis Businessman of the Year by the Civic Italian American Organization. Mr. Sansone grew up in St. Louis and attended St. Louis University and Washington University. He and his wife Mary Anne have eight children and 31 grandchildren. A Salute to the Japanese Festival TIM PARKER ay THE 1999 JAPANESE FESTIVAL on Labor Day weekend welcomed more than 30,000 visitors to the Garden for a celebration of Japanese culture. Our thanks to all sponsors and organizations who contributed to making the 23rd annual Japanese Festival a success. Shown breaking the traditional sake barrel at the opening ceremony are (from left): Peter H. Raven, director of the Garden; Toshiyuki Fugiwara, Consul General of Japan at Kansas City; Shunichi Kasahara, former Mayor of Suwa, Japan, a sister city of St. Louis; and Mayor Clarence Harmon of St. Louis. TRIBUTES JULY —AUGUST 1999 IN HONOR OF Dr. Melvin Allen Mrs. Bennett Frelich Mrs. Rosalyn Barber Mr. and Mrs. Melroy B. Hutnick der Mr. oa Mrs. Herbert M. Talcoff Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. McCann Richard J. cee Jr., Esq. John W. Kou Dick and Dixie Crawford Miss Elizabeth Ruck Jim and Sandy Dalton Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Stanley T. Dueker John W. Kourik Bill and Becky Ellerman Mary and Jack Loire Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Faust Mrs. Henrietta Freedman Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern Thomas and Mary Halstead Mrs. Agnes Lee Mr. John E. Hayes John W. Kourik Dr. and Sine Clemens Jacques Le W. Kouri and ts Martin Jaffe = — Mrs. Jeffrey Pass LaVerne Jaudes Sheila Hoffmeister Marvin and Arline Kalishman Mrs. Sarene Dewoskin Ms. Lee Kieslin St. Louis County ee Colleagues Mr. and Mrs. Te n Mr. and Mrs. Harv ey aa Dr. and Mrs. Alan Krasnoff Elizabeth A. Scheele Dr. and Mrs. Leib Krut Mr. and Mrs. E. Daniel Liberman Morgan B. Lawton Sheila Hoffmeister Jacob A. Lerner Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halpern Mrs. Ann Levin Himes and Jean Baker Lucy and Stanley Lopata Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Talcoff Claude and Barbara Mace Bill and Shirley Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. McBride Mr. a Mrs. Robert R. Zohner Mr. and Mrs. James E. McKee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. McKee III Mrs. Isabelle Morris Dr. and Mrs. David M. Kipnis Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Yoder Dr. and Mrs. Philip Needleman Dr. and Mrs. David M. Kipnis John W. Kourik Julie and Michael Pepper Parkway Cental Senior Class Evelyn “Toby” Pfleger Ms. ane “Hank” Chesnek Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loftus Steve and Nancy Ortwerth Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Rogers Ms. a Schulze Mr. Joh anjer Ms. a licabeth Huddleston Dr. Peter H. Raven The Henry Shaw Cactus Society Mr. Raymond Robinson Adeline Kohn and William Tybura Dr. Linda J. Sandell Charlotte and Joseph Feder Mrs. Sharon Sax Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sax Mr. and Mrs. Roger Schwab Mrs. Samuel D. Soule Mr. Harvey Shapiro Ted and Marcine Komen Mr. Sydney Shoenberg Elynor and Leslie Flegel Mrs. Sarah Silbergeld Mr. and Mrs. res Salniker Mrs. Sam . Soule Lee jas Dr. and Mrs. Milton J. Deitch Mrs. Mary Elbert Mr. Richard O. Hommel Dr. and Mrs. David Kipnis Cecile Lowenhaupt Dr. Peter H. Raven and Ms. Kate Fish Ms. Elinor Strassner Mrs. Lisa Iglauet Mrs. Carol S. Kaufman Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Tatar Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Stone Yolanda Taylor Mrs. Martha Seebold Alice Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Dickhaner Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Tschudy Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Bowen, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Leland W. Carlson ook and Henry Dubinsky and Mrs. Richard J. George Mr. and Mrs. Tom Weinstock Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Francis Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wielansky continued on page 20 BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 19. TRIBUTES continued from page 19 Patricia and Michael Whitworth Brian, Chris, Mark, Colleen Jean and Herb Wiegand Dr. and Mrs. Virgil Loeb Mrs. Mary Yurger Ms. Melva A. Long IN MEMORY OF Mr. Bud Abrams Mrs. Teel Ackerman Mrs. Peggy Gibstine Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shapiro Mr. Jim Abrams Mrs. Elizabeth McDonnold Mr. L. Patrick Ackerman Mrs. Teel Ackerman Mary and Morton Bearman Andy and Mary Goldberg Family Mrs. Louise Golman Donna Moog and Leonard Landsbaum Dr. and Mrs. Jack Sheridan Steve and Peggy Tenholder Judy and Roger Wallenstein, Camp Nebagamon Millicent Adamson Rosalie and Bob Berkley atrick Adlon Ms. Patricia Kromer Mrs. Lorraine Alexander Ms. Jill Beveridge Claire Applebaum Dr. Neal Neuman Merceda Ares Kate Allen Jason Chukas Christine Knudsen Jill A. VanWormer Mrs. Lily A Dr. and Mrs. aks Willibrand Mrs. LaYvonne Ashmore Holly Blumeyer Mary Avola Mark a Kathy Kugman arlotte Ballard Me poaee Leigh St. Louis Herb Society Mr. Dwight David Barkley Marcia and Carl Moskowitz a elan Baudendistel Boone Valley Classic Foundation arjorie R. Beintker Ms. Eleanor B. Hecht Sister of Mrs. Robin Boyer Mrs. Marion Ingber Mr. Robert Britt, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Williams Mrs. Ma Britz Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Ruethain Mr. Randy M. Brown Jim and Dolores Brislane Mrs. John Dattilo Norma Jaeger The Golden Girls s. Ellen Browne Tony and Elaine Gerner Mrs. Robert Bryan Mrs. James G. Alfring Mr. William FE. Bueler Mr. and Mrs. Ed Swallow Lyda B.K. Buhr Ms. Betty J. Kramer Shelton Mrs. Louise Cadwallader Mrs. Dorothy J. Wagner Mrs. Juanita Capshaw Michelle and Steve Trulaske Jeanne Carnighan Ms. Marie B. Nemnich Mr. Reginald Carpenter Mrs. Thomas O. Maloney Mrs. Margaret Carruth Ed and Irene Travis Marian Chao aeeatai and Sherrie Algren Robert and Theresa Cecil ee Bonfanti & Co. LLP Dr. Hal S Richard a eis Wolf Mrs. Ruby Clar Mrs. Agnes Aston Mrs. Miriam Reed Clift Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. Dunbar Mrs. Marian Cohen Norma and Louis Elkins Mr. Dick eas Ms. Rosemary Wat rs. Miri aie Il Mr. and ne Ralph A. Herzmark rs. Marjorie Cronin Barbara Wallace and Ken Rinderknecht Ms. Marilyn Croskell Jon and Denise Beusen Mr. James Dalton Mr. and Mrs. Jim Evans Mrs. Vera Danner Mrs. Joan Baricevic and Family Mrs. Anna Deitc Mrs. Samuel D. Soule Mrs. Peggy Diener Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Eakin, Jr. Mrs. Eleanor Dil Mrs. se Dannie Mrs. Ruth Latzer Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Young, Jr. Bernard Duga Mr. and Mrs. ee McDonald Mrs. Rosemary Dunlavy Belle Coeur Garden Club Mrs. Charlotte DuParri Mr. and Mrs. ae L. Meek Mr. Herman Easterly Mr. and Mrs. ae . Arnoldy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Berry Mrs. Ann Case Arthur and Marion Dorffi Ken and Cindy Gentse Mrs. Patricia M. Giles Mr. Mrs. Greg Hemper Vis vie Hilliker 2. BULLETIN NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER — 1999 Barbara Perry Lawton Howard and Penny Miller Missouri Botanical Garden Guides Jeanne Morrel-Franklin and Robert J. Franklin Mrs. Rosemary Murphy Katherine Strong Mr. Charles E. Walter Pat and Carol Wilson h Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Edison Mr. and Mrs. M. Erwin Bry Mr. Vernon Patrick Edwards Rosalie and Jim Cooper Josephine le Kathy Baersig Kugman Michelle Estaque Dr. Debby and Dr. Henry Onken Mr. David Everson Ms. Anne Draznin Gloria Farris Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kugman rs. Mary Federhofe Mr. and Mrs. Don Wolz Father of Janice Finley Ms. Janice Williams Mr. and Mrs. Len Toenjes Cornell Foggie, Jr. Friends of Cornell Foggie, Jr. Dr. Charles O. Gerfen Dr. and Mrs. Charles Abel Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bodine Dr. and Mrs. Stephen FE Bowen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Brinner Frank and Betty Bush Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Craig III Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Cusumano Dr. and Mrs. Morris Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Herman T. Fikes Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gomes, Jr. Alice C. Gorman Mr. and Mrs. George Graff Virginia and Joe Hayden Jack Jacobi Mr. and Mrs. Kermit E. Jones Mrs. Robert Kittner Harry and Karen Knopf Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Little Dr. and Mrs. Herluf G. Lund Lynnbrook Garden Club Mallinckrodt Quarter Century Clu Mrs. Mary Kay Mayer Mrs. Patricia McHugh Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Howard H Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Roberts Mrs. Donald O. Schnuck Frank and Ruth Stroble Mr. and Mrs. Edwards L. Thaman Gerry and Bob Trulaske Mrs. Dorothy Weber Sheldon and Leslie Weinstein = a) Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Wulfert, Jr. rd Mrs. Ethel Giffo Mr. and Mrs. John Torrey aaa Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Wilso Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Yoder Evelyn Goldring Himes and Jean Baker Mrs. Jane Freund Harris John and Kay Bachmann Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Evens Alex and Leslie Hawksbee Bobby and Guy Jester Mark May Bill and Georgia Van Cleve Mrs. Hempstead Mrs. Wilson D. Child Mr. George Heneghan Mrs. Mary Martel Mrs. Toyoko (Tee) Henmi Peter and Anne Matsuoka - puile sne American Soybean Association Janet R. Becker Charlotte and Marcus Brown Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Brown Robert M. and Cathy S. Carney Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Cook Mrs. Neal T. Dohr Charles and Karen Elbert Dr. Gil and Judy Grand Hon. Jean C. Hamilton Ralph and Idie Herzmark Mrs. Kathryn Kirstein Ken and Nancy Kranzberg Mr. and Mrs. J. David Levy, Jr. Mary and Jim Moog Jeanne Morrel-Franklin and Bob Franklin Anne B. Oglesby Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Oglesby Oxford Condominium Association embers Diana Padratzik Judy and Fred Peil Dr. and Mrs. William A. Werner Marie Witschet r. Oliver W. Hickel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. ene Horan Mr. Henry H ock Garden Club 7 . ee Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M.F Lewis Father of Myra Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Stone Hilda B. Hoffmann Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern Mr. Joseph C. Hopewell paged Mr. and Mrs. Ferman Carrillo Mrs. Robert Kit Mrs. Donald O. od Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weigl Mr. William Y. Howel Anthony and Annie George Mr. Norbert Hummert Rita Huskey Mrs. Ruth Huster General Grant Hills Garden Club Mrs. Alice Littlejohn Hutchison Mrs. Ruth E. Scott continued on page 22 4 Sparkle to your Holiday Season! ~~ Add Som Glitter an Discover the nostalgic tradition of German Kugels — beautiful glass ornaments in rich colors, handblown or molded to grace your holiday tree and table with Old World charm. They're just part of the gorgeous array of elegant and unique gifts from 2) around the world you'll find to brighten your Millennium eh celebrations! Experience personalized shopping, custom gift selections, and delivery services in the Garden Gate Shop. : Lots of Stocking Stuffers under $25 for everyone on your list! All proceeds from the Garden Gate Shop benefit the Missouri Botanical arden. Garden Gate Shop Missouri Botanical Garden 4344 Shaw Boulevard (314) 577-5137 1999 MBG Holiday Card Box of 12 2000 MBG Calendar 16 x 12 inches BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1999 Z 1. TRIBUTES continued from page 20 Mrs. Janet B. Hyland Debby Bakewell Mrs. J. Marion Engler Mr. and Mrs. Rick " Rose and Gary K Mr. Vincent Jacks Mr. and Mrs. Roger Volk Betty Jacobson Judy and Ned Lane Mrs. Samella Jones Susan Wooleyhan Caine Mrs. William Crowder i L. Ler Dr. Peter H. pon and Ms. Kate Fish Mr. w. Boardman Jones Mrs. William Y. Humphreys John and Helen Joynt Marilyn and Arthur Boettcher Jubel Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Bennetse Toni and Erv Breihan Mr. and Mrs. Roger Volk Mrs. Alice J. Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. A.F Boettcher Sylvia Katzen Fred E. Arnold ilip A. Katzman eee L. Gittelman Mr. Edmund Dilworth Kennedy Marcia and Carl Moskowitz Mr. Elmer G. Kiefer Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Eakin, Jr. Stella A. Kruse Lucille FE Barr Mrs. Helen Rose Kuehling Brown & Associates Katherine Chambers Tina and John DeCamp Mr. and Mrs. John T. Golom Mrs. Arthur Haack Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Harper Ms. Mitzi ‘k Mitch and Arlene LaGrone Mrs. Katherine Lupo Missouri Botanical Garden — Hirschboeck Thursday Answer Service =_ a Miss Pamela M Mrs. Marion E. Neva O.E Dagens Co., Carolyn Patton Bea Perrin Donna and John Rank Ida M. Schinner Charles Alan Seigel Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sweeney John J. Temporiti Nancy Thompson Warson Woods Garden Club David and Jean Wrisley Susan F Yoder Bill Kuhlwind Mary Lou Yadon Elmer C. Landholt Mr. and Mrs. L. Ranney Dohogne Mrs. Betty Langen Ms. Lisa Langen and M Neubacher Mr. Fritz Larson Dr. and Mrs. Robert Feinstein Mr. Morgan B. Lawton St. Louis Herb Society Mr. Edward Legg Mrs. Lewis K. Johnstone r. Robert W. Leutzinger Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Poe Mother “ Mr. and s. Lee Levinson Mr. and on Stephen Wasserman Mrs. Mary M. Le Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Conrad Mrs. Mary Alice Gildehaus Mrs. Mildred A. Talbot m n Irene L Pat and Don Hardin Mrs. M Margulis Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith ark Richard and Kathy Bucholz Grandmother of Mrs. Ruth Martin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Amsinger Ss son Dr. and Mrs. William E. Koerner ona Mayer ve ead Mrs. S.1. Rothschild, Jr. Mr. James McCreight Ms. Teri-Ann Wallace rs. Mary McKinney H. Pharr Brightman Mr. and Mrs. A. William wo Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hensley, Jr. Mr. ae “Sweeney” oe Ms. Betty J. Kramer Shelton Mrs. Lucille McTee Ms. Betty J. Kramer ibe Create a Legacy For a complimentary booklet about leaving a bequest to the Garden, call Judi Schraer, Planned Giving Officer, at (314) 577-9455. 22. BULLETIN NOVEMBER / DECEMBER — 1999 Mrs. Donald Mitchell Mrs. Russell Doerner Mrs. Ralph Moberly Mr. and Mrs. John Shillington, Jr. Mr. Raymond J. Moore Ms. Linda Kohne Mr. Will Moore Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Izzo Mrs. Marcia Kretz Morris Mr. and Mrs. Roger Volk Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amann Mrs. Dorothy Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Bartz r. Robe utz Mr. and Mrs. Franck Hyatt Kaiser Mrs. Alvenia Neyer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kopunek sbaum Bud and Ida Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. John Young Fred and Thelma Oertli Dr. and Mrs. Charles Abel Mrs. Marcella Ohmer Mrs. Patricia Ohmer Ms. Lynn K. Silence . Marty O'Neil Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Lambert Mrs. Virginia Osterlo Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sax Mr. and Mrs. Art Wagner Mrs. Anastasia O’Toole Miss Pat McDonald Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Whiting r. Wilfred Ovens Mr. and Mrs. Alan Lebon Rachel Ann Owen ace. ee os Facute Kathy L Mr. and — Gal D. Payne William H. Wibbing Mr. David Proctor Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Gentry Richard Lee Purdue, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Kugman Mrs. Ruth Ragsdale Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Ewing Mr. Bert Anthony Raia Mr. Giles A. Blair Shirley Fistet Phyllis L. Hoffmann Jeanne and Bob Lake Lou Schierbecker Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wrausmann Mrs. Elizabeth Reinhardt Yolanda N. Taylor Alleen Richardson Margaret Joyce Mr. and Mrs. David W. Riesmeyer Mrs. William G. Heckman Mr. A. Lee Shapleigh II Mr. George Robinson Nancy and Fred Hawes Martha Milam Jones Elizabeth C. Robinson Richard Robinson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Sextro Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilson Mrs. Irene Rosenfe Mr. and Mrs. ee a Mr. and Mrs. Al S Mr. and Mrs. rae Hs Rosenthal Mrs. Lois Rosser Bruce and Glenda Gibson Mr ouise Roth Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Haspiel Project, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schermer Miss Marguerite ot Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Eakin, Jr. er Sa anguinet Robert a ae Gaddy Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Horan Mr. and Mrs. H. Ivis Johnston Ms. Mary Scalet Nancy, Colk, Roxanne, Francesca, Anton Darigo/Risse Leo and Kay Drey Mrs. W.A. Schaette Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Eakin, Jr. Nan, daughter of Walter and Marie Schmitz Sarene DeWoskin Lee Sen North Carolina Museum of Art Mr. Scott Shea Miss Rebecca Barnard Mrs. Juanita Shineman Michele and Lew Ruesler Mrs. James (Marge) Sisk Mrs. Elaine Lippincott Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Shaw William Preston Skaggs Frichtel Family Mr. Charles D. Smith Ms. Nancy Stahlhut Mrs. Edith § mith Mr. and Mrs. Bill Meeks Mr. Eric Sm Mr. and Mrs. ei K. Lilly Mrs. Martha Sm Nancy L. Bartlett Catherine Starmer Taylor Family Dr. Richard Sterkel Mr. and Mrs. Charles Luedde Mr. Leon R. Strauss Rose and Gary Kulak Richard H. Strutman Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. White Mrs. Judy Sutphen Mrs. Myra Blumenthal David and Ellen Ross Mrs. Irene Swehla Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Slocum continued on page 23 Mrs. Helen Tadros e Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. Wente Mrs. Alice Thompson Miss Mary Elizabeth Bascom Mrs. Mary R. Vander Pluym Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amann Mrs. Mary Patricia Dolan Vatterott Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Fister Mitchell Wall Mr. and Mrs. ine D. Schneider Mr. No Mr. and ee ane Fis — Mrs. Meredith Scott Weisz Mrs. Vicki A. Couture Mr. Charles A. Weygandt | Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reime Alice W Mr. air T.O0 JoAnn pease Young Mrs. Louise G. Drinkwater 3 Mr. Jerry Lee Young I THE MEMBERS’ ENTRY COURT Bricks donated to the Members’ Entry Court at the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening between August 1, 1999 and September 30, 1999: BRONZE SIGNATURE BRICKS Triebie Chapman Rosemary Armbruster Christopher Davidson Christopher Davidson William A. Eckel, Jr. Rosemary Ecke Rachel Ann Owen Bankers Trust Co The Management Team from Individual Operations at General American Life Kathy L. Izzo Christopher N. Owen Russell T. Owen Susan M. Owen Jack D. Payne J. Seifert Bill Wibbin Friends rs the YMCA ENGRAVED BRICKS Merceda Ares Friends of Merceda Ares Dr. Wagih A. Bari SJMMC meee noe eck B. J. Bec ee Katy, David Boles Catherine Burggrabe Teddy & Bob Busse Teddy and Bob Busse The following was inadvertently listed incorrectly in a previous Bulletin. We regret the error: Jules & Martha Chasnoff David and Nina Chasnolf Paul Chasnoff and Joe Hopper Richard and Lynne Chasnoff Ned & Giictne Dare Philip N. Dare Emily Kathryn Haefner Dueker Rebecca Haefner Florence aaa Fruhwirth Evelyn Palis Garden datos Club Members of the Garden Appreciation Club Gary & Cindy Sin Simpkins Richard Human, Jr. on and Mrs. A. Longrais Hitzeman / Jane, Herb / John, Molly Jane and Herbert Hitzeman E e Warren and Pat Hummert — Els, Dave / Mare, Al, Muf Lloyd Peis and Elsie Lloyd Oliver & Catherine Loos Don and Karen Loos Jim & Judy McKelvey Elizabeth Peeper Evelyn ''Toby" Pfleger Henrietta Chesnek Gwen and Bob Cima Gloria a oe Garrett Joan and Bill JoAnn and a Nancy and Steve Ortwerth Barbara Pfleger Jim and Karen Pfleger Sue Pfleger Mary and Ed Rodgers issler oftus Barbara Roeseler Janet Schulze Marge & Joe Rakel David and Lynne Seacord Deb and Scott Hageman Craig and Charlene Kuhl & oesler Grandchildren Rose Marie Roesler Doris & Ralph L. Samples HI Doris and Ralph L. a es Ill Katherine Shulman Samuels Robert ee Ann eee an Sargent Robert and Ann Samuels Kevin Scarry Bill and Gretchen Bedo and Jeann Bedo Terry and Pam Bedo Bill and cha DeWitt Patty Martin Ro Miriam G. Schokmiller The Donald P. Nies Family Nelda Bunte Siever Marilyn Siever Hotze Kimberly Kaeb Hotze Joan & Bob Slattery Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Slattery Florence Wray Somogyi The Loving cack of Florence Somogyi Weav Southwest Circle Garden Clubs Southwest Circle of Garden Clubs Terry & Alana Studebaker Katana ee Sandy W. The Honorable John Jay Thor Drs. Daniel ‘and Mary-Jane Kohm ladys Thum / Marcella Thum Gladys Thum Marcella Thum Kimberly Sue Tristan Nick and Donna Reuterman David Reuterman Amy & Derek Wasserman Todd H. Wasserman Nancy Evans Welle Paul Welle Tom & Connie Williams Judith Stromsdorfer Wunder s / Cindy / Erica, Kur Mr. and Mrs. ae Wunderlich BULLETIN M \ 4 MATT) issouri B 1353 DV Mr. David W. Kemper, S Mr. M. 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Wuertenbaecher, Jr. NOVEMBER / DECEMBER HONORARY TRUSTEES Prof. Philippe Morat Dr. Robert Ornduff MEMBERS’ BOARD Mrs. Kenneth Teasdale, President 1999 2a Ln. Ses Inside This Issue 2. ON THE WILD SIDE Birds and butterflies thrive side by side in the Climatrone conservatory. r OB. 35,000 MEMBERS Celebrating a new membership record. 6. Home G Some different ideas for holiday color. &. News OF NoTE Denison Cabin goes up at Shaw Arboretum; a tribute to Carl Luer; a profile of Tom Croat. 10. News oF Note “Science Friday” broadcasts live from the Garden; a trip to Kenya. i. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Celebrate the holidays with family & friends. 15. NEWS OF THE MEMBERS Profile of Ellen Dubinsky; annual Gift Memberships sale. 16. COMPUTERS & CREEKS A new environmental monitoring program at LREC is attracting national attention. 18. RESEARCH lad : L 4 int @ J PG} USHTE SOY“DUSET THIKS. The 46th annual Systematics Symposium; Moss Herbarium is named for Marshall Crosby. Printed on Happy Holidays! 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