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DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN of ARIZONA^

Vol. XVI January, 1962

Coryphantha hesteri, Wright. A diminu
ative plant, V-IV2" tall with light pur
pie flowers from Alpine, Texas

Rec-Manninc-

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Published and owned by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society, sponsors
of the Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona. P.O. Box 547, Tempe. Saguarolana
Bulletin attempts to promote the Garden and to provide information on the desert
plants and their culture. Subscription $5.00 per year, the subscription including
active membership in the Society and the Desert Botanical Garden. Issued 10 times
a year.

W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI JANUARY, 1962 No. 1

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board John H. Eversole President Lou Ella Archer

Vice President John H. Rhuart Treasurer Tom Goodnight

Secretary Angela Bool Chief Counsel Richard B. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L. Burrall Charles Mieg Mel Hinman

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J, Mahoney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notes from the Corner of the Editor’s Desk. _ _ _ _ _ 3

400 M.M. photos of Garden Buildings.... . . . . 3

15th Annual Cactus Show Entry Classifications. . . . . . . . 5

Plant of the Month — Fouguieria splendens . . . . . . . . 9

Garden’s Library . . . . . . . . . . 10

Lemita — Rhus trilobata _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11

Garden’s Activities for January and February... . . . . . . . 12

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _ W. Hubert Earle

Horticulturist _ John H. Weber

Maintenance & Bookstore _ Wm. C. Hendrix

Bookstore _ ... _ June T. Hendrix

Student Horticulturist..... . . . Demitrios Vlachos

Student Horticulturist..... . Terry Truesdell

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.
Including Week-ends and Holidays

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NOTES FROM THE CORNER OF THE EDITOR'S DESK

The Saguaroland Bulletin format for 1962 will be as follows: Colored cards of
trees and shrubs of Arizona will feature the Plant of the Month page. More inter¬
esting articles on desert shrubs will be written by our horticulturist, John H.
Weber. Several new species of cacti and succulents will be described in the early
summer issues. Some recently discovered and described Arizona cacti will be
reviewed with photos. Travel and collecting stories are forecoming from some of
our members. If your editor can remember to clean his camera lens, he’ll have
more photos of the Garden, plants, people, .etc.

The 15th Annua! Cactus Show classification list is carried in this issue, which is
a month earlier than usual. This is due to the many requests by the Garden Clubs
who need these lists for their January meetings. Copies have already been issued
to the Garden Clubs. The February Bulletin will again hav the list ‘inserted’ for
your use in making your entries.

Volunteers. We often wish there was a thirty hour day so that we could
get all our office work completed. Several of our members have been giving of
their time so that we can ‘catch-up.’ We wish to thank Mrs. Lillian Armer, Tempe,
for her weekly half-day in keeping up our files on newly published species and
essembling the lecture slides. Also thanks to Mrs. Thelma MacDougal, Mesa, for
her excellent typing of letters and copy. We can always depend upon Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram Pratt when we get crowded at our Bookstore; their geniality eases any
situation. If you can give us a few hours each week, it would be more than appre¬
ciated. The Garden is suffering from growing pains and your aid will help us.

400 MM photo of Visitor’s Building showing the garden entrance side of
building. Note the new growth of trees and shrubs in one year.

JANUARY, 1962

400 MM photo of Visitors’ Euilding, parking lot entrance side. In the
background can be seen the Webster Auditorium.

400 MM photo of Lath-house and part of parking lot. In the distance can
be seen subdivisions that have come up to the Garden’s boundary. Three
miles away can be seen the new Ocotillo power plant located in Tempe.

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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL

CACTUS SHOW

February 18 to February 25, 1962

Sponsored by the Phoenix Gazette and the
Desert Botanical Garden

Webster Auditorium
Papago Park,

Phoenix, Arizona

SHOW OPEN DAILY 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. — ADMISSION FREE

Cacti and other succulents.
Arrangements against the wall.

— Mrs. R. I. Turner, 1961.

Natural Dried Material.
Arrangement against the wall.
— Mrs. Monnie Speck, 1961

JANUARY, 1962

SECTION I CACTI

Class A.

POTTED PLANTS

Div. 1.

OPUNTIA

CEREUS

ECHINOCEREUS

REBUTIA

CHAMAECEREUS

LOBIVIA

ECHINOPSIS

ARIOCARPUS

STENOCACTUS

10.

FEROCACTUS

11.

ECHINOCACTUS

12.

GYMNOCALYCIUM

13.

ASTROPHYTUM

14.

THELOCACTUS

15.

ECHINOMASTUS

16.

CORYPHANTHA

17.

MAMMILLARIA

18.

EPIPHYLLUM

*19.

ANY OTHER SPECIES

20.

SEEDLINGS

Class B. CRESTED PLANTS

Div. 1 Crested Cacti — own root
2. Crested Cacti — grafted
Class C. GRAFTED PLANTS
Class D. COLLECTIONS — 5 species of a genus

SECTION II SUCCULENTS OTHER THAN CACTI
Class A. POTTED PLANTS

Div. 1.

AEONIUM

AGAVE

ALOE

BRYOPHYLLUM

CRASSULA

DUDLEYA

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ECHEVERIA

EUPHORBIA

GASTERIA

10.

HAWORTHIA

11.

KALANCHOE

12.

LITHOPS

13.

MESEMBRYANTHEMUM

14.

PLEIOSPILOS

SEDUM

16.

STAPELIA

YUCCA

*18.

ANY OTHER SPECIES

Class B.

COLLECTIONS — 5 species of a genus

SECTION III DESERT TREES & SHRUBS

Div. 1.

TREES

SHRUBS

DESERT BONSAI

ANY OTHER DESERT PLANTS

SECTION IV ARRANGEMENTS

Class A. DISH GARDENS (Planted) Accessories permitted

Div. 1.

CACTI

OTHER SUCCULENTS

CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS

Class B.

CENTERPIECES — Accessories permitted

Div. 1.

CACTI

OTHER SUCCULENTS

CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS

NATURAL, DRIED DESERT MATERIAL

MEXICAN INFLUENCE

AMERICAN INDIAN INFLUENCE

ANY OTHER CENTERPIECE

Class C.

ARRANGEMENTS ON/or AGAINST THE WALL

Accessories Permitted

Div. 1.

CACTI

OTHER SUCCULENTS

JANUARY, 1962

3. CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS

4. NATURAL, DRIED DESERT MATERIAL

5. MEXICAN INFLUENCE

6. AMERICAN INDIAN INFLUENCE

7. ANY OTHER ARRANGEMENT
Class D. CORSAGES

Div. 1. SUCCULENTS

2. DRIED DESERT MATERIALS
Class E. BUTTON GARDENS

Class F. MINIATURE ARRANGEMENTS

Div. 1. UNDER 5"

2. 5" TO 8"

Class G. STRAWBERRY JARS— Cacti and/or other

succulents

SECTION V ARTS - DESERT SUBJECTS

Class A. BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS

Class B. OIL PAINTINGS

Class C. WATER COLOR PAINTINGS

Class D. ANY OTHER MEDIUM

Class E. DESERT WOODS

SECTION VI EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS
SECTION VII OPEN: NON-COMPETITIVE

* Additional divisions will be set up when 3 or more species of a genus
are entered. _ _

The 15th Annual Cactus Show is open to all persons interested in
desert plants and who would like to exhibit plants in the various clas¬
sifications. No entry fee is charged.

Awards of large trophies will be made to those accumulating the
most points in the largest sections. Smaller trophies will be given for
outstanding exhibits in the various classifications. Ribbons will be
awarded for Special (purple) 1st (blue) 2nd (red) 3rd (white) in each
division.

Entries can be placed in the Auditorium from 9 A.M. Friday Feb.
16th until 6 P.M. Sat., Feb. 17th.

Judging will be held Saturday, February 17th from 7 to 9 P.M.

The Show will be open to the public Sunday, February 18th at 9
A.M. At that time all awards will be in place.

Entries can be removed from the Show after 5 P.M. Sunday, Feb¬
ruary 25th or the following Monday.

For additional information please phone the Desert Botanical Gar¬
den, BR 5-5592.

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PLANT OF THE MONTH

Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo) (Coachman’s Whip). A shrub of the
southwest that spreads its scarlet-red blossoms through the early

and late spring.

JANUARY, 1962

A view of a small portion of our Reference Library. Last month, Wm.
Hendrix built new shelves so that we could group more of our books

around the walls of the office.

Periodicals are now assembled together for quick reference. Separata
is located in large letter files. We hope to soon build a separate building
for our present books and future acquisitions.

In addition to the above books, etc., we have 62' of shelves filled
with valuable research and reference books in the Auditorium display
cases.

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LEMITA

THREE LEAF SUMAC Rhus trilobata Nutt.

SKUNK BUSH

FRAGRANT SUMAC

SQUAW BERRY

SQUAW BUSH

LEMONADE BERRY

SPICE BUSH

CASHEW FAMILY Anacardiacae

The lemita is a cousin of poison ivy
and poison oak, and sometimes is con¬
fused with the latter, although this is
entirely unnecessary. To be sure, both
plants attain a similar height and are
found growing in similar regions, and
both have three leaves at the ends of
their branches, but there the resem¬
blance ceases. The poison oak produces
white berries and the lemita grows
bright red berries having a pleasantly
acid taste, which are coated with a hairy

stickiness. The leaves of the lemita do
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not possess the shiny glossiness of the
poison oak’s, are somewhat smaller, and
release a pungent scent when bruised.

With the possible exception of the
various willows, squaw bush is the most
widely used shrub in the making of In¬
dian baskets. The warp is formed from
the peeled branches, and for a weft and
sewing material in the weaving of coiled
baskets, the branch usually is split into
three pieces, the bark and brittle tissue
next to the pith are removed, leaving a
flat, tough strand. It has been employed
in this manner by the Apache, Pana-
mint, Paiute, Navajo, Hopi, and Coahu-
illa Indians. The latter, who lived in
San Diego County, California, gave a
deep black color to the strands of the
three-leaf sumac by soaking them for
about a week in an infusion of the berry
stems of elder (flor de sauz). Among the
Zuni Indians, the stems with the bark
removed are used in making the fine

“Apache” and other baskets, and the
bark-covered stems are employed to
form the patterns in the weave.

In my early youth at Fort Whipple,
Arizona, I saw Apache squaws make
bread out of the ground lemita berries,
and at present the Tewa Indians eat its
fruit whole or ground. Since the duty
of collecting its stems for basket-mak¬
ing, and its fruit for food, nearly al-

Rhus trilobata stem. Notice the
hairy leaves and stem.

JANUARY, 1962

Fuzzy, red fruits of Rhus ovata are
similar to those of R. trilohata.

ways fell to the squaws, doubtless this
accounts for its popular name of squaw
bush.

The Spanish-Americans of New Mexi¬
co have found that the plant may be
beneficial to them. To make the hair
grow, after shampooing, they rinse it

with a decoction of the roots. The peo¬
ple of Ciruela grind the dry bark into
a powder and rub it on a sore mouth.
Moreover, they say that the gum from
the bush is good to chew.

Many travelers in this region have
found relief from thirst by sucking its
acid-tasting berries which stimulate the
flow of saliva, and many inhabitants
make a refreshing beverage from its
fruit, particularly welcome during the
heat of summer days.

According to Paul Standley, the Na¬
vajo made a black dye from a decoc¬
tion of its leaves and berries when com¬
bined with the calcinated gum of the
pi non, whereas the Spanish-Americans
employed the twigs and leaves for the
same purpose.

Ethnobotanical excerpt from ‘Heal¬
ing Herbs of the Upper Rio
Grande’. — L.S.M. Curtin, Labora¬
tory of Anthropology, Santa Fe,
N. M.

ACTIVITIES FOR JANUARY

Jan. 3 — Class — Deserts & Their Plants _ 3

Jan. 4 — Illustrated Lecture — Arizona Trees & Shrubs in Bloom 3

Jan. 9 — Cactomoniacs — Webster Auditorium _ 8

Jan. 10 — Class — Culture of Desert Plants _ 3

Jan. 11 — Illustrated Lecture — Arizona Birds & Animals _ 3

Jan. 17 — Class — Desert Succulent Plants _ 3

Jan. 18 — Illustrated Lecture — Arizona Scenics _ 3

Jan. 24 — Class — Identification of Desert Plants _ 3

Jan. 25 — Illustrated Lecture — Succulent Plants _ 3

Jan. 31 — Class — Desert Survival Plants _ 3

FEBRUARY

Feb. 1 — Illustrated Lecture — Collecting Plants in Mexico _ 3

Feb. 1 — Arizona Horticultural Society _ _ _ 8

Feb. 6 — Cactomaniacs — Slides — C. L. Niedermeyer — “We

Flew to Cuba” — Webster Auditorium _ 9

Feb. 7— Class — Field Trip _ 9:30

Feb. 8 — Illustrated lecture — Arizona Cacti in Bloom _ 3

Feb. 18 to 25th — 15 Annual Cactus Show

Admission Free _ 9 A.M. to 5

Illustrated Lectures last V2 hour — Admission Free

Classes last 1 hour — Enrollment is free

Lectures and Classes are held in the Webster Auditorium

P.M.

P.M

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PM.

P.M.

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P.M.

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DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN ©/ARIZONA^

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W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI February, 1962 No. 2

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

John H. Eversole President Lou Ella Archer

John H. Rhuart Treasurer _ Tom Goodnight

Angela Bool Chief Counsel Richard B. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L. Burrall Charles Mieg Mel Hinman

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J. Mahoney

Chairman of Board
Vice President ._
Secretary

TABLE OF CONTENTS

15th Annual Cactus Show 15

Ajo — (Garlic) — ALLIUM SATIVUM 16

Joshua Tree — YUCCA BREVIFOLIA 18

Blue Palo-Verde — CERCIDIUM FLORIDUM 19

Class Field Trip 22

Elephant Tree — BURSERA MICROPHYLLUM 23

Calendar of Events 24

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _ W. Hubert Earle

Horticulturist _ John H. Weber

Maintenance & Bookstore _ Wm. C. Hendrix

Bookstore _ June T. Hendrix

Student Horticulturist... . Demitrios Vlachos

Student Horticulturist . Terry Truesdell

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.
Including Week-ends and Holidays

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15th ANNUAL CACTUS SHOW

THE 15th ANNUAL CACTUS SHOW will be held the 18th to the 25th of this
month in the Webster Auditorium at the Garden. It will again be co-sponsored by
the Phoenix-Gazette Newspaper and the Garden. Hours will be 9 A.M. to 5 P.M., and
as usual, there will be no admission charge.

SHOW COMMITTEE of Mrs. Arthur Holt, John Hales, Warner Dodd and Rod
McGill met and made several changes and additions to the classification list. The
list was published last month but is inserted in this issue to aid in making your entries.

JUDGES are Mrs. C. Fuhrer, Mesa, chairman of judges; — for Dish Gardens
Charles Conley, Tempe — Black and White photographs; Mr. Calvator Marci, Phoenix
Charles Conley, Tempe — Black and White photographs; Mr. Salvatore Marci, Phoenix
— paintings of desert subjects.

POINTS usually considered for potted plants are; — condition 20, nomenclature
20, rarity 15, educational value 15, maturity of plant 15, staging and soil 15. All dead
leaves and twigs should be removed before exhibiting. Use a pot of a neutral tone
so that it does not distract from your plant. Top the soil with a clean sand, gravel
or granite to emphasize your plant. All plants should have been grown by the exhibtor
several months prior to the Show.

Arrangements and Dish Gardens should be of a high grade. Accessories should
not be dominate. Dried desert material must be natural, i.e. not colored, etc.

AWARDS. Four section sweepstake trophies and sixteen individual trophies,
as shown below, will be the major awards. Ribbon awards of 1st (Blue), 2nd (red),
3rd (yellow) and 4th (white) will be made in all classifications.

GET YOUR EXHIBITS READY NOW! HELP MAKE THIS ANOTHER

EXCELLENT SHOW.

FEBRUARY, 1962

AJO

GARLIC

ONION FAMILY

One of the old Spanish proverbs,
suspirar por los ajos y cebollas de Egyp-
to — “to sigh for the garlic and onions of
Egynt,” i.e., to desire a return to the
wicked life that has passed — may have
some connection with the fact that gar¬
lic formed part of the food of the Is¬
raelites in Egypt, and of the laborers
who built the great pyramid of Cheops.

Garlic is described by John Minsheu,
who published at London, in 1627, “The
Guide into the Tongues”: “It is of most
espec'al use among sea-faring men, and
a most excellent preservative against all
infection proceeding from the nastie
savour of the pumpe and stinke in a
ship, and of tainted and corrupt meats,
which Mariners are fame to eat for
fault of better . . . The Spaniard there-

Allium sativum L.
LILIACEAE

Allium Palmeri showing
the small onion: l/3x

fore, as it seems, having colder stom-
acks than other countries, doth well
brooke the smell hereof, when everie
day before he goeth out of his Inne,
as he journieth, he causeth garlicke to
be stamped, crums of bread and oile to
be fried together in the manner of a
hastie pudding, and so eateth thereof;
and the commonsort doe live by it, so
that it is the poor man’s Physicke and
Food”.

And another saying reflects this be¬
lief: a jo puro y vino crudo, passan el
Puerto seguro, “pure garlic and wine
help one to traverse safely the high
mountain passes.” In Spain, such passes
were called dry spots, and wine and
garlic were a good defense for trav¬
elers.

The garlic is of old English origin,
garleac (gar meaning spear; leac, leek
or lance) is one of its early forms.

Since its introduction by the Spanish,
it has had many different uses in the
vicinity of Santa Fe.

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When a horse is malo (suffering from
a swollen neck), garlic is crushed with
the twigs of Sabino macho (mule .pine),
and hot water is added. This is allowed
to cool and is then administered.

As a preventive against dipththeria,
garlic is strung on a string and worn
around the neck by people who are in
contact with the disease.

An informant in Galisteo told me she
knew of a remedy that gave immediate
relief for pain in the bowels on the
left side. Two garlic buttons are baked
soft, then crushed; a little cold water
is added, and the mixture drunk.

One crushed button, pressed against
the gum, lessens toothache.

When a dog is suspected of having
rabies, garlic should be mixed with its
food immediately. This also serves as a
vermifuge and is a very common min¬
istration in New Mexico.

Besides numerous dishes that are
flavored with garlic, it is also believed
that it counteracts stomach trouble and

Allium gooddingii: l/5x

FEBRUARY, 1962

flatulency. It is roasted while on coals,
cleaned, thoroughly chewed, and swal¬
lowed with cold water. The gas then
disappears, and other discomforts are
alleviated.

Moreover, garlic is used in one of the
many treatments for snakebite. A fresh
poultice, made from the mashed plant,
should be applied thrice daily. Even as
far afield as North Africa, the same
remedy is given for hornet and scor¬
pion stings, and garlic is eaten there
with honey and rancid butter for the
kidneys and bladder.

It is not surprising that, in rural New
Mexico, charms should play so impor¬
tant a part in the lives of its inhabi¬
tants. So when a young girl wishes to
rid herself of an undesirable suitor, she
must choose a spot where two roads
“make a cross” and there, on the
ground, she must place two crossed
pins and a piece of garlic. When this
has been done, the girl must then find
some means of making the despised
young man walk over the charm, quite
unaware of its presence. If she be suc¬
cessful she will be freed from his at¬
tentions ever after, so the old people
say.

Not long ago, I received the follow¬
ing letter, with its amusing Spanish,
from a Santa Clara Indian, testifying to
the curative properties of garlic for ear¬
ache: “Yo estube alle pregunte las muge
del remedio y me dise el ajo y sal pues-
to lana de noreygo y a que tomo la
pluma en mi mano con el mas grande
gusto y placeres para Saludarles a V. V.
paro decirle que nosotro estamos
buenos .” Briefly, his note states, “I was
over there and asked the woman about
a remedy for my ear, and she says gar¬
lic and salt packed on lamb’s wool and
put in the ear. We are all well and hope
you are likewise.”

Ethnobotanical excerpt from
‘Healing Herbs of the Upper Rio
Grande’ — L. S. M. Curtin.

PLANT OF THE MONTH

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Joshua tree, YUCCA BREVIFOLIA, is an interesting and grotesque plant
of the Lily Family found growing in the Mohave and Upper Sonoran
deserts at 2600’-3800’ elevations. It bears tight-clustered, greenish-white
blossoms from late February to late April depending upon the elevation.
The fleshy fruits are eaten by browsing animals.

CERCIDUM

FLORIDUM LEGUMINOSAE

Pea Family

BLUE PALO-VERDE

by John H. Weber

Defoliated CERCIDIUM FLORIDUM tree 15’ high and 25’ wide.

DESCRIPTION:

CERCIDIUM FLORIDUM is one of two
species representing the genus CERCID¬
IUM in Arizona; the other being CER¬
CIDIUM MICROPHYLLUM. The Blue

tained in a flattened pod IV2 to 314
inches long and % to % of an inch
broad. A short angular beak terminates
the pod which encloses from one to
four seeds.

Palo-Verde is a medium sized tree at¬
taining a height from 23 to 33 feet. A
wide-spreading rounded crown is gen¬
erally supported by a number of as¬
cending stems branching from a single,
short, basal trunk. Many of the lateral
branches are nearly horizontal. The
leaves, branches, and upper stems are
blue-green; the lower trunk has light
gray bark. The bipinnate leaves have
one to three pair of narrowly-obovate
secondary leaflets. These leaflets are
from 3/16 to 5/16 of an inch in length
and to 1/8 of an inch in breadth. Flow¬
ering of the Blue Palo-Verde commences
in March prior to that of CERCIDIUM
MICROPHYLLUM and continues until
May. The deep-yellow flowers are V2
to % of an inch in length and % to 34
of an inch in diameter. Seed is con¬

DISTRIBUTION :

Blue Palo-Verde grows at elevations
ranging from sea level to four thousand
feet; being quite scrubby in habit at
the upper limits. It grows on the better
soils of washes and flood plains. It is
found on dry lower slopes, alluvial
plains, and in or near the beds of
streams; but sparingly on sandy plains.

From southwestern Texas the habitat
extends west to southern California and
south into Baja, California, Sonora and
Sinaloa, Mexico. In Arizona this species
ranges from Graham and Greenlee
counties west into Pima, Pinal, Gila,
Maricopa, Yuma counties; and north in¬
to Yavapai and Mohave counties. It is
found throughout the Colorado Desert
of California.

FEBRUARY, 1962

CERCIDIUM FLORIDUM

cluster of flowers.

UTILIZATION:

As a screening tree, Blue Palo-Verde
is very effective used either by itself or
in conjunction with other desert area
trees such as Mesquite, Acacia, and Iron-
wood. In addition to screening private
areas and objectionable features; a par¬
tial shading can be established for suc¬
culent plantings that normally will not
tolerate full sun. CERCIDIUM FLORI¬
DUM is, perhaps, more often planted
for its value as a flowering tree than
for any other purpose. The blaze of
deep yellow color, coming as it does in
early spring, is most welcome after a
barren winter.

CULTURE:

The Blue Palo-Verde has a wide
range of temperature tolerance; having
the ability to withstand a low of below

freezing, 17°F., to a high above 115°F.
Deep well-drained soils are preferred,
with frequent deep irrigation during
dry seasons until the plant is well es¬
tablished. Young trees respond to top
mulching with manure during the hot
summer months. At maturity, Palo-
Verdes require considerable space for
their widespreading crowns; a factor
not often considered in their placement
adjacent to houses.

PROPAGATION:

Seed of the Palo-Verde has an im¬
permeable seed coat and scarification is
necessary to allow penetration of wa¬
ter. Impermeability may also be over¬
come by soaking the seed overnight in
water that has been brought to the boil¬
ing point. Germination is rapid, but the

Branch of CERCIDIUM FLORI¬
DUM showing flowers, young fruit,
leaves and the short spines.

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. , - — - — - ..as been pruned

for height — about 9’ tall.

Creamy-wnite seed pods of CERC1DIUM FLORIDUM. Notice
in the pods caused by the exit of bean weevils.

the

holes

FEBRUARY, 1962

Pods and seeds of CERCIDUM FLORIDUM: iy4x.

growth rate is moderate at best. In
those areas where bean weevils are a
problem, it is necessary to collect the
seed when mature, but before the testa
has fully hardened. If planted immedi¬
ately, germination will occur prior to
the hatching of the insect egg within
the seed and no loss is incurred. Fumi¬
gation is necessary if seed is to be stored
for even a short period.
AVAILABILITY:

CERCIDIUM FLORIDUM is in com¬
mon use in the desert areas of Califor-
nit and Arizona and is a stock item
in many nurseries of this region.
REMARKS:

Deer, Cattle, and Bighorn Sheep
browse on the tender new growth of the
Palo -Verde in the spring and fall
months. The wood is seldom used, as it
is not durable and is of low quality for
fuel purposes. The green seed is edible
and high in sugar content; yet today it
is seldom utilized.

REFERENCES:

Benson and Darrow — The Trees and
Shrubs of the Southwestern IDeserts.
Dayton, William A. — Important Western
Browse Plants.

Kearny and Peebles — Arizona Flora.
Shreve, Forrest — Vegetation of the So¬
noran Desert.

Fall Class on field trip. The large boulders in the background are

covered with ancient pictographs.

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East end of the Sierra Estrella mountains, Gila River Indian Reservation,
S/W of Phoenix. This is a location of many interesting plants. Amongst
the boulders to the upped left of the left Saguaro can be seen an Elephant

Tree — close-up shown below.

An 8’ high and 18’
Periodical frosting
swollen

wide BURSERA MICROPHYLLA (Elephant Tree),
of these trees cause the trunks to become quite
— resmbling the leg of an elephant.

FEBRUARY, 1962

OPUNTIA NICHOLII Benson is a low-growing prickly pear with long,
twisted spines. It forms large clumps and is found at the edge of the
Colorado River near the Navajo Bridge in northern Arizona.

GARDEN ACTIVITIES FOR FEBRUARY

Feb.

Illustrated Lecture — Collecting Plants in

Mexico 3 P.M.

Feb.

Arizona Horticultural Society

8 P.M.

Feb.

Cactomaniacs

8 P.M.

Feb.

Class — All-Day Desert Field Trip

9:30 A.M.

Feb.

Illust. Lecture — Arizona Cacti in Bloom

3 P.M.

Feb.

18-

-25 15th Annual Cactus Show

9 A.M. - 5 P.M.

MARCH

Mar. 1 Illust. Lecture — Arizona Wildflowers 3 P.

Mar. 6 Cactomaniacs 8 P.

Mar. 7 Class — Deserts and their Plants 3 P.

Mar. 8 Illust. Lecture — Arizona Trees and Shrubs 3 P.

Mar. 14 Class — Culture of Desert Plants 3 P.

Mar. 15 Illust. Lecture — Arizona Birds and Animals 3 P.

Mar. 21 Class — Succulent Plants 3 P.

Mar. 22 Illust. Lecture — Arizona Scenics 3 P.

Mar. 28 Class — Identification of trees and shrubs 3 P.

Mar. 29 Illust. Lecture — Succulents other than Cacti 3 P.

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DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN of ARIZONA1

Arrangement against the wall with
other Succulents — Mrs. R. I. Turner

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Published and owned by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society, sponsors
of the Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona. P.O. Box 547, Tempe. Saguaroland
Bulletin attempts to promote the Garden and to provide information on the desert
plants and their culture. Subscription $5.00 per year, the subscription including
active membership in the Society and the Desert Botanical Garden. Issued 10 times
a year.

W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI

March, 1962

No. 3

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board
Vice President
Secretary

President
Treasurer
Chief Counsel

Edward L. Burrall

John H. Eversole
John H. Rhuart
Angela Bool

BOARD MEMBERS
Charles Mieg
Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J. Mahoney

Lou Ella Archer
Tom Goodnight
Richard B. Snell

Mel Hinman

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Report of 15th Annual Cactus Show .. . . . . . ....27

Cactus Show Awards . . . . . . . 28

Photo of Show . . . . . . . . . 29

Plant of the Month — Palo Verde Tree.. . . . . . 31

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _ W. Hubert Earle

Horticulturist _ John H. Weber

Maintenance & Bookstore _ Wm. C. Hendrix

Bookstore _ June T. Hendrix

Student Horticulturist . . . . Demitrios Vlachos

Student Horticulturist.... . .. Terry Truesdell

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.

Including Week-ends and Holidays

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REPORT OF THE 15th ANNUAL CACTUS SHOW

Attendance was 11,465, which was 148 less than last year despite the three
days of rain plus the remarkable thrice around the world flight of Astronaut Lt.
Col. John H. Glenn, Jr.

Publicity was excellent by co-sponsor Phoenix-Gazette with a full page of
Show pictures, plus daily stories and a columnist’s column. An editorial in the
Tempe News; a story in the Feb. issue of National Parks Magazine by our mem¬
bers, Mr. and Mrs. Moulton Smith; a strip in Famous Gardens of the Better Homes
& Gardens Garden Ideas for 1962; a story in the February 26th Life Magazine, and
news releases in newspapers over the country all added impetus to our Show and
to the Garden.

Exhibitors, 57 of them, entered 663 exhibits to make the Show the largest to
date. Exhibits were of a wide range and of high calibre and thoroughly enjoyed
by the thousands of visitors.

Show Committee is the group that works behind the scenes beginning months
before the Show. Mrs. Arthur Holt, John Hales, Rod McGill, Warner Dodd and
typists June McGill and Erma Bird had everything in order for the Saturday 7 P.M.
judging.

Judges were Ted Gay, Sepulvada, Calif. — Potted Cacti and other Succulents;
Mrs. C. Fuhrer, Mesa; Mrs. A. F. Browne, Phoenix, and Miss Betty Schimek, Phoe¬
nix, accredited National Garden club judges — Dish Gardens and Arrangements;
Charles Conley, Tempe — Black and White Photographs; Salvatore Macri, Phoenix —
Paintings. of desert subjects. We certainly appreciate these judges’ undisputed
awards for they had an Auditorium full of entries as can be seen in photos on
pages 29 and 30.

Volunteers are those persons who give of their time to aid our small staff to
put on these large shows and to welcome the vast number of visitors. As in the
past Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Pratt were on hand every day. Their loyalty is appreci¬
ated by all. The following helped a half to several days by acting as hostesses,
hosts, guards, information dispensors, sales and parking lot attendants: Mr. and
Mrs. Weston G. Cook, Mrs. C. A. Miller, Jean Seaton, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jinneman,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Willemsen, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Dodd, Mrs. Denver Hensen,
L. Mae Taylor, Mrs. Ray Ashley, Mr. and Mrs. Rod McGill, Mrs. Helen Friedericks,
Mrs. Felix McWhirter, Mrs. L. W. Laizure, Mrs. Marion Matson, Peter Olson, L. S.
Wakefield, Mrs. C. E. Mieg, Mrs. J. G. Mills, Mrs. D. I. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Neuman, C. J. Fuhrer, C. C. Pidgeon, Mrs. Arthur G. Herr, Mr. and Mrs. Clif¬
ford Schroeder, E. G. Stocks, John Hales, Mrs. Ruth Garland, Mrs. Arthur Holt,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Speck, Mr. and Mrs. Moulton B. Smith, Faith Carl, Paul R. Hof¬
mann, Lillian Armer, Mrs. R. I. Turner, Lyle and Bruce McGill, Mrs. Salvator
Macri, Mr. and Mrs. Dugan Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Campbell, Mrs. Nola Bel-
ford, Mr. and Mrs. George Lamb, Mrs. Audrey Baldwin, Don Bauer, Mrs. Francis
Weldy, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Crane, Miles Zoller, Jr., Bernard Lewin, Mrs. J. C.
McDougall, Miss Trudy Muller, Mrs. Camille Kimse and Mrs. Tom Gribble. Quite
an impressive group and all amiable and hard workers and a credit to our mem¬
bership.

MARCH, 1962

Sweepstakes winners in the Fifteenth
Annual Cactus Show at the Desert Bo¬
tanical Garden were: Sweepstakes in
Cactus Section: Rodrick McGill, Rt. 1,
Box 844, Glendale; Sweepstakes Winners
in Succulent Division, Mrs. Arthur Holt,
4648 E. Palm Lane, Phoenix, and Rod¬
rick McGill, Glendale; Sweepstakes Win¬
ner in Arrangement Section, Mrs. E. S.
Tanner, 2250 N. 17th Ave., Phoenix.

Trophies went to Mrs. Blanche Ross,
Phoenix, for best plant in Cactus Sec¬
tion; to Paul R. Hofmann, Scottsdale, for
best Mammillaria; to Mrs. Arthur Holt,
Phoenix, for best plant in Succulent Di¬
vision; to Rodrick McGill, Glendale, for
best Haworthia. To Mrs. Helen Freder¬
icks, Wondervu, Colo., for best Dish
Garden; to Mrs. R. I. Turner, Phoenix,
for best Centerpiece; to Mrs. Ed Speck,
Phoenix, for Arrangements On/or
Against the Wall; Mrs. E. S. Tanner,
Phoenix, for Miniature Arrangements;
to Mrs. S. R. Stevens, Phoenix, for
Strawberry Jar; to Howard Soule, Phoe¬
nix, for best black and white photo¬
graph; to Mr. R. McDaniel, Phoenix, for
best oil painting; Brooks Darlington,
Scottsdale, for Desert Woods; and a tro¬
phy to the Tucson Cactus Club for their
interesting non-competitive cactus dis¬
play.

Ribbon awards were as follows:

CACTI

Opuntia division: Clifford M. Schroe-
der, 1st; Rodrick McGill, 2nd, 3rd and
4th.

Cereus division: John B. Hales, 1st;
Brooks Darlington, 2nd and 4th; Mrs.
Laura Nixon, 3rd.

Echinocereus division: Rodrick McGill,
1st, 2nd and 3rd; Paul R. Hofmann, 4th.

Rebutia: Rodrick McGill, 3rd.

Chamaecereus: Rodrick McGill, 2nd;
Mrs. Arthur Holt, 3rd.

Lobivia: Rodrick McGill, 1st and 4th;
Mrs. Arthur Holt, 3rd.

Echinopsis: Mrs. Kay Taylor, 1st;
Lloydene Dodd, 2nd; John B. Hales, 3rd;
Mrs. Laura Nixon, 4th.

Arrangement against the wall with
succulents — Mrs. Ed Speck

Dish Garden of other Succulents —
Mrs. Richard F. Williams

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MARCH, 1962

View of the Show showing Centerpieces in foreground, potted Cacti and
Succulents in the background, and some of the Desert Paintings on the
walls. Photo by Bernard Lewin

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View showing the Dish Gardens in the foreground. Arrangements Against
the Wall, in center of photo, Agaves in the background, and the many Black
and White photos on the wall. Photo by Bernard Lewin

PLANT OF THE MONTH

MARCH, 1962

Blue Palo Verde (blue-stemmed) Cercidium floridum and the Yellow Palo
Verde (yellow-stemmed) Cercidium microphyllum begin to bloom in early
April and continue until late May with showers of yellow blossoms. These
blossoms are followed with 2" -3" beans that are eaten by cattle and
rodents. The Spanish name, Palo Verde, means green stick.

Ariocarpus: Roclrick McGill, 1st, 2nd,
3rd and 4th.

Stenocactus: Rodrick McGill, 1st and
3rd; John B. Hales, 2nd.

Ferocactus: John B. Hales, 1st; Lloyd-
ene Dodd, 2nd; Rodrick McGill, 3rd.

Echinocactus: C. A. Arthur, 1st; Rod¬
rick McGill, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Gy m nocalyci u m: John B. Hales, 1st;
Rodrick McGill, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Astrophytum: Rodrick McGill, 1st, 3rd
and 4th; Bill Thornton, of Tucson, 2nd.

Thelocactus: Rodrick McGill, 1st, 2nd
and 4th; John B. Hales, 3rd.

Echinomastus: Rodrick McGill, 1st,
2nd and 3rd; Mrs. Laura Dixon, 4th.

Coryphantha: Rodrick McGill, 1st, 2nd,
3rd and 4th.

Mammillaria: Paul R. Hofmann, 1st;
John B. Hales, 2nd; Rodrick McGill, 3rd;
and Brooks Darlington, 4th.

Epiphyllum: Mrs. Blanche Ross, 1st.

Seedlings: Lloydene Dodd, 1st; Bill
Thornton, 2nd and 3rd; Mrs. Kay Taylor,
4th.

Notocactus: R. McGill, 1st, 2nd and
3rd.

Neolloydia: McGill, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and
4th.

Hamatocactus: McGill, 1st, 2nd and
3rd.

Any Other Species: John B. Hales, 1st;
Rod McGill, 2nd; Mrs. Arthur Holt, 3rd;
Lloydene Dodd, 4th.

Ancistrocactus: McGill, 1st, 2nd and
3rd.

CRESTED CACTUS:

Rodrick McGill, 1st; John B. Hales,
2nd; Mrs. Ruth Garland, 3rd; Mrs.
Laura Nixon, 4th.

GRAFTED PLANTS:

Rodrick McGill, 1st and 3rd; John B.
Hales, 2nd and 3rd.

MONSTROSE PLANTS:

Lloydene Dodd, 1st and 3rd; Faith
Carl, 2nd.

RIBZONS AWARDED IN SUCCULENT
DIVISIONS:

Aenoium: Mrs. N. M. Blomquist, 1st
and 2nd; Lloydene Dodd, 3rd.

Agave: R. McGill, 1st, 2nd and 4th;
Mrs. Arthur Holt, 3rd.

Aloe: Ed Stocks, 1st and 3rd; Mrs. T.
H. Ockrassa, 2nd, and Rodrick McGill,
4th.

Bryophyllum: E. G. Stocks, 1st.
Crassula: Mrs. Arthur Holt, 1st and
3rd; Mrs. S. R. Stevens, 2nd.

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Dish Garden of Other Succulents —
Mrs. Otto Friedrichs

Dudleya: McGill, 1st and 3rd; Mrs.
Arthur Holt, 2nd; John B. Hales, 4th.

Echeveria: Mrs. Arthur Holt, 1st, 3rd
and 4th; McGill, 2nd.

Euphorbia: Mrs. N. M. Blomquist, 1st.
Gasteria: R. McGill, 1st.

Haworthia: McGill, 1st and 2nd; John
Hales, 3rd; Bill Rand, 4th.

Kalanchoe: Mrs. N. M. Blomquist, 1st.
Stapelia: Mrs. Blomquist, 1st; Mrs.
Holt, 2nd; E. G. Stokes, 3rd.

Stylophyllum: Mrs. Holt, 1st, 2nd and
4th; McGill, 3rd.

Sanseveria: Mrs. Ruth Garland, 3rd.
Collections: Bill Rand, 1st.

Any Other Species: Mrs. Blomquist,
1st; Mrs. Holt, 2nd; Mrs. Laura Nixon,
3rd; Mrs. Holt, 4th.

DESERT TREES AND SHRUBS SEC¬
TION:

Rodrick McGill, 1st and 2nd.

RIBBONS AWARDED IN ARRANGE¬
MENTS, SECTION IV:

Dish Gardens, Cacti: Clifford M.
Schroeder, 1st; Mrs. Richard F. Williams,
2nd; Michael Dankoski, 3rd; Mrs. Ruth
Garland, 4th.

Dish Gardens, Succulents: Helen
Friedrichs, 1st and 3rd; Mrs. Richard F.
Williams, 2nd; Mrs. Arthur Holt, 4th.

Dish Gardens, Cactus and Succulents:

Mrs. Richard Williams, 1st; Mrs. Ruth
Garland, 2nd; Mrs. Arthur Holt, 4th.

Centerpieces, cacti: Mrs. Richard Wil¬
liams, 1st; Mrs. R. I. Turner, 2nd.

Centerpieces, succulents: Mrs. Arthur
Holt, 1st; Mrs. R. I. Turner, 2nd; and
Mrs. Richard Williams, 4th.

Centerpieces, cacti and other succu¬
lents: Mrs. R. I. Turner, 1st; Mrs. Rich¬
ard Williams, 2nd; Mrs. T. H. Ockrassa,
3rd.

Centerpieces, Natural, Dried Desert
Material: Mrs. S. R. Stevens, 1st; Mrs.
Ed Speck, 2nd; Mrs. Paul Willemsen, 4th.

Centerpieces, Mexican influence: Mrs.
Arthur Holt, 1st.

Centerpieces, American - 1 ndian influ¬
ence: Mrs. Ed Speck, 1st and 3rd. Mrs.
T. H. Ockrassa, 2nd, and Mrs. Arthur
Holt, 4th.

Any Other Centerpiece: Major Robert
M. Small, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Arrangement against the wall with
other Succulents —

Mrs. S. R. Stevens

MARCH, 1962

Centerpiece of Cacti — Mrs. R. I. Turner

Arrangements On/or Aainst the Wall
with Cacti: Mrs. R. I. Turner, 1st; Mrs.
Richard Williams, 2nd.

Arrangements On/or Against the Wall
with other succulents: Mrs. R. I. Turner,
1st; Mrs. E. S. Tanner, 2nd; Mrs. Glenn
Hodson, 3rd; Mrs. Ed Speck and Mrs.
S. R. Stevens, 4th place tie.

Arrangements On/or Against the Wall
with cacti and succulents: Mrs. R. I. Tur¬
ner, 1st; Mrs. E. S. Tanner, 2nd and 3rd.
Arrangements On/or Against the Wall

— Desert dried material: Mrs. Ed Speck,
1st; Mrs. Arthur Holt, 2nd and 3rd; Mrs.
E. S. Tanner, 4th.

Arrangements On/or Against the Wall

— Mexican Influence: Mrs. Ed Speck, 1st.
Arrangements On/or Against the Wall

— American Indian Influence: Clifford
M. Schroeder, 1st.

ANY OTHER ARRANGEMENT:

Mrs. S. R. Stevens, 1st; Mrs. Arthur

Holt, 2nd; Mrs. R. I. Turner, 4th.

Special division: Major Robert M.
Small, 1st.

Corsages, cacti: Mrs. Glenn Hodson,
1st.

Corsages, dried desert material: Mrs.
Glenn Hodson, 1st.

Button Gardena: Mrs. E. S. Tanner,
1st 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Arrangement against the wall with
Dried Material — Mrs. E. S. Tanner

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Centerpiece of Other Succulents —
Mrs. L . J. Holbert

Centerpiece of American Indian
Influence — Mrs. Arthur Holt

Miniature arrangements under 5":
Mrs. E. S. Tanner, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Miniature arrangements 5" to 8": Mrs.
E. S. Tanner, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Strawberry Jars: Mrs. S. R. Stevens,
1st; Mrs. N. M. Blcmquist, 2nd; Mrs.
Arthur Holt, 3rd.

Black and White Photographs: How¬
ard W. Soule, 1st; Agnes M. Holst, 2nd;
Hobart Prinbenow, 3rd and 4th.

Oil Paintings (Flowers): R. McDan¬
iels, 1st and 2nd; Edward Marshall, 3rd
and 4th.

Oil Paintings (Desert Landscapes):

Wm. D. O’Leary, 1st and 3rd; Edward
Marshall, 2nd.

Water Colors: Lillian Armer, 3rd.

Any other medium: Clifford Schroe-
,der, 1st; Mrs. Ed Speck, 2nd.

Desert Woods: Brooks Darlington, 1st;
John J. Fry, 2nd; Fred Stell, 3rd; Maj.
Robert M. Small, 4th.

Educational Exhibits: Rod McGill, 1st;
Agnes M. Holst, 2nd; Hiram Pratt, 3rd;
Charles Garland, 4th.

Open, non-competitive: Tucson Cactus
Club; Map Schweitzer.

Arrangement against the wall of
Dried Material — Mrs. Ed Speck

MARCH, 1962

Dish Garden of other Succulents — Mrs. Arthur Holt

Arrangement against wall with other Succulents-
Mrs. Richard F. Williams

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VOL. XVI

Pediocactus bradyi, Benson, in
Feb. 1962. See page 40

flower

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W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI April, 1962 No. 4

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board John H. Eversole President Lou Ella Archer

Vice President John H. Rhuart Treasurer Tom Goodnight

Secretary Angela Bool Chief Counsel Richard B. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L. Burrall Charles Mieg Mel Hinman

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J, Mahoney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notes from the Corner of the Editor’s Desk . . . 39

Another New Arizona Cactus — Pediocactus bradyi . . 40

Class Field Trip . . . . . . 42

Plant of the Month Dalea spinosa (Smoke tree) . . . 43

Canotia Holacantha (Crucifixion-thorn)..... . . 44

Datura Meletoides (Jimson Weed) . —.46

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _ W. Hubert Earle

Horticulturist _ John H. Weber

Maintenance & Bookstore _ .___Wm. C. Hendrix

Bookstore _ : _ June T. Hendrix

Student Horticulturist . Demitrios Vlachos

Student Horticulturist . . . Terry Truesdell

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.
Including Week-ends and Holidays

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NOTES FROM THE CORNER OF THE EDITOR'S DESK

Annual Members Meeting will be held the first Sunday of May (6th) 3 P.M.
in the Webster Auditorium. Mark this date on your calendar by attending the
meeting and visiting the Garden. Saguaros and many other plants will be in
bloom at that time.

Ballot for the annual election of officers is included in this issue of the
Bulletin. The Nominating Committee has selected two candidates whose terms ex¬
pire April 31 and Mrs. Robert (Mildred) May to complete the slate. Space is pro¬
vided for write-ins. Please forward your ballot so that it reaches the Garden by
May 1st. Thank you!

Wildf lowers have been putting on one of the best displays over the desert for
some years. . . . The low hillsides, at the edges of the desert, are showing poppies,
lupine, phacelia, blue-dicks, chicory, gilia, mallows, bead-mustard and many
others.

The low flat deserts have been showing sand verbena, desert phacelia,
evening primrose, mustards and desert lilies. Freezing weather in early February
killed-off many of the early wildflowers of the flat-desert but others are now
making up with a good profusion of color.

The cool spring weather has delayed the Cacti but they are covered with
buds and a week of 85-90 degree weather will cause the hedgehogs, prickly pears,
beaver-tails and small barrels to burst out in color.

The Garden has published a free pamphlet, “Information on the Flowering
of Desert Plants” which is available to anyone phoning or writing for it. We’ll be
glad to mail it to our members and their friends.

The desert will be in flower for 2-3 more weeks in the lower elevations. Later
you will have to drive up into higher areas to find the flowers. Good trips to
take this month are Black Canyon Highway from Phoenix to Rock Springs; Bee¬
line Hwy from the Verde River to Sunflower; Cave Creek to Bartlett Dam and
then to Seven Springs; Pinal Pioneer Parkway between Florence and Oracle
Junction; Apache trail along the mountain lakes; Gila Bend to Yuma; Superior to
Ray and many others that you may stumble upon.

Southwestern Trees (Agricultural Handbook #9) — Elbert L. Little, Jr., has
been reprinted and is again available at the Garden’s Bookstore for 35c plus 15c
for mailing, etc. This is a wonderful and handy 110 page guide to identify the trees
of Arizona and New Mexico. Identification is also given on some of the large
Yuccas and Cacti.

The Flowering Cactus, edited by Raymond Carlson, photographs and text by
R. C. & Claire Meyer Proctor has been reprinted and copies can now be pur¬
chased at our Bookstore at the new price of $8.95, add 25c for mailing. This is one
of the best color cactus books ever published that shows the true dazzling beauty
of these gorgeous blossoms. Most of the Arizona species are shown plus many from
other countries. Your library should have this book.

APRIL, 1962

A NEW ARIZONA CACTUS

These are the first published pho¬
tos of Pediocactus bradyi in
flower. IX

Mrs. Earle and your editor made sev¬
eral trips into the area but were un¬
successful in locating the plants.

Last year Dr. Lymon Benson and
Mrs. Benson, with the aid of one of our
crude maps, covered the area and Mrs.
Benson found the first plant and even¬
tually 6 plants were located before dark.
Later in the year another trip was made
and your editor and wife were again
stymied.

L. F. Brady studying a mastodon
skull and jaw at the U. of A’s
Geneochronology Laboratory. Dur¬
ing the summer he is curator of
Paleontology at the Museum of
Northern Arizona

PEDIOCACTUS BRADYI, Benson,
Cactus & Succ. Journal 34: 17-19, 1962.

On June 16th, 1958, Mr. L. F. Brady,
paleontologist, brought to the Garden a
strange plant that he had found in the
Marble Canyon area of northern Ari¬
zona while looking for fossils.

Mr. Brady has been a geologist and
botanist for many years and has found
many different plants in the far corners
of the world. Through his vears of keen
observation he realized that this Echino-
cactus was not listed in any of the Ari¬
zona flora books.

This year our Staff teamed-up with
Dr. and Mrs. Eenson and, true to form,
Mrs. Benson found the first small, %"
wide, appressed to the ground, plant.
Over fifty plants were located and ten
were removed for observation. The
range has been extended for another
mile and it is possible that it extends
for many more miles.

The Garden was successful in having
several of the plants, collected last year
and the one collected by Mr. Brady,
flower early last month. The plants, re¬
moved this spring, were in bud and are
now bearing large 1 Vk " - 1 Vz " wide and
% " tall, silvery white, tinged with yel¬
low, many petalled flowers. These do
not resemble any other Pediocactus
flowers.

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Barren, type locality in which Pediocactus bradyi is found amongst light
to brown colored broken rocks. Several plants are at the edge of the hat.

Two Pediocactus bradyi plants well hidden and appressed to the rocky
ground. . . The plant on the left has 2 buds — 2/3X.

The base of the flower has a peculiar
constriction at the point of attachment
which tends to place the plant in an¬
other genus. Matured fruits and seeds
have not as yet been observed by the
Garden. Indications are that the plant
has been temporarily placed in the
genus PEDIOCACTUS until more infor¬
mation is known about it.

We hope to have seed of these plants
to distribute to growers in a few years
to further its continuance as the search¬
ing for them in their native area is
quite laborious and time consuming. We
know that many collectors will search
for these plants but few will be found.
This challenge will undoubtedly extend
the plant’s range.

APRIL, 1962

CLASS FIELD TRIP

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The winter class, all-day desert field trip to the Tonto National Forest, 30
miles N/E of Phoenix. Photo taken after lunch at Butcher Jones

Picnic Grounds.

PLANT OF THE MONTH

1962

Dales spinosa (Smoke Tree) is a shrub or low tree of the Bean Family and
is found in sandy washes along the lower Colorado River drainage of 1000'
and less. Its indigo flowers and gray leafless stems gives the appearance
of a cloud of smoke. The tree has a long, deep tap root and is very hard

to transplant.

CANOTIA HOLACANTHA CELASTRACEAE

(Bittersweet Family)

CRUCIFIXION THORN

By JOHN H. WEBER, Horticulturist

CANOTIA HOLACANTHA grows to

be a large shrub or small tree up to
eighteen feet in height. It has numerous
ascending branches which are spine-
tipped and glabrous. The bark is yel¬
low-green and this plant is often con¬
fused with the Palo Verdes (Cercidium
sp.). Seedling leaves are entire with an
acute leaf tip; a few being lobate near
the base. A sparse pubescence covers
the upper and lower leaf surfaces and
the new stem growth. The deciduous
leaves are alternate and measure % of
an inch long and 3/16 of an inch wide.
Inconspicuous flowers occur in small
axillary clusters. These are present from
May to August. Flowers are five-part¬
ed; having five sepals, five petals, and
five stamens. Ovary is superior in po¬
sition. The persistent fruit is a reddish-
tan woody capsule. This five valved
capsule is narrow ellipse in form; % of
an inch long and V\ of an inch wide.
Seed is ellipsoid; 3/16 of an inch long
and Vs of an inch wide, with a 3/16
inch long wing at one end.

DISTRIBUTION:

CANOTIA HOLACANTHA extends
through in elevational range of 2,000
to 4,500 feet; and occupies dry slopes,
hillsides, and mesas of this upper desert
habitat.

Geographic distribution occupies a
portion of three desert systems; the up¬
per limits of the Sonoran Desert in Ari¬
zona and northwestern Mexico, the Mo¬
have Desert in Arizona and the south¬
east part of the Mohave in California;
and a small area of the Great Basin
Desert in Utah.

In Arizona it is most abundant along
Highway 93, particularly in the area of
Wickieup, the Aquarius cliffs, and Burro
creek. CANOTIA ranges south from

Canotia holacantha tree of about
16' tall. Notice the Palo Verde-like
branches.

western Coconino and Mohave counties
into Yuma county, and southeast into
Yavapai, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, and
Graham counties.

UTILIZATION:

The main value, perhaps, that the
crucifixion thorn has in landscaping lies
in its somewhat wierd or grotesque ap¬
pearance. If installed where it would
be silhouetted by the rising or setting
sun or moon or even backlighted by ar¬
tificial means, this plant would present

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Leafless branches of Canotia holacantha with its distinctive fruit

capsules.

an unusual aspect. Upright habit and
slow growth rate makes it adaptable for
use in congested areas to create a desert
effect.

CULTURE:

A well drained soil and bi-monthly
irrigation ‘of juvenile plants during dry
seasons are the only requirements that
are essential.

PROPAGATION:

Propagation is by means of fresh seed;
no pretreatment being needed. Germina¬
tion is slow (45 to 60 days), as is the
growth rate. Seedlings may be started
in small containers filled with coarse
soil and kept moist until emergence of
the seedling. An excess of water should
be avoided thereafter.

AVAILABILITY:

CANOTIA is not known to be in stock
in commercial nurseries.

REMARKS:

Crucifixion thorn is considered as
worthless for browse, but is rated use¬
ful for erosion control. The wood is hard
and makes good fuel even when green.

REFERENCES:

Benson and Darrow — The Trees and
Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts.

Dayton, W. A. — Important Western
Browse Plants.

Kearney and Peebles — Arizona Flora.

Nichol, A. A. — The Natural Vegetation
of Arizona.

GARDEN ACTIVITIES FOR APRIL

3rd
4th
5 th
5 th
11th
12 th
12 th
19th
26th

8 P.M. Castomaniacs — Webster Auditorium
3 P.M. Class — Desert Survival Plants
3 P.M. Lecture — Collecting plants in Mexico
8 P.M. Arizona Horticultural Society — Webster Auditorium
9:30 A.M. — All-day Desert Field Trip
3 P.M. Lecture — Arizona Cacti in Bloom
8 P.M. Arizona Association of Landscape Architects
3 P.M. Lecture — Arizona Wildflowers
3 P.M. Lecture — Arizona trees & Shrubs

APRIL, 1962

TOLOACHE

CHAMISO

ESTRAMONIO (Spanish)
THORN APPLE
ANGEL THORN
JIMSON WEED
JAMESTOWN WEED
MAD APPLE
DEVILS'S APPLE
APPLE OF PERU
NIGHTSHADE FAMILY

Datura meteloides is a native of Mex¬
ico and Southwestern United States, but
the origin of Datura stramonium is
disputed; perhaps it comes from the
Asiatic continent. The Sanskrit dhat-
tura and the Hindustani dhatura form
the basis of the general name. When
Hernando Cortes entered the elaborate
Aztec gardens of Mexico, he and his
followers were amazed at their beauty
and the variety of cures effected by
their varied herbs, among which was
the datura, used to alleviate all bodily
pains. It was then known as toloatzin
(inclined head) on account of its nod¬
ding capsules. This became modified to
to I ache, and used for several distinct
species of datura. The post-conquest
Maya, who called this plant Mehen-x-
toh-ku, applied it mashed with butter
to reduce tumors.

The Aztec, however, were not the only
Indians who knew toloache, for the Zuni
tell us that long ago, when they still
dwelt in the underworld, a boy and girl
found a trail up to this world of light,
and decorated their heads with gar¬
lands of the large, white, sweet-smelling
flowers while walking upon the earth.
But these adventurous journeys were
their undoing, for they met the Twin

Datura meteloides DC. and
Datura stramonium L.

Sons of the Sun Father, the Divine
Ones, to whom they joyously poured
forth what they had learned — that they
knew how to put people to sleep and to
make them see ghosts; that they could
make others walk about and detect
thieves. The Divine Ones, deeply
alarmed, decided the two children
should be taken away. So the couple
disappeared into the earth forever, but
where they vanished flowers sprang up
like those the boy and girl had worn
on their heads.

Even now the Zuni use toloache for
purposes similar to those suggested by
the mythical children. A small quantity
of the powdered root of Datura metel¬
oides is administered by the rain priest
to cause one to go to sleep and see
ghosts. This procedure seeks rain, and
“rains will surely come the day follow¬
ing the taking of the medicine, unless
the man to whom it is given has a bad
(evil) heart.”

The Zuni Indians employ Datura stra¬
monium as a narcotic, anodyne, and
anesthetic, and the blossoms and roots
ground to a powder as an external ap¬
plication for wounds and bruises. In
Mexico it is sold as a love potion.

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Plant and blossoms of Datura meteloides. Note, in the foreground, the
long slender bud with folded, united petals ready to unfold when it is

nighttime. — Photo, Hobart Pribbenow

Mary Austin describes, in the “Land
of Little Rain,” how a decoction of da¬
tura is given by Paiute mothers to their
daughters when they are put to the
strain of the three-day courting dance —
which, if undergone successfully, leads
to their proper engagement. If the girl
fails, however, her marriage is post¬
poned for another year.

Nor were the effects of this powerful
plant entirely limited to Indians, for
Robert Beverly, in “History and Pres¬
ent State of Virginia” (1705), amusingly
describes its results upon a group of
soldiers who had made a boiled dish of
its early shoots, believing them to be
edible herbs: “Some of them ate plenti¬
fully of it,” he writes, “the Effect of
which was a very pleasant Comedy; for
they turn’d natural fools upon it for sev¬
eral days: One would blow up a feather
in the Air; another would dart Straws
at it with much Fury; another, stark

naked, was sitting in a Corner, like a
Monkey, grinning and making mows at
them; a Fourth would fondly kiss and
paw his companions and swear in their
faces with a Countenance more antik
than any Dutch Doll ... A thousand
such simple Tricks they play’d, and af¬
ter Eleven Days, returned to themselves
again, not remembering anything that
had pass’d.” Beverly refers to the plant
as Jamestown weed, from which the
name Jimson weed is doubtless derived.

An old woman at Arrovo Seco, New
Mexico, whose husband allegedly had
been blinded by lightning and cured by
brandy, told me of a little orphan girl,
whose hair, in spite of all experimenta¬
tion, persisted in housing a generous
colony of lice. In desperation, her fos¬
ter parents ground toloache seeds,
mixed them with fat, and rubbed the
salve on her head. Like magic the col¬
ony vanished. And when a Domingo In-

APRIL, 1962

Five inch white, sculptured-like, Datura meletiodes blossoms.

Photo from a Kodachrome by Joseph Prophet

dian was told of this miraculous cure,
he exclaimed, “Oh! a much better reme¬
dy is rabbit’s milk!! Needless to say, the
author, never having tried this, dis¬
claims all responsibility for its use.

An ointment of the ground seeds and
suet is rubbed on boils, pimples, and
swellings; the powdered leaves are ap¬
plied to piles; and hot baths containing
the plant give relief to colds and diar¬
rhoea.

During the first World War, Datura
stramonium was cultivated in the Unit¬
ed States as a substitute for atropine.

The dry leaves sometimes are smoked
to relieve spasmodic asthma.

“In Mexico today there is a current
belief, especially with the peons, who
are the direct descendants of the Aztecs,
that the unbalanced mind of the miser¬
able Carlotta, widow of the unfortunate
Maximilian, was not due to the misfor¬
tunes of her husband, which her Chris¬

tian faith and resignation would have
enabled her to endure, but was caused
by a decoction of talavatchi adminis¬
tered by Indian women. The action of
this herb, the administration of which
was one of the sciences of the Aztecs,
is to destroy the mind but not the body.
In the Empress’ case, although she is
possessed of excellent bodily health,
outside of an interest shown in flow¬
ers, the world to her does not exist. The
love of home, country, and friends,
passed away after the draught of the old
Indian witch’s decoction.” (“Touring
Topics,” January, 1930. “Medicine and
Surgery Among the First Californians,”
by Cephas L. Bard, M.D.)

Ethnobotanical excerpt from ‘Healing
Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande.’ — L. C.
M. Curtin.

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W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI May, 1962 No. 5

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board John H. Eversole President Lou Ella Archer

Vice President John H. Rhuart Treasurer Tom Goodnight

Secretary Angela Bool Chief Counsel Richard B. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L. Burrall Charles Mieg Mel Hinman

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J. Mahoney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Littleleaf Lysiloma, Lysiloma thorneri . . . 51

Tornillo, Prosopis odorata . . . . . .....52

Arizona Statehood Stamp . . . . . . . . .....54

California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera . . . . . . . 55

Ocotillo Cuttings . . . . . . -56

Motorized Flora Drive . . . . . . . . . 57

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _ _ _ W. Hubert Earle

Horticulturist _ John H. Weber

Maintenance & Bookstore _ Wm. C. Hendrix

Bookstore _ June T. Hendrix

Student Horticulturist . . . Demitrios Vlachos

Student Horticulturist . Terry Truesdell

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.

Including Week-ends and Holidays

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LYSILOMA MICROPHYLIA LEGUMINOSAE (Pea Family

UTTLELEAF LYSILOMA

John Weber-Horticulturist

Lysiloma microphylla blossoms and fern-like leaves.

DESCRIPTION:

The littleleaf Lysiloma is a low
branching shrub or tree extending in
height from ten to fifteen feet with a
trunk diameter to five inches. A dense
crown forms a spreading canopy of
feathery foliage that is without spines.
The trunk and lower branches are cov¬
ered by light brownish-grey fissured
bark; the hard wood being brittle and
dark brown in color. A cold, tender tree,
Lysiloma is deciduous in all but the
mildest winters. Leaves are bipinnately
compounded, consisting of four to nine
pair of primary leaves with numerous
secondary leaflets. The 25 to 33 pair of
leaflets are oblong and measure V4 inch
in length. These are pubescent on some
plants and nearly glabrous in others.
Stipules are present, but these absciss
with leaf maturity.

Flowers occur in dense globular heads

that are more than one half inch in
diameter. Petals are united in a white
tubular corolla. Stamens number 25 to
30, having yellow-green anthers. Flow¬
ering begins in late April and extends
into June. Fruit consists of a flat oblong
pod, four to nine inches long and one
inch in width. This pod is glabrous and
splits along a thickened lateral margin.
Contained within the pod are a number
of oval shaped flat seeds that are red¬
dish-brown in color and measure %
inch in length and 5/16 inch in width.

DISTRIBUTION:

Lysiloma occupies rocky hillsides on
southern exposures in the upper desert
and desert grasslands at an elevational
range from 2800 to 3500 feet.

In ARIZONA LYSILOMA has a very
small local distribution; being found in
Pima County at Chimney Creek in the
foothills of the Rincon Mountains and

MAY, 1962

also in 'the Baboquivari Mountains. This
plant is rare in Arizona and is consid¬
ered to be a remnant of a past floristic
type.

In addition to its local distribution in
Arizona, LITTLELEAF LYSILOMA is
found in the states of Baja-California,
and Sonora, Mexico, and in the West
Indies.

UTILIZATION:

As an ornamental tree, LYSILOMA is
most often planted for its feathery fern¬
like appearance. It is frequently used
as a foundation tree; being planted
against high fences or large blank wall
areas. As a small to medium tree in a
desert garden, it affords partial shad¬
ing to understory plantings requiring
such protection.

CULTURE:

LYSILOMA should be installed in a
site that is free of hard freezes. Deep
well-drained soils are required for op¬
timism growth. Irrigation in well-
drained soils should be weekly during
the dry summer months, and bimonthly
in heavier soils. An excess of water in
heavy soils results in a yellowing of the
foliage. Top mulching with barnyard

TORNILLO
SCREW BEAN
PEA FAMILY

The tornillo, or screw bean, received
its English name — the equivalent of the
Spanish one — from the character of its
seed pods, which are spirally twisted
and coiled, especially after they have
dried and split.

The natural habitat of this plant is
in the southern part of New Mexico and
across the border into Mexico, but evi¬
dently some animal or bird carried its
seed up to the lava beds of La Bajada,
just below Santa Fe, for one solitary
tree of this species grows there, and

manure and light nitrogen fertilization
result in more rapid growth.

PROPAGATION:

Propagation is primarily by means of
seed. The testa is impermeable and
must be scarified to allow penetration
of water. Germination is rapid under
conditions where temperature is in the
70° to 80° range and duration of the
light period is of sufficient length. Seed¬
lings can be started in small pots and
later transferred to larger containers or
installed directly in place. Rate of
growth is slow in containers, but more
rapid in the ground.

AVAILABILITY:

LITTLELEAF LYSILOMA is in sup¬
ply in most southern California and
southwestern nurseries. It is extensive¬
ly utilized as an ornamental tree.

REMARKS:

The wood of this tree is hard and
very durable and can be utilized for
the same purposes that mesquite and
ironwood are used.

REFERENCES:

Benson and Darrow — The Trees and
Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts.
Kearney and Peebles — Arizona Flora.
Little, Elbert L. — Southwestern Trees.

Prosopis odorata Torr. & Frem.

LEGUMINOSAE

with the assistance of its children
springing around its base, hides for a
brief interval the surrounding volcanic
rock with feathery leafage.

When babies’ eyes become inflamed
during the summer, the green leaves are
crushed, mixed with their mother’s milk,
and placed in a small cloth bag, which
is pressed so the liquid is dropped into
their ojos negros. Moreover, the leaves
may be crushed and mixed with water
to form a wash for sore eyes in persons
of any age. In case inflammation of the

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11 year old Screw-bean mesquite, Prosopis odorata

stomach exists, the tornillo seeds are
chewed and swallowed with water, and
if bladder trouble has arisen, a tea can
be made: from the leaves and drunk
three times a day.

Tightly twisted pods of Prosopis
odorata — 2/3X.

The trunks and branches form good
fuel and fence posts, and the bean pods
contain a large amount of sugar, which
can be converted, by boiling, into a
fair kind of molasses.

Tornillo has a very useful sister in
the mesquite bush (Prosopis glandulosa
Torr.), which is like the other except
that the beans are somewhat larger and
the pods do not curl. A medicinal tea
is derived from its leaves, a gum from
its bark, a nutritious food and sweet
beverage from its ripe seed vessels,
honey from its blossoms, fuel and build¬
ing material from its sturdy wood.

The seeds ripen in bean-like pods
which turn a pale golden shade in
late summer, and which are fed to
horse, burros, and cattle to fatten them
after a lean and dry season. These pods
are also pounded into meal by the In¬
dians of the Southwestern deserts and
made into cakes. These retain all their
nutritious quality as long as they are
kept perfectly dry, but let them be
soaked in water so that fermentation
sets in the product is very similar to
all English mead: fizzy and intoxicating.

MAY, 1962

The amber-colored gum which ap¬
pears at the forked branches of the
shrub is not unlike gum Arabic, and
makes an excellent mucilage and a
soothing gargle for the throat.

When the Spaniards invaded Mexico,
they evidently adapted the ancient Az¬
tec name of mizquitl to their manner
of expression, and changed it to mes-
quit, and also brought with them, as a
heritage of the Moorish occupation of
Spain, the word algarroba (English car-
rob), of Arabic origin, and applied it to
'the mesquit’s bean pods. According to
the early Spanish texts, the Aztec used

a decoction of its leaves to restrain ex¬
cessive mensis, and its bruised bark as
an astringent.

But the Coahuila and Pima Indians
made a makeshift sugar from its sweet
pods. The Pima also took the sap in¬
ternally as a cure for respiratory af¬
flictions, and the Papago Indians drank
a decoction of its powdered white inner
bark as an intestinal antispasmodic.

Ethnobotanical excerpt from ‘Healing
Herbs of the Upper Rio Grande.” — L. S.
M. Curtin, Laboratory of Anthropology,
Santa Fe, N. M.

GIANT SAGUARO ON ARIZONA STATEHOOD STAMP

First Cactus On A U.S.A. Stamp

A 4c stamp commemorating the 50th
Anniversary of Arizona’s Statehood was
released Feb. 15th, 1962 in Phoenix. One
hundred million stamps were issued and
requests oversubscribed the issue by
twenty million causing the supply to
be quickly exhausted. An unofficial es¬
timate that there were five hundred
thousand first-day cancellations at
Phoenix indicate a record over any oth¬
er statehood first-day issues.

The stamp was designed by Jim
Chemi and J. E. Ihms of the Phoenix
Gazette. The background, of desert and
silhouetted Saguaro (Carnegiea gigan-
tea), is a deep blue. To the left, in fore¬
ground, the Saguaro and its buds are
green. The blossoms are white but their
centers are inadvertently red whereas
the stamens and pistil are yellow —
(this would have been an additional
color for the presses), the lettering is
carmine red.

An interesting feature of the stamp is
that the blue color spills over the side
edges of the stamp. It is indeed a beau¬
tiful and unusual stamp and will be an
attractive addition to the stamp col¬
lectors’ albums.

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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR MAY

May 1 — 8 P.M. — Cactomaniacs

May 6 — 3 P.M. — Annual Members Meeting

May 14 — 7:30 P.M. — Executive and Advisory Boards Dinner

The Garden will be open daily thru the summer from 9 A.M. to 5
P.M. Members are always welcome at any hour.

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15’ Ocotillo cuttings ‘espaliered’ against the Visitor’s Reception Building
breaks the monotonous appearance of a blank wall. All of the Ocotillo
cuttings loose their leave when planted but with weekly waterings, new
leaves and possibly blossoms will appear.

56 SAGUAROLAND BULLETIN

USE OF OCOTILLO, Fouguieria splendens, CUTTINGS

6’ Ocotillo cuttings, collected and planted by our garden staff this spring,
are planted 10” deep in decomposed granite, supported by 2 strands of
wire on short fence posts, makes an effective fence screening the di¬
rector’s residence. This ‘Living-Fence’ will releaf and flower for many
years, making it another interesting demonstration ‘do-it-yourself’ at¬
traction at the Garden.

AN UNUSUAL -MOTORIZED NATURE TOUR

For those who enjoy viewing flora from an auto at 40 to 80 miles per
hour, this tour is ‘it’. A most interesting 35 mile natural area has been
set aside on each side of the highway and designated as the Pinal Pioneer
Parkway. It is located on the highway (80, 89 and 789) between Florence,
Ariz. and Oracle Junction. Large, legible signs identify the various forms
of flora peculiar to that area.

IRONWOOD TREE — Olneya tesota

MAY, 1962

BARREL CACTUS — Ferocactus wislizenii

JUMPING

CACTUS — Cylindropuntia fulgida

PALO VERDE TREE — Cercidium floridum

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CATSCLAW TREE — Acacia greggii

MESQUITE TREE — Prosopis julifora

PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS — Opuntia engelmannii

MAY, 19C2

Saguaro Cactus — Carnegiea gigan-
tea approx. 45’ tall

Yucca (first posted as a Yucca
cactus.) Soapweed, (Yucca elata).

[yucca

RESUME SPEED. The Santa Catalina Mts. are in the background.

Tucson over the mountains to the right.

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Lemaireocereus thurberi var. littoralis
A plant from the coast of Baja-Califor-
nia having low, slender stems and a

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SAGUAROLAND BULLETIN

W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI June-July, 1962 No. 6

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board John H. Eversole President _ Lou Ella Archer

Vice President _ John H. Rhuart Treasurer ... _ Tom Goodnight

Secretary _ _ Angela Bool Chief Counsel _ _ Richard B. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L. Burrall Charles Mieg Mel Hinman

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J, Mahoney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Annual Members Meeting . . . . . 63

27th Annual Board Meeting . . . . . 63

Director’s Report . . . . . . . . . . 64

Financial Report 1961-1962 . . . . . . . . 65

Budget for 1962-1963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 66

Plant of the Month, Yucca elata . . . . . . . . . 67

Elephant Tree, Bursera microphylla . . . . . . 68

St. Marks School of Texas . . . . . . . . —.71

Blue Barrel, Echinocactus horizonthalonius . . . —72

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _ W. Hubert Earle

Horticulturist.— _ John H. Weber

Maintenance & Bookstore _ Wm. C. Hendrix

Bookstore _ June T. Hendrix

Student Horticulturist . . . Demitrios Vlachos

Student Horticulturist . Terry Truesdell

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.

Including Week-ends and Holidays

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ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING

Was held the first Sunday in May, the 6th, in the Webster Auditorium at 3 P.M.
with Mrs. Angel Bool, Secretary, acting as chairman.

Attendance was as usual — small. Hundreds of our members had mailed in
their ballots and signified that Mr. Tom Goodnight, Mr. John H. Eversole and
Mrs. Mildred May be elected to the Executive Board for a three year term.

A report of another successful year (1961-1962) was given by the Director.
The meeting was closed with the serving of refreshments.

27th ANNUAL BOARD MEETING

Was held as a dinner at the Kiva Club, atop the Westward-Ho hotel, Monday
evening, May 14th, and was attended by members and their wives of the Executive
and Advisory Boards and Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Austin as guests.

MINUTES of the last Board meeting were read by Secretary Angela Bool and
approved.'

BOARD MEMBERS Tom Goodnight and John H. Eversole were re-elected and
Mrs. Mildred May elected to the Executive Board for three years.

ELECTION of officers resulted in that all office holders were re-elected for
another year — their names are on the opposite page. For the information of our
members our Advisory Board is composed of Mrs. Walter Douglas, James J. Cahill,
Mrs. Geraldine Eliot, Mrs. Lorraine Gilliland, Mrs. Homer Lininger, Tucson, and
Miss Eleaxior Sloan.

SUPERINTENDENT of Parks and Recreation, Cedric Austin, outlined the
Papago Park program and the need of some of the Garden’s land for future de¬
velopment. Several of our Board Members vigorously opposed the release of addi¬
tional land to the City of Phoenix for Park purposes. Meetings were arranged with
the city for the discussion of Garden boundaries and a Van Buren-McDowell road
through our northwest corner of the Garden. This road would facilitate the move¬
ment of traffic through the Park and be of great benefit to the Garden.

FINANCIAL REPORT, as shown on page 65, was given by your Director in
the absence of Treasurer Tom Goodnight, and a report on the year’s past activi¬
ties and plans for the future. This met with the enthusiastic approval of the
Board members.

SYMBOL AND LETTERHEAD, identifying the Garden, was presented by artist
Red Manning and accepted by the Board. This new symbol will be on the letter¬
heads, etc., about August 1st.

A VOLUNTARY ADMISSION plan of adults 25c, children 10c, to the Garden,
effective June 1st, is to be tried this summer to help defray increased costs due
to the greater number of visitors and activities. Desert Botanical Garden members
and their guests will be free. A voluntary admission will not deprive those per¬
sons who wish to see the Garden, yet may be financially embarrassed.

THE MEETING, in which everyone eagerly participated, was adjourned at a
late hour by Chairman John Eversole. The next Board meeting will be held in
early October.

JUNE-JULY, 1962

DIRECTOR'S REPORT

The Garden again had quite a successful year which in part was due to the fact
that last year was the first time that it had ever been open through the hot sum¬
mer months.

Actual attendance, tabulated from July 1st to April 31st, showed a total of
95,078 visitors for just ten months. A full year then should show about 108,150
attendance. This again indicates that the Garden is another of the outstanding
attractions of the State.

Financially we have a good operating balance for 1962-63 and Savings ac¬
counts for our future building program. The financial report is self-explanatory
showing the 1961-62 budget, 1961-62 income, and a comparison with 1960-61 in¬
come and expenditures. Note that sales were up 25%, general income 15% and
expenditures were up 11%. If we can always keep within this ratio, we’ll always
“stay in the black”.

Income on sale of seeds was excellent due to repeat orders, over the counter,
and a greater 1961-62 wholesale demand.

Our memberships are the highest in history of the garden. 1962-63 should
bring us well over 700 members. We certainly wish to thank our members for
being so prompt in renewing their memberships and bringing in new members.

Our salaries were higher than the budget due to the 10% raise granted by
the Board last May. Our Staff is quite small, when one views all of our activi¬
ties, but we have been able to accomplish this with the generous and appre¬
ciated help of the following part-time volunteers: Mrs. Lillian Armer, Mrs. Thelma
MacDougal, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Pratt, Mrs. Audrey Baldridge, Mrs. Jinneman,
Jim R. Osgood and S. M. Dohanian.

Three new Life Members of the year are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eldean, Scotts¬
dale, and Mrs. James R. Offield, Chicago.

Donations to the Garden for the past year have been numerous and most
acceptable from the following:

Mrs. Homer Lininger, Tucson — $100 towards auditorium chairs.

Mrs. J. Louis, Evanston, Ill. — $25 towards a wheelchair.

John H. Eversole — $50.

Don Bauer — Five tons of brown, background rock.

Fred Eldean — 2 H.P. water pump and other items for lathouse.

S. M. Dohanian and James Osgood — Planting containers.

Roy Bell — 250 paving brick.

City of Phoenix Planning Dept. — Aerial photos and plans of the Garden.

Columbus Development Board, Columbus, N.M. — $250.

The Garden has been the recipient this past year of many plants through the
generosity of the following parties: International Succulent Institute, San Fran¬
cisco; Mrs, Helen Phillips, McFarlane, Calif.; Alan Blackburn, Albiqui, N. M.; John
Hilton, 29 Palms, Calif.; Edward Nadolny, Albuquerque, N. M.; Warren McElroy,
Yermo, Calif.; University of California, Berkeley, Calif.; Dr. Lyman Benson, Po¬
mona, Calif.; David I. Eppele, Belen, N. M.; Jim Blakley, Santa Barbara, Calif.;
Mrs. Harry Carter, Winslow, Ariz.; Pierre Fischer, Tucson; Gates Cactus Inc.,
Corona, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Slim Moorten, Palms Springs, Calif.; Johnson Cactus
Garden, Paramount, Calif.; Mrs. James Reidy, Tucson; R. H. Diehl, Vista, Calif.;
Arthur Combe, Ogden, Utah; Don Skinner, Los Angeles; Wm. Blomquist, San
Manuel, Ariz.; James Dillard, Santa Fe, N. M.; Huntington Botanical Garden, San
Marino, Calif.; Mrs. Robert Wright, Holbrook, Ariz.; Beahms Cactus Gardens,
Pasadena, Calif.; Hummel’s Exotic Nursery, Carlsbad, Calif.; Robert Taylor, El
Cajon, Calif.; and from Phoenix, Don Bauer, Warner Dodd, Whitman Evans, N.
Fickeisen, E. F. Frazier, Harry Hazlett, Gus Hermann, Miss Agnes Holst, Dugan
Lewis, Rod McGill, Charles Mieg, Mrs. H. Pratt, Suncrest Nurseries, Mrs. R. I.
Turner, Mrs. W. L. Williams and Faith Hoffman. Please forgive me if I’ve uninten¬
tionally overlooked someone. It’s been a busy year.

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FINANCIAL REPORT

ARIZONA CACTUS & NATIVE FLORA SOCIETY

Sponsoring

The Desert Botanical Garden

May 1st, 1961 — April 30th, 1962

Comparison

INCOME

Budget

1 ncome

with 1960-61

Retail Sales

36,000

$37,663.16

$30,557.19

Seeds

1,900

2,507.76

1,785.43

Plants, cuttings

350

110.00

259.75

Contributions

2,000

2,110.59

1,974.82

Memberships

2,700

3,066.86

2,579.00

Wholesale (books)

100

62.13

71.71

Webster Trust Endowment

11,500

11,037.92

11,116.74

Miscellaneous

. • • * t-'f .*• ;

1,150

1,622.41

1,140.75

55,350

$58,180.82

$49,485.19

EXPENDITURES

Purchase for resale

20,700

21,433.55

17,836.15

General Operating

3,520

4,721.28

3,692.45

Buildings and Improvements

420

1,962.34

2,258.39

Auto expense

650

796.04

680.14

Utilities

1,545

1,650.75

1,472.84

Insurance

1,145

1,116.51

1,151.86

Miscellaneous

1,080

1,165.47

944.69

Salaries *

16,800

18,334.96

19,230.65

45,860

$51,182.80

$46,267.17

ASSETS

Accounts Receivable

11.25

Inventory

3,703.89

Deposit with Ariz. Indus. Comm. 96.00

3,811.14

CASH

Valley National Bank
(Checking)

Valley National Bank
(Savings)

1st Federal Loan
(Savings)

Petty Cash on hand

LIABILITIES

State Withholding tax
Accounts payable

BALANCE

1.854.77

6.315.78
1,228.94

74.00 9.473.49

$13,284.63

7.63

0.00 7.63

$13,277.00

MEMBERSHIP GAIN FOR PAST FIVE YEARS

1957- 1958 — 475 Members

1958- 1959 — 540 Members

1959- 1960 — 615 Members

1960- 1961—652 Members

1961- 1962 — 688 Members

JUNE-JULY, 1962

ANTICIPATED BUDGET 1962 1963
INCOME EXPENDITURES

Retail Sales

40,000

Purchases for resale

24,000

Seeds

2,000

General Operating

4,800

Plants, Cuttings

200

Bldgs. & Improvements

3,500

Contributions

2,200

Auto Expense

650

Memberships

3,200

Utilities

1,700

Wholesale (books)

1,000

Insurance

1,150

Endowment

11,150

Miscellaneous

1,250

Miscellaneous

1,800

Salaries

20,000

$61,550

$57,050

ATTENDANCE

This was the first year that the Garden remained open through the summer.
An accurate tabulated attendance was made daily beginning July 1st. Attendance
for the ten months was 95,078. It can readily be seen that our full year’s attend¬
ance will be over 100,000 at the Garden plus the following:

The following groups met at the Gar- Lectures were given to the following

den: groups away from the Garden:

8 Cactomaniac meetings

652

4 Field trips

152

22 Illustrated Lectures

861

1 Audubon Work Shop

15 Desert Plant Classes

612

Tucson Cactus Club

15th Annual Cactus Chow

11,465

3 Service Clubs

19 College Classes

449

1 Desert Survival

7 High School Classes

297

4 Garden Clubs

238

73 Elementary classes

3,289

1 Desert Institute

15 Girl Scouts, Brownie, etc.

237

1 Rock Club

11 Boy Scouts, Cubs, etc.

146

1 Maricopa Park Rangers

4 Ariz. Hort. Society

152

1 Saguaro Nature Club

7 Garden Clubs

205

12 High Schools — Arizona

1 Ariz. Assoc. Landscaping

Academy of Science

1,142

Engineers

Traveling Science Institute
Sponsored by National Science
Foundation

PUBLICITY

The Garden was mentioned in the following national magazines during the past
year — Desert, Life, Sunset and National Parks.

Many daily newspapers also carried stories of the Garden throughout the
country. Our local newspapers, The Phoenix Gazette, Arizona Republic and others
gave us good coverage that helped direct visitors and local residents to the
Garden.

1962-1963 GARDEN IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM

Expansion of water system.

New roads.

New entrance.

Install fluorescent lamps in auditorium.

Purchase 100 new chairs for auditorium.

Erect Ramada in Arizona Floral Section.

Add 960 square feet to propagation section.

Install water eves in Lathhouse.

Build car-port at Director’s residence.

Install 8x8 roll-up projection screen in Auditorium.

Install water bubbler (cooler) in Visitor’s Bldg.

Purchase 16mm projector for evening programs.

Build a floodlighted parking lot for evening visitors near Auditorium.

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BURSERACEAE

BURSERA MICROPHYLLA Gray

ELEPHANT TREE
TOROTE

By JOHN H. WEBER

Bursera microphylla tree, eight feet tall, Note the swollen trunks caused

by repeated ‘freezing-back’ of its branches.

DESCRIPTION:

BURSERA MICROPHYLLA attains
the growth habit of a shrub or small
tree. In either instance, the limbs branch
low and are thickened in the same man¬
ner as the trunk. New branches and
twigs are red-brown and unarmed; older
bark is paper-like, light colored, and ex¬
foliate. An aromatic plant, it emits a
very spicy odor when crushed or han¬
dled. In Arizona the Elephant tree
reaches a height of five meters, but a
maximum growth of twelve meters oc¬
curs in the southern extensions of the
range in Mexico. Leaves are winter de¬
ciduous and have an alternate arrange¬
ment along the branch. Secondarily di¬
vided, a leaf may have from 8-16 pairs
of dark green leaflets. These are nar¬
rowly oblong, measuring 5-15 mm. long
and 1-2 mm. broad. Quite small flow¬

ers are present in late June and in July,
occurring singly or a few in a cluster.
Fruit consists of a leathery three angled
drupe, 7-8 mm. long and 5-6 mm. thick.
It is one seeded and splits open along
the angles. A hard testa covers the soli¬
tary seed.

DISTRIBUTION:

BURSERA MICROPHYLLA ranges
from the southwestern quarter of Ari¬
zona into southeastern California, then
south into Baja, California, and Sonora,
Mexico. In Arizona this plant grows in
the mountains south of the Gila River
in Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma counties.
It grows quite abundantly in the eastern
tip of the Estrella mountains near the
confluence of the Salt and Gila rivers.
This site near Phoenix is the northern
limit of its range.

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Occupying an elevational distr-ibution
from below 300 meters to 750 meters,
the Torote grows on arid hillsides and
rocky slopes extending down onto the
intermountain plains. Soils are rocky
and well drained. Southern exposure is
the rule in the colder regions of the
range.

UTILIZATION:

The use of the Elephant tree in land¬
scaping is quite limited due to its being
frost tender, requiring that it be in¬
stalled in only the most protected sites.
Effective use as a potted or tubbed
plant can be made, if it is afforded
cover during the winter months. The
gnarled and swollen growth habit of
the trunk renders BURSERA particular¬
ly suitable for fashioning a desert Bon¬
sai. A spicy fragrance is another at¬
tribute favoring its use as an indoor or
patio plant.

CULTURE:

A south or east exposure, adjacent
to a wall or building affording maxi¬
mum protection from frost, should be
provided. A well drained soil is essen¬
tial and heavy soils should be altered
so that a porous condition exists. Week¬
ly or bimonthly watering should be ap¬
plied when the plant is in foliage. Light
to moderate nitrogen feeding will pro¬
vide more rapid top growth.

PROPAGATION:

Seed of the Elephant tree seems to
remain viable for a long period; how¬
ever, many seeds are infertile and do
not fill. Scarification of the hard bony
seed coat is necessary to allow penetra¬
tion of water. Germination and growth
rate are slow, resulting in a plant only
30 cm. (12") in height after two years’
growth.

Close-up of the Bursera micro- A two year old Bursera microphylla
phylla leaves 2/3X seedling beginning to releaf.

JUNE-JULY, 1962

Branch of Bursera microphylla
showing the single, dark fruits.

AQUAPA

CATTAIL

CATTAIL FAMILY

One seldom fails to see, throughout
the United States, in marshy land, the
familiar brown-topped wands of the cat¬
tail rising above a thick mass of long
slender leaves. Its roots contain a nutri¬
tious secret which evidently was for¬
merly known only to the Indians, who
dug and ground them into a meal, but
now chemical analysis has revealed that
they contain a core of nearly solid
starch, equal in food value to rice and
corn.

Maya texts, which refer to the cattail
as puh, say that its leaves were made
into rush mats, and rural Mexicans still
thatch their roofs with aguapa stalks
before covering them with a final layer
of adobe. At present, Spanish New
Mexicans weave its leaves into baskets,
and sometimes stuff their pillows with
the silky down from the sausage-shaped
inflorescence at the tips of the stalks.

M. R. Harrington, in a delightful arti¬
cle. “The Cat-tail Eater,” which ap¬
peared in the September, 1933, “Mas-

A VAILABILIT Y :

BURSERA is not known to be in sup¬
ply in commercial establishments. It is
rarely seen in cultivation and may be
found only in a few specialty nurseries.
REMARKS:

Some use of BURSERA has been
made as a source of dye and tannin.
A resin has also been extracted to be
employed as a cement and varnish.

REFERENCES:

Benson and Darrow, The Trees and
Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts.
Jaeger, E. C., Desert Wild Flowers.
Kearney and Peebles, Arizona Flora.
Shreve and Wiggins, Vegetation and
Flora of the Sonoran Desert.

Standley, P. C., Trees and Shrubs of
Mexico.

Typha latifolia L.
Typhaceae

terkey,” a publication of the Southwest
Museum, relates an experience with an
elderly Paiute woman: “The old lady
brought from a wickiup a pack-basket
full of the Tails’ and carried them to a
place prepared for the purpose — a bit
of hard ground, carefully cleared and
smoothed, five or six feet across. Here
she shelled enough down from the stalks
to cover an area a yard in diameter to
the depth of half an inch or so. Then
she did an unexpected thing: she got
up and went back into the wickiup, re¬
turning a few minutes later with a lim¬
ber switch and a blazing stick from her
campfire.

“Kneeling, she touched the fire to the
down and began to agitate it vigorously
with the switch. Almost instantly the
flame ran through it, consumed it, and
died away. But the seeds were not con¬
sumed; there they lay . . ” ‘Taste, them,’
she said in Paiute. I did, and found them
good, with, if I remember, a sort of nut¬
ty flavor.”

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ST. MARKS SCHOOL OF TEXAS GARDENS

Were started with a cactus collection by one of our members, Art Doug¬
las, several years ago. Mr. Jerry Thompson, Director of Botanical Activi¬
ties, is now expanding this work with the aid of our Garden. An un¬
usual three-zoned greenhouse with rooms of dry, warm and desert en¬
vironment; normal temperature; moist, tropical rainforest; gives the
botany students three zones in which to conduct individual research.

A portion of several hundred feet of bench space for cacti and other

succulents in the ‘dry room.’

A landscaped bed of Arizona desert plants that get some protection from
the overhanging roof. Over twelve inches of snow covered these plants

last winter.

Photos from: Southwest GARDNER, official publication of the

Dallas Garden Center.

JUNE- JULY, 1962

Blue-barrel, Flat-barrel, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, is found in cen¬
tral southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. It is a
slow growing, low barrel up to twelve inches tall of a bluish-green color.
Its interesting spines may be short or quite long, straight or curving and
appressed to the plant. It bears two to three inch pink flowers through¬
out the summer. This is an excellent plant for your collection as it
thrives in cultivation and enjoys the full sun.

SAGUAROLAND BULLETIN

DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN o/ ARIZONA

Vol. XVI.

Aug.-Sept.

No. 7

SAGUAROLAND BULLETIN

Published and owned by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society, sponsors
of the Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona. P.O. Box 5415, Phoenix 10, Arizona.
Saguaroland Bulletin attempts to promote the Garden and to provide information
on the desert plants and their culture. Subscription $5.00 per year, the subscrip¬
tion including active membership in the Society and the Desert Botanical Garden.
Issued 10 times a year.

W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI

Aug. -Sept., 1962

No. 7

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board John H. Eversole President _ Lou Ella Archer

Vice President _ John H. Rhuart Treasurer _ Tom Goodnight

Secretary _ _ Angela Bool Chief Counsel _ Richard B. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L. Burrall Charles Mieg Mel Hinman

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J. Mahoney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notes from the corner of the Editor’s Desk . . . 75

White-ball Acacia, (Acacia angustissima) ..... . .. . . . 76

Plant of the Month (Juniperus osteosperma) .. . . . . . 79

How to Make Your Christmas Cactus Grow . 80

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _ W. Hubert Earle

Horticulturist _ John H. Weber

Maintenance & Bookstore _ Wm. C. Hendrix

Bookstore _ June T. Hendrix

Student Horticulturist . Demitrios Vlachos

Student Horticulturist . Terry Truesdell

Student Horticulturist . Don Cole

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.

Including Week-ends and Holidays

74 SAGUAROLAND BULLETIN

NOTES FROM THE CORNER OF THE EDITOR'S DESK

ATTENDANCE

June, July and August of 1961 (the
first time that the Garden had ever
been open through the summer) showed
an attendance of 10,850 persons. The
same period this year indicated 11,174
viewed the Garden through the heat of
the summer. This was a slight increase
over last year despite the fact that a
decrease was expected due to the hottest
summer on record.

Construction of water and irrigation
lines through the park caused the roads
to be partially closed and quite a num¬
ber of visitors were scared away.

PAPAGO PARK

A new paved road through the park
will be completed by next year and it
will help expedite the increasing traffic.

The Arizona Zoo (practically a neigh¬
bor) has constructed a large number of
buildings in its children section and will
be opened November 21st. Their build¬
ing program is set up for many years
and when completed should be the most
outstanding zoo in the country.

The new Papago Park 18 hole Golf
course has been graded this summer and
recently seeded. It is quite a sight to see
the beautiful green grass growing
amongst desert surroundings. The course
is expected to be opened to the public
in 1963.

The new Phoenix Baseball Stadium
is being graded and concrete grand- -
stand and bleachers are expected to be
finished in early 1963.

The Hole-in-the-Rock picnic area
(between the Garden and the Arizona
Zoo) has been having a large attend¬

ance and the City Parks Dept, is
planning on enlarging its lakes.

Papago Park is quickly being trans¬
formed into a center for recreation and
enjoyment. Our Garden will continue to
serve as an outstanding educational at¬
traction with its tours, classes, pro¬
grams, botanical and horticultural ex¬
hibits.

VACATIONS

Are a needed excuse to get away from
your daily routine to give you a better
perspective of your job. Mrs. Earle and
I certainly appreciated the opportunity
to take our first extended vacation in
years. We travelled up the west coast
to Victoria, across Canada to Ontario,
southwest to the Black Hills, south to
Santa Fe and Las Cruces, west to Phoe¬
nix, then down to Alamos, Sonora.

We were fortunate to be able to visit
many private gardens, botanical gar¬
dens, State, Provincial and National
Parks, members of the Garden, friends
and relatives.

We found several recenty-opened bo¬
tanical gardens and were quite im¬
pressed with the vast use of flowers to
brighten up the short growing season
throughout the northern states and
western provinces. The other extreme
was the tremendous display of wild-
flowers and shrubs this summer be¬
tween Navajoa and Alamos, Sonora,
Mexico due to the wettest season for
several years.

We know that many of our members
also had wonderful vacations this year
as shown by the many postcards they
mailed to our Staff members. We cer¬
tainly enjoyed these cards and extend
our sincere thanks.

(Continued on Page 84)

AUG.-SEPT., 1962

ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA LEGUMINASAE

WHIT-BALL ACACIA (Pea Family)

FERN ACACIA

By John H. Weber, Horticulturist

DESCRIPTION:

ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA is a varia¬
ble plant usually occuring as a many
branched shrub less than one meter in
height. In rare instances, it becomes a
small tree up to four meters in height.
Stems are unarmed and herbaceous, and
in the colder sections of the range, these
die back to a woody crown in winter.

A 3', 2 year old plant of Acacia
angustissima

The feathery foliage is also variable; the
pinnae numbering from six to fourteen
pairs, and the leaflets from twenty to
thirty-three pairs. Leaves measure eight
to ten cm. or longer and the leaflets
three to six mm. in length and one mm.
or less in breadth. Flowering commences
in May and continues into September.
White flowers tinged with pink occur in
large dense heads about thirteen mm.
in diameter. The head is a much reduced

raceme with pediceled flowers, these
emitting a delicate sweet aroma. Fruit
consists of a thin-walled flattened pod,
having no construction between the
seeds. The brown pod is linear-oblong
and measures four to eight cm. in length
and eight to fifteen mm. in width. Early
dehiscence results in quick seed dispers¬
al. Seeds are gray with brown or black
mottling. These are thick, oblong, and
measure three to four mm. long and two
to three mm. broad.

DISTRIBUTION:

Fern Acacia ranges from southern
Florida and Missouri into Texas, New
Mexico, and Arizona then south through¬
out Mexico and Central America. The
type locality is Campeche, Mexico. Lo¬
cally it extends from eastern Yavapai
county south and east into Maricopa,
Gila, Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise, Gra¬
ham, and Greenlee counties. ACACIA
ANGUSTISSIMA is found growing at an
elevation from 1,000 to 1,700 meters,
generally on north and east exposures.
This elevational range places the plant
within the Desert Grassland and Oak
Woodland types where it is in associa¬
tion with chaparral species such as lem¬
on-bush (Rhus trilobata), scrub oak
(Quercus turbinella), manzanita (Arcto-
staphylos sp.), mountain mahogany
(Cercocarpus sp.), buckhorn (Rhamnus
sp.), and silk-tassed (Garrya sp.). Fern
acacia commonly occupies dry, rocky
hillsides, mesas, and canyon slopes.
UTILIZATION:

Employment of ACACIA ANGUSTIS¬
SIMA in landscaping the desert scene
or home premises has more value in the
aesthetic rather than functional sense.
An extended flowering period coupled
with a fern-like foliage and delicate
perfumed flower renders worthwhile
consideration on the use of this plant.

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Selectively pruned sprays are ideal for
making temporary indoor arrangements
and floral centerpieces. Two factors to
be considered in placement are: winter
dieback and a small to medium growth
form.

CULTURE:

A full sun location having well-
drained soil is desirable. Weekly irriga¬
tion should be provided during dry per¬
iods of the active growing season. As a

V2" flower and buds of Acacia
angustissima

shrub, this plant seldom (exceeds a me¬
ter in diameter and spatial needs are
quite limited. Light nitrogen feeding in
early spring hastens new growth from
the woody crown.

PROPAGATION:

Propagation of fern-acacia is easily
achieved by seed. Pretreatment is neces¬
sary to overcome seed coat impermea¬
bility. Scarification of the coat by any
means that allows water penetration
will attain this aim. Seed viability is
long term, but many seeds are infested
with insect larvae and must be treated
if they are to be stored. Growth rate is
slow during the first year and best re¬
sults are gained if the plant is container
grown during this period.

AVAILABILITY:

ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA is not
known to be in stock in any commer¬
cial nursery.

REMARKS:

Fern-acacia has high browse value,
being most palatable in spring and fall
months. Wherever abundant, this plant
has erosion control value as well.

REFERENCES:

Benson and Darrow — The Trees and
Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts.

Gentry, Howard S. — Rio Mayo Plants.

Kearney and Peebles — Arizona Flora.

Standley, Paul C. — Trees and Shrubs
of Mexico.

BOTANICAL INSECTICIDES*
INSECTICIDES DERIVED FROM PLANTS

In the July, 1961, issue of Crop Com¬
ments, we started a series of articles on
the history, development, and laws gov¬
erning the use of insecticides. This ar¬
ticle is the fourth of the series, and while
previous articles, (July, September, No¬
vember, 1961) dealt with the develop¬
ment of insecticides and State and Fed¬
eral laws governing their use, we now

begin a discussion on the various classes
of insecticides commonly used today.

Insecticides are classified according to
their derivations. The oldest known in¬
secticides are the BOTANICALS (insec¬
ticides obtained from plants.) Other
commonly known classes of insecticides
are the Chlorinated Hydrocarbons like
DDT and Chlordane, the Organic Phos-

* Courtesy of CROP COMMENTS, Arizona Agrochemical Corp.
AUG.-SEPT., 1962

phates like Parathion and Phosdrin, and
the most recently developed Carba¬
mates like Sevin. There are other classes
of insecticides which are less known;
each of these classes will be discussed
individually in future issue of Crop
Comments, but for the present, lets re¬
view the oldest group of these chemi¬
cals which have been used to some ex¬
tent from the earliest days of written
history, and are still in common use
today.

Several very useful insecticides are
actually the products of growing plants.
Most of these insecticides act as con¬
tact poisons and two of them, Pyre-
thrum and Rotenone, have the advant¬
age of being highly toxic to insects, but
harmless to warm-blooded animals.
While some of these Botanical Insecti¬
cides have lost favor to the newer syn¬
thetic compounds, for many applications
better chemicals have not been devel¬
oped.

Probably the best known of the bo¬
tanical insecticides is nicotine, which is
extracted from those portions of tobacco
plants, such as stems, which are unsuit¬
able for smoking or chewing. The first
known use of nicotine as an insecticide
was in 1690, when tobacco was applied
to pear trees in France to control the
pear lacebug. However, it wasn’t until
1828 that nicotine was discovered as be¬
ing the active ingredient of tobacco.
Since this discovery, the pure nicotine
has been converted to nicotine sulfate
to reduce its toxicity to humans. Prior
to the development of the synthetic in¬
secticides, nicotine enjoyed a very wide
use, with the annual production in the
United States running about 5,000,000
pounds. Although the commercial use
of nicotine has been considerably re¬
duced, it is still a favorite chemical of
the home gardener for controlling
aphids and other pests or ornamentals.

Another Botanical Insecticide which
has seen extensive use is Rotenone. Ro¬
tenone (also known as Cube or Derris)
was used by the native tribes of Africa,

India and South America at least as
early as 1665 as a fish poison. The pro¬
cedure used by the natives was to grind
the plants and mix in water and gain¬
er up the fish when they had floated to
the surface. These fish were perfectly
edible as Rotenone is not poisonous to
warm-blooded animals.

The first recorded use of Rotenone as
an insecticide was in 1848 when Ro¬
tenone was recommended for the control
of insect pests of Nutmeg Trees in
Singapore. By 1939, the use of Rotenone
in the United States alone had increased
to over four million pounds per year,
the majority being imported from Java,
Malaya, and the East Indies.

The most common ingredient of to¬
day’s home “Bug Bombs” is Pyrethrum,
produced by grinding the flowers of
certain species of chrysanthemums. Py¬
rethrum is highly prized for its quick
knock-down and kill of houseflies, mos¬
quitoes, and other flying insects. The
use of Pyrethrum has increased stead¬
ily since its first commercial production
in 1828 and several million pounds per
year are currently imported into the
United States. While pyrethrum chrys¬
anthemums grow well in the United
States, the difference in labor costs
makes it cheaper to import from Africa
and South America.

The most recently developed Botani¬
cal Insecticide is Sabadilla, obtained
from the seeds of a species of lily which
resembles barley in appearance. Saba¬
dilla grows wild over large areas in
Mexico, and to a lesser extent, the Unit¬
ed States. Sabadilla is the active ingred¬
ient of Thriptox, which is widely used
for the control of thrips on citrus and
other crops.

While over 1,000 other species of
plans have shown some insecticidal ac¬
tivity, few of these have been commer¬
cially developed due to their more lim¬
ited effectiveness and the development
of the more efficient man-made insecti¬
cides.

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PLANT OF THE MONTH

AUG.-SEPT.,

1962

HOW TO MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS CACTUS BLOOM*

By Katherine B. Walker, Michigan

A potted Schlumbergera bridgesii in profuse bloom.

Botanically, Christmas Cactus is, in¬
deed, a true cactus; but for its own well¬
being, it really should have been given
some other common name. To many
people, the word “cactus” connotes vis¬
ions of extreme heat, sand, and dry air,
and consequently these would-be gar¬
deners give any and all cacti the grow¬
ing conditions they assume (incorrectly,
by the way) the plants might have been
accustomed to. With Christmas cactus
such treatment is fatal.

The plant is originally a native of
Brazil, and there it grows upon trees
as an epiphyte, in the manner of or¬
chids. It doesn’t particularly care for
heat, it would starve in sand, and dry
air is an anathema to it. So to enjoy
the greatest success with Christmas cac-
aus, just forget that it belongs to the
cactus family.

One of the most frequently asked in¬
door-garden questions, is “how can I
make my Christmas cactus bloom?” My

own procedure is to plan the family va¬
cation for early fall, since I seem unable
to leave the plant alone if we are in
the same house — and the one thing
Christmas cactus wants most of all, from
mid-September until the first of Novem¬
ber, is to rest. Between getting ready to
go, and getting the house back in run¬
ning order when I return, I’m too busy
to do my usual heavy-handed watering,
and the Christmas cactus really enjoys
the partial neglect.

Of course there is more to growing
these plants than giving them an au¬
tumnal rest. First of all, since they are
normally epiphytes, they must be pro¬
tected against water-logged soil. At the
same time, they need ample water dur¬
ing their growing periods. Use a loose
potting soil composed of loam and leaf
mold, with enough sand added to pro¬
vide good drainage. When using solid-
bottom planters instead of clay pots, I
like to use a mixture of sand, peat and

* Reprinted from Flower & Garden Magazine for Mid-America.

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chicken-grit (one part each), which re¬
tains moisture will and yet allows some
aeration of the roots. This mix, by the
way, is excellent for many plants be¬
sides Christmas cactus . . . try it with
African violets and watch them flourish!

Don’t pot Christmas cactus too firmly;
if it tends to lop over when newly-
potted, brace it in position until the
roots have spread enough to hold it up¬
right.

How to Water

Watering and humidity play import¬
ant roles in the growth of these plants.
Each grower soon develops a personal
preference in how and when to water,
but as a general rule, the plants should
be watered heavily when in active
growth, and kept on the dry side during
the fall. At no time should the plants
be allowed to wilt from lack of mois¬
ture. Give them gentle showers once
in a while, using tepid water. This not
only stimulates new growth, but also
keeps the* plants dust-free and discour¬
ages insect infestation. Try to give them
a humid location — I have two in the
kitchen and one in the laundry-room,

Close-up of flower of Schlumber-
gera bridgesii.

AUG.-SEPT., 1962

the only places in my house where
they don’t seem to suffer from dry air.
If your home is excessively dry, set the
pots on pebble-trays to increase hu¬
midity.

The temperature tolerances of Christ¬
mas cactus seem to range from below
freezing to ’way past stifling hot. I’ve
seen them growing beautifully in green¬
houses where the air was so warm I
could hardly breathe, yet the ones on
my kitchen-window ledge, where ice
forms on the inside of the glass in very
cold weather, go right ahead and bloom
as if they enjoyed having cold feet. I
believe the plants are able to adjust to
their surroundings, provided they are
given time to do so; plants constantly
shifted from one place to another, or
put outdoors for the summer, seem to
lose some of this adaptability.

Correct light intensity is also import¬
ant to these jungle natives. Too much
sun bleaches the foliage, and may burn
new growth, so try to place them in an
east or north exposure. If only south or
west windows are available, give enough
shade to diffuse the sunlight.

Proper feeding is necessary, too. Some
growers like to reduce both plant food
and water for a brief period after flow¬
ering ceases, but I prefer to give regu¬
lar liquid feedings throughout the entire
growing period. This, like watering,
soon becomes a matter of personal pref¬
erence. You can readily determine the
plant’s need for additional food by the
color and texture of its joints; if they
are a good green, and fill out properly,
the plant is well-fed.

Propagation

To propagate Christmas cactus, take
cuttings of any length, from one joint
to several inches. Insert one joint deep
(single- joint cuttings should be inserted
to half their length) in moist potting
soil, and do not disturb for six months.
Cuttings will also root in plain water,
and may be grown on for some time
before potting. Eventually, however, the

Line-drawing of Schlumbergera
gaertneri. Marshall & Bock-
Cactaceae

older joints become rounded with age,
and the plant begins to take on the ap¬
pearance of a rather odd-looking tree;
it should be potted long before reach¬
ing this stage. And if this growing-in¬
water seems to contradict my earlier
statement that the plants need to be
kept on the dry side during fall, I can
only agree that it certainly does! It is
inconsistencies like this that make hor¬
ticulture such a fascinating hobby!

Far from being the difficult plant that
many people think it is, Christmas cac¬
tus is one of the easiest to grow and to
bring into flower. If a plant refuses to
set buds, the trouble probably lies with
the care it received six months prior to
the time bloom was expected. If it sets
buds and then drops them, you’ve been
careless with the water, giving too much
or too little, or else you moved the plant
and it’s too busy getting acclimated to
go on with the business of blooming. Put
it in a nice steamy east window, remem¬
ber to give it food and water and a six
weeks’ rest in the fall, and your plant
will burst forth with its own Merry
Christmas greeting next year.

Line-drawing of Zygocactus trun -
catus. Marshall & Bock-
Cactaceae

Editor’s note: In this article no at¬
tempt has been made to straighten out
the botanical names of plants commonly
called “Christmas cactus.” The plant
most often sold as the “Christmas cac¬
tus,” and labeled Zygocactus truncatus
is in reality a Schlumbergera bridgesi.
Many collections contain both of these
Christmas cacti. The Schlumbergera
(pictured) does not have the sharp
teeeth on the margins of its leaves like
those of the Zzgocactus.

CYGON, A NEW INSECTICIDE

Cygon, a new insecticide recently re¬
leased by American Cyanamid Corpo¬
ration shows promise for easing the
insect problems around the home. Rose
growers especially will welcome this
material for giving long lasting control
of thrips, aphids and mites.

The reason for the value of Cygon lies
in its systemic activity. The chemical
can be applied to the soil for uptake by
the plant roots. After being translocated
to the leaves, the material persists for
two weeks or more, killing the insects
before they can cause serious damage.

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Horticulturist John Weber and your Editor inspecting stems of Lemaireo-
cereus hollianus in the Garden. This photo and several others and a
story “Blooms in Desert Darkness” by photographer Willis Peterson were
featured in the ARIZONA WAYS AND DAYS, July 15th.

AUG.-SEPT., 1962

(Continued from Page 75)

SUMMER CONSTRUCTION

Has been at a standstill in the Garden
this summer due to the fact that all our
efforts have been centered on getting
water to the plants. Hoses and hand¬
watering have continued from 7 A.M. to
9 P.M. daily through seven days of the
week. Rain, rain is what the plants
need but so far this summer it has
avoided us like a plague. We hope that
a shower or two will descend upon us
before cool weather as the plants need
to take in some moisture before the cold
nights of late October when the grow¬
ing season ends for our cactus.

Fortunately we have not had too
many cactus plants die due to lack of
moisture but they are quite dry and
desiccated (wrinkled). Our trees and
shrubs have done quite well and many
are now in bloom.

SEPTEMBER

Is usually a quiet month in the Gar¬
den with travel and speaking engage¬
ments beginning in late October but this
September is an exception as shown by
the following schedule:

Sept. 9th — Cactus and Succulent So¬
ciety Annual Meeting — Los Angeles.

Sept. 11th — Collect seed — Alamos, So¬
nora, Mexico.

Sept. 15th — U.S.D.A. — Nogales, Ariz.

Sept. 17th — Yuma Garden Clubs —

Yuma, Ariz.

Sept. 17th — Yuma Botanical Society —
Yuma, Ariz.

Sept. 28th — 1st Presbyterian Church,
Tempe, Ariz.

NEW LETTERHEAD

Has been designed by our Board mem¬
ber, Reg Manning. Below is shown the
new envelope-head which will also be
used on many of our publications to
symbolize the Garden. The letterhead is
much larger and the background of the
‘D’ has orange clouds to indicate the
setting or the rising sun. We have had
many favorable comments on this
unique design and we do extend our
thanks to Reg for his fine job.

^esertBotanica)Garden

f IN PAPAGO PARK

P. O. BOX 5415. PHOENIX 10, ARIZONA

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Please note our new mailing address,
as shown in the above envelope-head,
of P. O. Box 5415, Phoenix 10, Ariz.

The main reason of the change was
that we daily receive mail addressed
with PHOENIX and it has then been de¬
layed a day or two when it was trans¬
ferred to our TEMPE address. Our box
is located in the new post office located
at 2800 E. McDowell Road, just 21/k
miles west of our McDowell Road en¬
trance to the Garden.

Much of the Garden’s business is
transacted along McDowell Road and
this factor will make an additional con¬
venience and saving of time.

GARDENS ACTIVITIES FOR OCTOBER

October 2nd . Cactomaniacs meeting, 8 P.M

Movie, “Arizona Conquest.”

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October

VOL. XVI

Flowers of Lemaireocereus hollianus
An unusual columnar plant from Te-
huacan, Mexico. Blooms freely in the
Garden until late Nov. See page 82
Aug. -Sept. Bulletin for photo of the
plants.

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Published and owned by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society, sponsors
of the Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona. P.O. Box 5415, Phoenix 10, Arizona.
Saguanoland Bulletin attempts to promote the Garden and to provide information
on the desert plants and their culture. Subscription S5.00 per year, the subscrip¬
tion including active membership in the Society and the Desert Botanical Garden.
Issued 10 times a year.

W. HUBERT EARLE. Editor

Volume XVI

October. 1962

No. 8

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board _ John H. Eversole President _ _ Lou Ella Archer

Vice President _ _ John H. Rhuart Treasurer .... _ Tom Goodnight

Secretary _ _ Angela Bool Chief Counsel _ Richard B. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L Burrall Charles Mieg Mel Hinman

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J. Mahoney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mesquite, (Prosopis julifora) _ .....87

Jumper. iJumperus monosperma) _ 91

Dr. George Engelmann _ 92

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _ W. Hubert Earle

Horticulturist _ John H. Weber

Maintenance & Bookstore _ Wm. C. Hendrix

Bookstore— _ _ _ June T. Hendrix

Student Horticulturist . . Demitrios Vlachos

Student Horticulturist . . Terry Truesdell

Student Horticulturist . . . . . . . . Don Cole

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 AIM. — 5 P.M.
Including Week-ends and Holidays

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PROSOPIS JULIFLORA LEGUMINOSAE

MESQUITE Pea Fami|y)

By John H. Weber. Horticulturist

A 30' Prosopis juliflora tree growing in the Garden along with Salt-Bush
( A trip lex cane see ns) and Y ellow P alo Verde ( C erci dii, m m icrc p h g B g m

DESCRIPTION:

Mesquite is extremely variable in
form, ranging from a spreading shrub
to a large tree. Maximum height at¬
tained is about sixteen meters (50' .
with a trunk diameter of one meter.
The spreading crown consists of numer¬
ous crooked branches armed with stout
yellowish spines. Beneath a thick dark
bark lies a dense hard wood. As with
many desert woods, the heart wood is
red -brown and the sap wood is yellow.
Two varieties of Prosopis julifora are
found in Arizona: one has glabrous
leaves and the other has leaves covered
with dense hair. Mesquite becomes de¬
ciduous wiien subjected to near freez¬
ing temperature. Primary leaflets are
in one or two pairs, the secondary leaf¬
lets usually number more than nine
pair. These secondary leaflets are lin¬
ear-lanceolate to oblong in shape, from
five to ten mm. long, and are spaced

from two to eighteen m~~. apart Flow¬
ers are small, greenish-yellow and fra¬
grant. These are arrar. m ns _ o ^

cylindrical strikes five to eight cm. long
and are p resent from April through
August. Fruit is a long compressed ged
eight to twenty cm. '-3 ' long and
1 cm. wide. This yellowish pod is part¬
ly constricted between the seed s and os
indehi scene net releasing the seed The
obovate seed ripens in August and Sep¬
tember and is frequently infested with
weevil larvae.

DISTRIBUTTON :

Mesquite is common on sandhills and
plains, desert slopes and mesas, and
stream bottom lands and ashes In
Arizona it occurs in the desert grass¬
land and lower Oak woodland types at
elevations ranging from. 350 to 1551 me¬
ters 1000' -5000' Soils vary from drift
sand to deep bottom land soil where
maximum growth is attained.

OCTOBER, 1962

A low 12' Prosopis juliflora tree along the Pinal Pioneer Highway, 30

miles north of Tucson

plantings mesquite offers excellent cov¬
er for small wildlife and nesting birds.

CULTURE:

Optimum growth occurs on deep well
drained soils with weekly irrigations
during the dry hot summer months.
Moderate applications of nitrogen ferti¬
lizer in spring and late summer is bene¬
ficial.

PROPAGATION:

Mesquite exhibits seed coat imper¬
meability and the seed must be treated
to allow germination. Mechanical scari¬
fication is effective as well as soaking
in concentrated sulfuric acid for 15-30
minutes. It can also be overcome by
placing the seed in boiling water and
allowing them to soak for 24 hours
while the water cools. Temperature
range from 80-85 degrees is ideal re¬
sulting in a high germination rate. The
growth rate of the native mesquite is
quite slow, but that of the Chilean Mes¬
quite is rapid.

DESERT TREES, shown on opposite page:

(a) Blue Palo Verde, (Cercidium floridum) 2/3X

(b) Ironwood, (Olneya tesota), IX

88 SAGUAROLAND BULLETIN

Mesquite has extensive distribution
on the American continent; from south¬
western United States on the north
through Mexico and Central America
into northern South America on the
south. It ranges from eastern Texas,
Oklahoma, southern Kansas; west
through New Mexico and Arizona; into
southern California, southern Nevada,
Southwestern Utah and southeastern
Colorado. In Arizona Prosopis juliflora
is found in the southern central and
northwestern parts, extending up the
Colorado, Salt, Gila and Verde River
drainages.

UTILIZATION:

The native mesquite of southwestern
United States is not utilized in land¬
scaping to the extent that Prosopis
chilensis is so used. In dense plantings
it provides a screening effect and in
tree form will produce partial shading
for tender succulent plants. In thicket

Mesquite with catkin-like flowers

i/3X

AVAILABILITY:

Prosopis juliflora is available only in
a few nurseries specializing in desert
trees and shrubs. The Chilean Mesquite
is in supply and is extensively planted.
It freely hybridizes with the native
mesquite producing several intermedi¬
ate forms.

REMARKS:

Mesquite pods are rich in protein and
are highly palatable to livestock, wild
Burros and browsing wildlife. The flow¬
er nectar produces a high grade honey.
In the past it has been extensively used
for fuel and fence posts.

Cluster of Mesquite fruit V4X

REFERENCES:

Benson & Barrow — The Trees and
Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts.

Dayton, W. A. — Important Western
Browse Plants.

Kearney & Peebles — Arizona Flora.

Little, Elbert L. — Southwestern Trees.

Standley, Paul C. — Trees and Shrubs of
Mexico.

Dept, of Agric. Miscel. Publ. #654 —
Woody Plant Seed Manual.

GARDENS ACTIVITIES FOR OCTOBER

October 2nd . Cactomaniacs meeting, 8 P.M

Movie, “Arizona Conquest.”

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DR. GEORGE ENGELMANN

1809-1884

Dr. George Engelmann was an out¬
standing physician in St. Louis and by
avocation an excellent botanist. He emi¬
grated from Germany in 1832 after
graduating from Wurzburg, where he
received his Doctor of Medicine, 1831.
He travelled through the Mississippi
Valley for three years before setting¬
up, in absolute poverty, a medical prac¬
tice in the frontier town of St. Louis
which at that time had a population of
eight to ten thousand persons.

In a matter of a few years he pros¬
pered and became a leading physician.
Despite the strict, daily urgencies of
his practice he found time to investigate
the many strange plants that were
brought back to St. Louis by members
of military and railroad expeditions that
were exploring the far west.

He was a pioneer in cacti research
but also had a great interest in oaks,
conifers, grapes, Agaves, other groups,
and meteorology. After his death in 1884
a list was compiled of over one hun¬
dred of his publications that had ap¬
peared in U. S. Government Reports and
other botanical publications. He wrote
in a very small script and his botanical
illustrations are outstanding examples
of detail as shown on the following four
pages of the Bulletin. His best known
work, “Cactacaae of the Boundary,”
1859, was combined with several of his
other works by William Trelease and
Asa Gray and published as “Botanical

George Engelmann, M.D.

Works of the late George Engelmann,”
1887, as collected for Henry Shaw,
founder of the Missouri Botanical Gar¬
dens in whose library can be seen all
of George Engelmann’s original manu¬
scripts.

It is rather interesting to botanists
that Dr. Engelmann did not see in the
wild, until his travel years later, the
many plants that he had previously
studied and described. He did a most
remarkable job and his descriptions and
plant names are still valid.

Several botanists described new species of plants and named them in honor
of Dr. Engelmann: a few are as follows;

Engelmann’s Spruce — Picea engelmannii Parry 1863
Engelmann’s daisy — Engelmannia pennatifida Torry & Gray 1841
Engelmann’s Prickly Pear — Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck 1850
Engelmann’s Hedgehog — Echinocereus engelmannii Parry & Rumpler 1852
Recurved barrel — Cactus engelmannii Kurtz 1891, relegated to synonomy, now
— Coryphantha recurvata Engel 1863, B&R 1923

Mulle Barrel — Mammillaria engelmannii Cory. Rhodora 1935, relegated to
synonomy, now — Coryphantha muehlenpfordtii Poselger 1853, B&R 1923

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Opuntia macrorhiza Engelmann 1850. A plant similar to Opuntia com-
pvcsscL except for its swollen roots. It is found from Missouri to Arizona
in grasslands, Oakland and Rocky Mountain forests at 4,500' to 6,000'. Its
flower is yellow with a reddish to purplish center.

OCTOBER,

1962

Opuntia stanlyi Englemann in Emory’s Military Reconnaissance 1848.
A low growing 4"-12" Corynopuntia (club-shaped) plant that forms wide
mats found in S/W New Mexico and eastern Arizona. It was named for
J. M. Stanly, an artist member of Emory’s expedition.

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Eclninocereus fendleri Engelmann in Gray PI. Fendl. 1849. A variable
plant growing in Texas, N. M., Ariz., Sonora and Chihuahua. Named for
August Fendler (1813-1889) who collected the plant in Santa Fe, N. M.
Blossoms vary from light to dark purple; the spiny fruit are quite edible.

OCTOBER,

1962

Mammillaria tetrancistra Engelmann American Journal of Science 1852.
A plant similar to Mammillaria microcarpa except for a soft body and
seeds bearing a corky base. Found in Ariz., Calif., Utah, Nevada and
Sonora. This fishhook pincushion has lovely pink to purple blossoms
followed by smooth, red, edible fruits.

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VOL. XVI. November, 1962

jtml Arizona Queen of the Night, (Penio
f&y cereus greggii) 2 oz., 5" long, orange-rec
f\. edible fruit ripens in late Sept, anc

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W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI November, 1962 No. 9

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board John H. Eversole

Vice President _ John H. Rhuart

Secretary _ _ Angela Bool

President _ ’ _ Lou Ella Archer

Treasurer _ Tom Goodnight.

Chief Counsel _ Richard B. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L. Burrall Charles Mieg Mel Hinman

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J. Mahoney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Notes from the Corner of the Editor’s Desk . 99

Senna (Cassia wislizenii) . 100

Fascinated Root of Mammillaria microcarpa . . . . 102

Plant of the month (Populus tremuloides). . 103

Yerba Manso (Anemopsis calif ornica) . 104

Book Review — Meet Flora Mexicana — Pesman . 106

New Lighting in Webster Auditorium . . . 107

New Addition to Propagation Building . . . . . _ . 108

Garden Activities for November . . . . . . . . . 108

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _

Horticulturist _

Maintenance & Bookstore

Bookstore _ _

Student Horticulturist .

W. Hubert Earle

_ John H. Weber

-Wm. C. Hendrix
..June T. Hendrix
Demitrios Vlachos

. Terry Truesdell

. Don Cole

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.

Including Week-ends and Holidays

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NOTES FROM THE CORNER OF THE EDITOR'S DESK

The Garden’s fall and winter pro¬
gram started with a large group of Cac-
tomaniacs meeting Oct. 2nd, and will
get into full swing in November with
lectures, classes and speaking engage¬
ments.

The hot fall weather has hindered our
clean-up work in the Garden but our
our able horticulturist John Weber and
staff now have many of the beds
dressed-up and the Garden is now as¬
suming its usual spick and span ap¬
pearance which brings forth favorable
comments from our many visitors.

CACTOMANIACS

Are a group that have met the first
Tuesday of each month during the win¬
ter months for the past twelve years un¬
der the able leadership of Chief Cacto-
maniac Charles Mieg. Their member¬
ship is within that of the Garden but
all persons are invited to attend. Added
features of their programs this winter
will be the showing of movies and the
discussion each meeting of a different
genera of cacti. Standard Oil of Cali¬
fornia and Arizona State University will
furnish the following films:

Nov. 6 — Wind and Spray

Jan. 8 — Water — Fountain of Life

Feb. 5 — Fish-On

April 2 — Morning Star

May 7 — Weather — Breath of Life

CLASSES

Will be held each Wednesday at 3
P.M. and last for one hour at the Wes¬
ter Auditorium on “Identification, Grow¬
ing and Use of Desert Plants.” These
courses will be held in the fall, winter
and spring and are outlined as follows:

Deserts — how formed and their plants
Identification of Succulent Plants
Culture of Succulent Plants

Identification of Desert Trees and
Shrubs

Culture of Desert Trees and Shrubs

All-day Field Trip for Identification
of desert plants

The above course will begin Nov. 7th,
the winter course January 9th and the
spring course March 6th. Attendance is
usually about 45-60 persons each week
but a larger group is expected this year
due to the many inquiries we have had
the past month.

LECTURES

Are given each Thursday at 3 P.M.
in the Webster Auditorium and each
usually lasts about thirty to forty min¬
utes. Kodachrome slides are used for
the following subjects which will run
consecutively until April 25th:

Arizona Cacti in Bloom

Arizona Wildf lowers in Bloom

Arizona Trees and Shrubs

Arizona Birds, Animals and Reptiles

Arizona Scenics

Succulent plants other than Cacti

Collecting plants in Mexico

DESERT NOTES

By Hank Mochel, 29 Palms, Calif, is
a package of exciting desert wildflowers
and cacti notes just recently added to
the Garden’s Book Store. Each box has
8 cards for $1.00 illustrating either Palo
Verde, Yucca, Joshua Tree, Desert Wil¬
low, Sand Verbena, Desert Lily, Pha-
celia, Mallow and many other blossoms.
They are well printed from detailed wa¬
ter color and pen paintings and war¬
rant your inspection. Incidently they
would make excellent Christmas cards,
but you would have to ‘write-in’ your
own greetings. We call your attention to
these cards as they are quite unusual
-and just recently created by artist
Hank Mochel.

NOVEMBER, 1962

CASSIA WISLIZENII A. Gray

LEGUMINOSAE

SENNA (Pea Family)

By JOHN H. WEBER, Horticulturist

DESCRIPTION:

Cassia wislizenii as a large shrub at¬
tains a height from one to three me¬
ters (3'- 14'). Branches are spreading, as¬
cending and somewhat stiff. The bark of
the stem and branches is brown or grey-
brown and exhibit lenticles that are
conspicuous. Leaves are deciduous be¬
ginning to fall before the first frost.
Leaflets are in two to four pairs, each
rounded at the apex with a small pro¬
jecting point, elliptic to oval in shape.
They are thickened and measure to five
mm. in width and ten mm. in length.
Stipules are present and prominent.

The flowering period is prolonged,
ranging from June through September.
The large yellow flowers, up to four
cm. in diameter, are in terminal or
axillary racemes. The inflorescence,
however, is few flowered. Stamens num¬
ber ten. Fruit consists of a linear, strong¬
ly flattened pod seven to twelve cm. in
length and up to 8 mm. wide. Seed is
yellow-brown to brown in color and
oval to almost square in shape.

DESCRIPTION:

Thris shrubby senna ranges in dis¬
tribution from the States of Quertaro,
San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas and Chi¬
huahua in Mexico into southern Texas,
southwestern Mexico and southeastern
Arizona. In New Mexico it is found in
Hidalgo and Luna counties and in Co¬
chise County of Arizona. Cassia wisli¬
zenii is found growing at an elevational
range from 1,200 to 1,500 meters (3800'-
4700') most generally on limestone out¬
crops or soils derived from that source.
It occupies rocky hills, dry slopes and
mesas within the desert and desert
grassland.

UTILIZATION:

Cassia wislizenii is a shrub that has
long been overlooked as a desirable or¬
namental for southwestern landscaping.

It can be used as a foundation plant
or as a specimen plant, singly or in
groupings, in open areas. A prolonged
period of flowering with masses of large
yellow blooms negates the winter decid¬
uous period. This shrub is an ideal re¬
placement for those Cassias in the trade
that have only a short flowering term
during spring months.

CULTURE:

A full sun exposure will serve, how¬
ever, a partially shaded site is prefer¬
able in low desert areas. Regular weekly
irrigation during dry summer months is
required. With optimum growing con¬
ditions this Cassia attains considerable
size so that space limitations must be
taken into consideration in placement.
Top mulching with manure conserves
moisture during summer months. With¬
in its range this plant receives more
rainfall than is accorded our low desert
regions.

PROPAGATION:

Germination is slow and many seeds
appear to be infertile. The seed coat
is thin, but durable and scarification
will hasten water penetration. Growth
rate is slow in the seedling stage and
only moderate thereafter.

AVAILABILITY:

Cassia wislizenii has been offered by
a few local southwestern nurseries,
however, it has been in short supply
and is not known to be a stock item
with large wholesale growers.

REMARKS:

Protection from rodents should be af¬
forded this plant during extended
drought when forage is in short supply.

REFERENCES:

Benson and Darrow — Trees and
Shrubs of the S/W Deserts.

Kearney & Peebles — Arizona Flora.

Standley, Paul C. — Trees and Shrubs
of Mexico.

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Cassia wislizenii seedling plant, 28"
tall, 2 years old and of blooming

size.

Cassia splendida is a recent import
into Southern California from
South America. Growing at home
of John Rhuart, Phoenix.

Cluster of Cassia corymbosa flowers %X. A free flowering CASSIA that
blooms through our summer and is semi-hardy in higher elevations.
Above plant now growing at home of John Rhuart, Phoenix. This plant
has been imported from Argentina and is found in some local nurseries.

NOVEMBER, 1962

101

ROOTS OF MAMMILLARIA MICROCARPA

Single, double and a fascinated root emerging from healed portion

of Mammilaria microcarpa.

Succulent plants are noted for their
peculiar ability to develop their bodies
or stems into grotesque fasciations or
crests. As yet, no definite answer has
been found as to why they assume these
forms.

Last spring, the above Fish-hook pin¬
cushion, (Mam. microcarpa) developed
rot at its base so Biology teacher, Paul
Bricker, Coronado H. S., Scottsdale,
Ariz., cut off the rotted portion and set
the plant aside to heal.

The plant was not noticed until re¬
cently by our Student Horticulturist,
Terry Truesdell who’s interest was
aroused by the peculiar growth emerg¬
ing from the healed portion of the
plant. He then brought the plant to the
Garden for observation.

On close inspection you can see nor¬
mal single and double roots emerging
from the circle of vascular fibers. One
of these single roots has developed an
unusual fasciation which we have never
before seen on a cactus root.

It is possible that many cactus have
fasciated or crested roots but this plant
has been out of the ground for seven
months allowing it a long time to de¬
velop roots for observation. Incidently
the roots of this plant were white when
first taken out of the dark but have
now turned green when exposed to the
sunlight.

Close-up of fasciated or crested
root, lVsX. Note apparent normal
root tips emerging from the
fasciation.

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NOVEMBER,

up to 40' tall that is recognized with its autumnal golden leaves. It grows
in thickets at 6,500' to 9,500' in our Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains but
at lower elevations in the Northeastern U.S. and then through Canada
to Alaska. Its flattened leaf stalk allows the leaves to tremble in the
slightest breeze, hence the botanical specific name tremuloides.

YERBA MANSA
YERBA DEL MANSO
LIZARD-TAIL

Yerba del manso, which, according to
Charles Francis Saunders, means the
herb of the tamed Indian, is a low-
growing perennial whose smooth light
green leaves with reddish stems crowd
the marshes, and whose large cream-
white flowers, to adopt a Tennysonian
phrase, sow the ground with stars.

It is common in wet, alkaline seeps
throughout most of our Southwest, and
probably, among all of the Spanish-
Americans in the region, no other plant
enjoys so wide a medicinal fame as
yerba mansa, or has a higher repute.
Both Spanish Californians and Spanish
New Mexicans emphatically declare that
its creeping aromatic root is applied
with excellent results — whether made
into a tea, powder, or a poultice — to all
manner of abrasions, burns, and sores
in men and animals.

In New Mexico, natives gargle in¬
flamed throats with a teaspoonful of
the dry ground root and one-half glass
of water, and place the crushed root on
ulcerated gums. They also mix pow¬
dered punche Mexicano (native tobac¬
co), a small piece of chewing tobacco,
a bit of old sole leather that had been
heated in a fire until it had become red
and then cooled and ground, and about
an inch of pulverized yerba del manso
root, as an ointment for piles. All of
these substances must be beaten togeth¬
er and finally mixed with some beef
drippings. This amount should produce
enough salve for nine days.

Those of Spanish origin in California
consider that an application of wilted
yerba mansa leaves will reduce swell¬
ings, and the entire plant, in the form
of a wash or poultice, can be used with
good results for rheumatism.

Anemopis californica

SAURURACEAE Family

Herbarium mount of Anemopsis
californica, 18" tall.

The Spanish people of both California
and New Mexico take a decoction of the
herb as a blood purifier, and in the
treatment of derangements of the mu¬
cous membrane and for digestive up¬
sets. Spanish American adults in New
Mexico stir a teaspoonful of the pow¬
dered root into a glass of water and
drink the whole three times a day to
counteract simple dysentery.

For bleeding dysentery an egg is
boiled slightly in the early morning,
without allowing the white to harden;
the tip of the shell is removed, and a
small quantity of the ground root is

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poured in. This preparation is immedi¬
ately drunk from the shell.

Children who suffer from stomach
trouble and babies affected by colic are
given relief in a slightly different man¬
ner. The roots are boiled in water un¬
til a red liquid develops. This is im¬
bibed at intervals until relief is secured.

The Maricopa and Pima Indians long
have taken a decoction of the plant as
an antiluetic. One writer affirms that
this redemy “is known to be effective.”

Ethnobotanical excerpt from HEAL¬
ING HERBS OF THE UPPER RIO
GRANDE — L. S. M. Curtin, Laboratory
of Anthropology, Santa Fe, N. M.

Cluster of IV2" Lizardtail flowers.

SUMMER PROJECT

Many of our older members will re¬
call with a nostalgic feeling the cover
of a early Saguaroland Bulletin with a
frontal cover drawing by John McChes-
ney depicting a Bojuum tree, Cirio
(Idria columnaris).

During the past fifteen years, extra
copies of Volumes 1-3 have become de¬
pleted so as a summer project our Stu¬
dent Horticulturist Don Cole dug out
the old mimeograph sheets and made
fifty complete sets of the ten numbers
in each volume.

The purpose of having these sets on
hand is that many cactus collectors,
writers and libraries are continually
asking for back numbers and complete
volumes for their files. Cost is fifty
cents per number or five dollars a vol¬
ume.

We have filled many back orders but
if we have overlooked your request,
please notify us for the copies you need.

NOVEMBER, 1962

105

BOOK REVIEW

MEET FLORA MEXICANA— M. Wal-
ter Pesman, Dale King, Globe, Ariz.
Pub. 1962, 280 pages, map, 13 photo¬
graphs, 270 line drawings, paper, $4.00,
wire-bound $5.00, cloth $6.00.

For those fortunate persons who have
travelled in Mexico or those who expect
to travel through this fabulous country,
do not hesitate to add this informative
book to your reference library before
making another trip below the border.

Mr. Pesman is a landscape architect
of Denver, Colo., and has made several
trips into Mexico to sketch the flora.
He set-up this pioneering book for those
persons traveling Mexico during the
winter months but many of the late
spring or after-summer-rains showy
plants are also included.

The book is wisely divided into the
following floral zones for easy reference
as you travel the highways: Low Desert,
Mesquite and Grassland, Thorn Forest,
Chaparral, Pine-Oak Forest, Boreal For¬
est, Tropical Deciduous Forest, Savanna,
Flat Coastal Region, Tropical Ever¬
green Forest, Rain Forest, Cloud For¬
est and Introduced and Cultivated
Plants.

This book has been a vast undertak¬
ing and the author has drawn from the
bibliographies of about fifty authors for
the authenticity of his book. Included
with each plant’s botanical name is
our common name and the Mexican or
Spanish common name. Also included
in the book is an excellent colored dis¬
tribution map of Mexico by Dr. A. Star¬
ker Leopold, U. of C., for his Mam¬
mals of Mexico on which Mr. Pesman
has superimposed the main highways
of Mexico for your orientation.

The Garden Book Store has this book
in stock. Add 15c for mailing.

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NEW LIGHTING IN WEBSTER AUDITORIUM

View from east entrance showing the two rows of continuous fluores¬
cent lights strong enough to allow the taking of these pictures without
any additional light. These new lighting fixtures at a cost of $695 now
afford ample light for meetings and classes. The upper right bank gives
sufficient light to view the display cases in the north well for day¬
time visitors.

View from other end of Auditorium showing a few of the 106 new
comfortable chairs recently purchased for $430. Also note the soft glow
the new lights cast upon the Ponderosa Pine ceiling logs.

NOVEMBER, 1962

107

SUMMER PROJECT

Another 800 square feet of space has been provided for growing of
plants in the propagation building this past summer.

Nov.

GARDEN ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER

1st, 3 P.M.— Kodachrome Lecture— ARIZONA CACTI IN BLOOM
2nd to 12th — Garden Exhibit at ARIZONA STATE FAIR
6th, 8 P.M. — CACTOMANIACS, Movie— WIND & SPRAY
7th, 3 P.M.— Class, DESERTS, HOW FORMED, AND THEIR PLANTS
8th, 10 A.M. — Camp Fire Girl Leaders, field trip at Mitchell Lodge
8th, 12 noon — Tempe Kiwanians — ARIZONA CACTI IN BLOOM
8th, 3 P.M.— Koda. Lect., ARIZONA WILDFLOWERS
14th, 3 P.M.— Class, DESERT SUCCULENT PLANTS

14th, 8 P.M. — Tempe Women’s Club, ARIZONA WILD FLOWERS

15th, 10 A.M. — Garfield Garden Club tour of the Garden
15th, 3 P.M. — Kod. Lect., ARIZONA TREES AND SHRUBS

21st, 3 P.M.— Class, CULTURE OF SUCCULENT PLANTS

22nd, 3 P.M.— Kod. Lect., ARIZONA BIRDS, ANIMALS & REPTILES

28th, 3 P.M .—Class, DESERT TREES AND SHRUBS

29th, 3 P.M.— Kod. Lect., ARIZONA SCENICS

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VOL. XVI

Lemaireocereus hollianus with 3" long
fruits. Photos of the blossoms were on
the October cover.

SAGUAROLAND BULLETIN

Published and owned by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society, sponsors
of the Desert Eotanical Garden of Arizona. P.O. Box 5415, Phoenix 10, Arizona.
Saguaroland Bulletin attempts to promote the Garden and to provide information
on the desert plants and their culture. Subscription $5.00 per year, the subscrip¬
tion including active membership in the Society and the Desert Botanical Garden.
Issued 10 times a year.

W. HUBERT EARLE, Editor

Volume XVI December, 1962 No. 10

Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman of Board John H. Eversole President Lou Ella Archer

Vice President _ John H. Rhuart Treasurer _ Tom Goodnight

Secretary . _ Angela Bool Chief Counsel Richard B.. Snell

BOARD MEMBERS

Edward L. Burrall Charles Mieg Mrs. Mildred May

Reg Manning

Chairman of the Advisory Board — Leslie J. Mahoney

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Desert Broom (Baccharis sarothroides) . . .

Plant of the Month — Oleander . . . . .

Garden Membership Roster. . . .

Garden Activities..... . . . . . . .

112

114

115
120

Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona

STAFF

Director _

Horticulturist _

Maintenance & Bookstore

Bookstore _

Student Horticulturist .

W. Hubert Earle

_ John H. Weber

-Wm. C. Hendrix
..June T. Hendrix
Demitrios Vlachos

. Terry Truesdell

. Don Cole

GARDEN OPEN DAILY 9 A.M.— 5 P.M.
Including Week-ends and Holidays

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TO .... ALL OUR MEMBERS & THEIR FRIENDS

FROM ... THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD

AND ITS STAFF

A grouping of Arizona Pinon-Pine trees in the Visitors Building that

greeted our Christmas season visitors.

DECEMBER, 1962

111

BACCHARIS SAROTHROIDES

COMPOSITAE

DESERT-BROOM

By John Weber, Horticulturist

A fruiting desert broom bush, Baccharis sarothroides, 6 feet high and

nine feet wide.

DESCRIPTION:

Baccharis sarothroides is an ever¬
green, woody-stemmed shrub with a
spreading to erect strongly angled
branches. The terminal portions of the
strongly angled branches are green.
Leaves are alternate and measure 12-25
mm. in length and 11-5 mm. in width.
Leaf shape is linear to spathulate with
entire to toothed margins. These are bit¬
ter to taste and resinous to touch. As a
shrub, desert-broom attains a height
from one to four meters (3-13 feet).

Flowers are whitish or yellowish and
are present in the early fall months, the
numerous heads having a panicled ar¬
rangement. Fruit ripens in October and
November and releases the seed which
becomes windborne to great distances.
Each seed is tipped with white, brist¬
ly hairs which aid in the distribution by
wind.

Desert-broom is found growing at an
elevational range of 300 to 1550 meters
(950-4800 feet) on alkaline soils. It gen¬
erally occupies wet locations along
stream-beds, draws, canyon bottoms
and rocky slopes. This plant is frequent¬
ly in association with Mesquite (Pro-
sopis sp.) and mesophytic vegetation
common to stream ways within the
desert and desert grassland.

Desert-Broom ranges from southern
California east into Arizona and south¬
western New Mexico and south into

Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja, California,
Mexico. Locally in Arizona, the plant
extends from Mohave and Yavapai
counties south into Yuma, Pima, Mari¬
copa and Pinal Counties and east into
Gila, Greenlee, Graham, Cochise and
Santa Cruz counties.

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UTILIZATION:

Baccharis may be used as a large
foundation plant to divide unbroken
wall spaces. When clustered in groups
at corners or accent points away from
any structural form, a pleasant effect
is created. It serves as good cover vege¬
tation on septic tank leach beds where
optimum conditions exist for the growth
of this plant. Individually installed as a
specimen plant, it is particularly showy
in late November when the ripening
seed is being released. The plant and
surrounding area appears to be covered
by snow.

Close-up of Baccharis sarothroides
fruit which are air-borne.

CULTURE:

Desert-broom, attaining a large size,
requires considerable space to make
normal growth. Weekly or bimonthly
irrigation should be provided during dry
summer months. The plant is subject
to stem borers and control is accom¬
plished by selective pruning of infested
stems.

PROPAGATION:

Propagation by means of seed is easy.
Seed that is stored dry over winter
months and is planted the following
spring germinates rapidly with no pre¬
treatment being necessary. Installed in
moist soil and covered with Vs -inch of
soil. Plant emergence begins within four
days. New plants can be obtained also
by making hard-wood stem cuttings.
Growth rate of seedlings or cuttings is
moderate to rapid.

AVAILABILITY:

Baccharis sarothroides is not in com¬
mercial use in Arizona.

REMARKS:

Desert-broom is not palatable forage
and it is considered by some authorities
to be poisonous to livestock. The name
Rosin-Bush is also commonly applied
to this species.

REFERENCES:

Benson and Darrow — The Trees and
Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts.

Dayton, W. A. — Important Western
Browse Plants.

Kearney and Peebles — Arizona Flora.

U. S. D. A. — Miscel. Publ. No. 654 —
Woody Plant Seed Manual.

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ROSTER OF MEMBERS

The Garden has been for many years reluctant to publish a roster
of its members because such a listing might become a mailing list for
others. Nevertheless, with tongue in cheek, on the following pages is our
roster arranged by years when each member first began to aid in the
support of the Garden. It is most gratifying to recognize those that have
been with the Garden for so many years.

1937

Archer, Mrs. Lou Ella, 3322 W. Manor Dr., Phoenix 14, Arizona
Campbell, Mrs. Clinton, 361 N. 4th Ave., Phoenix 3, Arizona

1946

Archer, Mrs. S. M., 990 Summit Ave., St. Paul, Minn.

Corpstein, Mrs. Peter, 5720 N. 16th St., Phoenix 16, Arizona
Griffiths, Miss Glendale, 326 W. Vernon St., Phoenix 3, Arizona
Knorpp, Mrs. Walter Wesley, Hotel Westward Ho, Phoenix 3, Arizona
Lindsaj", Dr. George E., 1016 Cypress Way, San Diego 3, Calif.
Marshall, Mrs. W. Taylor, 327 N. Ave., 61, Los Angeles 42, Calif.

1947

Beahm, Sherman E., 2686 E. Paloma St., Pasadena 8, Calif.

Berstrand, A., 4 Place Pierre-semard Mogent Sur Marne (Seine) France
Birchett, Mrs. Joseph T., 202 E. 7th St., Tempe, Arizona
Bool, Mr. and Mrs. H. W., 2735 E. Camelback, Phoenix 16, Arizona
Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O., 1939 W. Tulip Tree Lane, La Canada, Calif
Burning, A. F. H., “Hohorst,” Hamersveld, Holland

Burrall, Edward L., Mr. and Mrs., 89 E. Country Club Drive, Phoenix 14, Arizona
Cactus & Succulent Society of Calif., Inc., c/o Mrs. Otto Krueger, 61 Skyway Lane,
Oakland 19, Calif.

Cutak, Lad, c/o Missouri Botanical Garden, 2315 Tower Grove St., St. Louis 10, Mo.
Davies, Paul H., 3006 Country Club Manor, Phoenix 14, Arizona
Deutsche Kakteen-Gesellschafte, Ahrfeldstr. 42, Essen, Germany
Donnelly, Mrs. Rita, 750 Naples St., San Francisco, Calif.

Earle, Hubert & Lois, P. O. Box 5415, Phoenix, Arizona

Eversole, Mr. and Mrs. John H., 121 W. Berridge Lane, Phoenix 13, Arizona

Frye, Miss Wava K., 9361 Virgil Ave., Detroit 39, Michigan

Gates Cactus Inc., P. O. Box 247, Corona, Calif.

Goldman, Mr. and Mrs. Richard S., Rd. 2, Box 237, South Bedford Rd., Mt. Kisco,
New York

Johnson, Mrs. Ray P., 3006 W. Manor Dr., Phoenix 14, Arizona
Kitchel, Mr. and Mrs. Den Ison, 2912 Sherrana Lane, Phoenix 16, Arizona
Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Reg, 5724 E. Cambridge St., Scottsdale, Ariz.

Marshall, Mrs. Alice L., 7445 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix 21, Arizona
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. A. Malcolm, 202 Ely Ave., Huntingdon Valley, Pa.

National Cactus & Succulent Society, Sherwood, Nottingham, England
Polaski, Mr. and Mrs. Chas., 1801 Coventry Lane, Oklahoma City
Proctor, Frank, P. O. Box 1454, Phoenix 1, Arizona
Rhuart, John H., 5301 E. Valle Vista Rd., Phoenix 18, Arizona
Sloan, Miss Eleanor B., 3322 W. Manor Dr., Phoenix 14, Arizona
Smith, Mrs. Grace B., P. O. Box 164, Selkirk, N. Y.

Soule, Howard M., 338 W. Cinnabar, Phoenix 21, Arizona
Stargo Garden Club Morenci Arizona, Morenci, Arizona
Tempe Garden Club, Tempe, Arizona

Thoeny, Dr. and Mrs. O. W., 721 Encanto Dr. S. E., Phoenix 7, Arizona
DECEMBER, 1962

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1948

Alschuler, Mrs. Rose, 777 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, Ill.

Arizona Republic, 120 E. Van Buren, Phoenix 4,, Arizona
Blocher, Arthur, 317 W. Division St., Amboy, Ill.

Cahill, Mr. and Mrs. James J., 51 E. Rose Lane, Phoenix 12, Arizona
Colburn, Miss Muriel, 2821 S. Jackson St., Denver 10, Colo.

Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R., 3515 Evanston Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Columbine Garden Club, Phoenix 18, Arizona

Desert Garden Club of Tucson, 255 Sierra Vista Dr., Tucson, Arizona
Detroit Cactus and Succulent Society, c/o Louis Kellar, 5620 Beaconsfield, Detroit
24, Michigan

Douglas, Mrs. Walter, 4320 N. 40th St., Phoenix 18, Arizona (November-May)
Eldean, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, 516 Luhrs Bldg., Phoenix 3, Arizona
Eliot, Mrs. Geraldine, 430 W. Latham St., Phowenix 3, Arizona
Fenton, Mrs. Arthur P., 123 Buck Lane, Haverford, Pa.

Gilliand, Mrs. Charles, 4841 Rockridge Rd., Phoenix 18, Arizona
Goldwater, Barry, Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C.

Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge 38, Mass.
Haskell, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold D., 3670 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 5, Calif.

Kalman, Mrs. Paul J., 3933 N. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, Arizona
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Orme, 4615 Alta Hacienda, Phoenix 18, Arizona
Lininger, Mrs. Homer D., P. O. Box 6669, Tucson, Arizona
Lollesgard Specialty Co., 2015 E. 14th St., Tucson, Arizona
Louis, Mrs. Henrietta J., 2703 Euclid Park, Evanston, Ill. (April)

Murray, Mrs. Helen Anderson, 65 E. Mariposa, Phoenix 12, Arizona
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, 805 N. 2nd St., Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Gazette, Phoenix 4, Arizona

Purdy, Daisy E., 307 Cheery Lynn Rd., Phoenix 12, Arizona
Rose Garden Club, c/o Valley Garden Center, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix 7
Saguaro National Monument, Rt. 8, Box 350, Tucson, Arizona
Schreuder, Mr. and Mrs. John A., 197 Carlos Dr., Martinez, Calif.

Shirley, Joseph W., 950 Roseward Dr., Yuma, Arizona
Showers, Mrs. Byron J., 8324 N. 8th Ave., Phoenix 21, Arizona
Turner, Mrs. R. Izer, 324 W. Siesta Way, Phoenix 41, Arizona
Valley National Bank, Drawer 71, Phoenix, Arizona

1949

Adams, Blanche H., 1013 W. San Miguel Ave., Phoenix 13, Arizona

Arizona Guide (Krause, Mr. and Mrs. M. W., 7110 Wilder Rd., Phoenix 21, Arizona

Bass, Wm. G., Box 1356, Wickenburg, Arizona

Bock, Mr. and Mrs. John A., P. O. Box 239, Sharon, Pa.

Cactus Shop, Box 64, Morristown, Arizona ,

Dwight, Mrs. Daniel W., 707 W. 17th Ave., Spokane 41, Wash.

Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. K. R. S., 1024 W. Main St., Mesa, Arizona
Friedrichs, Mr. and Mrs. Otto, Rt. No 2, Box 480, Golden, Colo
Hales, John B., 1641 E. Willetta, Phoenix 6, Arizona

Lutgerding, Mrs. Mabel C., 101 E. Country Club Dr., Phoenix 14, Arizona
Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie J., 7750 N. 7th St., Phoenix 20, Arizona
Mieg, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E., 7804 Foothills Drive S., Scottsdale, Arizona
Natanson, M. A., Rt. 1, Box 1040, Apache Junction, Arizona
Pidgeon, Mr. and Mrs. C. C., 5235 N. 18th PL, Phoenix 16, Arizona
Prophet, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph, 6536 E. Hummingbird Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona
Robare, Mrs. Katherene, Pomerene Route, Benson, Arizona
Villard, R. L., 506 W. Alameda St., Roswell, N. M.

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Bilisoly, Mrs. J. M., 622 E. Winter Dr., Sunnyslope, Ariz.

Bravo, Dr. Helia, Montes Eelberg 165, Mexico 10, D. F.

Callicrate, Dr. and Mrs. D. L., 2250 Strong Rd., Salem, Oregon
Clore, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W., 6050 N. 7th St, Phoenix 14, Arizona
Cook, Mr and Mrs. W. G., 1146 E. Willetta, Phoenix 6, Arizona
Dept, of Interior, National Park Service, P. O. Box 1728, Santa Fe, N. M.

Dept, of Library and Archives, 309 Capitol Bldg., Phoenix 9, Arizona
Desmond, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C., 94 Broadway, Newburgh, N. Y.

Goodnight, Tom, c/o V. N. B., Willetta Branch, 1st St. & Willetta, Phoenix 4, Arizona
Helin, Charles, 4099 Beaufait Ave., Detroit 7, Mich.

Hutchison, Paul C., Dept, of Botany, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Calif.

London Cactus Club, L. T. Peters, 5 Marlborough Rd., Ashford, Middlesex, England
McCleary, Dr. and Mrs. James A., 1249 Luanne Ave., Fullerton, Calif.

Marnier, J., La Postolle 91 Boulevard Haussman, Paris 8, France
Old Fashioned Garden Club, 1809 N. 15th Ave., Phoenix 7, Arizona
Offield, James R., 410 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 11, Ill.

Present, Dr. Arthur, Rt. 8, Box 590, Tucson, Arizona
Reiss, N. D., 7629 E. Jefferson, Detroit 14, Mich.

Roan, H. M., P. O. 287, Buldwayo, Southern Rhodesia

Rusack, Minchen & Emmy, The Misses, 17 Franklin St., Catskill, N. Y.

Speck, Mr. and Mrs. E., 3926 S. 3rd Ave., Phoenix 14, Arizona
Spielman, Myrt & Mort, 1523 Nelson St., Chicago 13, Ill.

Sunland Photo Shop, 2329 E. McDowell, Phoenix 6, Arizona

Swenson, Mr. and Mrs. M. O., 6838 Cheney Rd., Scottsdale, Arizona

Williams, Mrs. Richard F., 1429 E. Brill, Phoenix 6, Arizona

Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G., 6550 E. Meadowbrook Ln., Scottsdale, Arizona

1951

Blakley, Mr. and Mrs. E. R., Santa Barbara Bot. Gard., Santa Barbara, Calif.
Bokarica, Mr. and Mrs. Nick M., 1496 Cheviotdale Dr., Pasadena, Calif.

Cactus and Succulent Society of Japan, Takatsuki City, Osaka, Japan
Cochran, Mrs. Nellie B., 3113 N. 27th Place, Phoenix 16, Arizona
Hurley, Mrs. Ida Mae, 40 E. Coronado Rd., Phoenix 4, Arizona
Jardin Exotique Monaco, Principality of Monaco
Jenks, Mrs. Benj., 3304 E. Camelback, Phoenix 18, Arizona
Johnson, Harry, Johnson Cactus Gardens, Paramount, Calif.

Leigh, Miss Olive, 718 Orange Dr., Tempe, Arizona
Little, Mrs. E. J., 2941 W. Granada Rd., Phoenix 9, Arizona

McWhirter, Mr. and Mrs. Felix M., 6321 N. 52nd PI. East, Phoenix 18, Arizona
Russell, Mrs. Mary Orr, Reserve, N. M.

Suncrest Nurseries, 3901 N. 16th St., Phoenix 16, Arizona
Weber, John H., 17 S. 13th Ave., Phoenix 17, Arizona

1952

Belford, Mrs. Nola, 9228 S. 3rd Ave., Phoenix 41, Arizona
Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. Alan, Ghost Ranch Museum, Albiquiu, N. M.
Boerner, A. L., Botanical Garden, Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Douglas, Arthur, 10600 Preston Rd., Dallas 30, Texas
Haselton, Scott E., 32 W. Union St., Pasadena, Calif.

Holst, Miss Agnes M., 1902 E. Willetta St., Phoenix 6, Arizona
Hunt, Mrs. Mildred M., 72 N. 16th St., Phoenix 16, Arizona
Kennard, T. G., 20747 E. Palm Dr., Glendora, Calif.

Kraatz, Mr. and Mrs. E. C., 2301 E. Earll Dr., Phoenix 16, Arizona
Lamb, E., Esq., “The Firs,” Franklin Rd., Worthing, England
New Zealand Gardener, P. O. Box 11, Waikanse, New Zealand
Rowley, Gordon D., Esq., 130 Whitmore Rd., Harrow, Mdx. Eng.
Ruskin, Lewis, 5800 Foothills Dr. N., Scottsdale, Arizona
Rutschman, Mrs. Wm., Circle K Ranch, Evergreen, Colorado
Schonthal, Miss Ruth K., 7139 Berneil, Scottsdale, Arizona
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Moulton B., 2238 E. McDowell, Phoenix 6, Arizona
Trapnell, Russ and Katherine, 1905 E. Roma, Phoenix 16, Arizona

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1953

American Horticultural Society, Washington, D.C.

Bolles, Mrs. Harry A., P. O. Box 799, Scottsdale, Arizona
Botanical Garden, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.

Coffman, Mr. and Mrs. Dean W., 227 Najajo Trail, Scottsdale, Arizona

Fallis, Mr. and Mrs. James B., Box 845, Scottsdale, Arizona

Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T., 622 W. Siesta Way, Phoenix, Arizona

Fuaux, Lex, Rosanna, Victoria, Australia

Krainz, H., Mythequal 88, Zurich 2, Switzerland

A. R. Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.

Marshall, Geo., 931 W. Roma, Phoenix, Arizona

Moran, Dr. Reid, Natural History Museum, San Diego, Calif.

Museum del Desierto, P. O. Box 851, Palm Springs, Calif.

New York Botanical Garden Library, Pordam P. O. N. Y. 58, N. Y.

Obuki, Mr. Kazuo, Kiyamachi, Nijyo, Nagaqyo, Kyoto, Japan
Richter, M. C., 1701 Mission Canyon Rd., Santa Barbara, Calif.

Southwestern Monuments Ass’n., Gila Pueblo, P. O. Box 1502, Globe, Arizona
Stoughton, Mrs. Ralph, 805 W. South Mountain Ave., Phoenix, Arizona

1954

Addor, Eugene E., 1902 Moss St., Eugene, Oregon
Ainsworth, Ed., c/o Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.

Calle, Jean, 28 Ave. des Gobelins, Paris XIII, France
Chambers, I. D., 5539 N. Saguaro Rd., Scottsdale, Arizona
Cuenoud, Mr. and Mrs. Andre, 6851 E. Cambridge, Scottsdale, Arizona
Fukase, Mr. H., 1758 Kameino, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan
Gold, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley B„ Aniceto Ortega 1055, Mexico City, Mexico
Hinman, Mrs. Rose A., 5127 E. Mitchell Drive, Phoenix, Arizona
Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W., 4648 E. Palm Lane, Phoenix, Arizona
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Dugan, 3135 Grand Ave., Phoenix, Arizona
Lloyd Library & Museum, 309 W. Court St., Cincinnati, Ohio
Phillips, Mrs. Helen M., R. No. 1, Box 114, McFarland, Calif.

Riviere de Caralt, Fernando, Bailon, Barcelona, Spain
Schlappi, Mrs. Jane, R. No. 4, Box 26F, Placerville, Calif.

Simms, A. G., P. O. Box 1349, Albuquerque, N. M.

Wilson, Mr and Mrs. S. G., 652 Country Club Drive, Phoenix, Arizona
Wilton, Miss Anne M., P. O. Box 214, Milton, Wash.

1955

Beardslee, Lisle R., 3 English Village, Crawford, N. J.

Cactaceas Y Succulentas Mexicanos, MexicoCity, Mexico
Doty, Chester A., 1729 David Whitney Bldg., Detroit, Mich.

Fines, V. D., Box 35, Mont-Nebo, Sask., Canada

Frank, Mr. and Mrs. John P., 5829 E. Arcadia Lane, Phoenix, Arizona
Fried, Mrs. Bernice, 7340 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona
Hurford, Mrs. Miriam S., Route No. 4, Box 18, Santa Fe, N. M.

Institute de Investagacion de onas Desierticas, Univ. Auto de S. L. P., San Luis
Potosi, Mexico

Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Sessie L., 725 W. Virginia, Phoenix, Arizona
Mitchell, Mr. P. V. G., Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale, Arizona
Nestlerode, Mrs. N. B., 131 N. Hancock Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.

Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. H. E., 5416 E Avalon Drive, Phoenix, Arizona
Pryor, William Y, 14 Overhill Rd., Verona, N. J.

Sarber, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn S., 1643 E. Bethany Home Rd., Phoenix, Arizona
Searight, Mrs. Roland, 4438 E. Picadilly Rd., Phoenix, Arizona
Sticklen, Miss Margaret, Box 14, Cave Creek, Arizona
Stocks, Mr. and Mrs. Ed, 812 Lemon St., Tempe, Arizona
Strong, Erwin E., 1112 E. Jarvey, West Covina, Calif.

U. S. D. A. Library, Washington, D. C.

Vink, Mr. and Mrs. Jan, 7016 E. Hummingbird Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona
Walker, Murray E., 6211 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona

Wessale, Mr. and Mrs. Edward, 5720 E. Joshua Tree Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona
Willemson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul R., 6702 Berneil Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona
Willson, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe G., 925 W. Heatherbrae Drive, Phoenix, Arizona

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Arizona Cactus Curious Co., 2215 N. 24th St., Phoenix, Arizona
Aska Trading Co. Ltd., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Astor, Mrs. Vinvent, Arizona Biltmore Estates, Phoenix, Arizona
Banasewicz, Ignatius, 55 S. 10th St., San Jose, Calif.

Bull, Mrs. L. J., 1018 Priest Rd., Tempe, Arizona

Carles, Charles P., 44 Rue du Pre, St. Gervais, Seine, France

Darlington, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, 6248 Palo Verde Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona

Dodd, Mr. and Mrs. J. Warner, 6426 W. Osborne Rd., Phoenix, Arizona

Erickson, Dr. and Mrs. Milton H., 32 W. Cypress, Phoenix, Arizona

Evans, Dr. and Mrs. Robert C., 2518 E. Flower, Phoenix, Arizona

Ewart, W. L., Largo Colony, Aruba, Netherlands, West Indies

Irwin, Mrs. Ralph T., 728 6th Ave., Yuma, Arizona

Kempf, A. N., c/o Bodger Seeds Ltd., El Monte, Calif.

Laughlin, Mrs. Wilma R., 1825 N. Laurel Ave., Phoenix, Arizona
Nadolny, Mr. and Mrs. Edward L., 538 Aliso, N. E., Albuquerque, N. M.

Ortiz, Dr. and Mrs. Augusto, 2125 W. Cambridge, Phoenix, Arizona
Sauer, Carl A., Arizona Institute for Foreign Trade, Glendale, Arizona
Sauer, Mrs. Ernest, 5555 N. Camino del Contente, Phoenix, Arizona
Schuele, Mr. and Mrs. M. A., Route No. 1, Box 23, Chandler, Arizona
Steinman, Mr. and Mrs. Chris, 2405 Hannett Ave., N. E., Albuquerque, N. M.

1957

Barad, Dr. and Mrs. Gerald S., Star Route B 97, Flemington, N. J.

Barnes, Mrs. Robert E.

James Beattie & Associates Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
Bonnewell, Mrs. L. M., 321 E. Northern, Phoenix, Arizona
DuBois, Henry M., Route No. 1, Box 370, Clackamas, Oregon
Henry, Mr. and Mrs. John A., 4436 S. 19th St., Phoenix, Arizona
Honnold Library, Pomona College, Claremont, Calif.

Kaufman, Mrs. Florence M., 4107 Greenridge Rd., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Kirsch, Eitel J., 4806 Cumnor Rd., Downers Grove, Ill.

Knapp, Mrs. Wm. J., 5445 N. Invergordon Rd., Scottsdale, Arizona
Lasher, Mrs. C. C., 7734 Hummingbird Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona
Lao, Mr. and Mrs. Chris, Box 1041, Scottsdale, Arizona
Lowman, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S., 609 W. Dobbins Rd., Phoenix
Mackay, A. M., Memorial Medical Centre, Williamson, W. Va.

Mann, Henry M., 226 N. 6th Ave., Glendale, Arizona
Manning, Mr. and Mrs. David, 1907 N. 25th St., Phoenix, Arizona
Miller, Mrs. C. A., 5717 W. Clarendon, Phoenix, Arizona
Ryutanji, Y., 4304 Chuorinkam, Yamatomachi, Kanagawaken, Japan
Sawdy, Louis, 1409 N. Catalina, Los Angeles, Calif.

Schmid, Oskar, Wien XXII/148, Aspernstrasse, 102, Osterreich
Norviel, Mr. and Mrs. John, 2821 N. 35th Place, Phoenix, Arizona
Spaulding, Mr. and Mrs. George F., 6110 N. 52nd Place, Phoenix, Arizona
Thornton, William, 1209 E. Adelaide Drive, Tucson, Arizona
Woodin, W. H., Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Zaninovich, Mr. and Mrs. Jack, Route No. 2, Box 716, Delano, Calif.

TO BE CONTINUED IN JANUARY BULLETIN

WILDFLOWER SEED

Is available at the Garden Bookstore at twenty-five cents for a good
size packet of 20 or more species. Now is the time to plant them, in the
Valley of the Sun, for spring flowers.

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A 24" x 30" display used in the Nov.
Arizona State Fair Floriculture
Show, made up of Golden Barrels
(Echinocactus grusonii) and Gold¬
en Cereus (Cephal ocereus clnrysa-
canthus).

GARDEN ACTIVITIES FOR DECEMBER

3rd — 7 P.M. — Congregational Church Men’s Club (There).

4th— 8 P.M. — CACTOMANIACS Christmas Meeting.

5th — 3 P.M. — Class, “Culture of Desert Trees.”

6th — 3 P.M. — Lecture, “Succulent Other Than Cacti.”

12th — 9:30 A.M. — Class all-day desert field trip.

13th — 3 P.M. — Lecture, “Collecting Plants in Mexico.”

20th — 3 P.M. — Lecture, ‘‘Arizona Cacti in Bloom.”

21st — 12 noon — Executive Board lunch, courtesy of Mrs. Mildred May, Valley Na¬
tional Bank.

27th — 3 P.M. — Lecture, “Arizona Wildflowers.”

JANUARY

3rd — 3 P.M. — Lecture, “Arizona Cacti in Bloom.”

8th— 8 P.M .—CACTOMANIACS meeting.

9th — 3 P.M. — Class, “Deserts and Their Plants.”

10th — 11 A.M. — Y.W.C.A., lecture (there)

3 PM. — Lecture, “Arizona Wildflowers.”

8 P.M. — Desert Crest Home — lecture (there).

16th — 3 P.M. — Class, ‘‘Desert Succulent Plants.”

17th — 3 P.M. — Lecture, “Arizona Trees & Shrubs.”

23rd — 3 P.M. — Class, “Culture of Succulent Plants.”

24th — 2 P.M. — Senior Citizens Safari, Phoenix City Park Dept.

3 P.M. — Lecture, ‘‘Arizona Birds & Animals.”

30th — 3 P.M. — Class, “Identification of Desert Trees.”

31st — 3 P.M. — Lecture, “Arizona Scenics.”

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