Searching for the Cacheito Palm pages 6-7

Narrow leaflet Zamias page 4 & 5

Will we weather the climate? page 3 Montgomery Botanical Center Established 1959 Board of Directors David Manz, Esq., President Charles P. Sacher, Esq., Vice President Karl Smiley, M.D., Vice President F r o m t h e Walter D. Haynes, Esq., Sec./Treasurer Charles S. Sacher, Esq., Asst. Treasurer Executive Director Col. Justin M. Haynes Nicholas D. Kelly L. Patrick Kelly Peter A. Manz Stephen D. Pearson, Esq. Juanita Popenoe, Ph.D. Mark Smiley Dear Friends, Executive Director M. Patrick Griffith, Ph.D., M.B.A. ontgomery is looking great! I write this message to you Meight months after the hurricane, and our recovery is Research Fellows amazing. Please let me give equal credit to people and – our Angélica Cibrián Jaramillo, Ph.D. team has been working exceptionally hard, and our plants worked John Dowe, Ph.D. overtime to push new fronds, , cones and flowers. The results William Hahn, Ph.D. are incredible! Several visitors, looking down the vistas, have asked Damon P. Little, Ph.D. “...did you have any damage here?” Yes – quite a lot in fact, but it is Cristina Lopez-Gallego, Ph.D. wonderful what work, time, and nature can accomplish. Mónica Moraes R., Ph.D. Fred Stauffer, Ph.D. Alberto S. Taylor B., Ph.D. One lesson re-learned – plants are not permanent, gardens are Irene Terry, Ph.D. not static; that is one of the great things about our work. Seeing Barry Tomlinson, Ph.D. growth and change over a season, a year, or a decade demonstrates life and vigor. The photos on the back cover show the same story. To advance science, education & So, on the facing page, please see a longer term view of what to conservation of tropical plants, expect going forward. emphasizing palms and cycads, Montgomery Botanical Center grows Another lesson from that assessment: we cannot slow down living plants from around the world in our fieldwork. Thus, exploration is ongoing! Michael relates population-based, documented, his recent studies of Cuban cycads on page 4, and Xavier recounts scientific collections in a 120-acre our efforts to conserve one of the most unique palm species on botanical garden exemplifying page 7. I am so grateful to our international colleagues for their excellent landscape design. expertise and enthusiasm for these projects. More studies are being Montgomery Botanical Center is a scheduled as I write. tax-exempt, nonprofit institution established by Eleanor “Nell” Last year your generous support moved us out of a tangle of Montgomery Jennings in memory of downed and back into our proper form – but we advanced her husband, Colonel Robert H. even further past that great recovery! Pages 8, 9, 10 and 11 Montgomery, and his love of show how your support keeps growing our garden. With all this palms and cycads. great news, it certainly feels like spring. The season was highly anticipated, and I am glad to see it arrive – I also see a great year Montgomery Botanical News ahead for our plants, our people and our work. Thank you for is published twice a year by helping us grow beyond the storm! Montgomery Botanical Center. 11901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, Florida 33156 Phone 305.667.3800 Fax 305.661.5984 [email protected] www.montgomerybotanical.org

Edited by Tracy Magellan Pictured: Dr. Griffith on the Silver Bluff Escarpment, Montgomery. On the Cover: Patrick Griffith, Pedro Toribio, Teodoro Clase, Jose Manuel, and Printed on recycled paper Xavier Gratacos with ekmanii (see page 6-7).

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Montgomery in 100 yearsWill – we weather the climate?

ast year’s storm made us think entire holdings at Montgomery have a Labout the future. Losing hun- “half-life” of 13 years! dreds of trees in one day prompts the This turnover leads to three conclu- question: can a botanic garden weather sions. The first: in 100 years, we will the climate? To consider that future, a replace 99% of our plants. Our second look back was helpful. The truth is that conclusion reinforces the value of big, our collection kept growing through old trees – our cherished Veteran Trees, major challenges: freezes, cyclones, and “RM Originals,” and State Champions lethal yellowing – all of which took a are so important because they are so toll, but despite them Montgomery rare! Our third conclusion highlights a thrives today. critical, overlooked value of living plant New threats are literally “on our hori- collections – gardens can survive global zon” – higher tides than ever. So can we changes better than natural environ- adapt and thrive with global changes? ments. Gardens have the great luxury of To study that climate conundrum, a choosing their plants carefully! team of Montgomery experts and other So, will Montgomery weather the Patrick Griffith, Executive Director garden leaders measured the scope of climate? YES – through careful planning [email protected] future threats, analyzed turnover in our and by acquiring the right new plants. A collection, and projected how our land- favorite old quote seems more relevant site might change in the next century. than ever: “Cautious optimism” captures our "The garden exists between results with regard to the landsite. Some the expedition and the mulch pile Citation: Griffith, M.P., G. Barber, J. Tucker acres may become part of Biscayne Bay, – only through the input of labor Lima, M. Barros, C. Calonje, L.R. Noblick, suitable only for Nypa and mangroves and resources." M. Calonje, T.M. Magellan, M. Dosmann, – but many more acres stay high and T. Thibault, and N. Gerlowski. 2017. dry, given Colonel Montgomery’s wise Acknowledgements Plant Collection “Half-life:” Can Botanic We are grateful for the support of Gardens Weather the Climate? Curator the choice of location. the Institute of Museum and Library Museum Journal 60(4): 395-410. Our optimism needs no caution with Services (MA-05-12-0336-12, regard to the plant collection! We found, MA-30-14-0123-14, MG-30-16- We were glad to be featured on the cover amazingly, that our entire collection of 0085-16) and the National Science of this important journal! This open access 14,000 plants has a median age dating to Foundation (DBI 1203242, DBI study is available free of charge on the 1561346, DBI 1762781) for sup- Curator website – just follow the link from 2005. We analyzed the numbers many porting collections stewardship and www.montgomerybotanical.org! ways, with always the same result: the collections recovery.

Montgomery is once again back in its green glory – This photo from April 2018 shows our garden growing and thriving. The future looks bright for these trees!

Spring/Summer 2018 | Montgomery Botanical News 3 Exploring the ofnarrow-leaflet Eastern Cuba zamias n the summer of 2017, I teamed Zamia stricta, occurring at a single local- and Ramiro Chaves from the Empresa Iup with several Cuban colleagues ity, and (2) Zamia angustifolia, a species Nacional para la Protección de Flora for our fifth expedition studying Zamia originally described from . y Fauna (ENPFF) of Cuba along with in Cuba as part of a broader effort to However, these populations are highly staff from Cuban botanic gardens and gain a better understanding of the distri- variable and several distinct morpho- protected areas. Zamia stricta photo- bution, conservation status, and genetic types can be found. graphs were kindly provided by Lian relationships of the throughout Narrow leaflet zamias occur in Cabrera-Astraín. the entire region. On this several distinct populations throughout MBC is deeply thankful to col- trip we visited populations in southeast- the Sierra Maestra mountain range in leagues and institutions supporting ern Cuba, and focused on species with southeastern Cuba. All occur in very dry this amazing project. We thank the narrow leaflets, endemic to this region. habitats and often co-occur with other ENPFF and the IES for collaboration, narrow leaflet plant species similarly permission, and logistics. The fieldwork adapted to dry climates such as Plumeria in Cuba, initially facilitated by Javier filifolia and Senna angustifolia. Francisco-Ortega of FIU and FTBG, Considerable morphological varia- was funded by The National Geographic tion is found between populations, with Society, Charles and Dorothy Sacher, great differences in cone color, leaflet and Dr. Lin Lougheed. Raul Verdecia width, and new flush color. We and the Flora y Fauna protected areas hope that the herbarium specimens, staff provided invaluable field support. morphometric data, photographs, living Lisbet Gonzalez Oliva (IES) assisted material and DNA samples collected with specimen preparation and morpho- throughout our Cuban fieldwork of the metric measurements. past few years will help clarify the com- Zamia stricta in habitat on the Meseta de Santa plex taxonomic situation we observed María de Loreto, its only known locality. with these narrow leaflet zamias as well as with Caribbean Zamia populations as These “narrow leaflet zamias” of a whole. Eastern Cuba are the least understood and most taxonomically controversial Acknowledgements among Caribbean zamias. Although at I was honored to collaborate in least five species of narrow leaflet zamias this endeavor with colleagues Ramona are described based on Cuban plants, Oviedo from the Instituto de Ecología they are all lumped into two species: (1) y Sistemática (IES) and Gabriel Brull

Michael Calonje, Cycad Biologist [email protected]

Background: The mountains of Southeastern Cuba provide great variation in habitat, with many sites favorable for zamias and palms. This view looking south from the Sierra Maestra looks over seasonally dry forest out onto the Caribbean Sea.

4 Montgomery Botanical News | Spring/Summer 2018 Cone color variation: Cuban narrow leaflet Expedition Team: Zamia angustifolia is often found on dry, upland habitats zamias show some striking differences in cones in areas inaccessible by most conveyances. Much of this fieldwork required between the various populations. These dif- hiking up and down steep eroded slopes. ferences were largely ignored in early species descriptions which were primarily based on leaf characteristics. This new information, combined with a careful look at habitat, geography and DNA data may help bring order to this group.

The narrowest leaflets of all:Southeastern Cuba is home to many thin-leaflet zamias, but this population was especially striking for its needle-like foliage. Perhaps this leaflet shape is adaptive for these dry windy habitats, where plumeria, cactus and thornscrub thrive.

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The CacheitoA Remote Palm Botanical Treasure

Pedro and Patrick collecting a specimen of Cacheito. DNA data from these leaf samples will help botanic gar- dens to determine the best ways to conserve this living treasure.

This unique species is only known from the south- ern Dominican Republic. A close relative of Florida's Buccaneer Palm, the Cacheito was officially listed as Endangered in the Red List of the Dominican Republic, due to its restricted range and ongoing reduction in its population size.

6 Montgomery Botanical News | Spring/Summer 2018 ur recent joint expedi- Nacional Jaragua), Patrick Griffith Cacheito can help ensure its long Otion with Jardin Botanico (Executive Director of Montgom- term survival in this wild and Rafael Moscoso – the National ery Botanical Center), and myself. remote corner of the Caribbean. Botanical Garden of the Domini- We based our work in Pedernales, can Republic – sought to collect a remote town on the Haitian seeds and DNA samples of wild border. After eating breakfast, . Though procuring water and heading out we focused on these scientific at dawn, Pedro turned the truck specimens, this work also gave south along a limestone track, us the unique opportunity to see slowing from time to time to load first-hand the current state of this and unload hitchhikers. After a endangered species. Like Pseudo- time, we parked at a ranch to con- phoenix sargentii, its Florida native tinue on foot. counterpart, this slow growing, I thought as a youth work- uniquely beautiful palm has been ing in the Florida climate and in reduced to small numbers. My role an outdoor career would prepare on this expedition included being me for the hike – but by the end Xavier gathering leaflet specimens an interpreter – I admit I was wor- of the day I was humbled after in the dense, arid forest. ried about whether I was up to that descending and climbing a series task, but I could not pass up the of steep plateaus for many miles. opportunity to see these palms in Any exhaustion I felt was overshad- Xavier Abel Gratacos, Assistant Superintendent the wild. owed by the good news that we [email protected] Pseudophoenix ekmanii – also were extremely fortunate enough known as Cacheo de Oviedo or to find palms with viable seeds Cacheito – is a rare palm from the early in the day. Over the course of southern peninsula of Hispaniola. two days we collected about 240 Acknowledgements Growing to 20 feet tall on dog- DNA samples and as many seeds, tooth limestone, its dark green spending the evenings catalog- ing, cleaning and preparing these botanical treasures. The Cacheito is endangered This plant exploration was from poaching, and I was con- generously funded by Dr. Lin stantly reminded of this while we Lougheed. We thank our great looked for them on our second day colleagues at the Jardin Botanico afield. The deeper we hiked into Rafael Moscoso – the parque, the more palms we found with trunks freshly carved to obtain sap – a fatal harvest. As a point of reference, these poachings were many miles from the road, Jose Manuel, Ranger from Parque showing how motivated the sap Nacional Jaragua, showing a Teodoro Clase, Pedro Toribio, recently-poached palm. hunters were. The cut palms were Francisco Jimenez, Ricardo often many decades old; sadly all Garcia, Brígido Peguero, Yuley of that growth was ended for some Encarnación Piñeyro and Lemuel leaves produce strong contrasting money and wine. Familia – leaf scars along the pale gray stem If nothing else, this realiza- (see photo, Acknowledgements), tion shows just how important which swells broadly towards the these conservation expeditions are top before thinning out near the and how much we can gain from for permitting, supporting, and crownshaft – truly a unique look! them. We were fortunate enough participating in this collaborative Our team consisted of Pedro to collect information, seeds, and field project, which supports Toribio Lopez (Jardin Botanico samples from this imperiled palm, IMLS National Leadership Grant Nacional), Teodoro Clase Garcia which can provide knowledge and # MG-30-16-0085-16. (Jardin Botanico Nacional), Jose protective cultivation. Spread- Manuel (Park Ranger from Parque ing the word about the plight of

Spring/Summer 2018 | Montgomery Botanical News 7 Putting in the Miles – a Gift from our Treasurer

A garden starts with plants – bring- brings a deliberate appreciation for considered curve, an ample crown, ing together green forms, arranged on Montgomery’s roadways – supporting and a long view forward, the traveler is the land for study and appreciation. numerous projects over recent years. drawn to the gentle slope of the escarp- But, how do we get out to where those Working in close collaboration with Joe ment and the upward trajectory of plants are? Thinking about thorough- Hibbard, our Landscape Architect, and the palms. fares is important, and our very first Mark Smiley, our Engineer, Walter put Please join me in thanking Walter. Master Plan at Montgomery (1961) forth his vision for an improved route Roads – sometimes thought beneath emphasized circulation through the through our palm collection – Attalea one’s feet – are truly vital to experi- acreage. People, equipment, plants and Road – and generously gave to make ence this garden. Walter’s generous gift vehicles require access to do what they that vision a reality. reminds us: it is not the destination but do, and this must be balanced with the From its prior condition as a muddy the journey. look and feel of the landscape. track, Attalea Road is now truly an M. Patrick Griffith, Executive Director Walter Haynes, MBC Treasurer, “improved surface!” With a carefully [email protected]

Attalea Road gently curves through the eastern Palm Walk before climbing the Silver Bluff Escarpment

Team News Always lots of enthusiastic work by our great group at Montgomery! Here are some new developments on the team: Xavier Gratacos was recently promoted to Assistant Superintendent. Xavier’s new responsibilities include leading the horticulture and landscape team, managing contractors, and implementing special projects (example, page 7). Xavier’s promotion follows six great years of increasing responsibility – beginning with a Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture (see page 11). Vanessa Sanchez, an MSc graduate of the Florida International University (FIU) Biology department, has been hired for her expertise in genetic research, as part of Montgomery’s Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant. This is the second Montgomery conservation genetics project in which Vanessa has participated. Leandra Gonzalez and Imeña Valdes, FIU Agroecology and Biology students, were hired as Research Assistants through Montgomery’s recent National Science Foundation award to help with post-hurricane restoration of the palm collection. Leandra and Imeña pro- vided much needed help saving our invaluable living scientific collection – uprighting, caring for, assessing and saving damaged palms. Kristin Boyd is our recent Tropical Conservation Intern, from the FIU International Center for Tropical Botany. Kristen brought great enthusiasm and hard work to her project of assessing the ecosystem service value of Montgomery’s trees – demonstrating just how much the plant collection can help purify the air, stop erosion, and protect our environment.

Xavier Gratacos Vanessa Sanchez Leandra Gonzalez Imeña Valdes Kristin Boyd

8 Montgomery Botanical News | Spring/Summer 2018 Remembering Marion D. Haynes

n April 28, 2018, Marion D. Haynes Opassed away at age 104. Marion was our oldest connection to the Colonel and Nell Mont- gomery. When they were engaged in 1935, Tex Haynes took Marion to Greenwich to introduce her to the Montgomerys. After their marriage in 1936, Nell Montgomery Jennings, Al Jennings, and Marion D. Haynes at the wedding of Nell and Al, 1956. on their honeymoon, they stopped in to see the Colonel and Nell at their home Elanar in Florida. Tex and Marion remained very close friends of the Colonel and Nell and visited often. When Nell married Al Jennings after the Colonel died, Nell asked Marion to be her matron of honor. We will all miss her – we are fortunate that their names are now attached to the Marion and Tex Haynes Patio between the Guesthouse, where they often stayed, and the Tyson Building.

Marion D. Haynes's 100th birthday photo!

Thank You to Our 2017 Volunteers

Bover, Alexandra Griffis, Judy Mir, Gabriella Bramblett, Theresa Griffith, Bella Moore, Dakota Brusberg, Marian Griffith, Clara Nghiem-Phu, Lan BSA Troop 457 Griffith, Tonya Noblick, Daniela Attalea Road gently curves through the eastern Palm Walk before climbing the Silver Bluff Escarpment Bustos, Javier Gutierrez-Brown, Noguiera, Alejandra Cardenas, Claudia Mabel Park, Lane Castillo, Joachim Hawshaw, Delores Quintana, Cecilia Castillo, Samuel Hicks, Trish Restrepo, Laura Codinach, Anthony Htet, Lin Rodriguez, Luz Cold, Marsha Jacobson, Kay Sabatino, Elaine Denslow, Nora Jaramillo, Camilla Sandoval, Nicolle Diaz, Leonardo Jordan, Vivian Selim, Marah DuMond, Debb Kay, Judy Shurman, Bryn English, Ed Kelly, Bradley Smiley, Karl Dr. Margaret Martin volunteering in the nursery at MBC. English, Janet Leverett, Lynn Thornton, Cecilia FIU- Americorps Lima, Isaac Turner, Gary Would you like to volunteer? VISTA-YALI - Young Martin, Margaret Tyson, Chris To help Montgomery contact African Leaders Martinez, Pablo UM Magic of Service Tracy Magellan or Vickie Murphy at Initiative Martins, Nair April Day Garcia, Marlee MBC Board of Whitworth, Alexander [email protected] Gonzalez, Jacqueline Directors (page 2) [email protected] Gonzalez, Santos Melo, Steven

Montgomery Botanical Center 2017 Collection Inventory Palms Cycads Other Palms Cycads Other

Total Taxa 438 254 551 Total Plants 9,744 7,746 2,554 in ground 380 228 536 in ground 6,346 5,349 2,490 in nursery 119 84 29 in nursery 3,398 2,397 64

Total Accessions 2,320 1,928 2,104 in ground 2,009 1,710 2,066 20,044 Plants ! in nursery 373 364 43

Spring/Summer 2018 | Montgomery Botanical News 9 Montgomery Botanical Center Gratefully Acknowledges Your 2017 Support

Nalation Leadership Grant Grant for Plant Recycling Center In Honor of Patrick Griffith Safeguarding our plant collections Vaughn-Jordan Foundation Ben Kuehne & Lynn Kislak Institute of Museum & Library Services In Support of the MBC Seedbank In Honor of Charles P. Sacher Peter R. and Stuart Y. Jennings John DeMott Ben Kuehne & Lynn Kislak endowment Fund Botanical INternship IN support of a labeling system In Honor of Chris & Chris Tyson Peter Jennings and containers for the Nursery Natalie and David Lashmit Marian J. Brusberg Charles P. & Dorothy Sacher In Honor of Richard Ebsary’s Fellowship in Conservation IN Support of Palms Birthday! horticulture Elvis Cruz Jack & Debbie Downy The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. Chris Tyson In Support of the Nursery In Honor of Anna Elizabeth Baltin, Sylvia Bryant Collections in Support of Ellis, Shirley & Brad Karl & Charlotte Smiley Biological Research AWARD Trish Hicks National Science Foundation Lane Park IN Memory of Dennis Griffis Jr. F. Lynn Leverett Judy Griffis Gifts TO the Margaret & Serge Martin Landscape Design Fund & IN Memory of Christopher Tyson Attalea Road Project IN Support of Palms & Cycads Christiane Tyson Walter Haynes Judy Griffis Stephen & Laurie Anderson In Memory of Lee Baltin IN Support of Interns Sylvia Baltin For plant Exploration Karen Lawrence Lin Lougheed In Memory of Klara Hauri & Cheryl Solomon IN Honor of Christina Dupuy Nell Montgomery Jennings Alan Curtis Claudia Hauri Kelly Botanical Fellows Program Kelly Foundation, Inc. In Honor of Anna Meister, Mary In Memory of Dr. Jim Jude Jennifer Meister, Brenda Blake, Sallye Jude Grant for Cycad Pollen Storage Steve Blake & The Flanigan Family Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Patrick & Tonya Griffith In Memory of Dorothy Sacher James Humble & Patricia Ireland Grant for Staff Exchanges In Honor of Walter Haynes ArbNet/BGCI Brown Advisory In Memory of Samuel Joseph Terry Beaty Schnall Cycad Conservation in COLOMBIA Alice Paik F. Lynn Leverett Greg Holzman Lane Park Chip Jones In Honor of Larry Noblick Catherine Cathers Elvis Cruz IN SUPPORT OF ATTALEA RESEARCH John Popenoe IN Memory OF KLARA FARKAS John Popenoe Terry & Linda Priest Georgette Ballance

Travel to IPS Board Meeting In Honor of Laurie Danielson American Soccer, Inc. Leonard Lehrer . Grant for Cultural Development In Honor of Miriam Berkowitz City of Coral Gables Lehrer IN-KIND DONATIONS Leonard Lehrer Apex Network Services, Inc. research and conservation Theresa Dawn Design & Illustration Internship Program In Honor of Ben Kuehne ESRI Coral Gables Community Foundation & Lynn Kislack Parks Service Alan Weisburg & Denise Courshon

Montgomery apologizes for any omissions or errors in accuracy

10 Montgomery Botanical News | Spring/Summer 2018 Remembering Christopher Tyson - A Gift for Education Christopher G. Tyson, a gentleman and an expert engineer, passed away in late 2017. Mr. Tyson was known for his tireless good cheer, his passions for travel and chess, and the way he valued and promoted education and knowledge. Montgomery was hon- ored to host a celebration of Christopher’s life this Spring, bringing together friends and family to share their memories of Christopher. To honor the memory of her late husband, Christiane Tyson gave very generously to support Montgomery’s Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture, providing training for early-career horticulturists – building the talent pool for this critical work. Christiane’s gift meets a Challenge Grant from the Batchelor Foundation – allowing Montgomery to double the reach of this very successful program. “While I am the gardener in the family, Christopher always enjoyed the outdoors and visiting Montgomery, and he had a lifelong affinity for education and educators," Christiane Tyson said. "I am glad to support the training of young horticulturists in Memory of Christopher.” Montgomery is better for having known Christopher, and we are deeply grateful for the generous support of Christiane Tyson and the Batchelor Foundation in support of horticulture education. Unrestricted Financial Contributions and Hurricane Recovery Support Abess, Leonard & Jayne Goodman, Linda Leaser, David Sacher, Charles P. & Dorothy Adt, James Graves, Kenneth & Nancy Lehrer, Leonard M. Sacher, Charles S. & Ana Alexiou, Jon Griffis, Judy Leverett, Lynn Sanchez, Norm Alfele, Patricia Gundlach, William Lipsig, Ethan & Joanne Savits, Lynn Almodovar, Juan Espinosa Gutierrez, Mariela Lougheed, Lin Schwartz, Jeffrey Anderson, Stephen & Laurie Hamann, Gregg & Deb Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Seedman, Susan Anonymous Hanlon, Vincent & Constance Lynch, Susan Shaw’s Home Maintenance & Baltin, Sylvia Harris, Mike MacIntyre, Dolly Landscape Inc./Judy Shaw Banks, Duane Haynes, Marion Manz, Jean & Peter A. Shubin, John & Susannah Bass, Anne Haynes, Walter Marika, Michael Slesnick, Donald & Jeannett Batule, Gloria Helen K. Frick Foundation Martin, David Smiley, Karl & Charlotte Besse, Libby Hemmes, Don Mason, Mark Smiley, Mark & Elizabeth Bishock, Faith Hibbard, Joe Meerow, Alan Sparkman, George Blowers, Charles Hickey, Edwin & Lori Miles, Ana Carolina Spear, Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Brown Advisory Hicks, Patricia Miller, Robert Glenn Brown, Edwin Holton Nursery/Dale Holton Murphy, William P. Jr. & Beverly Stark, Jean Brusberg, Marian Hood, Gregory National Garden Clubs, Inc. Stoik, Rosita Cahill, William & Frances Jacobson, Kay National Science Foundation - Svensson, Fredrik Cold, Carla & Ron Johnson, Beverley & Stanfield RAPID/CSBR Tabak, Jeremy & Marjorie Curtis, Alan Johnson, Ethan National Society of the Colonial Talbott, Linda Apriletti Cuthbertson, Bruce Jones, Chip Dames of America Tilghman, Betsy & Jim Davis, Elizabeth & Joseph Jones Landscaping Nursery Nelson, Don Oscar Turnbull-Burnstein Family Delzell, Carey Jude, Sallye Nutt, Randy & Carol Horvitz Charitable Fund Dosmann, Michael Kaftan, Igor Olwell, Brian Van De Velde, Leslie Dowdy, Thomas Katz, Michael Ostertag, Michael Vartanian, Christabel & Paul Dowlen, Lon & Dale Kauai Nursery & Landscaping Palm Beach Palm & Cycad Verrengia, Jody & Tom Duval, Julian & Leslie Inc. Society The Villagers Ebbert, Marlin Kelly Foundation Park, Lane Vonlanthen, Jean-Claude Ebsary, Richard Kelly, L. Patrick & Luisa Patch of Heaven Gardens/Bruce Wakshlag, Martha Empire Comfort Systems/Brian Kelly, Nick & Barbara A. Chesney Wallace, Milton Bauer Kenan, Thomas S. III. Pearson, Stephen D. Wheeler, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Evans, Don King, Adelaida Petrine, Louise Witter, Joan Evans, Emory Kislak, Lynn Powell, Mike & Shirley Woodman, Eduardo, Patricia & Flanders, Michael Krupp, Jane Priegues, Lazaro Iris Frankel, Linda Kuhne, Benedict Roemer, Robert & Irene Terry Yeh, Billy & Lydia Frost, Patricia & Phillip La Rocca, Linda Rohrbach, Nancy Risque Yu, Nanfang Goldstein, Leonard Lashmit, David & Natalie Rosen, Gerald Golitz, Lawrence Laughren, Terry Ruthemann, Fredy

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Earliest Known Color Photos of Montgomery Found at University of Montreal

rother Marie-Victorin, a BCanadian professor and botanist, was the founder of the Montreal Botanical Garden and made significant scientific contributions to the botany of Cuba. Returning from Cuba to Montreal in March 1939, he stopped over in Miami and spent some time at the Coconut Grove Palmetum (now Montgomery Botanical Center). As a result of this visit Marie-Victorin made four 2”x 2” Kodachrome slides – the first known color photos of Montgomery. The photos are part of the archives of this famous botanist, housed at the University of Montreal. Landscape features such as the Royal Palm Colonnade remain, but many of the individual plants have changed (see page 3).

Photo credit: Courtesy of Division de la gestion de Prof. Javier Francisco-Ortega documents et des archives, Université de Montréal. Honorary Member of Montgomery Botanical Center. Dept. of Bio. Sciences (FIU) with an appointment at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden