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As you read the articl es by these noted horticulturists arts and the science of horticulture, but your delight comes in you easi ly can spot a,unifying theme; everyone of them loves actuall y growing your plants to perfection, finding new plants to grow plants. Th at's what horticulture is all about. to grow, enjoying the arranging of plants into a su itab le land­ Th e Ameri can Horticu ltural Society helps people grow scape design. At the 1974 A. H. S. Congress participants were plants, with various publications, w ith informative sem inars treated to vis its to severa l wonderful ga rd eners. Notable and Congress programs, and w ith other services. When you horticulturists-th e rea l, ga rdening type-were among the have digested this issue of American H orticulturist you will crowd, accessib le to lay gardeners searchi ng for plant identifi­ know a great deal about growing severa l choice plants in cation or a word about cu Iture. Severa l congress-goers men­ your garden. Th ere are other sou rces of inform ation, too. H or­ tioned the desirability of hea ring from these notable people in ticultural societies, botanic gardens and arboreta, and plant the world of horti cu lture in our magazine. Therefore, the spe­ societies are fine sources for local, detailed cu ltural informa­ cial emphasis in this issue. We asked a number of "notables" tion and for inform ation in depth on a specia l plant. Read to w rite about a favorite plant. about cha nges underway at the Missouri Botanical Garden, Parma violets are Nelson Coon's first love, and he freely all designed to ease the ivory tower status and build up pop­ admits that his enjoyment in growing them is not at all dimin­ ular appeal. Th e Pennsylvania Horticu ltura l Society rises to ished by the botanists' fai lure to properly class ify them. Anne the challenge of taking horticulture to the people with its Wood is famous for her outstanding flower arranging pro­ Gardenmobile, and Longwood Gardens builds ful l sca le, grams, and there can be little doubt that her great sk ill as a example ga rd ens to show various ways of so lving a specific gardener combi ned w ith her great love for her plants fu r­ garden design problem. Who can help but be excited by all ni shes the so lid basi s for her fine arrangements. Mrs. Wood of this activity, by these new ways of shari ng horticulture? likes plants with year round va lue; first she wrote about her Who does not want to hear more from people who know and arums, then decided that bergenia deserved mention. We felt love certain plants? The umbrella over al l of this exciting we had to include both of her favorites. Magnolias come in world of horticulture is the American H orticultural Society. It for a double hearing; just now, magnolias are enjoying a high is the unifying organization for everything that goes on in the level of popularity, with old sorts comi ng to the fore, and American gardening world. As we support A. H. S. we give wonderfu l new cu ltivars appearing in breeders' gardens every aspect of ga rdening, of horticulture, a boost. Won't you around the country. As a top-flight research plantsman Pro­ en li st your fr iends to help promote horticulture in America? fe sso r J. C. McDaniel writes about certa in magnolias with Financial support for A. H. S. has come from corpora­ emphasis on one he favors, and the professional magnolia tions through the special membership classification, " In ­ man, Mr.
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