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The NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL MAGAZINE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OCTOBER, 1941 The American Horticultural Society PRESENT ROLL OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS April 19, 1941 OFFICERS P r es~den t, Dr. E. J. Kraus, Chicago, Ill. First Vice-President, Dr. D. Victor Lumsden, Washington, D. C. Second Vice-President, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, D. C. Secretary, Miss Cary B. Milholland, Washington, D. C. Treasurer, Mr. Henry Parsons Erwin, Washington, D. C. DIRECTORS Terms Expiring 1942 Terms Expiring 1943 Mrs. Walter Douglas, Chauncey, N. Y. Mrs. Robert H. Fife, New York, N. Y. Mrs. J. Norman Henry, Gladyne, Pa. Mrs. Mortimer J. Fox, Peekskill, N. Y. Mrs. Clement S. Houghton, Chestnut Hill, Mrs. Fairfax Harrison, Belvoir, Farquier Mass. Co., Va. Mr. Alfred Maclay, Tallahassee, Fla. Mr. B. Y. Morrison, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Arthur Hoyt Scott, Media, p.a. Dr. Donald Wyman, Jamaica Plain, Mass. HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS Mr. clerbert P. Dyckman, Pres., Mr. A. F. Truex, Pres., American Begonia Society, American Rose Society, 1050 East 19th St., Tulsa, Oklahoma Long Beach, Calif. Mr. Wm. T. Marshall, Pres., Cactus & Succulent Society of America, Dr. Robert T. Gausen, Pres., 327 North Ave., 61 American Fern Society, Los Angeles, Calif. Bailey Hortorium, Ithaca. N. Y. Mr. James H. Porter, Pres., Camellia Society of America Mr. W. J. McKee, Pres., Macon, Ga. American Iris Society, Dr. S. E. Taylor, Pres., 45 Kenwood Ave., Delphinium Society, Worcester, Mass. 241 Lexington Ave., Mansfield, Ohio ur. Earle B. White, Pres., American Peony Society, Mrs. John H. Cunningham, Pres., . 1726 Eye St., N. W ., Herb Society of America, Washington, D. C. 53 Seaver St., Brooklin-e, Mass. Mr. Walter D. Blair, Pres., Mrs. William Beaudry, Pres., American Rock Garden Society, Midwest Horticultural Society, Tarrytown, 100 North Central Park Blvd., New York. Chicago, Ill. SOCIETIES AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 1940 Akron Garden Center, American Fuchsia Society, 226 South Main St., Miss Alice Eastwood, Secretary. Akron, Ohio. California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, Alexandria, Virginia, Garden Gub, San Francisco, Calif. Mrs. Joseph P. Crockett, President, 819 Prince St., California Garden Club Federation, Alexandria, Va. Mrs. Chas. P. McCullough, American Amaryllis Society, Box 114 Altadena, Calif. Mr. Wyndham Hayward, Secretary, Winter Park, Fla. California Horticultural Society, American Begonia Society, Miss Cora R. Brandt, Secretary, Mr. Herbert Dyckman, President, 485 California St., 1050 East 19th St., San Francisco, Calif. Long Beach, Calif. Publication Offi ce, 32nd St. and Elm Ave., Baltimore. Md. Entered as second-class matter J anuary 27, 1932, at the Post Offi ce at Baltimore, Md., under the Act of August 24, 1912. Chevy Chase (D. C.) Garden Club, Lake Washington Garden Club, Mrs. E. B. Bunting, Mrs. Thoma~ Balmer, P res. , 3726 Windom Place, N. W., 3500 46th Ave., N . E., Washington, D. C. Seattle, Wash. Chevy Chase (Md.) Garden Club Liambias House, Mrs. R. Seabury d'Espard, St. Augustine Garden Club Centre, 19 \-\T. Thornapple St., St. Augustine, Fla. Chevy Chase, Md. Michigan Horticultural Society, Community Garden Club of Bethesda, Paul R. Krone, Secy., Mrs. Robert Corry, Pres., Horticultural Building, 156 Custer Road, East Lansing, Mich. Bethesda, Md. Midwest Horticultural Society, Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club. Mrs. Walter J . Scott, Secy., Mrs. W . F. Rust, President, 4921 W. Huron St., Leesburg, Va. Chicago, Ill. National Capital Dahlia Society, Federated Garden Clubs of Cincinnati and Mr. George U. Graff, Vicinity, 242 Pea,body St., N. W., Mrs. Charles Bosworth, President, Washington, D. C. 220 E . Locust St., North Carolina Garden Center, Wilmington, Ohio Miss Violet H olt, Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland. 500 Webb Ave., Mrs. Edward H. McKeon, Pres .. Burlington, N. C. Room 300, The Belvedere. Northern N ut Growers Association, Baltimore, Md. Dr. A. S. Colby, Pres. , Forest Hills Garden Club, Urbana, Illinois. Mrs. E. Barr, Pres., Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, 3623 Chesapeake St., N. W., % Mrs. Silas B. Waters, Washington, D. C. 2005 Edgecliff Point, Cincinnati, Ohio. Garden Center of Greater Cleveland. East Boulevard at Euclid Ave., Rock Garden Society of Ohio, Mrs. Frank Garry, Librarian, Cleveland, Ohio. 5800 W yatt Ave., Kennedy Heights, Garden Center Institute of Buffalo. Cleveland, Ohio Delaware Park Casino, Seattle Civic Garden Center, Buffalo, New York. 1908 Fourth Avenue, Garden Centre, Seattle, Wash. % Iveys Store, T akoma H orticultural Club, Ashevi ll e, N. C. Mr. R. H . Fiedler , Garden Club of Gloucester, 7100 8th St., N. W ., Mrs. N. S. H opkins, Librarian. Washington, D. C. Nuttall , Va. The Little Garden Club of Sandy Spring, Garden Club of Illinois, Mrs. Douglas Whitlock, Pres., Shop 312, Palmer H otel, Sandy Spring, Md. Chicago, Ill. The Pittsburgh Garden Center, Garden Club of Nashville, Schenley Park, Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Pres., Pittsburgh, Pa. 3606 West End Ave., The San Francisco Ga rden Cl ub. N ashville, Tenn. Room 133, Fairmont Hotel, Garden Club of Virginia, San F rancisco, Cali f. Mrs. John G. Hayes, Tri-County Garden Club, R. F. D. No.2, Miss Lilian Lawrence, Sec'y, Richmond, Va. Bell s.treet School, Clinton, S. Gary Garden Club, C. Mrs. Roy Watts, Treas., The Trowel Club, 106 N . Hamilton St. , Mrs. Walter W yatt, Pres., Gary, Ind. 1702 Kalmia Road, N. W., Washington, D. C. Georgetown Garden Club, Washington Garden Club, Mrs. Walter J. Harrison, Mrs. Charles E. Riordon, 1430 - 33rd St., N . W ., 1425 Montague St., N. W., WashiIlgton, D. C. Washington, D. C. H ome Garden Club of Denver, Wisconsin Ga rden Club Federation, 800 Monroe St., Mrs. C. H . Braman, Pres., Denver, Colo. Waupaca, Wis. Homeland Garden Club, Woodridge Garden Club, Mrs. Guy Warfield, Jr., Pres., Mr. A ugust P .Hofmann, Pres., 314 T hornhill Road, 1716 Evarts St., N. E., Baltimore. Md. Washington, D. C. Indian Head Garden Cl ub, Worcester County H orticultural Society, Mrs. Frank A. Bolton, 30 Elm Street, Pomonkey, Md. Worcester. Ma s. The National Horticultural Magazine , Vol. 20 Copyright, 1941, by THE A'IERICAN HOllfflCULTURAL SOCIETY No.4 OCTOBER, 1941 CONTENTS P lant H unting 111 A laska. \~1 ALTER BEEBE \VILDER _________ ______________________________ 23 7 The Camelli a. GEORGE GRA VES __________ ______________________________________ __________ ________ _____ ___ _ 245 A Gar den of Sweet Perfume. HELEN M. Fox __________________________________________________ 253 The Illusive I vy-VI. ALFRED BATES ________________________ ______________________________________ 260 Rock Garden Notes: Cornell Rock Gardening Studies. \N ARREN C. \~T ILSO N ________________________ 266 Rhododendron )J otes : Notes on R hododendron Species at the University of California. P. H. B R Y DO N _______ ___ ______ ______ _____________ ____ ___ ___ _________ _______ ___________ ______ __ ___ _______________ 271 A Book or Two _____________________ _____________________________ __________________________________________________ 277 The Gardener's Pocketbook : Pa,ssijlora qua,dral'lglllaris 279 A 11 th ol'yza l' C'vo lll ta ____________ ________ _____ ______ _________________________ _____________________________ 281 Two Dittanies. RACHAEL CAUGHEY _________________________________________________________ 283 From the M id\.yest Horticultural Society. ELDRED E. GREEN _________________ 284 Pinus strobl/s. Rosa Harison's Yell ov\! . Ccltis oceidelltalis. Double Forms of O ur \Nild Roses. STET'HEN F. HA;"IBLIN _______________ ___ 285 A New Device fo r Layering. T. B. M CCLELLA ND ._________ _______ ___________________ 288 Daffodils at Swarthmore. EDW IN C. POWELL ____________ _____________ ____ __ __ ___________ 288 Three Interesting Foreigners. SARAH V. COOMBS _______________ ___________ ________ _ 291 The Brilli ant )Jerines, Can You ?\Ta me This F lower ? Sch izostylis [OCCl11ca . Index to V olume 20 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 295 Publi shed quarterly by The American Horticultural Society. Publi cation office. 32nd St. and ~ l m Ave., B altim ore, Md. Edito rial office, Room 821 , 'Vashington Loan and Trust Building, Wash· lngton, D. C. Co ntribu tions from all members are cordially inyited and should be sent to the Editorial office . A ~ ub sc l'iption t.o the ma.gazine is in cluded in the ..lnnun l dues to all members; to nOll-memb ers the prtce IS sevent.y·fhoe cent s t,he COP)', three dolhl1's a y ear. [ ii ] Walter Beebe Wiider EchilWpal70x horridq,(11'l, Devil's Walking Stic l~ Plant Hunting in Alaska W ALTER BEEBE WILDER To A NY Chechahco (the Indian name There are patches, parti cularly in for newcomer or tenderfoot) Alaska damp hollow , of a plant wi th enormous ~ ignifies a wild r omantic region per leaves and occasional clusters of bril petually covered with snow and in liant red berries whi ch succeed its habited by Eskimos and bearded pros spike of whi tish flowers. It is often pectors. The appearance of Juneau. higher than one's head and the terrify Alaska's capital, in July is a very defi ing array of reddish thorns and prickles ni te shock to one harboring thi s im along its stems make good the implica pression. tions of its name. Devils ""alking Sti<:k The town nestles comfortably at the or Echinopano,r: horridum. If you slip base of Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts when you're climbing and try to grasp whose summits are certainly snow-cov it, "horridul11" is scarcely the word. ered but the Eski mos and bearded pros Despite the worst intentions, it is a pectors are conspicuously absent. very handsome shrub. The flower lover will be surprised to Pyrola seC'1ll1da is e\'erywhere with find stocks, nasturtiums, delphinium its graceful curvi ng five-inch stems of and lilies thriving in practically every greenish fl owers. The white sprays of dooryard. In fact almost any plant Tio:rella trifoli-ata stand out surprisingly whidl can withstand a rainy season will from the shadows. do well. Not colel, but 140 inches of In glades or spots where the woods rain or the equivalent in snow a year are more open, the fin e whi te spikes is the enemy.