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Hostas by John Mason Allgood Adventure and rugged beauty await those exploring the natural gardens of Alaska this June. AHSSTUDYTOURS Awon I way to go! March 28-April 8, 1990 June 2Huly 3, 1990 acres of woodland gardens and nature trails on the Natural Gardens of Alaska grounds of Arrnadale Castle. Visit the highland gar­ Botanical Paradise of Costa Rica dens at Inverewe before traveling on to Inverness Costa Rica is known for its beautiful tropical gar­ Join the adventure aboard the I 38-passenger Yorn­ and Edinburgh. You'll be welcomed by the castles' dens, spectacular wildlife, and fascinating culture. town Clipper as she sails between Juneau and Ket­ owners and guided by Everitt Miller, former director Stops on this tour include CATIE, the largest tropical chikan in search of natural wonders including wild­ of Longwood Gardens and past AHS president. life as well as spruce forests, fields of lupines, and research center in latin America; Monteverde Cloud Passages Unlimited Forest Reserve; Marenco Biological Station near giant ferns. See, up close, Tracy Arm, Glacier Bay, Corcovado National Park; and a visit to Linda Vista, and Le Conte Bay as you cruise along the sheltered Claude Hope's 2DD-acre flower seed farm. Atlanta inside passage of Alaska. Then enjoy a post-cruise November 10-17,1990 Botanical Garden 's Ann L. Crammond, also an AHS stay in Vancouver to enjoy Nitobe Japanese Gar­ Gardens of the Colonial South board member, is tour leader for this adventure. dens and VanDusen Botanical Gardens as well as Board the Nantucnet Clipper in Florida and travel north the famed Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island. to old Southern gardens on Sea Island; private gar­ Join AHS President Carolyn Marsh Lindsay and Bob dens in Savannah and on Hilton Head; the beautiful April 2I -May 6, 1990 Lindsay on board this luxury yacht cruise. Belgium and Holland Brays Island Plantation; the significant gardens of Leonard Haertter Travel Company Charleston; Drayton Hall, a 1738 plantation ; and Begin in Brussels by visiting its botanical garden, Middleton Place , site of the oldest landscaped gar­ arboretum, and the University Herb Garden . Other September 20-0ctober 5, 1990 dens in America, dating back to 1741. loin Carolyn stops in Belgium include the Floralies of Ghent, a and Bob Lindsay on board this luxury yacht cruise. flower festival that occurs every five years, and the Castles and Gardens of Scotland Mrs. Lindsay is the current AHS president. Royal Botanical Garden in Bruges. In Holland, spend In the Western Highlands of Argyll, see Culzen Park Leonard Haertter Travel Company, 7922 Bonhomme Ave., seven days cruising its canals with stops at Boskoop, Castle and Crarae Woodland Gardens. Spend two St. Louis, MO 63105 (800) 942-6666 (in Missouri, 314- the largest nursery in the Netherlands; the world's days at the Isle of Skye's Clan Donald Center, forty 721-6200). largest flower auction at Aalsmeer; and the mag­ Passages Unlimited, 2 Oliver Street, Eighth Floor, Boston, nificent Keukenhof Gardens. The tour will be led MA 02109 (800)232-2939. by Richard Hutton of Conard-Pyle/Star Roses. Passages Unlimited Photo courtesy of The Alaska Division of Tourism American Horticulturist Volume 69, Number 2 February 1990 ARTICLES A Noah's Ark for Endangered Species by Marcia Bonta .......................................... .......... .. ........... ................ ... .. .... ... .. ................................ ..... .. 20 The University of California Botanical Garden is a haven for the state's native plants. Proven Perfornners Four plant societies name their favorite cultivars. Water Lilies by Bill Heritage .......... ..... ..................... ...................................... ........................ .... ... .. .... ... ........ ............... 27 Camellias by Betty Hotchkiss ...... ............. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. ....................... .. .. .. ................ ............ .. .. .. ................................ 30 Hostas by John Mason Allgood ...... .. .. .. .... .............. .. ...... .. .. ... .... .. .. ................................. .. .. ....... .... .... ................. 32 Dahlias By S. McQuithy Boyer and Harry Rissetto ........................ ................ ...... ...... .. ...... .. .... .. ............ .. ..... 36 FEBRUARY'S COVER Don and Hazel Smith's Watnong Legacy Photographed by Bill Heritage by Ruby Weinberg ................................... ..... ... .......... ............. .. ... .. ......... ...................... ............... .. ....... .... 42 Lovers of blue flowers will find A retired New Jersey school administrator and his wife brought dwarf conifers within many beauties among tropical water reach of Eastern gardeners. lilies, such as 'Daubeniana'. This cultivar, named one of the best day­ SHORT FEATURES blooming tropicals by members of Treasures of River Farm/The Complicated, Dedicated B.Y. Morrison ...... .. .................. .. ... 11 the International Water Lily Society, Design! A Magical, Classical Garden in Columbus .. .... .. .......................... .. ............ .................. .. .. .. 16 is also very fragrant, and because it needs less sun than most tropical DEPARTMENTS water lilies, is ideal for partially Commentary ........................ ... .. .... ....... .... .. .... ....... ................................................ ...... ...... ............. .. ......... 4 shaded pools and tubs. Tropical Letters .... .............. ............................................................. ...................................... ................. .. .... ............... 6 water lilies are often grown as Book Reviews ...... ........ ................ .............. .. .. ............ ... .... .. .................................... ............... ......... ... ....... 8 annuals where climates are too Classifieds ..................... .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. ........ ... ...... ..................... ....... ... .. ... ..... ... .... ... .. ........ .. .... .. ............ ....... 39 harsh to keep them outdoors Pronunciations ...... ........ ....... ................ .. .......... .......... .............. .................. ....... .. ..... .. ....... ....... ............... 47 year-round. EDITOR: Kathleen Fisher. ASSISTANT EDITORS: Peggy Lytton, Mary Beth Wiesner. EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Martha Palermo. DESIGN DIRECTOR: Ellen Cohen. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: Kathleen B. Amberger. ADVERTISING: American Horticultural Society Advenising Depanment, 80 South Early Street, Alexandria, VA 22304, telephone (703) 82 3-6966. COLOR SEPARATIONS: Chroma-Graphics, Inc. EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Dr. Gerald S. Barad, Flemington, NJ; Dr. Harrison Flint, West Lafayette, IN; Peter Loewer, Cochecton Center, NY; Dr. Elizabeth McClintock, San Francisco, CA; Frederick McGourty, Norfolk, CT; Janet M. Poor, Winnetka, IL; Maire Simington, Phoenix, AZ; Jane Steffey, Sykesville, MD; Dr. James E. Swasey, Newark, DE; Philip E. Chandler, Santa Monica, CA. Replacement issues of AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST are available at a cost of 52.50 per copy. The opinions expressed in the anicles that appear in AMERICAN HORTI CULTURIST are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Society. Botanical nomenclature in AMERICAN HORTICULTURlST is based on HOR11JS THIRD. Manuscripts, an work, and photographs sent for possible publication will be returned if they are accompanied by a sell-addressed, stamped envelope. We cannot guarantee the safe return of unsolicited material. AMERICAN HORTICUL11JRJST, ISSN 0096-44 17, is the offi cial publication of the American Horticultural Society, 793 1 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22308, (703) 768-5700, and is issued six times a year as a magazine and six times a year as a news edition.. The American HorticulruraI Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to excellence in horticulture. Membership in the Society includes a subscription to AMERICAN HORTICUL11JRlST. National membership dues are 535; two years are 560. Foreign dues are 545. 512 o(dues are deSignated for AMERICAN HORTICULTURlST. Copyright © 1990 by the American Horticultural Society. Second-class postage paid at Alexandria, Virginia, and at additional mailing offi ces. POSlmaster: Please send Form 3579 to AMERICAN HORTICULTURlST, 793 1 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308. AMERICAN HORTICUL TURIST 3 American Horticultural Society Commentary Officers 1989·1990 Mrs. Carolyn Marsh Lindsay Rochester, New York President Mr. John H. Whitworth Jr. New York, New York First Vice President arden symposia are becoming more Mrs. John M. Maury numerous all across our country. But Washington, D.C. forry years ago, the Colonial Wil­ Second Vice President G Mr. Richard C. Angino liamsburg' Garden Symposium was the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania premier gardening symposium in our Secretary country, and it remains so today. Your Mr. RichardJ. Hutton West Grove, Pennsylvania American Horticultural Sociery is proud Treasurer to share in the sponsorship of this great Mr. Everitt L. Miller tradition. Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Immediate Past President As we were planning this year's pro­ gram, I was fascinated to review the past Board of Directors and see the world-class horticulturists who Mr. Richard C. Angino have been brought together here each year. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Mr. George Ball Jr. In 1953, both Fletcher Steele and Lanning West Chicago, Illinois Roper spoke about landscape design. Donald Wyman was featured five Dr. Sherran Blair times from 1950 to 1965. John Wister, Cynthia Wescott, Henry Skinner, Columbus, Ohio
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