August 1989 AHS's Rare Books on Horticulture Elegant, Cool: An August Garden by Ryan Gainey ARose Grower Speaks Out Philipsburg Manor. North Tarrytown. New York AHS STUDY TOURS Awon I way to go! There's still time to ;oin And look what AHS has planned for you in 1990! this great trip! January 1990 July 22-31, 1990 October 12-20, 1989 Gardens of the Caribbean Natural Gardens of Alaska Hudson River Fall Foliage Windward Islands Cruise aboard the MV Sea Lion and see rare sights (Two cr!lise dates to be alUlOlIIlced) such as nesting bald eagles, mountain goats, black View spectacular scenery from a privately chartered bears. and humpback wha les, as we ll as spruce for­ rail car traveling from New York City to Alba ny. where Explo re the exotic wonders of tropical orchid col­ lections. magnificent rain forests, historical sugar ests, fields of lupines, and giant ferns. The boat will a special visit to the Governor's Mansion is sched­ pass by Admiralty Island, enter the Tracy Arm , Gla­ uled. Other visits are to Hudson River mansions. plantations. sparkling beaches. and beautiful Car­ ibbean homes. Highlights are visits to the oldest cier Bay, Elfin Cove, Le Conte Ba y, and Rudyerd nurseries. and public gardens. includi ng the New Bay, then disembark at Prince Rupert. There is a York Botanical Gardens. botanical garden in the Western Hemisphere in Kingstown, St. Vincent. (1765) and to Linda Vista. post-cruise excursion July 31 to August 2 for those Bellinger Davis Company, Inc., 150 East 58th Street. New Claude Hope 's research site. who are interested in exploring the Buschart Gar­ York, NY 10155 dens on Victoria Island. March 28-April 8, 1990 Garden Paradise of Costa Rica November 3-10, 1990 Rich in heritage and diversity, Costa Rica is known Gardens of the Colonial South for its beautiful tropical gardens. spectacular wild­ Board the Yorktown Clipper luxury yacht in Florida life. and fascinating cu lture. Stops include the Na­ and travel north to old Southern gardens on Sea tional Museum of Costa Rica ; CATIE. the largest Island ; private gardens in Savannah; a seaside Jap­ tropical research center in Latin Ame rica ; Guayabo anese garden in Hilton Head; Orange Grove Plan­ National Monument. a major archeological site dat­ tation; the significant gardens of Charleston; Dray­ ing back to 800 A.D .; Monteverde Cloud Forest Re­ ton Hall, a 1738 plantation ; and Middleton Place, serve. where you can see a volcano and rare , exotic site of the oldest landscaped gardens in America, birds; and Corcovado National Park. dating back to 1741. Leonard Ha emer Travel Co mpan y, 7922 Bonhomme Avenue, St. Loui s, MO 63105 (800)942-6666 eric an Horticulturist Volume 68, Numb~r 8 August 1989 ARTICLES The Summer Delight of Daylilies by Avis Aronovitz .................................................................................................................................... 17 Discover a showcase of daylilies tucked in the back yard perennial garden of two Atlanta residents. A Dream of a Garden by Ryan Gainey .......................... ..................................................................................................... .. ...... 22 Businessman, plantsman, and designer of sophistica~ed garden spaces, Ryan Gainey shares his vision of a white garden for August. Monterey's Historic Adobe Gardens by K Mose Fadeem ................... .. .. .......................................................................................................... 26 The sites of three houses of the 1830s have each developed differently, though all share Monterey's Mediterranean dimate. In Defense of Modem Roses by Rayford Reddelt .................. ... ....................... .............................. .... .......................................... ......... 32 Although he grows the old ones too, Rayford Reddell points out the pluses of growing modgrn hybrids. AUGUST'S COVER Photographed by Rick Buettner SHORT FEATURES Among the rare old volumes wi~hin Treasures ef Riv(lr Farm/Not Every Library Has a 1586 Edition ........................................ 6 the American Horticultural Society's Indoor Gardening/Start B"Ilbs Now for Winter Bloom ........................................................... 11 library af(~ some with exquisite 1'ecluuq1:le/Some Cutting Remarks kbout Your Plants ............................................................. 13 engravings that illustrate the text. Seasonals/iam(l!Im and 1.amiastrum: Each Has a PlaE:e .......... ................................................. 44 "Braddick's American Peach" was a tree brought to England from the DEPARTMENTS United States in the 1800s. John Braddick described his effort to Commentary ........................................................ .. .................................................................................. 4 import peach trees in the Souc<;es ......................... .......................................... ..................................................................... ............... 35 1i'ansactions of the Horticultural Pron1:lnciati0ns .................................... .................................................................................... ......... .... , 36 Society of London, Volume II, Classifieds ........... .. .. ................................................. ............................................ ..................................... 38 published in 1822. More on the Boek Reviews ... ... ...... ............... ......................................... .. .... .. .. ............ ... ............... .............................. 40 books that constitute this River Farm Letters .................... .. .................................................................. ......................................... ........................ 47 treasure begins on page 6. PUBLICATIONS EllRECTO~ EDITOR: Virginia W. Louisell. SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR: Kathleen Fisher. ASSISTANT EDITOR. HORTICULTURE: Peggy Lytton. ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR: Martha Palemlo. DESIGN DIRECTOR: Rebc€ca K. McClimans. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: Sharon Barnes. AElVERTISlNG: American Horticultural Society Advertising Department, 80 South Early Street, Alexandria, VA 22304, lelephone (703) 823·6966. COLOR SEPARATIONS: Chroma· Graphics, Inc. EDITORIAL ADVISOR¥ BOARD: Dr. Gerald S. Barad, FI€minglOn, NJ; Dr. Harrison Flint, Wesl Lafuyeue, IN; Peter Loewe" Cocheclon Gent€r, NY; Dr. Elizabeth McClintock, San FranCiSCO, CA; Frede,ick McGourty, Norfolk, Cf; Janet M. Poor. Winnetka, IL; Maire Simington. Phoenix, Al.; Jane Steffey, Sykesville, MD; D,. James E. Swasey, Newark, DE; Philip E. Chandler, Santa Monica, CA. Replacement issues of AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST are available at a COSI of 52.50 per copy. The opinions expressed in Ihe artides thaI appear in AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST are those of Ihe authors and are nOI necessarily Ihose of the Society. Botanical nomenclarure in AMERICAN HORTICLILTURIST is based on HOR"IUS THIRD. Manuscripts, art work, and phOlographs sent for possible publicalion will be returned if they are accompanied by a self·addressed, slamped envelope. We cannOI g\larantee the safe rerurn of unsolicited material. AMERlCAN HOR"FlCUL "TIJRIST, ISSN 0096·4417, is Ihe official publica lion of the American Horticulrural Society, 7931 Easl 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 edilion .. The American HOrliculrural Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated 10 excellence in horticulrure. Membership in the Society includes a subscriplion 10 AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST. National membership dues are 530; two years are 555. Foreign dues are 540. S12 of dues are designated for AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST. Copyright © 1989 by the American Horticultural Society. Second·class poslage paid at Alexandria, Virginia. and al additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Please send Fonn 3579 10 AMERICAN HORTIOULTURlST, 7931 Easl Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308. AMERICAN HORTICUL TURIST 3 American Horticultural Society Officers 1989·1990 Commentary Mrs. Carolyn Marsh Lindsay Rochester, New York President Mrs. Harry J. Van de Kamp Paso Robles, California First Vice President hange is an interesting part of our Mrs. John M. Maury lives. We accept it-often anticipate Washington, D.C. and encourage it-in the natural Second Vice President C Mr. Richard C. Angino world of our gardens. (Think of the minor Harrisburg, Pennsylvania miracle of a dahlia from tuber to full bloom Secretary in a season). However, when it comes to Mr. Richard J. Hutton West Grove, Pennsylvania our own lives, we of the human species Treasurer often resist and fear change. Mr. Everitt L. Miller Organizations change too. The Ameri­ Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Immediate Past Pr.esident can Horticultural Society is ohanging, and as we have wrestled with this life force, I Board of Directors Mr. Richard C. Angino have been struck by its many faces-un­ Harrisburg, Pennsylvania expected change beyond our control; ev­ Mr. George Ball, Jr. ident change that should have taken place West Chicago, Illinois Dr. Sherran Blair but didn't; surprise change that should have been foreseen; natural change Columbus, Ohio reflecting the flow and transition of our lives. Some change is guided by Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole, Jr. our hands-the "pinching and pruning" of life-and we hope that ex­ Cleveland, Ohio perience and wisdom hold fast in our influence. Those changes that occur Mr. J. Judson Brooks Sewickley, P~nnsylvania beyond