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Volume 24, Number 4 Published by the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL GARDEN at Berkeley Fall 1999
Venturing to Venezuela, Part 2
In February of this year a group of intrepid travelersventured to Venezuela, on a Garden-sponsored tour, toexplore various ecosystems unique to that country. The groupwas led by David Brunner, Horticulture Manager. Here ishis account of the trip, the first part of which appeared in the
Summer Newsletter.
Flowers ofEspeletia schultzii, one of the frailejones. (Photos byDavid Brunner)
From the strange world of the tepuis, we were certainthat nothing else would compare. But the Andes awaitedwith their own beautiful secrets. We flew into Merida, amodern city in a deep valley between two great arms of thenorthern Andes, each rising steeply into equatorial snowand ice at 16,000 feet. But we werent to stay long in thecity. Soon we were on our way up the flanks of these greatmountains into the misty cloud forests that clothe theirshoulders in capes of green. We stayed the night in acentury-old coffee plantation. Mossy red-tiled roofs andwhitewashed walls nestled amid Tillandsia festooned figs.
The following days we explored these moisture ladenforests. Giant pinwheel leaves ofCecropia, white as snowbeneath, and flaming orange boughs ofErythrina definedthe canopy ceiling. Below in the humid semi-shade, treeferns stretched long necks 10 meters to the sun, andHeliconia orAphelandra blooms rent the darkness withexplosions of color. In the trees themselves, colorabounded. Orchids, banks of purple Sobralia, swags oforange Oncidium, glowing spirals ofEpidendrum, andilluminated lilac Cattleya were not to be outdone by the
chocolate and crimson ofEpiscia or the lilac and carmineofVriesia.At every turn the dense, moist, green curtain was
spangled with colorsome that moved! Giant iridescentblue morpho and elegant red and black heliconiid butter-flies moved on slow-motion wings. Just at dawn, afterscrambling down a steep, root-entangled slope, we pausedin the hush beneath a particular tree. Then, as pale azurereplaced the indigo above, a cacophony of cries rang out.A noise like a thousand crows in a quarrel. But the birdsthat were uttering these cries! The Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, a shocking orange fellow with a breast of jet. We
were underneath their roosting tree, as several hundredproud and pompous males decried each others brilliance.
Then still higher we climbed. The forest thinned, andchanged. Podocarpusreplaced Cecropia. Rose and Ericarelatives replaced Heliconia and tree ferns. We werecoming into the paramothe Andes equatorial alpinezone. At an elevation of nearly 12,000 feet, we stayed in arestored 17th century Franciscan monastery to explore thisunique tropical habitat. The paramo is found above thecloud forests, in fact above many of the clouds. The skiesare bright blue and the days are warm, but the thin airholds no heat and the nights are frigid. Winter descends
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Bob Clark and Nora Smirga at 11,000 feet in the paramo.
One of the many waterfalls that cascade through the Andean cloudforests.
every evening with frost, ice and occasional snow. Summerreturns each midday when the sun, in unfiltered intensity,blazes above. Plants here have to adapt to our yearlyextremes in each and every day. The results are fantasticshapes and colors. Elaphoglossum ferns cloak their fronds inbronze and silver mirrored scales, and their strange cousinJamesonia unfurls fronds like chenille in white and rustand gray. Odd, twisted trees ofPolylepisshed long ribbons
of red bark from branches holding Fuchsia, Passiflora andBomarea in full flower.
Strangest of all, the undisputed monarch of the paramo(though the Andean Condor, a mere speck in the skyabove, might disagree) is Espeletia, the Frailejon. Theseodd plants, like giant velvet cabbages on a pedestal, are asnumerous as the soldiers of an invading army cresting theridge. Marching silently up the rocky precipices towardthe permafrost, they embody the paramo as the saguaroembodies the desert. In flower, these solemn soldiers puton a jaunty hat of yellow and show their true nature asovergrown daisies. Wonders of adaptation, Espeletiaconserve heat through the cold night in their thick stemand leaves. They even produce antifreeze to protect thegrowing bud, but filter the too-intense daylight throughdense crystalline hairs.
Leaving the paramo on a frosty dawn, we descendedand descended and descended by Andean valleys to thegreat plain of the llanos in the valley of the Orinoco River.We lost 10,000 feet of elevation and gained 60 degrees intemperature. The broad plain that stretches between theAndes and the highlands of the Gran Savana is as flat andrich a land as our Great Plains. Here the climate is hot and
dry or hot and wet. The season of mud and the season ofdust. We arrived at the end of one and the start of theother, so we got some of both. The forest is tall and semi-deciduous, many of the trees going leafless to conservewater. But along the many, big, slow meandering riversthe galleries are evergreen and ever-blooming. Vochysia
filled the sky with yellow spikes and Coryanthesfilled theair with exquisite perfume.
The llanos are not, however, ruled by plants; they areruled by birds, a swirling, dizzying kaleidoscope of birds.Thousands of birds, tens of thousands of birds, millions ofbirds! Spoonbills and ibises of scarlet, storks and egrets ofwhite, herons of blue, kingfishers of green. Hawks by thesquadron, ducks by the fleet. If that were not enough,
the water is teeming too. Fire-bellied piranha swim in theshallows, while giant, seemingly lazy crocodiles bask onthe shore. Always nearby, the squat yet somehow statelycapybara, largest of all the rodents, bathes in the shallows.Herds of these pig-sized beasts rove from water hole towater hole, grazing on the abundant grass, as they raisetheir young and avoid their principle predator, theanaconda! We ventured out onto these unfriendly watersto see the wildlife and see it we did, all of it up close!
Returning to Caracas and the troubles of everyday life(an airline strike!), each of us knew we had experienced thetrip of a lifetime. From the bizarre and pristine world ofKukenan to the sizzling abundance of the llanos, we hadtouched the pulse of the planet and felt it surging. We willnot forget.
David Brunner
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DIRECTORS COLUMN
I have a photograph of my father that I enjoy verymuch. Its fun to ask people where they think it was taken.He looks very dapper in his jaunty fishermans cap andtweedy jacket. The folded umbrella in his hand is dampand limp; it clearly has been raining, although not just
now. The surroundings are preternaturally green.Saturated emerald hillsides obscured by swirling mists;droplet dotted grass blades in the foreground.
Everyone guesses Ireland. Neither my father nor I hasever been to Ireland, I triumphantly inform my surprisedfriends. This picture was taken in Los Angeles; in the SantaMonica mountains, which are within the city limits!
Anyone who has spent time in California knows thataway from our irrigated lawns and orchards, there are twoseasons: the green and the brown. And when it is green, itis very, very green. Has it always been this way?
Today, this signature character of the western Califor-nia landscape is largely due to the quickening of exoticgrasses to winter rains. How did the landscape appearbefore these grasses spread like wildfire before the wind?
This is not an idle question of romantic botanists.Ecological restoration, the scientific restoration or recon-struction of natural habitats, is a growing field that needsanswers to this and similar questions. For example, did theearlier ecosystem show the dramatic swings in functionthat characterize current grasslands? Were these landscapesself-maintained, or did they reflect the activities of thelarge human population supported by this rich land?
If the latter, then how can we replicate these ecologicalmanipulations?
It is surprisingly difficult to find answers to thesequestions. A variety of avenues has been pursued. Pollenrecords from cores of pond bottoms. Anthropologicalinterviews with Indians. Archaeological digs. The spottyaccounts of early explorers. I have even heard of attempts
to reconstruct pre-contact landscapes by soaking missionadobes in water to dissolve out the fibrous plant materialthat was used to give them structural strength.
In desert regions, dissections of pack rat nests can beamazingly revealing. Each mode of inquiry reveals a smallpart of the animal; perhaps a piece of the tail, a leg, thetrunk. Is it a snake? A tree? Who knows? Like the blindmen feeling the elephant, we wont begin to understandthe whole picture until the information from all thesediverse sources is examined in concert. This is where theGarden comes in.
At the Garden we are in the planning stages for anexciting new initiative. We will soon begin renovations totransmute the former Canyon Chemical Facility into aCenter for the Study of Plant Conservation. One of thegoals of plant conservation is to conserve plant diversitywithin natural communities. Today, there is much debateabout what constitutes a natural community in California.An important role of the Center will be to facilitatemulti-disciplinary inquiry into the natural communities inCalifornia today and in the recent past.
Dr. Ellen Simms
Botanical Garden Using an Automatic Camera System,their report details some of the fauna entering the Gardenunder the fence at night. Using a Wildlife Pro Camera
System over three 14-day sample periods, they detected60 animal incursions into the Garden through a hole inthe cyclone fence.
Their project sought to distinguish between thenumber of incidences occurring when the site was baitedand the number when it was unbaited. Our most commonvisitor was a little gray fox, obviously attracted moreduring the one baited period. What cannot be quantifiedof course, are the number of animals deterred by that fox!Two trespassers (red fox, Vulpes vulpes, and feral cat, Feliscatus) proved especially interesting, since they are non-native species, known to be detrimental to native wildlife.
The Gardencontinues to offermany opportunities
for research to bothfaculty and students.Mary Jane Gradyand Reginald H.Barrett of theDepartment ofEnvironmentalScience andManagement have
recently reported on an interesting research project theyhave undertaken at the Garden. Entitled, The Effect ofUsing Bait on Detections of Wildlife Entering the UC
Research in the Garden
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The annual national meeting of the AmericanAssociation of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta was heldin Vancouver, British Columbia in late June. DavidBrunner, Holly Forbes,Jennifer White, andJanetWilliams attended. Discussions of international collecting
expeditions and the sharing of plant materials, in respectof the 1992 Convention on Biodiversity, were highlightsof the meeting.
Horticulturist Lawrence Lee has reduced his time to80% to launch a private nursery business. HorticultureManager David Brunner has taken over responsibility forthe New World Desert collection.
A mountain lion was sighted on Centennial Drive inthe vicinity of the Garden on July 3. The following
suggestions are from the California Department of Fishand Game: Do not hike alone. Keep children close to you.Do not approach a lion. Do not run from a lion. Do notcrouch down or bend over. Do all you can to appearlarger. Fight back if attacked. More details are available onthe mountain lion alert signs in the Garden and on theadjacent fire trail.
New Plants Program Coordinator Martin Granthamresigned in June. He is now managing the teaching green-houses at San Francisco State University. Martin madesignificant contributions to the Garden in several positions
since 1989, including horticulturist responsibilities at varioustimes for the Mexican and Central American Area,Australasian Area, Xerophytic Ferns and African Hill.We wish him the best of success in his future endeavors.
Farewell and good wishes to Kandle Fraser who served asour administrative assistant; she has left to pursue graduatestudies at the Art Institute of Chicago. We welcome MichaelRimar, her replacement on the administration team; he isalso an enthusiastic Garden member.
Dr. Raabes column this issue (page 8) has a note aboutplants that attract hummingbirds, and we just cannot missthe opportunity to point out that a great number of theseplant species, especially the salvias and penstemons, can befound in the Mexican and Central American Area of theGarden. All are in glorious flower during the Fall and
surrounded by a dartingmultitude of humming-birds and dancingbutterflies! Come in andhave a look; you may alsofind one of these attrac-tant plants in the GardenShop to take home.
Examples of these canbe seen all around thenew masonry staircase in
the photograph, left. Thesteps, which imitate thestyle of the original stonestairs in the New WorldDesert section of theGarden, were recentlycompleted by horticultur-ist Eric Schultz. The
more naturalistic stone stairs are part of a Garden programto replace the old railway tie stairswhich not only woreout more quickly but were environmentally unsoundbecause the ties were soaked in creosote, which pollutes
the soil. A new masonry staircase has been installed in theNew Zealand section over the last few months and anotheris soon to be installed in the Asian section.
What Makes the Garden Grow?We welcome all of our members in the Supporters and
above Membership groups to attend a special Behind theScenes Tour and reception to be held in the GardensCorporate Yard on October 21. Featuring small grouptours of nearby, normally nonpublic greenhouses andpropagating areas led by our expert horticultural staff, thisevent will also have a self-guided tour of the CorporateYard with plenty of fascinating Garden facts and folklore.(For example, What are you doing with all of thoserocks? and Why is it called the Gorilla Cage?) We willbe mailing invitations with all of the details shortly.
San Francisco Flower and LandscapeGarden Show, 2000
Following the critical success of our vignettedisplay, The Surrealists LandscapeSpecimensfrom our Extraordinary Palette, in the San FranciscoFlower and Landscape Garden Show in March of thisyear, we have been invited to participate in the mainfloor competition next year. Currently, we areengaged in planning all aspects of our display andwanted to let you all know how excited we are to bethe first nonprofit organization ever invited tocompete in this main part of the show. If you areinterested in helping to sponsor our entry, or wouldlike to volunteer to help with construction of theactual exhibit, then please call Horticulture Manager,David Brunner, at 510-642-9856.
(Photo by Janet Williams)
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EDUCATION AT
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The Garden Supports Gardening Programsin Local Schools
As reported in the last Newsletter, the limited number ofspaces for the Spring School Garden Conference filled upquickly, and an additional 35 individuals were turned away.This offered clear evidence of how eager local teachers arefor the support of the UC Botanical Garden in developinggardening programs in their schools. Consequently, wehave scheduled our second School Garden Conference forSaturday, November 20.
The Gardens education program supports schools inmany ways as they struggle to establish and maintain gardensat their sites. In addition to developing curriculum that
integrates teachers goals with the State of California ScienceCurriculum Framework for both elementary and secondarygrade levels, the Gardens education staff has conductedteacher training sessions and then supported schools whenthey take the first step in establishing their gardens. We havebeen able, for instance, to send Cal undergraduates out toschools, where they assist teachers and students in plantingseedlings, then go on to teach students a variety of horticul-tural skills. The Garden has also provided California nativeplants for three schools developing native plant gardens.Another school is interested in personalizing its garden bygrowing plants from each students native country. For this
project, the Garden is providing salvias from Mexico and theUnited States, as well as from seven countries in Central andSouth America.
In providing support for our partner schools, we havediscovered that flexibility is the name of the game. Differentschools, faculty, and school gardens need different types ofsupport. The Education program at the Garden thus tailorssupport according to the needs of a particular school. Whilethis requires the juggling of many issues, each school gardenbecomes a product of its own staff, students, and volun-teersas such, a vital, vibrant, and beautiful resource of theschool itself. While our support helps each school gardenprogram thrive, it also ensures that the program will maintainitself, becoming self-sufficient, so that these gardens will playan integral part in childrens schooling for years to come.
Please share information about the Fall 1999 SchoolGarden Conference with anyone who might be interested inattending. If you, or someone you know, would like to havean application for the conference, please contact JenniferWhite at the Garden (510-495-2805).
Jennifer Meux White
Counselors Tell All about Day Camp
Every summer since 1990, the Garden has offered asummer day camp called Green Stuff. Since that firstsummer, when some twenty children enjoyed twoone-week sessions, our program has burgeoned. This year,the Garden saw 52 Green Stuff campers in five one-week
sessions. In addition, we collaborated with the LawrenceHall of Science in two sessions, during which 24 childrendevoted their mornings to plants and their afternoons toanimals. In another collaboration with Golden BearRecreation, 50 more campers spent their mornings onsports, and their afternoons in the peaceful atmosphere ofthe Garden.
CounselorsWendy Parkand Neil Hedgecockweredelighted to see how creative kids can get. Every group isdifferent, but all the children love the tie-dye activity. Theolder children particularly enjoy the Bio-AccumulationGame and the Food Web Game which draw their atten-tion to what eats what, as well as to the consequences ofusing pesticides. The realization of the damage thatpollution in the environment can do seems to shock thechildren, and they immediately come up with solutions,like Make cars extinct!
Both Wendy and Neil love showing the childrenaround the Garden, especially inside the greenhouses.Wendy likes snack time, when she can relate what thecampers are eating to the plant world, and Neil enjoysrevealing that plants dont get their food from the soil, asmost people think, but that they make their food using the
sun! They have had a great summer at camp, too, becauseThe kids are already so bright and enthusiastic aboutscience and learning more! That makes it fun!
Happy campers at the Garden proudly display their fine tie-dye work.(Photo by Janet Williams)
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Weve all
visited the GardenShop, but did youknow it is entirelystaffed by volun-teerstwenty-eight in all?These volunteerswork one shift aweek or everyother week, andmany also volun-teer as docents
and propagators.Well-traveled and
from differentwalks of life, theShop volunteersnot only helpvisitors select abook or a gift ora plant, they also
answer a bevy of questions about Garden history, Gardenprograms, and the subtleties of plant care.
Elly Bade is the longest serving Shop Volunteer. Sincethe summer of 1987, she has been buying the Shopsbooks for both adults and childrenno easy task whenshelf space is limited. Ellys philosophy is to offer anextensive range of books about plants and gardening toour visitors. The curious child, the novice gardener, thehorticultural enthusiast and even the learned botanist willeach find books of interest in our Garden Shop. Recently,Nancy Markell joined Elly, and the two now collaboratein bringing this esteemed book selection to the GardenShop.
Many Garden visitors express surprise at the Shops
unique array of giftsmade possible through the efforts ofour gift-buyers: Emmy Sortor, Lee Hafter, Janean Jaklevicand Pat Smith. With their distinct, but always selective,tastes, they are expert at finding unusual T-shirts, aprons,ceramic pots, toys, and botanically-inspired greeting cards.Whether you fancy a beautifully designed bug pin fromYipes!, a one-of-a-kind wooden bowl made by JohnDoyen, or a fragrant soap or salve from Bonny DoonFarms, come to the Garden Shop. And if youre simplyhungry, Helene Conant makes sure the Shop stocks yourfavorite snack!
A few volunteers even bring their artistic talents to the
Garden Shop: Pat Smith makes earrings, and WendyDraper makes sachets. Jean Nunnally collects and pressesflowers, which she transforms into colorful greeting cards.And two of Janean Jaklevics photographs of the Gardenhave been made into refrigerator magnets.
Make a visit to the Garden Shop a part ofeveryvisit tothe Garden! Youll be able to meet one of the Shopstwenty-eight volunteers: Elly Bade, Joan Bricker, AnnBrown, Helene Conant, Fran Costa, Kathleen Donovan,Wendy Draper, Marilyn Fulrath, Lee Hafter, KateHeckman, Elizabeth Hook, Janean Jaklevic, DawnKeremitsis, Susa Kessler, LaVerne Leach, Nancy Markell,
Tanya Muschietti, Jean Nunnally, Ellen Peterson, KayRiddell, Jenny Schaffell, Pat Smith, Emmy Sortor,Thomas Steppe, Ruth Ungar, Elizabeth Waterman,Patricia Wolf, and Pam Woy. Not only that! Youll beable to browse recently published books, to peruse thelatest gift selections, and to stand amazed at the variety ofrare and unusual plants offered for sale on the GardenShops Plant Deck.
At a festive Docent Luncheonon September 21, MargaretMitchell will be honoredas the most long-servingvolunteer still on active servicein the Garden. The Docentswere the first volunteer grouporganized in the Garden, andMargaret is the only docentremaining active from the firstdocent training class, which
graduated in 1974. She served as Chairperson of the groupin 1977-78, and actively promotes the Garden wherevershe goes. Of course, she continues to lead tours. (Herfavorite assignment is with the Biology 1B students!)
Thank you, Margaret, for your enthusiasm and grace.We hope youll be with us for another 25 years!
Hats Off To Margaret Mitchell !!25 Years Of Service To The Garden
Some people dream of worthy accomplishments while
Nancy Markell (right) enjoys JunkoUchimayas demonstration of theintricacies of the Japanese tea ceremonyone afternoon in the Shop. (Photo byCandice Schott)
Supporting the Garden Through the Garden Shop
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Plants of the Tahoe Basin,Flowering Plants, Trees, andFerns, by Michael Graf.University of California Press,in collaboration with theCalifornia Native Plant Society,Berkeley, CA, 1999. 15 lineillustrations, color photographs,and plant keys are included. 300pages. Paper $19.95, Cloth$40.00.
Conifers of California, byRonald M. Lanner with colorillustrations by Eugene O.Murman. Cachuma Press, SantaBarbara, CA, 1999. Colorphotos and range maps areincluded. Paper $24.95, Cloth$36.95.
NEW BOOKS
AND DONT MISS THISOn Sunday, November 7
at 2 p.m.Ronald Lanner will be in theGarden for a signing ofConifers of California
Elly Bade
others stay awake and DO them! Unknown
Garden WishlistThanks so much to those of you who responded to the wishlist in our last Newsletter.For the new staff breakroom we received a refrigerator from Carol and Howard Kirk and a toaster oven from Gene
Rochlin and Anne Middleton. Margaret OConnor and Larry Korb donated a washing machine for the horticulturalstaff to use. We really appreciate these donations and thank you all very much indeed! We also thank Mr. D. Meredithwho kindly offered us his pick-upwhich we were unfortunately unable to accept due to university policy regardingin-kind gifts of vehicles (turns out we are only able to accept vehicles under six years of age or which have traveled lessthan 60,000 miles).
We still have a wishlist though! a clothes dryer a pick-up truck a microwave
If you are able to help us out with any of these we would love to hear from you! Call Janet Williams in theDevelopment Office at 510-643-2937.
contributions toward a thermal transfer label printer forpropagation (this costs around $4,000 and we already havehad $1,000 of that donated towards the cost of this item)
Meet the Program Committee
Many readers of this Newslettermay not realize thatmost of the Gardens informative lectures, dynamic
workshops, and exciting travel adventures happen as aresult of the efforts of the volunteer Program Committee.Organized informally two decades ago, when the Gardenhad no full time Program staff, the Program Committeetook on the task of broadening our public educationalofferings beyond the scope of docent-led tours. Over theyears, they have presented horticultural symposia, lecturesby cutting-edge natural scientists and gardening gurus,book signings by popular plant specialists, workshops bytalented nature-crafters, and travel adventures to gardensthroughout the world.
The Program Committee includes volunteers from thevarious volunteer groups throughout the Garden. Chair-person Diane Kothe has engaged in nearly every volunteeractivity possible at the Garden. Claude Babcock, AlisonMills, and Gayle Roberts are Docents. Lee Anderson andLizzie Kaska are Propagators, Pat Smith and Emmy Sortorare active in the Garden Shop. Some Committee mem-bers, like Janet Ruyle, make the Program Committee itselftheir primary Garden activity. Janet Williams, NancySwearengen and Margie Richardson are staff ProgramCommittee members.
All told, the Program Committee gathers enthusiastic,
energetic and creative folks who like to find ways to share,with as many people as possible, their excitement aboutthe plant world in general and the Botanical Garden inparticular. If you have ideas for programs, or if you wouldlike to be a member of this up-beat group, please let usknow!
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THE DOCTOR SAYSApple growers in Californias southern Joaquin Valley
are removing thousands of Fuji apple trees. Althoughcrunchy and sweet, they arent red like those from thenorthwest, or those grown farther north in the valley, orthose grown at higher elevations in the south. The reasonis that it doesnt get cold enough at night to build upanthocyanins, the red pigments in apples. Western FruitGrower119 (5): 24A-24B.
Using gamma radiation, a researcher on grasses treateda cultivar of Bermuda grass, and selected mutant plantsthat were very short. The new cultivar outperforms itspredecessor when used as a putting green mowed atheights of1/
8inch or less. It is being tested, not only for
how well it responds when used as a putting green but alsohow it responds to wear and tear.Agricultural Research 46(5):13.
Dr. Robert Raabe
Long-timeGarden supporters,Mary and RichardSchroter, havegenerously madepossible the pur-chase of a Kasuga-style lantern,pictured here,which will beinstalled soon.Carved fromgranite, this sevenfoot, 150 year-oldlantern comes fromthe mountainssouthwest ofTokyo. Its hexago-nal firebox featuresthree motifs, a deer,
a cloud, and amountain. Thisvenerable lanternwill be dedicated toHaruko Obata, abeloved teacher ofIkebana, the art of
Japanese flower-arranging. Once installed, the lantern willcomplement both the smaller lantern already beside theJapanese Pool and the Japanese-style wooden gate, recentlydedicated to both Haruko Obata and her husbandProfessor Chiura Obata.
A Sneak Preview...
Recent information about the Wollemi Pine (Wollemianobilis) is that the government of New South Wales hasgranted rights of commercial propagation to a privatenursery working in cooperation with the QueenslandDepartment of Primary Industry. The first plants should
be ready in 2005. A word of warning is given that the treescan reach 120' and they tend to sucker. Plant Talk17:18.
In an article in Plants and Gardens14 (1): 6-7 is adiscussion of hummingbird attractants. Flowers that arered and tubular-shaped are important as are orange andpink flowers of that type. Plants listed for the Pacific Coastinclude Penstemon species,Zauschneria species,Justiciacalifornica,Justicia spicigera, Fouquierea splendensandSalvia greggii. Also listed are Lobelia cardinalis,Aquilegiacanadensis, Lonicera sempervirensand Campsis radicans.
The common quince, Cydonia oblonga, is not growncommonly because of its tough, tart flesh. In southernRussia, new quince cultivars have been bred that aretender and sweet. One of the new hybrids Aromatnayaproduces one pound fruits that have a faint pineapple odorand taste. National Gardening22 (1): 29.
The waters in the water lily pools at the MissouriBotanical Garden are black. This results from the additionof potassium permanganate being used to inhibit thegrowth of algae. The chemical is not an algicide but
absorbs sunlight and prevents the algae from getting thenecessary light. It doesnt hurt the leaves of plants on orabove the water, and because of the dark color, heat isabsorbed, favoring the growth and flowering of the waterlilies. Bull. Missouri Botanical Garden July-August 1997:6.
Interesting work in Pennsylvania has to do withchilling requirements of produce. Most things thatcontinue to ripen after harvest should not be chilled, suchas tomatoes, pears, melons (except watermelon), bananas,mangoes, and papayas. Potatoes should be kept dark andcool but not in a refrigerator. Cucumbers should be
refrigerated. Winter squash should be cooled only aftercooking and melons after being cut. Some produce mayproduce odors. Green pepper odor will be picked up bymany fruits, but ripened peppers have very little odor.Apple odor is taken up by cabbage, carrots, figs, onions,meat, eggs and dairy products. Odor from onions canaffect apples, celery, potatoes and pears. Green or bunch-ing onions can affect corn, figs, greens and mushrooms.Pear odor is absorbed by cabbage, carrots, celery, onionsand potatoes. Potato odor can affect apples and pears.Citrus odor is picked up by meat, eggs, and dairy products.
Pennsylvania State AgricultureFall/Winter 98-99: 2, 3.
(Photo by Elaine Sedlack)
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New MembersThe Garden welcomes thefollowing new members:
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur AblinJohn Alexander and M. RomanMr. David AllswangMs. Judith AlperMichael and Melanie AndersenBrian Anderson and Leda Schulak
Ms. Elaine AndersonAlan and Helen ApplefordMr. David ArnoldDr. Diana ArshamMs. Susan BakerIris and Bob BakerMr. Robert BalfourMs. Sharon Kay BanyEzra Barany and Beth ReisbergMs. Susan BarnardMs. Lisa BarsotiMr. Jason BassMr. Steve Batchelder, Tree CareMs. Mariece BateyMr. Randall BeanMs. Barbara Beard
Mr. Richard BeaubienMs. Ellin BeerMs. Nancy BellatiMs. Ruby BergmanMr. Murray BilmesMs. Meredith BinsaccaMs. Barbara BlalockMs. Anne Bleecker-CorcosMs. Mollie BlueMs. Mary BlumeMs. Barbara BorowiakMs. Margaret BowmanMr. Michael BowmanMr. George BoydMs. Barbara BradleyMs. Anne Brown
Mr. David BruceMs. Barbara BrunnerErin Burry and Terrence TannerMs. Sarah CaligariMs. Donnis CampMs. Jean CarmichaelMs. Marilyn Carr
J. CarterMs. Geraldine CasaleMr. Robert CaseMs. Gale ChapmanMs. Sally ChapmanMs. Helen ChetinSidney ChoateMs. Lisa ChuMs. Susan Ciriclio
Ms. Karen ClaytonMr. Tom CloneyMs. Marcia CloutierDr. J. Frederick Conrad, Jr.Mrs. Lisa CoopermanMs. Lorraine CordenMr. Harry CornbleetMs. Patricia CorriganMr. Michael CraibMs. Kathleen Craig, Craig Design AssociatesCreative Magic Gardens Nursery, Inc.Ms. Patricia CrossMr. Susanna DArcyMr. Robert DagleyMr. Derek DanielsMs. Joellen Davidson
Ms. Nancy DavidsonMs. Linda DavisMark and Diana DavisTracy DeanMs. Cynthia DebrunnerMr. Al Del SimoneMs. Licia DemeoMr. Ernest DenickeMs. Virginia DenisonMs. Patty DennisMr. David Devoe
Ms. Barbara DezoniaMr. Harry Dixon, Jr.Mr. Mark Dolev
Wakako DomotoMs. Diane DunkmanNorma and Arthur DunlopMr. Richard DuranMs. Gloria EdsonMs. Julie EllisMr. Gary FaberFrances and Norman FarleyIrmgard FeldonMr. James FergusonMs. Alison FergusonGary and Leigh FirestoneHue Yong and Patrick Flaherty
Ms. Polly FleischerMs. Kate FrankelMs. Krisa FredricksonDr. Stephen FriedkinMs. Beth FriedmanRaphael Friedman and Sara GrunsteinMr. Philip GaddisMr. Joseph GalvanMr. Al GarrenMs. Ruth GearyMs. Catherine GedneyHans and Lily GersonMs. Sara Goolsby
Alison Gopnik and George LewinskiMs. Alice GoreMr. John Gravell
Ms. Lisa GravesMr. Jordan GreenbergLawrence and Helen GrossmanMr. Jordon GudebskiMs. Maya GuilmardMs. Debra GuminaMr. Michael GutierezMs. Margaret GwinnMargaret and George HaldemanMs. Gigi HallMr. Ian HalliwellMr. Robert HalseyFlora and Stanley HanksMs. Shirley Harmon
Ann Harvey and Francesca CunninghamMr. Jerry Hashimoto
Ms. Shoshana HaulleyLorraine and Frank Hauser
Joan and Sam HaySusan Heckly and Thomas HowardMr. Gunder HeftaMr. Thomas HendricksMs. Frances Herb
John and Janet HertzerDr. Robert HicksMrs. Martha Hill SmithMs. Ella HirstHoe and Hope Garden ClubMr. Bruce HoltMr. Steven HopkinsonBillie HopperRoger and Jenny Howe
Affiliated Nurseries
The Garden is pleased to present thefollowing nurseries offering a 10% discount
on plant materials toUC Botanical Garden members
(remember to present your
membership card at time of purchase):
Copacabana Nursery234 Hall Drive, Orinda
510-254-2302
The Dry Garden6556 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
510-547-3564
East Bay Nursery2332 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
510-845-6490
Grand Lake Ace Garden Center4001 Grand Avenue, Oakland
510-652-9143
Magic Gardens729 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley
510-644-1992
Smith & Hawken1330 10th Street, Berkeley
510-527-1076
Thornhill Nursery6250 Thornhill Drive, Oakland510-339-1311
Westbrae Nursery1271 Gilman Street, Berkeley
510-526-7606
Yabusakis Dwight Way Nursery1001 Dwight Way, Berkeley
510-845-6261
The Garden ShopPlants, Books & Gifts
Open Every Day of the Week10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Members receive10% discount
Gift Certificates Available
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Mr. Robert NgMs. Moira NicholsMs. Carol NobleMs. Mary Weber NovakMs. Lynn OHaraMs. Eileen OdegaardMs. Nanci OntkoMr. James ParesiMs. Elizabeth ParrChristina Pence and Richard SmithMs. Diane Pennington
Grace and Roland PerkinsMs. Diane PlankCarlos Plaza and Isabelle Picazo-Plaza,
CFO Color Spot Nurseries, Inc.Francesca and Joan PortoMs. Mathilde PradoMs. Sandra PriceSusan Price and Daniel SmithMs. Rita PumiliaMs. Alice RaikesRick and Iris RatovskyMr. William RaymondMs. Barbara RaymondMr. Robert ReeseMarion and Selwyn RehfeldLinda Reiff and Richard Ward
Mr. Francisco RicoMs. Elizabeth RintoulMs. Rebecca RiveraMs. Irene RobertsMs. Barbara RockMr. David RodgersMs. Anita RoseliusMs. Carol RossMs. Sharon RossHarry and Dorothy RubinMs. Donna RundMr. Edward RustvoldMs. Maria SabatiniMarino Sandoval
Jane and Roy SandstromMr. Paul Santens
Donald Sarason and Mary JenningsMrs. Diana SasserMs. Kate SatzMs. Christine ScanlonMs. Roxy SchaeferMs. Sharon ScharmPhilip Schild and Shirley Dichek SchildMs. Jackie SchliesserMr. Anders SchmidtMr. Richard SchneiderMrs. Concetta SchroepferMs. Deborah SearsMs. Emily SeidelMs. Gladys SesslerIrwin and Annette ShapiroMr. Jon Shastid
Mr. Gerald SheltonMs. Yvonne ShotwellMr. Samuel Headley ShouseMs. Joan SieberMr. Paul SilbersteinMs. Deanna SilvestriMs. Miriam SingerChristine and William SinnMs. Andrea SohnMs. Gail SoldaviniMs. Sara StengerMr. Moshe SternbergMr. Phil StobMs. Carol StoneSusan and Bruce StrangelandMs. Tomiye Sumner
Ms. Jean SwansonMs. Barbara SzudyMs. Beverly TakataMs. Nancy TeshimaMs. Janice ThomasMr. Larry ThompsonMs. Melanie ThompsonMr. Stan TishMs. Amy TitheringtonMarie Travers and John PerryMr. Donald Trueblood
Ms. Dawn UribeBarbara and Milton VailMr. Joseph Valdez, Green Acres Gardening,
Landscaping & MaintenanceCarl and Loretta VanderveenMs. Dianne VelascoInta Vodopols and David JonesGerald and Kaymarie Jacobson WheelerMr. Fred WhitefieldMs. Marian Whitehead
W. E. WickliffeMr. James WilsonMs. Mei WongMs. Linda WoodsDoug and Darci WorthMr. Arthur Wu
Jessie YasakiMs. Ellen YoungDr. Sheila Zarb-HarperMs. Alanna ZuppannMs. Linda Zwerdling
Grateful ThanksThe Garden wishes to thank thesemembers who have made a substantialgift over and above membership:
Ms. Judith AlperRita and Richard AtkinsonMs. Shannon BakerMs. Anne Bleecker-CorcosMr. and Mrs. James CarrollMs. Sally Chapman
William and Dorothy ClemensTerry and Zeo CoddingtonDr. J. Frederick Conrad, Jr.Creative Magic Gardens Nursery, Inc.Ms. Patricia CrossMr. Robert DagleyMs. Virginia DenisonMr. Richard DuranInger FairHue Yong and Patrick FlahertyMs. Kathryn GjeltemaLawrence and Helen GrossmanElizabeth Helmholz and A. Carl Hemholz,
Laird Norton Family FundDr. Robert HicksHoe and Hope Garden ClubPreston B. and Maurine HotchkisMrs. James JonesSusan and Henry KahnMs. Sharon KarolDiane Kothe and Frank DobsonMr. John LambertMr. William LangeMs. Maria LeeRobert and Caroline LichtensteinRobert and Lynn Lundstrom
Ms. Sandra HrdlickaMs. Lizz HundDoan-Trang Huynh
Jody Hymes and Robin WiseMs. Gail JaraMs. Diana JewMs. Jamie JohnsonMs. Carolyn JohnsonRobert and Constance JollyMr. Charles JonesMr. Douglas Jones
Mrs. James JonesMrs. Ethel KalinMs. Sharon KarolMiss Patricia KazmierowskiMrs. Riquetta KellerMs. Patricia KelleyMs. Meg KelloggMs. Lynn KiddMrs. William KieferdorfMrs. Marilyn KinneyMs. Ann KirkpatrickMs. Mary KlabundeMr. Jack KleinLincoln and Jean KochPatricia and James KohnenMs. Lisa Kramer
Ms. Irene KuffelEdward Kumai and Keigo UdaMs. Deborah KunstMr. John LambertMr. William LangeMs. Mary LarsonMs. Nancy LarsonMs. Bridgit LawleyMs. Sarah LawrenceMs. Susanne LeaMs. Nancy LeahongMr. Howard LedererMs. Maria LeeMs. Carol LeeMs. Sandra LeichMs. Marianne Lempres
Dr. Edna LeonardMr. Len LeschanderMr. John Linnett
J. Richard and Wendy LombardiMs. Dawn LoretzMs. Sharyn Loshakoff
Jerry and Joan LubenowMs. Barbara LubiczRobert and Lynn LundstromGerald and Corrine LynchMs. Theresa LyngsoDr. Eugene MajerowiczMs. Patricia MalangoMs. Roberta MaloneyMila MangoldSamrina and Mylon Marshall
Mr. Erik MarshallBetty Martin and Sally HartleyMs. Toni MartinBarbara and John McNealMrs. James McWilliamsRonald and Paula MeaderDale and Dorothy MechamManny and Ayesha MedinaMs. Laurie MerrymanMs. Elisa MikitenMs. Karen MillerMs. Joan Moretz-HombergMs. Joyce MortonMrs. Linda MoyerMr. Jon NagyMs. Jane Newhard
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The Newsletter is published by the University
of California Botanical Garden with support
from memberships. Articles may be reprinted
with credit to the authors and the
UC Botanical Garden.
Garden Staff
Dr. Ellen Simms, Garden Director
Administration
Elaine Meckenstock, Business ManagerOldriska Balouskova, Visitor Services
AttendantGerald Ford, Lead Building Maintenance
Margaret Richardson, Tour &Rentals Coordinator
Michael Rimar, Administrative AssistantCandice Schott, Business Operations SupervisorMarilyn Setterfield, Visitor Services Attendant
Nancy Swearengen, Volunteer ServicesCoordinator
Janet Williams,Marketing &
Development Officer
Curation
Holly Forbes, CuratorBarbara Keller, Curatorial AssistantDr. Robert Ornduff, Faculty Curator
Education
Dr. Jennifer White, Associate Directorfor Education
Horticulture
David Brunner, Horticulture ManagerChris Carmichael, Horticulturist
Daria Curtis, HorticulturistJohn Domzalski, Propagator
Judith Finn, HorticulturistPeter Klement, HorticulturistLawrence Lee, HorticulturistJerry Parsons, Horticulturist
Dr. Robert Raabe, GardenPathologistRoger Raiche, Horticulturist
Eric Schulz, HorticulturistElaine Sedlack, Horticulturist
Newsletter
Janet Williams,EditorAcademic Arts, Production
The Garden Shop 510/642-3343
Entrance Kiosk 643-2755
Administration 642-0849Directors Office 643-8999
Education 495-2805Development 643-2937
Tours/Rentals 642-3352Plant Collections 643-8040
Volunteers 643-1924
Fax 642-5045
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/garden/
In HonorThe Garden offers appreciationand thanks for gifts in honor of:
Donn and Eileen TrousdalefromElizabeth and Steward Hook
In MemoryThe Garden offers appreciationand thanks for gifts in memory of:
Charles DerlethfromMs. Edith Herget
Elly PlatoufromEric and Lorel KayMs. Peggy KlenzMildred and Morton MarcusMs. Donna Stoddart
Gardner Von der Leith from
Elizabeth and Steward HookJeanne Watkinsfrom
Mr. Douglas Watkins
Gifts In KindThe Garden offers appreciationand thanks for gifts in kind:
Ms. Susan HallDr. Robert OrnduffCarol and Howard KirkGene Rochlin and Anne Middleton
Margaret OConnor and Larry Korb
Ms. Barbara LyssBarbara and John McNealGrace and Roland PerkinsCarlos Plaza and Isabelle Picazo-Plaza,
CFO Color Spot Nurseries, Inc.Susan Price and Daniel Smith
Jim and Ruth ReynoldsJames Ringland and Karen Ivy
Debbie Sanderson and Michael OHarePhilip Schild and Shirley Dichek SchildMr. Richard SchneiderMary and Richard SchroterMr. Samuel Headley ShouseMs. Tomiye SumnerMr. Larry ThompsonMr. Joseph Valdez, Green Acres Gardening,
Landscaping & MaintenanceMs. Elizabeth WatermanDavid and Susan WirshupMs. Mei WongMs. Ellen Young
In AppreciationThe Garden offers appreciation andthanks to these donors for theirgenerous contributions:
Carl and Margo AndersonMs. Elizabeth BoydMrs. Elinor FreitagHillside Gardeners of MontclairRebecca and Brian NewcomerMs. Elizabeth PretzerMrs. Dee PruynMs. Lyric RilleraMr. Sheldon Rothblatt
Waimea Arboretum
Special ThanksThe Garden would like to honor andthank those supporters makingsubstantial donations:
Mr. Robert ApteMs. Barbara BrunnerBob Clark and Raul ZumbaEl Cerrito Garden ClubMr. Philip GaddisMrs. Elizabeth Hammond
Ms. Elizabeth HookMs. Carolyn JohnsonMr. Len LeschanderRobert and Caroline LichtensteinMs. Marjorie MaherMs. Hildegard PaxsonMary and Richard SchroterMs. Nora SmirigaBarbara and Milton Vail
Jane and Nelson Weller
If you are interested in includingthe Botanical Garden in your will,please let us know if you need anyhelp with regard to the preciselanguage to be used. If you wouldlike information about donatingappreciated securities or establish-ing a charitable remainder trust, wecan forward this information to you,your attorney or financial advisor.
Please contact eitherJanet Williams in the
Development Office at theGarden 510-643-2937,
or call the University Office ofPlanned Giving on the central
campus at 510-642-6300.
Planning a Gift
to the Garden?
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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University of California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive, #5045Berkeley, California 94720-5045
Nonprofit Org.U.S. Postage PAIDUniversity of California
Forwarding and Address Correction Requested
For information about any of these events call Nancy Swearengen 510-643-1924
FALL PLANT SALESunday, September 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.Fabulous selections for your garden from our vast collection!
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOWABOUT FLOWER ARRANGINGIn this three-part series, UCBG horticulturist Jerry Parsons, anaccomplished floral arranger, will answer all your questions.
Wednesday evenings, 6 - 8 p.m.September 8: The BasicsSeptember 15: Finding Inspiration in the Botanical GardenSeptember 22: Building Your Own
Members $15 per individual class, $40 for the seriesNon-members $20 per individual class, $55 for the series
FOODS OF THE AMERICASDont miss this extraordinary self-guided exhibit which showcasescrops that originated in the Americas.
September 26 - October 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Free with Garden admission
Special school presentations weekday mornings, Monday - Friday.Call Margaret Richardson for reservations and information, phone510-642-3352.
GRAND TOUR EN ESPAOLCelebrating the opening of Foods of the Americas, world traveler,
Argentine native and avid Garden volunteer Lee Anderson will leada tour of the Garden in Spanish.
September 25, 2 p.m.Free with Garden admission. Call for reservations and information.
MEDICINES FROM THE EARTHA three-part series highlighting healing medicines from the exoticrainforest to our own back yards, presented by Constance Grauds,R.Ph., a specialist in natural medicines. She teaches naturalmedicines, jungle medicine and shamanism around the world andis the author of a soon-to-be-published bookPills, Shamans andOther Medicines.
Sunday, October 24, 1 p.m.: Jungle MedicineSunday, October 31, 1 p.m.: Western and Chinese HerbsSaturday, November 6, 1 p.m.: Integrative Medicine
Members $10 per session, or $25 for the seriesNon-members $15 per session, or $40 for the series
SICK PLANT CLINICBring your sick plants to see Dr. Robert Raabe, UC PlantPathologist and Dr. Nick Mills, UC Entomologist for freediagnosis and prescription.
First Saturday of every month 9 a.m. - noon
ART IN THE GARDENKaren LeGault, whose work has been exhibited locally and
internationally, welcomes beginners as well as accomplished artists.9 sessions, beginning September 21
Wednesday afternoons, 2 - 4:30 p.m.Members $125, non-members $150
CONIFERS OF CALIFORNIARon Lanner, author of the newConifers of California, will sharesome of the more interesting facts about our local conifers. Ofcourse his book will be available, and hell be pleased to sign it!
Sunday, November 7, 2 p.m.Free with Garden admission
NOTED AND LESS KNOWN GARDENS IN LOS ANGELESThis Garden-sponsored tour will visit the lush UCLA campusgardens: the Mildred Mathias Botanical Garden, the Sculpture
Garden and the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden. Not far away isthe fabulous new Getty Museum, with its intriguing garden.Add to that La Canadas Descanso Gardens and the San Marinocomplex of the Huntington Library...and theres lots to see anddo! This exciting trip will be escorted by Roger Raiche, UCBGhorticulturist. Please call for information and a detailed itinerary.
November 9-10Members only: $350 (not including air fare)
COMING EVENTS - Mark Your Calendar
FAMILY HOLIDAY FLORAL CRAFTS PROJECTSSunday, December 5, 1- 4 p.m.
WREATH-MAKING WORKSHOPS
Monday, December 6, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.Wednesday, December 8, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
HOLIDAY PLANT SALE, Saturday, December 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
POLAR BEARS 2000In September 2000, the Garden will sponsor a rail trip throughmuskeg and taiga from Winnipeg to Churchill, Manitoba, on theshores of Hudson Bay. Churchill attracts the largest accessiblecongregation of polar bears in the world! Join us for thisonce-in-a-lifetime spectacle!