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VOL LII, NO. 2, JUNE 2007

WWW.GCVIRGINIA.ORG THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA

Journal Editorial Board 2006-2007

Editor and Chairman, Peggy Federhart, The Garden Club of the Northern Neck

ExOfficio MembersThe GCV President, Sally Guy Brown, The Garden Club of Alexandria The GCV Vice President & Chair of The GCV Communications Committee, Cabell West,

The Tuckahoe Garden Club of WesthamptonThe GCV Director of Public Relations, Linda Consolvo, The Nansemond River Garden ClubJournal Chair, Gail Braxton, The Rappahannock Valley Garden ClubJournal Advertising Chairman, Betsy Agelasto, The Virginia Beach Garden Club

MembersMason Beazley, The James River Garden Club, The Garden Club of the Northern NeckFleet Davis, The Garden Club of the Eastern ShoreBetty Delk, The Nansemond River Garden ClubAnn Gordon Evans, The Huntington Garden ClubMarietta Gwathmey, Harborfront Garden ClubSarah Pierson, The Rappahannock Valley Garden ClubLynne Rabil, The Franklin Garden Club

FROM THE EDITOR

How and when to print articles to memorialize members and other colleagues is acomplex challenge for all of us, given the great affection and respect we share for themand the difficulty of composing such an important essay. Over the years, the EditorialBoard has written and amended policies about informing our membership of thedeath of an esteemed member. The current Editorial Board voted in April to return tothe 2003 policy stating that tributes and memorials will be published in the Journal forcurrent and past presidents of The GCV. Please send notices of a GCV member'sdeath to the Website.

We receive many articles, including some press releases, announcing an event. Wethink that the best use of our space is to deliver the most information in the clearestfashion. To this end, we have developed the POSTER Format. See both the LilyShow and the Flower Arranging School announcements in this issue for examples ofour POSTER format.

The third topic involves our role as editors. We feel that we have a responsibility toproduce a coherent issue, consistent in one voice. For that reason, we reserve the edi-torial responsibility for content, grammar and length. When you send articles for con-sideration, please understand that condition.

-Peggy

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The Garden Club of VirginiaJournal

The Garden Club of Virginia Journal(USPS 574-520, ISSN 0431-0233) ispublished four times a year for membersby The GCV, 12 East Franklin St.,Richmond, VA 23219. Periodicalpostage paid in Richmond, VA. Singleissue price, $3.00.

Copy and ad deadlines are: January 15 for the March issueApril 15 for the June issueJuly 15 for the September issueOctober 15 for the December issueEmail copy to the Editor and advertisingto the Ad Manager

Journal Editor and Chairman of theEditorial Board:Peggy Federhart (Mrs. John A.) Post Office Box 247Ophelia, VA 22530Phone: (804) 453-3064Email: [email protected]

Journal Advertising Chairman:Betsy Agelasto (Mrs. Peter A. III)Phone: (757) 428-1870Email: [email protected]

President of The Garden Club of Virginia:Sally Guy Brown (Mrs. Thomas C., Jr.)

Journal Committee Chairman:Gail Braxton (Mrs. H. Harrison, Jr.)

Vol. LII, No. 2Printed on recycled paper byCarter Printing CompanyRichmond, VA

ON THE COVER...This issue is dedicated to The Garden Club of theMiddle Peninsula, host of The GVC Rose Show inJune, 2007.

IN THIS ISSUE...From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover

The Garden Club of Virginia Symposium .. . . . 2

Meet the Newly Elected Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Commonwealth Award Nominations . . . . . . . . 4

deLacy Gray Conservation Award . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The Massie Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Horticulture Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

A New Application for “Old Rules” . . . . . . . . . 9

Just Like Honey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Forum Recap: Global Warming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Growing Leeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

73rd Annual Daffodil Show Winners . . . . . . . 14

Discovering the Jamestown Natives . . . . . . . . 16

Rare Botanical Prints at UVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Other Daffodil Show Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Rose Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Roses on the Rappahannock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Lily Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Daffodil Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

The 65th Annual Lily Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Ex Libris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover

O T H E R R E F E R E N C E S . . .Kent-Valentine HousePhone: (804) 643-4137 Fax: (804) 644-7778Email: [email protected]

Historic Garden Week OfficePhone: (804) 644-7776 Fax: (804) 644-7778Email: [email protected]

POSTMASTER send address changes to:

GCV Administrator12 East Franklin StreetRichmond, VA 23219

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The Garden Club of Virginia Symposium"Celebrate 2008"

By Julie MacKinlay, Symposium CommitteeThe Blue Ridge Garden Club

The Strategic Plan revealed that GCV members valued, above all, meet-ing, learning and working with friends. To this end, you expressedthe desire for a Symposium, and Mina Wood and her energetic com-

mittee heard your request.We will "Celebrate 2008," the 75th Anniversary of Historic Garden Week in

Virginia with a Symposium for all GCV members and their friends. It will takeplace at the new Expo Center and hotel complex in Fredericksburg, the birth-place of Historic Garden Week. Mark your calendars now for this exciting eventwhich will take place February 11, 12 and 13, 2008.

"Celebrate 2008" will feature the following:

� Speakers on flower arranging, garden design, horticulture, conservation and environmental matters

� Workshops

� Expert panel on historic landscape restoration

� More than 20 vendors

� Receptions both evenings

� Fine dining

� Shopping in Central Park and in Fredericksburg's Historic Downtown

� Tours of Kenmore, Belmont, Mary Washington House and Garden and Mary Washington Monument, all GCV Restorations

You will learn more about the workings of The GCV; you will meet manyGCV members from all over the Commonwealth, and you will enjoy stimulatingand interesting programs and events. The Symposium brochure and registrationinformation will be available in the fall. Registration is limited to 800, and weare hoping for 10 to 15 members from each club.


Meet the Newly Elected Directors-at-LargeBy Mary Hart Darden, GCV Nominations Chairman

The Nansemond River Garden Club

Elected at The Garden Club of Virginia's Annual Meeting in May, theseoutstanding members will serve The GCV for a two-year term asDirectors-at-Large. Each brings bountiful strength and talent to her

new position.

Agnes diZerega (Di) Cook is a member of both Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club and Leesburg Garden Club. Di is former GCV Flower Shows Chairman.

Peggy Runnels Bowditch is a member of The Garden Club of Gloucester. Peggy is former GCV Journal Chairman.

Glenna Moyers Graves is a member of The Spotswood Garden Club. Glenna is thecurrent GCV Daffodil Chairman.

These women will add their personal dimensions to our Board of Directors.


Commonwealth Award NominationsCamp Still Meadows

Submitted by The Spotswood Garden Club

In January 2003, the Spotswood Garden Club began its financial and sweat equitysupport for Camp Still Meadows. Located deep in the hills of Rockingham County,this special camp has a mission to provide year-round therapeutic activities for chil-

dren and adults with mental retardation and/or physical disabilities in a safe, creativeenvironment. In 2006, the camp garnered over 16,000 community volunteer hoursfrom public and private organizations and individuals. In addition to being open year-round to over 1500 visits from special needs students, the camp regularly hosts picnicand farm visits from hundreds of students from area schools in Rockingham, Page,Shenandoah and Augusta Counties. In recent years a therapeutic riding program and auniversally accessible tree house have been added to the campgrounds.

Over the past four years, Spotswood has donated and raised over $16,000.00 forprojects in and around the camp, including handicapped accessible stone planting ter-races, aptly named The Healing Gardens. These gardens, made possible in part by aGCV Common Wealth Award, have delighted campers as they planted, picked,plucked and preserved nature's bounty.

Out next endeavor will be to join the vegetable gardens to a shallow reflecting poolby way of a safe wheel chair accessible pathway. Surrounded with trees and appropri-ate plantings, this shaded area will provide a welcoming retreat for campers and volun-teers alike to rest and revel in the soothing sounds of water and the wildlife it attracts.We ask you to join us in our support of this unique facility and its mission.

Meadowlark Botanical GardenThe Lake Lina Wetland

Submitted by The Garden Club of Fairfax

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, located five miles west of Tyson's Corner in FairfaxCounty, includes 95 acres of mature trees; walking trails; three lakes; display gardens; aLog Cabin, circa 1755; and plants native to the Potomac River Valley. Meadowlark,opened in 1987, creates a sanctuary of beauty and nature in a bustling urban area.This garden treasure is enjoyed by 150,000 visitors annually.

Since 2002, The Garden Club of Fairfax has partnered with Meadowlark to recog-nize September 11, 2001 by planting a GCV memorial tree, a Virginia Red Oak($300.00); design and produce two collection-grade signs to designate the PotomacValley Collection ($4,000.00); and design and produce two touch screens - one for theMeadowlark Visitors Center and one for a pilot school project ($5,000.00).

The Garden Club of Fairfax seeks funds to help facilitate the completion ofMeadowlark's Lake Lina Wetland Project, named for the original land co-owner,"Lina" Ware. Eagle scouts have donated over 600 hours toward the removal of inva-sive plants and have begun the planting of many native shrubs and wildflowers.There is, however, a need for many more. Funding for the Lake Lina WetlandProject will cover hundreds of herbaceous wetland & native carnivorous pitcherplants; wetland educational signage; and a hands-on outdoor classroom.


A Fort Called Christ-Anna and Its Indian Trading CenterSubmitted by The Brunswick Garden Club

"Situated high on a hill above a bend in the Meherrin River, the fort stood at a com-plex crossroads between colonials, Indian tribes, frontier traders, and even between fac-tions of Virginia's powerful elite." (Imagining Christanna by John Kincheloe c2006)

The Brunswick County Historical Society and the Brunswick/Lake Gaston TourismAssociation have been working for two years to create an historical park at the site ofFort Christanna. The Brunswick Garden Club has been a part of this project. Phase 1has been completed.

Receipt of the Common Wealth Award would allow us to create a much neededteaching/seating area at the site. This circular area will be based on the plan of an"Indian Town" described in John Fontaine's 1716 journal. The seats will be made ofcement for durability and forms designed to resemble tree stumps.

Native Americans return to the site of the fort each year to meet and to honor theirancestors. This seating area will be a gathering place for them, and for school childrenas well as other visitors who come to learn about this significant colonial outpost.

The Brunswick Garden Club presents this worthwhile restoration, beautificationand educational project for the Common Wealth Award.

The nominations for The Common Wealth Award are presented as submitted.

Jocelyn Sladen Awarded the 2007deLacy Gray Conservation MedalBy Marsha Merrell, GCV Conservation and Beautification Chairman

The James River Garden Club

Jocelyn Arundel Sladen (Mrs. William J. L.Sladen) of The Warrenton Garden Club wasawarded the 2007 deLacy Gray Memorial Medal

for Conservation at the Awards Banquet of TheGarden Club of Virginia's Annual Meeting inNewport News.

In the late 1950's Jocelyn began her commitmentto conservation issues when she worked for theInternational Union for the Protection of Nature inEurope and the United States. Her work at theUnion and an African photographic safari inspiredthe first of her seven books for children on conserva-tion related issues. Jocelyn stated in a biographicalsketch from the 1980's, "I had come to realize thatour children, and children all over the world, growingup amid swelling populations and vanishing naturalfrontiers, will have both a desperate need to findrenewed contacts with nature and a harder time ful-

filling that need. The toughest conservation problems will be their responsibilities."Twenty plus years later we see that she was an oracle of truth.

Jocelyn is very committed to plant conservation, stressing biological diversity andhabitat preservation as the means for success. A founding member of The VirginiaNative Plant Society, she served on its Board of Directors and helped inaugurate its siteregistry program. She has worked tirelessly in the Piedmont Chapter of the organiza-tion, serving as board member and president, and helping to develop educational materi-als including a slide show, "Hedgerows & Habitat." She also has been a resource togroups in the field of native plant conservation and served for four years on theConservation and NAL Committee of the Garden Club of America as Co-Chairman forInvasive and Endangered Species. She developed its invasive species slide show, "Not InMy Back Yard."

In addition Jocelyn has served on the following boards: The Virginia Chapter of theNature Conservancy, Friends of the Virginia State Arboretum, Audubon NaturalistSociety and Defenders of Wildlife, where she also served as President. She currentlyserves on the national boards of The Center for Plant Conservation and Rachel'sNetwork. She has offered her leadership to The GCV, with service on The GCVConservation Committee and with numerous positions held in The Warrenton GardenClub.

Jocelyn is the second member of her family to be honored for work in conservation.Her mother, Marjorie Arundel, was awarded the deLacy Gray Medal in 1992. TheGarden Club of Virginia is indeed proud to call Jocelyn a member and delighted tobestow upon her the honor of the 2007 deLacy Gray Memorial Medal for Conservation.


Jocelyn Sladen, recipient of the 2007deLacy Gray Conservation Medal


The Massie Medalfor Distinguished Achievement

By Jocelyn Connors, Massie Medal ChairmanThe Lynchburg Garden Club

Eugenia and David Diller received the 2007 Massie Medal for DistinguishedAchievement at the Annual Meeting of The Garden Club of Virginia inNewport News on May 9th. In more ways than can be numbered, this couple,

with their "passion for lilies" and dedication to horticulture and the education of others,has "improved the quality of life and been effective in the protection, restoration andpreservation of the natural beauties of our Commonwealth."

Genie has been an active member of The Spotswood Garden Club for over fortyyears, olding office, chairing committees, and presenting programs. David was named anhonorary member of the club in 1987. Their knowledge of the culture, origins andnames of myriad varieties of lilies is immense, witnessed by the lilies they have raisedover the years. In addition, they are both accomplished arrangers. In fact, David wonthe tricolor for best in show in the artistic division of the first GCV Lily Show heentered, representing Spotswood that year, and he earned this honor again ten years later.As team members, the Dillers have traveled widely, presenting programs, teaching judg-ing schools, and entering their beautiful lilies in shows.

David served as President of the North American Lily Society, from 1997 to 1999.Genie received the 2004 North American Lily Society Awardhonoring her service andaccomplishments. The GCV benefited greatly from her dedication and service as LilyChairman for over twenty years,and she continues to serve asChairman emeritus. Committedto their calling, they joyfullyshare their expertise with others,representing The Garden Club ofVirginia throughout theCommonwealth and indeed, thenation.

Their daughter, son, theirspouses and their granddaughterwere in Newport News to cele-brate this outstanding couple.Together, they are an inspirationto us all.


The Horticulture Award of MeritBy CJ Carter

The Garden Club of the Northern Neck

The Garden Club of Virginia honored three members with the Horticulture Award ofMerit at its Annual Meeting in Hampton Roads.

Mary Eades is a Master Gardener with over 800 hours of service. A member of theRivanna Garden Club, Mary is involved with planting and helping out at the Ivy CreekNatural Area (a Commonwealth Award winner). She gives her time to the communityin other ways as well. Mary picks up donated flowers from area florists to conduct a gar-den therapy class at an elder care facility in the Charlottesville area. One year prior toHGW. Mary goes to the homes that will be open the following year and lists all the treesand shrubs on the property. Over the winter she makes wooden labels for each plantand then places them in the garden prior to tour day. And if that's not enough, shehelped plan and execute this year's Horticulture Field Days in Charlottesville.

Rachel Hollis, a member of The Spotswood Garden Club, is a true winner indeed.She grows and shows daffodils, lilies and roses at all The GCV flower shows. Clubmembers said "If GCV had an award for enthusiasm in gardening, Rachel would win!"A past club President and horticulture chairman, Rachel is also a lily horticulture judgeand a conditional judge for the American Rose Society. A member of the foundingboard of Greener Harrisonburg, Rachel helped to plant hundreds of bulbs and red budtrees to create beautiful streetscapes and school grounds that are still enjoyed today.

Eleanor Towers, a member of The Tuckahoe Garden Club, is a propagation enthusiastand has conducted numerous workshops at Virginia House in Richmond. She has pro-vided guidance and encouragement to her club's members to actively participate in hor-ticulture activities. Additionally she has propagated specific plants for GCV horticultureprograms and plant exchanges. With an emphasis on native plants, Eleanor has nurturedmany species in her greenhouse and has shared her enthusiasm with other members andtheir husbands as well

These three ladies are so deserving of this years Horticulture Award of Merit. Gardenhats off to Mary, Rachel and Eleanor!


Arthur A. Shurcliff:A New Application for "Old Rules"

By William D. RieleyLandscape Architect for The Garden Club of Virginia

Arthur Shurcliff is a seminal figure in Virginia landscape architecture. He workedfor Colonial Williamsburg as its landscape architect from 1920 to 1940, and inthat capacity he led the way in developing what has come to be called the

Colonial revival garden style. He came to Williamsburg, at the behest of John D.Rockefeller, Jr., with a broad background well suited to the role he would play there.After obtaining his initial degree in mechanical engineering from MIT, he took anotherdegree from Harvard on the advice of landscape architect Charles Eliot. Frederick LawOlmsted, known as the father of landscape architecture in this country, hired him freshout of school. During his eight-year tenure there, he worked on plans for Biltmore inAsheville, North Carolina, one of Olmsted's signature projects.

He opened his own practice in 1904. His work encompassed town planning, recre-ational spaces, gardens, college campuses and much more. In hiring him to work atColonial Williamsburg, Rockefeller tapped someone genuinely interested in Colonialgardens. When he undertook the assignment, he embarked on a crash course, whichinvolved a massive literature search, studies of details in England and traveling aroundVirginia measuring up all the old gardens he could find. In the field, he sketched anddimensioned key elements and then prepared very beautiful drawings. These measuredplans of dozens of gardens remain a valued resource.

Shurcliff wrote: "The only dependable way to rediscover the old rules is to measurethe ancient Virginia places themselves. Then the measurements should be drawn to scaleand studied painstakingly with the contours of the ground, the vistas, the climate, thevegetation, the state of society and culture and the documents of the time." This is stilla sound approach today to the study of historic landscapes. Criticism of his work atColonial Williamsburg focuses on his tendency to apply details from grand estates toproperties of a different class and scale and punctuating his designs with English formsfor which there was little local precedent. Nevertheless, the garden designed for theGovernor's Palace at Williamsburg (for which there was archaeological evidence) isextraordinary.

His work for The Garden Club of Virginia included projects during the 1930's atWilton, Smith's Fort Plantation (the Rolfe-Warren House), Stratford Hall and BrutonParish Church. His work at Bruton Parish was done at the end of his tenure at ColonialWilliamsburg and the last of his projects for The Garden Club of Virginia. ColonialWilliamsburg sponsored the plan and The GCV paid for its installation. The plan wasthe basis for The GCV's gift of a plan for a renovation of the church grounds in 2003.


Just Like HoneyBy Jeanette Cadwallender,

Chairman of External Public RelationsThe Rappahannock Valley Garden Club

Our local newspaper, The FreeLance-Star, has a history ofprinting a spectacular supple-

ment for Historic Garden Week. Proudly,I carried it to Richmond the day it cameoff the press. Reading on the ride downI-95, I realized that nowhere does it men-tion The Garden Club of Virginia.Historic Garden Week, yes, but whoseHistoric Garden Week? It is ours - wewho constitute the 47 member clubs ofThe Garden Club of Virginia.

It is imperative that the good works ofyour club receive publicity AND thatThe Garden Club of Virginia be men-tioned. The words, "one of the 47 mem-ber clubs of The Garden Club ofVirginia" should flow like honey after thename of your club on any press releasesyou send out. We need to be known forthe work we do.

One of the most important things youcan do is to develop a relationship withthe Media in your locality. Don't expectthem to know when Historic GardenWeek is simply because they covered itlast year. Send reminders. Give the pressnotice. Look for networking opportuni-ties with your Tourism or EconomicDevelopment Office and other like-minded groups. Send Thank You notes.

There is a Media Kit on our websiteoffering helpful guidelines. SuzanneMunson has developed an extensive pack-et for publicity of Historic Garden Week.Most of the name recognition we have isa result of her determined work.

Use this graphic to guide you. You area member of one of the 47 member clubsof The Garden Club of Virginia. Just likehoney.


Forum Recap:"Global Warming: Should Hampton Roads

Be Concerned?"By Catherine Dorsey

Harborfront Garden Club

Global warming was the hot topic at a January 8, 2007, Forum co-sponsoredby The Garden Club of Norfolk and Harborfront Garden Club. A crowd of nearly400 students, gardeners and concerned citizens turned out for the informative freeevent held in the auditorium at Saint Patrick Catholic School in Norfolk.

Pat McReynolds, evening news anchor for WTKR Channel 3, served as themoderator for a panel of experts that included Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, climate special-ist with the Union of Concerned Scientists; Dr. Carl Hershner, professor and wet-lands scientist at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Lisa Moerner, DominionResource's Manager of Environmental Policy; Clay Bernick, an administrator inVirginia Beach's Environmental Management Center; Rob Jones, president of theVirginia Climate Initiative; and John Deuel, the Executive Director of the NorfolkEnvironmental Commission.

Event organizers from both garden clubs worked to ensure a balance of per-spectives and expertise when choosing panelists, whose presentations ranged frominsights into the big picture of global warming to its current impact and potentialfuture effects on the Hampton Roads area. Dr. Edwurzel explained the sciencebehind global warming and then shifted to local concerns. The latest map of "hardi-ness zones" from the National Arbor Day Foundation, she explained, was redrawnlast year as a result of warming temperatures in some gardening zones. Some south-ern zones were moved further north, meaning plants that until recently only thrivedfarther south can now be grown in our area. Finally, Edwurzel projected a mapshowing that all of Hampton Roads will be completely under water if current warm-ing trends continue.

Dr. Hershner demonstrated the impact of rising waters from an economicstandpoint: the inevitable loss of economic stability as homes, businesses and publicbuildings such as fire stations and libraries are flooded. Global warming will alsocontinue to play havoc with nature, as rising temperatures and water destroy entireecosystems. He feels certain that local water levels will rise 4 to 12 inches by 2030and 15 to 40 inches by 2095.

Although each panelist offered a different perspective, all were in agreement that weshould indeed be concerned. According to Dr. Hershner, actions to counteract globalwarming will only slow the process, not reverse it. But from the individual to the interna-tional level, changes instituted now can perhaps slow global warming in future.

In addition to presenting a powerful and timely Forum, members from bothgarden clubs greatly enjoyed the process of working together on an important proj-ect. Harborfront Garden Club conservation committee chairman, Gail Winn, andThe Garden Club of Norfolk's conservation committee co-chairman, Gillian Cady,share the hope that their two clubs will continue to collaborate on events benefitingthe community.


Growing LeeksBy Mrs. Chester B. de Gavre

The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore

In England, my Father grew leeksthis very easy way and I havedone so for many years. You can

grow the seedlings from seed or buythem at large garden centers in smallbunches. They should be no thickerthan a pencil. Now is the time -early spring.

Deeply dig the ground and rakesmooth. Let settle or gently patdown the surface. Mark your line forplanting and with a dibble and makesmooth holes about eight inchesdeep. If the hole is too deep, you willhave trouble digging the leeks in thefall. The holes should be spaced sixor eight inches apart - about a smallhand width. Little finger to thumb isan easy gauge. Drop a leek in eachhole and then very gently pour a littlewater in the hole. Be careful not todisturb the rim of the hole. Rain,weather and the leek will eventuallyfill it.

No trenching, no earthing up, justa little weeding is necessary. Betweenmy rows of vegetables, I like to get abale of old hay and break it intopalettes and lay them between therows. This keeps the soil cool and iseasier on the knees! It also will even-tually improve the soil and it keepsweeds down. "Try it, you'll like it!"


The 73rd Annual

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Discovering the Jamestown NativesBy Libbey Oliver

The Williamsburg Garden Club

Four hundred years have passed since English colonists first encountered nativepeople, plants and animals on the island of Jamestown. The history of theindigenous plants is interwoven with the lives and stories of our beginnings in

this new world.Eating Jimson Weed (Jamestown weed), a relative of the nightshade family, almost

killed a number of the first colonists who hallucinated for three days after dining on asalad of its leaves. Once the settlers could communicate with the Native Americansthey learned about the native plants and their medicinal properties which made theplants valuable for exportation to England.

Some of these medicinal plants were mayapple, which is still used for treatment ofcancer; bloodroot, which was used as an antiseptic and is now being studied for anti-tumor remedies; and golden ragwort, which provides treatments for kidney stones andhigh blood pressure.

Some of the first descriptions of Virginia's plants were written by EnglishmanThomas Hariot, tutor to Walter Raleigh, when he came on the second expedition in1588 as a geographer. A German botanist and medical doctor, Johannes Fleischer,came over on one of the first three ships in May of 1607. He died in 1608 and noth-ing is known of the plants he may have collected. John Tradescant the Younger visitedVirginia as early as 1637. He and his father, gardener to King Charles I, introducedover 90 plants to England. The news of the wealth of plants in Virginia spread quick-ly. By the 1700's plantsmen and naturalists such as John Banister, John Clayton, JohnCustis and John Bartram had visited to collect plants and seeds. In England JohnFothergill and John Collinson grew the seeds and plants from Virginia and introducedthem to English gardens.

With the completion of Flora Virginica planned for 2011, it is important to remem-ber that John Frederick Gronovius published the first volume of Flora Virginicus in1739. John Clayton collected all of the herbarium specimens for the book's docu-mentation (see www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/clayton-herbarium/).

Most of the plants first found in Virginia are also native to other states but they willalways be identified as Virginians by their species names. Favorites include firepink(Silene virginica), Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica), seashore mallow (Kosteletskyavirginica), green-and-gold (Chrysogoum virginica), Clematis virginica, Virginia sweet-spire (Itea virginica) sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginica) and fringe tree(Chionanthus virginicus).

As gardeners we can all enjoy growing plants that have ancestors from this excitingperiod of discovery. Jamestown lily (Zephyranthes atamasco), a prized and easy to growbulb, was among those plants that George Percy admired when he noted "the groundall flowing over with faire flowers of sundry colours and kindes…"


Rare Botanical Prints at UVA: Part 3by Holly Maillet

The Charlottesville Garden Club

If you owned an estate in England in the late eighteenth century that was in need oflandscape renovation, whom would you have called? Odds are you would have con-tacted Humphry Repton, who quickly rose to prominence through good connec-

tions and very clever marketing after the famous landscaping contractor, CapabilityBrown, died in 1783. Repton was a man of modest means (and no training) but greatambition. He sent circulars to acquaintances in the upper classes advertising his services.

Before long, he was in high demand and making a comfortable income advisingclients on projects large and small. His success was due in large part to the unique wayhe presented his work. He produced a Red Book (named for its red leather binding) foreach client that showed before-and- after hinged overlays of the design. In this way, theclient could better imagine the proposed changes. Over time Repton also producedportfolios of his work, compiled from his Red Books, to show prospective clients hisstyle. This proved hugely popular.

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginiaowns several original books and manuscripts of Repton dating from 1794, in addition tofacsimiles of two Red Books. Flipping through the hinged illustrations, one can quicklyget a sense of Repton's expansive style. He thought BIG. He cleared meadows andmassed trees of one variety as we would shrubs. He diverted streams and moved hill-sides, all to improve the view from the house. He recommended deer or livestock toenliven the scene. He even suggested changes to the architecture of the house if hethought it wasn't grand enough.

Although he had no formal training in horticulture or landscape design, he backedup each plan with copious notes and illustrations defending his ideas. He had a firmgrasp of the theories of scale, proportion, and balance, and he voiced strong objections tomany common modern gardening practices. He was masterful in his designs, butbecause he was a designer and not a contractor, his income was limited to consulting feesand many of his 400 designs were never realized. This is a shame, because few designersof his day could match his talent and vision.

You can view Repton's remarkable books with the hinged engravings and decide foryourself if Repton were someone you would have hired to conceive a new landscapedesign for your estate! The Special Collections Library is open for use by the generalpublic and is located adjacent to Alderman Library on Central Grounds of UVa. Formore information or to check hours, call (434) 243-1776 or visit the library's website at:http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small.


OTHER 2007SHOW W

Photos by Linda Consolvo

Grateful Appreciation to Mary Wynn and Charles McDaniel and

Class 203, aboveTobacco WarehouseBest NoviceLexi ByersThe Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula

Class 200, belowFall LineBest MoribanaDiane WilkinsonThe Garden Club of Fairfax

aboveBest GCV Member ExhibitGinger WallachFauquier and Loudoun Garden Club

belowEdith Hardison Walker AwardCatherine GillespieDolley Madison Garden Club


7 DAFFODILWINNERS

Placement and Text by Fleet Davis

d Hildrup Transfer for Support of The GCV Flower Shows

Class 204, aboveCity DockBest Free FormMatilda BradshawMill Mountain Garden Club

Class 201, belowIndiansBest MiniatureElise PittsHarborfront Garden Club

aboveBest Miniature VaseElizabeth BrownThe Garden Club of Gloucester

belowBest Single Historic StemMitch and Kate CarneyBoonsboro, Maryland


RoseNotesBy Pat Taylor, GCV Rose Chairman

The Boxwood Garden Club

Freezing temperatures during several nights in April caused damage to some of ourrose bushes in Virginia. Having broken dormancy, our roses were particularly sus-ceptible to damage from the freezing temperatures. Fortunately, healthy rose bushes

that were properly watered, fertilized and sprayed last year have the energy reserves stored intheir canes to recover from these weather-related setbacks.

Hopefully, your roses have recuperated and are gracing the garden with blooms.However, the result of cold damage to the canes is often delayed; therefore, it is importantto examine carefully your roses now. You may find that although the bush is covered withleaves, careful inspection will reveal some partially blackened canes. Prune this damagedwood back to healthy tissue now to prevent losing the entire cane later.

Sometimes roses fail to thrive despite our best efforts to care for them. When all ofyour roses produce unsatisfactory results, you should analyze your growing conditions.Proper soil pH, at least six hours of sunlight, the absence of tree roots, and a relatively vole-free and deer-free environment are necessary requirements for growing healthy roses. If oneof your roses has limped along for several years while other rose bushes in the same bed areproducing multiple canes with numerous blooms, it may be time to replace that rose.

Roses can live in a weakened state for years, but they rarely regain enough strength togrow new basil canes and flourish. If your garden center still has a good selection of con-tainer roses, you could replace it now with a plant that will respond positively to your careand reward you with many blooms.


Roses on the Rappahannock Part II:River Reflections 2007

By Lexi ByersThe Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula

By the time you receive this issue, summer will be in full swing and it may be toohot for you to feel like working in the garden. While the glorious spring flush ofroses is over, we hope that you have not let the summer heat keep you from

spraying and fertilizing your roses in anticipation of The Garden Club of Virginia's 69thannual Rose Show to be held October 3 and 4, 2007. Once again The Garden Club ofthe Middle Peninsula is hosting the show on the lovely riverfront campus ofChristchurch School. Last year's show was a "Knockout" with gorgeous roses, beautifulweather and a perfect setting in historic Marston Hall. If you missed it last year be sureto put this year's show on your calendar. We promise you another great show.

Continuing our theme of River Reflections, this year's artistic schedule will focus onthe historic towns and churches of the Middle Peninsula. The schedule will feature tra-ditional floral arrangements from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries,reflecting the 400 year history and architecture of the Middle Peninsula. This year inaddition to the online schedule, you will be able to visit our towns and churches throughcorresponding photographs on The Garden Club of Virginia's Website. We have alsoadded a Challenge Class to the schedule.

The new Horticultural class, Earth Kind Roses, was a great success last year. TheEarth Kind team at Texas A&M has since added two more roses to its list: 'Duchesse deBrabant', a tea rose introduced in 1857 and said to be a favorite of Teddy Roosevelt, and"Spice", a China-type rose that is one of the "Bermuda Mystery Roses" of unknown ori-gin found growing on the island of Bermuda. These additions are certain to increase thenumber of entries and ribbons in this class.

The Christchurch School campus provides ample freeparking and is close to the shops, restaurants and inns ofhistoric Urbanna, Irvington and Deltaville. TheComfort Inn, Gloucester, Virginia (804-695-1900) hasset aside a block of rooms at a special rate for Rose Showparticipants and visitors. As rooms are limited please callearly and refer to The Garden Club of Virginia grouprate. The horticulture and artistic schedules, registra-tion, directions, area lodging options and other informa-tion can be found on The Garden Club of VirginiaWebsite, www.gcvirginia.org, under the Flower Showsheading.

We hope that you will join us in October as we enjoythe "Carefree Beauty" of roses here in the Middle Peninsula.


Lily Notes “Wonders of our World”

By Mary Nelson Thompson, GCV Lily ChairmanThe Franklin Garden Club

The Winchester-Clarke Garden Club is eager to welcome you to TheGarden Club of Virginia 2007 Lily Show. Co-chairs Jean Gilpin andSusan Claytor relate that the show is scheduled for June 20-21 at the

Winchester fire station, a site with appropriate workspace, parking, lighting, anddisplay.

The schedule committee, headed by Jane Foster, has produced a creative arrayof arrangements to reflect the theme, "Wonders of our World." With convenienthotels and many local businesses, the area is ready to help you enjoy this beautifuland historic part of Virginia.

Club members are also pleased that a recently injured Middleburg artist CathyZimmerman was instrumental in helping design the cover logo. This project bothhelped in her recovery and also provided the show with a wonderful talent. Cathyis a very talented artist; and we are grateful for her effort on our behalf, (see illus-tration below).

In order to enhance educational opportunities, The WCGC, The GCV, andThe North American Lily Society have planned a two-year program at the nearby

Blandy Educational Center, a recipient of GCV Restorationfunds. The class will be held on Monday, June 18 from1:00-5:00 pm and Tuesday, June 19 from 9:00-12:00am with experts Ron Chiabotta and David Diller

directing the program.Participants will learn classification of lilies and

see how specimens are judged. Handbooks "Let'sGrow Lilies!" and "Showing Lilies" as well as snackswill be included in the $20 registration fee. Members

planning to become a judge will have the opportunityto take the first exam this year and the second onenext year, but it is not necessary to be in the judging

program to take the classes. Check your GCV website for more details on the

Blandy Program, the Lily Collection 2007, or the showregistration.


Daffodil NotesBy Glenna Graves, GCV Daffodil Chairman

The Spotswood Garden Club

You have heard it many times:"What a strange season we havehad this year" Mother Nature

has her own timetable but she stillallows the flower shows to go on.

Our GCV Daffodil show inFredericksburg was beautiful, as was thesetting with the streets lined withblooming trees and shrubs. After the"record breaking" number of blooms inlast years' show, this year we again brokethe record. With 107 exhibitors and950 different exhibits, we had a total of2281 stems in the show. There were 14club collections with Gloucester winningthe Blue Ribbon. The exquisite andvaried artistic arrangements created abeautiful show room.

I am so pleased that there were many new exhibitors. Some had entered only theartistic classes before but joined the ranks in horticulture this year. Many exhibitors alsoreaped the rewards by winning The GCV perpetual trophy award. Ginger Wallach andKaren Cogar were big winners, almost needing help to carry their trophies home.Ginger won The Eleanor Truax Harris Challenge Cup, The Mary McDermott BeirneChallenge Bowl and The Helen Louise Broyhill Trophy. Karen won The KatherineLeadbeater Bloomer Award and The Louise Morris Goodwin Bowl. We thank all thosewho have made these significant trophies possible: garden clubs, individuals and familiesof previous and current garden club members and daffodil growers. With the reading ofthe awards each year, we are reminded of those who have played such a great part in TheGCV as well as in horticulture itself.

The club collection orders have been placed. Think about where you will be plantingyour bulbs and make preparation prior to their arrival in October. Get some markersand use them. (The whole club membership should be helping your daffodil, rose andlily chairmen each year by supplying a stem or two for your club's collection.) Our col-lections were staged in new wooden planks with test tubes this year. It made for a mucheasier staging process, allowed for a more uniform appearance and gave us fewer greenvases to handle. A reminder: only those cultivars listed for the Standard Club Collectionare to be used for the club collections. The Tried and True/Garden Collections are basi-cally for your enjoyment and garden beauty. Welcome to Yellow Fever!

The Silver Rewards of Daffodils


The Garden Club of VirginiaPresents

The 65th Annual Lily Show

"Wonders of Our World"

Sponsored by

The Winchester-Clarke Garden Club

Assisted by The North American Lily Society

Wednesday, June 20, 20072:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 21, 200710:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Entry Acceptance: Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 8:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

Millwood Station250 Costello Drive

Winchester

Registrar: Polly H. Crawford 540.955.4541

For complete schedule and registration, see www.gcvirginia.org


GCV Flower Arranging School

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Lewis Ginter Botanical GardenRichmond

Speaker: Julia A. Clevett

Renowned Arranger and AuthorNational Design InstructorMaster Flower Show Judge

Recipient of The Garden Club of America Creativity Award


C O N T R I B U T I O N SReport Period From 10/1/06 Through 12/31/06

Common Wealth Award Fund

Donor: In Honor of:The Garden Club of Fairfax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret KincheloeRivanna Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownAlbemarle Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownThe Charlottesville Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownThe Williamsburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President and Mrs. Colin G. Campbell

Ms. Caroline GoodsonMr. John C. Jamison

Dr. and Mrs. William KelsoPresident and Mrs. Gene R. Nichol

Mr. and Mrs. James ThomasNita Bagnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. William W. PinkhamAnn Gordon Evan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownMary Lawrence Harrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. William W. Pinkham

Restoration

Donor: In Honor of:Chatham Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nan Freed

The Garden Club of Virginia Endowment

Donor:Hubard Family TrustsJudith W. KiddMary Nelson ThompsonMrs. C. Albert Turner, Jr.Donor: In Honor of:The Garden Club of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownThe Brunswick Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Wesley Graves VI

Elizabeth JohnsonThe Charlottesville Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee SnyderThe Garden Club of Danville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. C. J. Carter

Mrs. Mary Lloyd LayThe Elizabeth River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownThe Franklin Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownGabriella Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownThe Huntington Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Russell S. Evans, Jr.The Nansemond River Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownThe Princess Anne Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan WightThe Rappahannock Valley Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Gillespie


Rivanna Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Nelson ThompsonThe Spotswood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownThe Warrenton Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Rhame von RaabDeedy Bumgardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. William L. Roberts, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. E. Armistead TalmanMr. and Mrs. Addison B. Thompson

Anne Geddy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Ashland Garden ClubMary Hart Darden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable and Mrs. FitzGerald Bemiss

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Roberts, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. E. Armistead Talman

Mr. and Mrs. Addison B. ThompsonLucy Ellett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable and Mrs. FitzGerald BemissKaren Jamison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina Mustard

Dianne SpenceAnna Baldwin May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally Guy BrownKim Nash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Bemiss

Dianne SpenceRedwood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Richard WightBarbara Wilson Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vaughn and Walter ScottMary Nelson Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Anne Brooks

Dr. and Mrs. James R. HundleyElizabeth Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Wynn McDanielCabell West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Nichlas DunningDootsie Wilbur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Honorable and Mrs. FitzGerald Bemiss

Donor: In Memory of:Dianne E. Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Joseph P. LawsonWilliam F. Cook, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha CookMr. and Mrs. Charles W. Dickinson IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendall Nottingham WillisMary Bruce Glaize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha CookAlice Koziol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley BoyceDr. and Mrs. W. David McWhorter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Robinson CookCatherine Whitham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Robinson Cook

The GCV Conservation Fund

Donor:The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton

Donor: In Honor of:The Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marsha MerrellThe Little Garden Club of Winchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane KlineRivanna Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally AskewCatherine Whitham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rossie Fisher

Ex LibrisGardening in Winter

By Mary Lloyd LayThe Garden Club of the Northern Neck

This winter, as is my habit, I did some armchair gardening, reading about the

paths of others who have decided to wrestle with Mother Nature and try to

create an agreeable landscape with stunning plant combinations. Anyone

who gardens knows that this is an on-going effort filled with trial and error, plans that

take a year or more to unfold and the constant beating back of invasive or too aggres-

sive plants. Reading the stories of other gardeners gives one courage, the thrill of the

challenge and fresh ideas.

Our library at The Kent Valentine House is building a very extensive collection of

such books. We have just received fifteen additional ones. I will mention a few.

I highly recommend Michael Pollen. I read Botany of Desire and loved it so I

bought Second Nature: a Gardener's Education. Rather than a "how to" book, this is a

meditation on the philosophy, motivation and environmental aspects of gardening. It

is written with a light touch and is a quick read. One very funny chapter is about the

history and breeding of roses. Waiting by my bedside is his latest book The

Omnivore's Dilemma.

Another favorite is A Year at North Hill by Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd. It is a

month-by-month description of the garden they made in Vermont. The book is beauti-

fully written with passion and humor. In the introduction the authors say, "Gardening is

the knot we have chosen to catch up all the other threads of our existence."

A treasure of a book, published in 1926, is The Gardener's Year by Karel Capek, a

Czechoslovakian playwright. The book transcends time and place, confirming that

gardeners are the same the world over. I especially like his description of walking end-

lessly around his garden looking for a spot for a new plant.

The library has six books by the very prolific writer Allen Lacy, all of which are

good reading. My favorite is The Garden in Autumn. There are two books by Henry

Mitchell, The Essential Earthman and One Man's Garden. His writing is so humorous

that his books are hard to put aside.

Do not miss the section in the library called "A Passion for Gardening". These are great

books to share with other club members. You can even order a stack of them at once.

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