U N I V E R S I T Y o f C A L I F O R N I A

B ARDEN
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Volume 23, Number 4
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Published by the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL GARDEN at Berkeley Fall 1998

Research and the Botanical Garden

magineyouaretryingtoansweraparticular chemistry,biologicalcontrolofweeds,andhorticultural

I questiononlytodiscoveryouneedtoexaminea
freshspecimenofaplantfromaremoteregionon
anothercontinent.Whatwillyoudo?Thetripwilltake
trialsforplantsofconservationconcernand/orof
ornamentalinterest.TheGardenreceived48requestsfor
freshmaterialsduringtheacademicyear1997-98.These
weeksoftime(assumingyoucangetthenecessarypermits requestscamefromresearchersinCalifornia,Florida,
andcaneasilyfindtheplantwhenyougetthere);itwillcost Massachusetts,Montana,Ohio,Oregon,Texas,Utah,
thousandsofdollarsfortransport,localassistance,and Canada,France,Germany,andSweden.
lodging;andthefundingmightbeavailableifyoucanwrite Themostnumerousrequestsforplantmaterialarefor
asuperbgrantproposalandthemostlikelyfoundationto plantmolecularsystematics,inwhichthemolecularstruc-
fundithasn’tjustclosedtheirapplicationperiod.Or—you turesofgenesaredeterminedandthenusedtoworkout
cancontactthemajorbotanicalgardensoftheworldand relationshipsamongplants.Additionalavenuesofresearch
hopeoneofthemhastheplantandcanspareenough withthecollectionsthispastyearincludedastudyofthe
materialforyourneeds. cypressgenusCupressus,DNAfingerprintingofcotton-
TheGardenhasbeensupplyingresearchplantmaterial woods(Populus)fromChina,scanningelectronmicroscope
sinceitsinceptionin1890.Gardenpolicy
requiresthatplantacquisitionsbeaccompa-
niedbyfielddataontheoriginoftheplants Knotweed(Polygonumcuspidatum),usedasanextract.PhotobyHollyForbes
wheneverpossible.TheGarden’sListof
LivingAccessionsnowstandsat832pages
displayingover20,000accessionsofmore
than13,000differentspeciesandsubspecies.
Electronicaccesstothecollectionwasgreatly
facilitatedbystaffofthecampusMuseum
InformaticsProjectwhentheyplacedourlist
ofspeciesontheGarden’sworldwideweb
site(http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/garden/)
inDecember1997.Theseplantsare
availabletoresearchscientistsoncampus,
inCalifornia,andallovertheworld.
Therearemanytypesofresearch
applicationsforthecollections,including
systematics,archaeology,naturalproducts
2 UniversityofCaliforniaBotanicalGardenatBerkeley

lizards(populationcharacteristics,ectoparasites,and
behaviorsrelatedtoterritory,thermoregulation,and
feeding).Anotherstudentinthiscoursestudiedthenumber
ofbirdspeciesfoundintheGardenatdifferenttimesofday.
FourstudentsintheIntroductoryBiologycoursestudied
hummingbirdforagingbehavioronplantsinthe
MesoamericanArea.Astudyoftheaquaticinsectsin
StrawberryCreekwasundertakenasthesubjectofasenior
thesisinEnvironmentalSciences.AstudentinthePopula-
tionEcologycoursestudiedvariouseffectsofsoilsandlight
intensityontheCaliforniabuckeye(Aesculuscalifornica)
treesintheGarden.Undergraduate(andGardenstudent
Potentillaviscidula(Rosaceae)restrictedtothreeisolatedmountain
peaksinArizona.ResearchplantofDr.BarbaraErtter.Photoby
employee)JaneHastudiedmicrobialecologyofStrawberry
HollyForbes CreekforacourseintheDepartmentofEnvironmental
Science,PolicyandManagement.
studiesofvesselsinferns,studiesoffloralmorphology,and
Veryrecently,camerassetupwithmotionsensorswere
comparisonofmaterialstofossilrecords.
stationedjustoutsidetheGardenperimeterinhopesof
TheGardenhastwiceprovidedrootsofaknotweed
capturingimagesofthemountainlionwhoseoccasional
nativetoJapan(Polygonumcuspidatum)toscientistsat
presenceinStrawberryCanyonwasconfirmedbycampus
theCenterforViticultureofFloridaAgriculturaland
zoologistsinJuly.
MechanicalUniversity.Thisspeciesisneededtoextracta
Inadditiontotheprovisionoffreshplantmaterial,the
“standard”ofacompound(resveratrolglucoside)foundin
Gardenproducesabiennialseedexchangelist.Inkeeping
muscatwines,againstwhichthewinesarecompared.The
withtheGarden’straditionandthestandardspromotedby
standardisnolongercommerciallyavailable.Thisspecies
theBotanicGardensConservationInternational(headquar-
canbefoundinboththeAsianAreaandtheChinese
teredinEngland),ourseedexchangelistincludesonly
MedicinalHerbGarden.Therootsareusedintraditional
wild-collectedCalifornianativespecies.Thecollectiondata
Chinesemedicineforavarietyofmedicalconditions,
foreachspeciesaredocumentedinthelist,whichissentto
includingexternaltreatmentofburnsandotherwounds.
over600botanicalgardensandresearchinstitutionsall
Berkeleyfacultyandstudentswhohavemadethe
overtheglobe.
sometimesnecessarytrektothefarreachesoftheglobeto
HollyForbes
gathertheirresearchsubjectsmayasktheGardentohouse
theplantsforthem(segregatedfromthecollections).
FacultywithresearchcollectionsintheGardeninclude
HerbertBaker,BruceBaldwin,LincolnConstance,and
RobertOrnduff.Researchstaffwithcollectionsinclude
DonaldDodandBarbaraErtter.Campusresearchstaff
memberAlanSmithdonatedhisresearchferncollections
totheGardenandcontinuestousetheminhisstudies.In
additiontothesespeciallyhousedplants,theentire
collectionisavailableforresearchpurposes.Insomecases
itisthehabitatscreatedbytheassembledcollectionsand
usedbylocalwildlifethatarethesubjectofinterest.
Numerouswildlifestudieswereinprogressduringthe
pastacademicyear.SevenundergraduatesintheDepart-
NewWorldDesertcollection,siteofmanywesternfencelizardstudies.
mentofIntegrativeBiologycourseNaturalHistoryof Gardenphoto
Vertebratesusedthecollectionsforstudiesofwesternfence
Fall1998
DIRECTOR’S COLUMN
ItseemslikeIjustarrived,yettwoyearshaveflownby.
AlthoughmytermasActingDirectoriscomingtoanend,
IstillhaveafewprojectsthatIwouldliketoseecompleted
beforetheendofDecemberwhentheGarden’snew
permanentdirector,ProfessorEllenSimmsofIntegrative
Biology,takesupthereins.NeverthelessItakegreatpridein
whathasbeenaccomplished.
Two“firsts”standout—installationofthestoplightand
establishinganadmissionfeetotheGarden.Itakegreat
pleasureinwatchingstaff,volunteersandthepubliccross
CentennialDrivesafelyandwithoutthestressthataccom-
paniedthisroutineeventbeforethestoplightarrived,andI
alwaysdelightinusingitmyself.Specialthanksgoesto
volunteers-par-excellenceJuneCheitandLindaGovanfor
theirdedicatedeffortstosupportthisproject.Ibelievethat
theestablishmentofanominaladmissionfeehasbenefited
theGardenimmensely.Inadditiontorevenuethatsupports
visitorservices,wenowhavedataabouthowmanyvisitors
cometotheGarden,whotheyareandthereforehowwecan
servethembetter.AndtheEntranceKioskhasbecome
thecommunicationhubforstaffandvolunteersalike,
increasingallofoureffectiveness.
IconsiderthattheGardenreviewshaveprovideda
coordinatedassessmentofourfabulouscollectionsin
conjunctionwitheducationalefforts,andwillprovidea
planforourfuturehorticulturalefforts.Asimportantly,
thesereviewsestablishedaninvigoratingprocesswhich
promotesafrankexchangeofideasandthefreedomto
entertainnewideasformanagingandinterpretingour
collections.Anewtraditionofincludingstaffandvolun-
teers,aswellasCampusandoutsideexperts,hasbeen
establishedtodefinemajorissuesineachofthemajor
segmentsoftheGarden.TheVolunteerPropagators
recentlyheldasimilarreviewtoassesstheirprogram.
EvaluatingthemanyrecommendationsfromtheReviews
fortheiroverallconsequencesandtheirprioritiesisnow
underway,andmanyoftherecommendationswillbe
implementedinthecomingmonths.Themorefar-ranging
recommendationswillalsoformthebasisofstrategic
planningfortheGarden.
IamalsopleasedthattheGarden’sstaffhasbeen
increased,andthatthehorticulturestaffhavegrownby
3
1.7FTE.Ibelievethatthemostsignificantappointmentfor
thefutureisthepositionofAssociateDirectorforEducation
heldbyJennyWhite,foritismybestguessthatthegreat
growthareafortheGardeninthenextdecadeisintherealm
ofK-12studentandteacheroutreacheducationalprograms.
Thus,cooperativeeducationalprogramswiththeLawrence
HallofScienceshouldincreaseastheyarebeneficialtoboth
units.Toreflectthisemphasis,therewillbeaseparate
NewslettercolumnontheGarden’seducationalactivities,
inadditiontothatoftheDirector.
StudentsaremoreapartofallaspectsoftheGardenthan
everbefore.Theyvolunteerinallarenas.Manyothersalso
learnthroughtheiremploymentattheGarden.Weare
seeingadditionalfacultymembersusingtheGardenasa
livinglaboratoryfortheirstudents,sothattheGardenis
playinganincreasinglyimportantroleintheeducationof
Calstudents.
AllarenasoftheGardenhavealsobenefitedfromthe
supportprovidedbytheViceChancellorofResearchfor
newcomputers,Internetconnectionsforallstaff,andavan
tosupportouroutreachactivities.TheGardennowhasa
growingwebsite,andthismustbedevelopedevenmorein
thefuture.Ihopeyouvisititoften.
Iamparticularlygratefulforthesupportofthevolun-
teersandmembersduringtimeswhentheymusthave
wonderedwhethermypoliciesonadmissionwereinthebest
interestsoftheGarden,butneverthelesstheysupportedme
wholeheartedly.EllenSimmscouldnotwishforgreater
support.Formeithasbeenamemorabletwoyears,and
manynewfriendshavebeenmadeandwillbekeptevenif
onlytosharesomewonderfulmemories.Thankyouall.
IanCarmichael
ActingDirector
4 UniversityofCaliforniaBotanicalGardenatBerkeley

New Garden Director

eareverypleasedtowelcomeDr.EllenSimmsin tioninnaturalpopulations.Weareespeciallyinterestedin

W January1999astheGarden’snewdirector.
ShewillalsobeanAssociateProfessorinthe
DepartmentofIntegrative
ecologicalinteractionsbetweenplantsandotherorganisms,
includingherbivores,pathogens,andmutualists.We
particularlyfocusonecologicaland
Biology.Dr.Simmscomestous physiologicaltrade-
fromhercurrentpositionas offsorgeneticmechanismsthat
AssociateProfessoratthe constraintheevolutionofplanttraits
UniversityofChicago. importanttotheseinteractions.”
Dr.SimmsreceivedherPh.D. “Oneprojectfocusesoncoevolu-
inplantecologyfromDuke tion oflegumesandtheirnitrogen-
UniversityandherM.A.andB.A. fixingbacteria.Weareasking
degreesfromtheUniversityof questionssuchas:Withina
CaliforniaatSantaBarbara.Since population,howspecializedare
receivingherdoctorateDr.Simms thesebacteriatodifferentavailable
hasheldteachingpositionsat leguminoushosts?Arelocalbacteria
DukeUniversity,WakeForest morebeneficialtohoststhanbacteria
University,andtheUniversityof fromotherlocalities?Dobacteria
Chicago. experiencefitnesstrade-offsbetween
Inadditiontohersterling symbioticandfree-livingexistence?
academiccredentials,Dr.Simms Answerstothesequestionswill
bringsaloveofplantsandgardens providesubstantialnewinsightsinto
tohernewposition.Sheandher thecoevolutionofmutualistic
spouse,Dr.TomColton,areavid species.”Muchofhercurrentfield
gardeners.Countedamongher workislocatedattheUCBodega
NewlyappointedGardenDirector,EllenSimms,will MarineReserve.
experiencesareserviceonthe beginhertenureinJanuary.
GreenhouseCommitteeatthe Dr.Simmshaspublishednumer-
UniversityofChicagoanda ousprofessionalpapersandreceived
student’sfondfamiliaritywiththecollectionsoftheSanta manygrants.HermostrecentNationalScienceFoundation
BarbaraBotanicGarden.Dr.Coltonwillalsobejoiningthe grantofnearly$400,000supportscollaborativeresearchon
DepartmentofIntegrativeBiology “interactingeffectsofinsectherbivoresandrodent
asaStaffResearchAssociateintheInstructionalSupport granivoryonplantpopulationdynamics.”Shealsoco-
UnitofIntegrativeBiology,wherehewillbedeveloping, authoredagrantproposaltotheU.S.Departmentof
coordinating,andteachinglabsinphysiologyand Education’sprogramofGraduateAdvancementinAreasof
organismalbiology. NationalNeeds(fortraininginquantitativeexperimental
Dr.Simmsdescribesherresearchasfollows: ecology)whichreceivedfundingofnearly$500,000.
“Thebroadgoalofmyresearchistounderstandevolu-
Fall1998
THE DOCTOR SAYS
•Manystudieshaveshownthatgarlicreducescholes-
terollevelsbutarecentstudyatOxfordUniversityfoundno
significantdifferencesincholesterollevelsofthosetaking
garlictabletsascontrastedwiththosetakingplacebos.
TheHerbCompanion10(2):62.
•Thelargestappleonrecordrecentlywasrecordedin
England.Thewinner,a‘HowgateWonder’,fromacultivar
normallyproducinglargefruits,weighedinat3lbs.11oz.,
thusbeatingouttheoldrecordof3lbs.4oz.recordedin
Oregon.TheGarden122(12):842.
•Sarracenia‘LadiesinWaiting’,fromNorthCarolinaisa
complexhybridresultingfromcrossingseveraldifferent
species.Thepitchersaredeepmaroonwithprominentwhite
spreckelsandthemarginsofthehoodsareintricatelyfluted.
Theinsidesurfaceislettucegreen.Horticulture95(2):34.
•InWisconsin,grassclippingswerecompostedusing7
availablemanufacturedactivators.Theywerefoundtobeno
betterthantheadditionofsoilormaturecompostasan
additive.CompostScienceandUtilization4(4):72-80.
•UnpublishedresearchdoneinBerkeleyusingtherapid
compostmethodshowedthat3differentactivatorsdidno
betterthanaddingnothing.Italsowasshownthatthe
additionofsoilormaturecompostdoesnothingtoactivate
acompostpile.
•A50-50mixtureofwaterandvinegarissuggestedbya
gardenerinFineGardening61:8togetridofslugs.The
materialhastobesprayedontheslugstogetcontrol.
•TheFloridaDepartmentofCitrushasreachedan
agreementwithamanufacturertomakefoodproducts
containingcitrus,allofwhichmustcontain25%citrus
solids.Newlyreleasedproductsincludeyogurt,snackcups,
breakfastbars,icecream,saladdressings(orange-poppy
seedsoundsespeciallytempting),saucessuchasbarbecue
andcocktail,marinades,andcitrussalsa.Citrussolidsalso
arebeingprocessedintoflourfromwhichacitrusbread
canbemade.ThereevenisathoughtofmakingOrange
Newtons.CitrusandVegetableMagazine62(8):20.
•Anapplicationhasbeenmadeforapatentforthe
preparationprocesstomakealmondmilk,amaterialwhich
canbesubstitutedforcows’milk.TrendsinFoodScienceand
Technology9:125.
5
•InLouisiana,researchersaretestinghoneybeeswhich
evolvedinamite-infestedregionoffareasternRussia.The
beesalreadyhavepassedUSquarantineregulationsandnow
arebeingtested,notonlyforresistancetomites(varroaand
tracheal),butalsoforhoneyproductionandothervaluable
traits.Iftheyareresistanttothemites,plansaretodistribute
hybridsbetweenRussianqueenbeesandAmericandrones.
AgriculturalResearch46(5):23.
•AnarticleinGreenhouseGrower16(8):55-56regarding
Plectranthusmentionsthatthereare350species.Mostofthose
growndonothaveattractiveflowersandareonlygrownfor
theirfoliage.However,P.fruticosushasattractivelightblue
flowersandP.ektoniihasspectaculardeepblueflowers.
•AnewformofCaliforniapitcherplant(Darlingtonia
californica)wasfoundintheSierraNevadain1997.Itlacks
redpigmentintheleavesandespeciallyintheflowerswith
theresultthattheflowersaregreen.Theplanthasbeen
giventhecultivarname‘Othello’,afterthatcharacterin
Shakespearewhowasfuriouslyjealous,causinghiscompan-
ionIagotoremindhimthatjealousyissymbolizedbythe
colorgreen.CarnivorousPlantNewsletter27(2):41-42.
•AmaninLogan,Utahwasshockedtolearnaboutthe
numberofcuttreesfromurbanareasthatwerebeing
dumpedintolandfills.Asaresult,hestartedawoodwork
companyusingtheunwantedremains.Hecollects(ina100
mileradius)hardwoodssuchasblackwalnut,boxelder,ash,
birch,SiberianandAmericanelms,Ailanthus,Norway
maple,catalpa,whiteashandchestnuttonameafew.
Arboristsarepaidfirewoodlogpriceforthetrunksand
largerlimbs.Heparticularlylikestreecrotches,kneesand
anyotherunusualformations.Thematerialsareusedto
makejewelryboxes,candleholdersandanarrayof
handcraftedwoodproducts.ArborAge18(6):8-9.
•AccordingtoanarticleinTheGarden123:478,the
world’soldestlivingtreeisHuonpine(Lagarostrobos
franklinii)andisgrowinginTasmania.Itsage,11,000years,
wasconfirmedbytakingacoresampleofthetree’srings.
CuttingsfromthattreeweretakentoEnglandwherethey
weresuccessfullyrooted.Althoughthecuttingsarenot
11,000yearsold,thetreeis,thusthegeneticmakeupofthe
cuttingshasbeenunchangedforthatlong.
RobertD.Raabe
6 UniversityofCaliforniaBotanicalGardenatBerkeley

EDUCATION AT
THE GARDEN
From the Education Director

Withthisnewcolumn,Ilookforwardtosharingwith IaminterestedinprovidingourGardenvisitorsinforma-
youmyvision,plansandactivitiesastheGarden’sEduca- tionthroughmyriadactivities.9,000adultsarereached
tionProgramgrowsanddiversifies.Iamdeveloping annuallythroughdocenttoursandprograms.Brochures
coordinatedactivitiesinfourarenas—1)supportofCal’s providequarterlyhighlightsaboutthecollection,andtwonew
facultyandstudentsbyprovidingincreasedopportunities thematicself-guidedbrochureswillbeprintedthisfall.
forteachingandstudentresearch;2)developmentof BarbaraLyss’outstandingstewardshipofourinterpretivetrail
curriculummaterialsandtrainingworkshopsforpre- publicationeffortscontinuestochannelideasintotheprinted
college;3)directservicetoK-12studentsintheGardenand word.Thankyou,Barbara!Iinviteallofyoutovisittwonew
intheirclassrooms,and4)interpretationofourmagnificent exhibitsintheGarden.ThankstofundsfromtheStanley
collectionforthepublic. SmithHorticultureTrust,anexhibitoftheoriginoffoodscan
InseveralareastheGardenhassuccessfulprogramsin befoundintheCropsoftheWorldGarden.Thisfall,the
place.Over100docentsreachnearly9,000childreneach exhibitwillfeatureinformationaboutMexicancuisine.Inthe
yearthroughtoursoftheGardenandprogramspresentedin RedwoodGrove,theMioceneForestTrailisbetterdefined
EastBayclassrooms.Thisyearmonthlycontinuingeduca- throughanexhibitthatincludesfossilstocomparewithliving
tionprogramsfordocentsprovideinformationandskillsso
theycanenrichtheirpresentationsandtheirownenjoyment
astheyvolunteerintheGarden.Eachworkshopalso
addressesoneofthisyear’sprogrampriorities,fromhowto
givemoreeffectivetoursforindividualswithlimitedEnglish
togeneratingspecificactivitiestobeincorporatedintoa
varietyoftours.
Buildingonthesuccessoflastyear’sFoodsofthe
America’sprogram,theGardenispresentingtheprogram
forthreeweeksthisyear.Ninehundred4th-through6th-
gradestudentswillbegiven90-minutetoursofthisexciting
programdevelopedbyKathyWelchandAlisonMillswith
graphicdesignbyEmilyMcKibben.InaSpinkacapably
tookthereinsthisyeartoensureallpiecesofthiswonderful
programwereinplace.ThisyearwearetargetingtheEast
BayHispaniccommunityandinvitingthemtovisitour
MesoamericanMarketplace.SpanishspeakingCalstudents
willjoinourdocentsonseveralweekendstoprovidea
specialwelcome.

VisitorstotheMioceneForesttrailareguidedbythesenewinterpretivesigns.
Thesignsarepartofoureffortstodisseminatemoreinformationandhighlight
ourcollections.
Fall1998 7

BOOK NEWS

PeterR.Dallman’s
book,PlantLifeinthe
World’sMediterranean
generaintheGarden’scollection.Evaluationsoftheexhibitsare Climates,isofparticular
beingcollectedatbothoftheexhibitsites.Iencourageyouto interesttousinNorth-
reviewtheexhibitsandtellmewhatyouthink.Reactiontothese ernCalifornia,livingas
exhibitswillhelpformulateplansforfuturesignsandexhibitsin wedoinoneofonlyfive
theGarden. areasoftheworldthat
InfuturecolumnsIwillsharesomeoftheactivitiesinother enjoyamediterranean
educationarenas.Aswedevelopeacharena,surveysand climate
evaluationscontinuetobemade.Ihopewhenyouareasked,
youwilltakethetimetoparticipateandgiveyouropinion.In PlantLifeinthe
doingsoyouwilldirectlyinfluencetheinterpretiveeffortsthat World’sMediterranean
helpyouenjoyyourGardenevenmore.Iwelcomeyourideas Climates:California,
andsuggestions. Chile,SouthAfrica,
JenniferMeuxWhite Australia,andtheMediterraneanBasin.PeterR.Dallman;
AssociateDirectorforEducation prefacebyRobertOrnduff;CaliforniaNativePlantSociety/
UniversityofCaliforniaPress,Berkeley,CA,1998.Illus.,
AnewexhibitthisfallintheCropsoftheWorldGarden b&w/colorphotos,maps,bibliography;258pp;$29.95
featuresinformationaboutMexicancuisine.
paper,$50.00hardcover.

TheGardener’s
ComputerCompanion,
HundredsofEasyWaysto
UseYourComputerfor
Gardening.Bob
Boufford;NoStarch
Press,SanFrancisco,CA,
1998.IncludesCDrom;
illus,b&wphotos;302
pp;$39.95paper.
EllyBade

TheGardenShopoffersa10%discountto
membersoftheUCBotanicalGarden
8 UniversityofCaliforniaBotanicalGardenatBerkeley

The Garden Shop AffiliatedNurseries

heGardenShopisrunbyvolunteers(withtraining TheGardenispleasedtopresentthefollowingnurseries

T andassistancefromCandiceSchott).Duringthe
pastyear,theShophasblossomedwithartworks,
discoveredbycardandgiftbuyersEmmySorter,Janean
offeringa10%discountonplantmaterialstoUCBotanical
Garden members(rememberto presentyour membership
cardattimeofpurchase):
Jaklevic,andLeeHafter.Theyhavesoughtone-of-a-kind
giftsfromlocalartists.Amongtherecentarrivalsare
stunningbotanicaldrawingsbyAntonioValentedaSilva, Copacabana Nursery
blackandwhitephotosofcactiandsucculentsbySara 234HallDrive
Orinda
Seymour,andexquisitepaperanddriedplantabstractsby (510)254-2302
SydneyFerrill.TwooftheShop’sownvolunteersalsomake
cards.WhenJeanNunnallyisnotworkingintheShop,she The Dry Garden
collectsanddriesflowers.Fromtheseshefashionsvivid- 6556ShattuckAvenue
Berkeley
huedcardsportrayingflowersandtheirinsectandbird (510)547-3564
companions.JaneanJaklevicalsotakesinspirationfrom
theorganicformsandtexturesofplants,mountingher East Bay Nursery
photographstoproducecardsthatrevealvistasinthe 2332SanPabloAvenue
Berkeley
Garden.TwoofJanean’sphotosarenowavailableas (510)845-6490
refrigeratormagnets.
TheShopalsofeatureswoodenbowlsshapedbyprofes- Grand Lake Ace Garden Center
soremeritusJohnDoyen,decoratedceramicpotsbyJill 4001 Grand Avenue
Oakland
Gibson,decoratedgourdbowlsbySallyMorgan,vegetable (510)652-9143
parchmentbowlsbyMargaretDorfman,andCraftsman-
styletilesbyStuartCompton. Magic Gardens
729 Heinz Avenue
EllyBade,nowassistedbyNancyMarkell,providesthe
Berkeley
Shopwithawonderfulselectionofbooksandbrieflyreviewsa (510)644-1992
selectionineachNewsletter.Toassistyouinyoursearchfor
newandunusualtitles,aninventorylistisavailableintheShop. Smith & Hawken
133010thStreet
Theplantdeckisstockedthroughtheeffortsofthe
Berkeley
volunteerpropagators,ablyguidedinthisactivitybyMartin (510)527-1076
Grantham.Aspecialthankyoutoandvolunteerplantsales
coordinatorTheresaLiptonforthewonderfulselectionthat ThornhillNursery
6250ThornhillDrive
isavailableeveryday.
Oakland94611
AsmallselectionofitemsavailableintheGardenShop.Photoby (510)339-1311
HollyForbes
Westbrae Nursery
1272GilmanStreet
Berkeley
(510)526-7606

Yubasaki’s Dwight Way Nursery

1001 Dwight Way
Berkeley
(510)845-0335
Fall1998
GARDEN NOTES
Mountain Lion Sighting: On Wednesday July 15th a
Gardenvisitorsightedamountainlionjustoutsidethe
GardenfenceborderingtheMediterraneanArea.This
sightingwasconfirmedwithadditionalevidence(scatfound
insidetheGardenboundary)examinedbycampuszoolo-
gists.ThelionwasstillintheareaasoflateAugust,scratch-
ingtreesontheadjacentLawrenceBerkeleyLaboratory
property.Asafetysignexplainingwhatyoushoulddoifyou
encounteramountainlionwaspostedneartheGarden
entrancelastyear(nexttotherattlesnakewarningsign).
CuratorHollyForbes,AssociateDirectorforEducation
JenniferWhite,andBusinessManagerElaine
MeckenstockattendedthenationalmeetingoftheAmeri-
canAssociationofBotanicalGardensandArboretain
PhiladelphiathispastJune.Themeetingachieveditshighest
attendanceinassociationhistory(over750registrants!).
HollyForbesandJenniferWhitegavepresentationson
collectiondevelopment,conservationeducation,and
children’seducationingardens.
CongratulationstoAssistantHorticulturistShirley
CarrieBrewinandhusbandAustinonthebirthofAustin
BrewinIVonJuly8th!
PublicityandEventsCoordinatorEzindaFranklinleft
theGardenonJuly29th toattendlawschoolatGeorgetown
University.Wewishherthebestofsuccess.
CuratorialAssistantMartinGranthamwasselectedto
receivetheCaliforniaHorticulturalSociety’sEducation
Awardforthebestcollectionofplantsbroughtinand
discussedatameetingin1997.Theplants,12speciesinthe
Restionaceae,willbedescribedinafutureissueofPacific
Horticulturemagazine.HemadeapresentationtoStrybing
ArboretumSociety’sdocentcouncilinJulytitled“Introduc-
tiontotheCapeFloralKingdom.”
MartintraveledtoTucuman,ArgentinainearlyAugust
fortheSouthAmericanareameetingoftheInternational
PlantPropagator’sSociety.HespokeongrowingSouth
AfricanrestiosinCalifornia.
9
TheGreaterBayAreaNetworkbiennialmeetingwas
heldAugust21st atTheBancroftGardenandTheGardenat
HeatherFarms.CuratorHollyForbes,volunteerplantsales
coordinatorTheresaLipton,andstudentsTerryChou
and AmyRusevattended from theGarden. Wearepleased
toannouncethatamapguidetomanyofthenon-profit
botanicalanddisplaygardensofthegreaterBayAreawillbe
publishedlaterthisfallundertheauspicesofthisgroupwith
matchingfundingfromtheLEFFoundation.
TheCenterforPlantConservation(CPC),theonly
nationalorganizationdedicatedexclusivelytopreventing
theextinctionofAmerica’sthreatenedplants,hasbeen
namedoneofthisyear’sChevronConservationAward
winnersforitsoutstandingeffortstosave2,000nativeplants
atriskofextinction.TheCPCisanetworkof28botanical
gardensandarboretalocatedthroughouttheUnitedStates,
headquarteredattheMissouriBotanicalGarden.TheCPC
receivedoneofnineawardspresentedbythenation’soldest
andmostprestigiousconservationawardsprogram.The
GardenhasbeenaparticipatinginstitutionintheCPC
since1988.
Holiday
Plant
Sale
Saturday, December 5
10 am - 2 pm
A splendid selection....
This is the place to shop
for your gardening friends.
10 UniversityofCaliforniaBotanicalGardenatBerkeley

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Venezuela thewondrousworldwhichis
VenezuelawithUCBGHorticul-
TheGardenwelcomesthefollowing
new members:
from Amazonas to the Andes—The Lost tureManagerDavidBrunner.The
WorldoftheTepuis&the“Serengeti”of tripwillprovideopportunitiesto
KatherineAlexander
CateandPatrickBeatty
theLlanos enjoyandlearnaboutoneofthe StevenBeckendorf
mostbiologicallydiversecountries GeorgiaBecker
MikeBeckett
intheworld.Wewillvisitthe SteveandSaraBeckman
extraordinaryworldoftheTepuis, JacquelineCantwell
ThomasCarlsonandJenniferSowerwine
sandstonemassifswhichrise
Jane Chambers
strikinglythousandsoffeetabove LuCharlotteandJerryWescott
thetropicalforest,andwe’llsee JackDarkhand
Diane Earl-McCan
AngelFallsplummetingoffthe JackEdelman
precipice.Onthesummitof DianaandPatricEllsworth
AliceErb
Kukenantepuiwewillencounter DougFisher
aworldevolvedinnearisolation LindaFoust
wherethedaisiesaretreesand SusanGibbs
DavidGray
thepineapplesarecarnivorous. RobertandAlmaHill
NextwewillvisittheAndes DavidJamieson
LottieJenvy
wherewithinonlyafewmiles MonicaKagdis
we’lltravelupwardfromtowering Stephen Klamm and Nisa Ryan
lowlandrainforests,through Conrad Lewbel
DanaLofgreen
orchidandferndrenchedcloud Adham Loutfi
forest,intotheParamowithits AaronMaizlise
PhyllisMar
PhotobyBarbaraHopper giantherbs,andfinallythe LaurelMillerandFelixLocher
miniaturegardensofthealpine Robert Morey
Jay Neville and Wendy Huang
zoneabove12,000ft.Alongthewaywe’llseebirdsofeverydescriptionincludingtheAndeancock-
MathewO’Reilly
of-the-rockandevenperhapsthemightyAndeanCondor.We’llalsostopandseetheEvergreen MauriceObstfeld
DryForestofAndeanvalleyswhereCattleyaandotherorchidsaboundandwherecactihavelarge MalcolmPerkins
John Prizmich and Katy MacDonald
leaves.Finally,wewillexperiencetheLlanos,theextensivefloodplainsoftheOrinocoBasinwhere MartaPueblaFalicov
wildlifeissoabundant,theareaisoftencalledthe“SerengetiofSouthAmerica.” DianeRedaliaandEveClausnitzer
JeanReyes
LaurenandRusRitter
TraveldatesareFebruary1-14,1999.Forreservationsandfurtherinformationcontact RuthSacksteder
Geostar Travel at (800) 624-6633. SusanShortell
Greg and LouAnn Sinicrope
NoraStJohn
CarolynSteinhaus
JillStephensonandBillWilson
TedStevens
Photo©OttoHuberfromFlora Mary True
oftheVenezuelanGuayana JaniceVanDuzer
PeterandKatherineWallace
PatWoolley
HelenYee
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TheGardenoffersappreciationand
thankstothesedonorsfortheir
generouscontributions:
HillsideGardenersofMontclair
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Mrs.PhyllisFaber
KarlLauby
CactusandSucculentSociety
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TheGardenwouldliketohonorand
thankthosesupportersmaking
substantialdonations:
Wendy Zomlefer, Ph.D.
SanFranciscoOrchidSociety
In Memory
TheGardenoffersappreciationand
thanksforgiftsfromthesedonorsin
memoryof:
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RobertandCarolineLichtenstein
RobertandEvelynRatclifffrom
BerlineandAssociates
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RobertRatclifffrom
CarolynSilk
C. Williams from
PhillipandPatriciaBlanche
Susan Speiler and Donna Magee
The Yabusaki Family from
Kathleen and Harry Heckman
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BillandEllyBade GardenStaff
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Bibi Chapman Dr.IanCarmichael,ActingDirector
RobertEveringham
NorrisandIrisGaddis ExecutiveCommittee
Linda Govan DavidBrunner,HorticultureManager
RobertHuston HollyForbes,Curator
Ben Lane
ElaineMeckenstock,BusinessManager
Mrs..Langston
Dr.JenniferWhite,AssociateDirectorfor
PaulLeondis
Kenneth Murakami Education
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PamelaPierce Administration
Dale Thomas GeraldFord,LeadBuildingMaintenance
BillWeaver KandleFraser,AdministrativeAssistant
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MikeBoss BarbaraKeller,CuratorialAssistant
William and Beverly Bouwsma
Ronni and John Brega Horticulture
Mrs. Georgia Brumbaugh Dr.RobertRaabe,GardenPathologist
Mr.andMrs.JamesCarroll ShirleyCarrieBrewin,AssistantHorticulturist
Mrs.DavidChase
ChrisCarmichael,AssistantHorticulturist
Mary Ann Cobb and Peter Wilson
EleanorCrary
DariaCurtis,Horticulturist
Ramona Davis JohnDomzalski,Propagator
JackandPhyllisDolhinow JudithFinn,Horticulturist
Robert Epstein and Amy Roth MartinGrantham,VolunteerPropagator
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Anne Goetsch PeterKlement,Horticulturist
MarjorieGray LawrenceLee,Horticulturist
ElizabethHook JerryParsons,Horticulturist
Thomas Koster RogerRaiche,Horticulturist
Diane Kothe and Frank Dobson
EricSchulz,Horticulturist
PaulandBarbaraLicht
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SickPlantClinic
Dr.RaabeandDr.MillswillseeallpatientsonthefirstSaturdayof
every month, 9 am to noon, in the Garden Conference Center.
Explore Your Garden with Mia Amato (MA)
Tues, Oct 27
Well-known gardenwriteranddesignerMiaAmato,familiartous
from her many years of garden columns in the San Francisco
Examiner,willtalkaboutgardeningandthescientificreasonswe
gardenersdowhatwedo.Afterwardsshewillbeavailabletosign
copiesofherdelightfulandusefulnewbook,TheGardenExplored.
Lightrefreshmentswillbeserved.7:00pm.MirovRoom.
Members $8, non-members $10.
Femmes Fatales: Mystery, Murder and Medicine
Sun, Nov 8
LearnthelethalsecretsofCleopatraandLucreziaBorgia,among
others! Vivien Hallgrove of Mom’s Head Nursery in Sonoma County
willsharesomeofthefascinatingloreshehasgleanedfromyearsof
herbgardening.Thisslidelecturewillfocusonplantsinfamousin
historyfortheirmysteriouspowersandpoisonouspotential.
10 am – noon. Mirov Room. Members $10, non-members $12.
The NO Water Garden
Sun, Nov 15
Now is the time to plan and plant for your NO water garden. With
nearrecordrainfallthispastyear,canadroughtbefarbehind?
KristinYanker-Hansenisalivelypractitionerandadvocateof
NOwatergardens,andispreparedtosharehersecretswithyou.
1 – 3 pm. Mirov Room. Members $10, non-members $12.
HOLIDAY PLANT SALE
Saturday, December 5
Asplendidselectionofhouseplants,cactiand
succulents,rhododendrons,ferns,orchidsand
bromeliadsandthenewestplantbooks.
Thisistheplacetoshopforyourgardeningfriends.
10 am - 2 pm Garden Conference Center
University of California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive, #5045
Berkeley, California 94720-5045
Plants are for sale at The Garden Shop all year ❀ 510-642-3343
Holiday Wreath Making
Mon, Dec 7; Tues, Dec 8; Wed, Dec 9
Garden staff members Nancy Swearengenand Jerry Parsons will
guideyouincreatingspectacularfreshholidaywreathsandswags.
You can experimentwithuniqueplantmaterialsfromthe Garden
andbeyond,includinggreens,pods,conesandmore.
Threeclassesoffered:
Monday, December 7, 7 - 9 pm
Tuesday, December 8, 7 - 9 pm
Wednesday, December 9, 9:30 am - noon
Mirov Room. Members $15, non-members $20.
A Celebration of Roses: Rose Pruning
Sat,Jan9,1999
Inourareait’stimetoprunetherosesrightafterNewYears.Doit
rightthistime.AhandsonworkshopwithPeterKlement,the
Garden’sroseexpert,willgiveyouallthetipsandtricksyoushould
know if you grow roses. 10 am – noon. Mirov Room. Members $20,
non-members $25.
Dreaming of Roses
Sat,Jan9
BetsyKlebsch,popularlocalauthorandSalviaexpertalsoknowsa
thingortwoaboutroses.JoinusforBetsy’swonderfulslidelecture
abouttwofabulousFrenchrosegardens,andheedheradvicefor
eye-catching companion plantings for roses. 1 – 3 pm. Mirov Room.
Members $10, non-members $12.
Planting an Old Fashioned Garden from Seed
Sat,Jan23
Areyoulustingforthefullandluxuriouslookofabordercrammed
withplantsyoucan’tfindanywhere?Comelearnwhat,when,and
how from the doyenne of special seeds, Renee Shepherd. 1 – 3 pm.
Mirov Room. Members $10, non-Members $12.
Upcoming Travel Adventure
February 1 - 14, 1999
Venezuela: From Amazon to Andes
An adventure you won’t want to miss! Explore Venezuela from
toweringlowlandrainforeststotheAndeanparamo.Visitthebizarre
TepuiformationsandseespectacularAngelFallspouringoffthe
precipice.ExperiencetheLlanos,wherewildlifeissoabundantthat
theareaisoftencalledthe“SerengetiofSouthAmerica.”
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