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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.

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JournalAdvertising 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.)

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

Vol. LII, No. 4Printed on recycled paper byCarter Printing CompanyRichmond, VA

ON THE COVER...This issue is dedicated to The GCV Symposium

Celebrate 2008, in honor of the 75th anniversary

of Historic Garden Week in Virginia.

IN THIS ISSUE...

The GCV Symposium: "Celebrate 2008" . . .. . .. . . 3

Ex Libris . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . 4

The 2007 Dugdale Award .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5

Ralph Griswold:Simplicity, Elegance and Sound Scholarship . . . . . 6

The GCV Trip to Andalusia, Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

The 2007 Common Wealth Award . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 9

The GCV 2008 Legislative Day. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . 10

The 69th Annual Rose Show Winners . .. .. .. .. . 12

Rose Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

NewRose Show Award Honors Miss Jean Printz . . . 15

Other Rose Show Winners . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 16

Daffodil Notes .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Lily Notes . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . 19

Rare Botanical Prints at UVa: Part 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Contributions ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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) 644-7778

Email:[email protected]

POSTMASTER send address changes to:

Executive Director12 East Franklin StreetRichmond, VA 23219


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The Garden Club of Virginia Symposium"Celebrate 2008"

By Julie MacKinlay, Symposium Committee

The Blue Ridge Garden Club

Enthusiasm mounts for the first GCV Symposium, February 11-13 in Fredericksburg,celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Historic Garden Week. Come and bring yourfriends!

On Monday, February 11 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. take trolley rides from the FredericksburgExpo and Conference Center and visit four of our restoration projects in Fredericksburg.This is a great opportunity to see Kenmore Plantation, The Mary Washington House, TheMary Washington Monument and Belmont free of charge.

In addition to our speakers (see box), we are offering some wonderful seminars, organized

by various GCV committees. The Horticulture Committee has invited Linda Pinkham ofSmithfield Gardens to educate us about new plants. The Flower Shows Committee hassecured three members of the renowned National Cathedral Flower Guild, including itsdirector, Linda Roeckelein, to give a demonstration. TheJournalwill offer a workshop,"Getting your Story in Print." Will Rieley, Landscape Architect for The GCV, will explainthe steps involved in a restoration project.

There will be delightful receptions both evenings of the Symposium at the FredericksburgExpo Center. On Monday evening from 6:00-7:30 p.m. there will be a wine reception honor-ing past and present, local and state chairmen of Historic Garden Week. After the reception, all

will head to the eclectic restaurant scene in Fredericksburg's Historic District. Three-coursedinners will be offered for $30 at a number of restaurants. Check The GCV website in mid-January for a listing of the restaurants participating in the Dine Around and see their samplemenus. Reservations are limited and will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Monday at theSymposium Welcome Desk. Large groups may want to book ahead and can do so by callingthe restaurants once they are listed on-line. Tuesday evening, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. we will hosta gala cocktail buffet featuring a full bar and various stations offering delicious culinary treats.

There will be ample opportunities for shopping. The Expo Center sits in a modern retailcenter and the historic Old Town is filled with interesting independent merchants. A varietyof vendors will be on-site at the Expo to tempt you with their unique wares. These will

include porcelain containers by Lucy Dierks, hand-thrown pottery by Bill Pinkham, botani-cal prints, paintings and Isabelle with her fabulous French jewelry. Ooh la la! See you there!

Nationally Recognized Speakers1. Amy Stewart, best-selling author ofFlower Confidential.2. Warrren Byrd, award-winning landscape architect and teacher.3. Nancy Campbell, Chairman Emeritus of the National Trust for Historic Places.4. Tom Savage, director of Museum Affairs at Winterthur Museum and Country Estate.5. Calder Loth, senior architectural historian at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

6. Phillip Watson, noted garden designer and television personality.7. Rudy Favretti, award-winning landscape architect emeritus of The GCV.

To-Do List1. Register-Be a part of this NEW GCV opportunity.2. Make hotel reservations.3. Talk others into coming with you.

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Ex LibrisFlower Confidentialby Amy Stewart

By Suzanne Wright

The Petersburg Garden Club

Iwill never look at the cut flowers displayed in the grocery store's floral section, or

for that matter, in a florist's shop the same way again after reading Amy Stewart's

Flower Confidential. Amy Stewart will be the keynote speaker at the GCV

Symposium in Fredericksburg, February 11-13. I am sure we will learn a great deal as

well as be entertained by her observations and anecdotes from her year spent research-

ing the flower industry.

In Flower Confidentialwe are transported inside the enormous and extremely prof-itable flower business. We are introduced to the breeders, the growers, the workers, the

florists, and the flowers themselves. Flower Confidentialreveals all these facets of this

industry and how they go about achieving their goal of the perfect flower.

Stewart explains why almost all store-bought flowers have no scent. Also we learn

about all the tests roses must endure in order to increase their durability and longevity.

Another fascinating vignette concerns the eccentric horticulturist, Leslie Woodriff,

who developed the world's most popular lily, 'Star Gazer.' Of course all that tinkering

with Mother Nature would not be complete without an explanation of how a bluerose can be produced.

In the 'Growing" section of the book, I learned at least three fourths of the flowers

for the American market are imported, mostly from Latin America. In Ecuador,

Stewart found roses with gigantic heads, long stems, and brilliant colors. To her every-

thing about these roses was perfect. In writing about these roses, she says: "even in

their almost open state, they were nearly the size of baseballs.These roses were larger

than peoniesthe stems were absolutely straight and as big around as my finger; the

leaves unblemishedan elite flower!" What a sight that must have been.

As in any agricultural business, the flower growers are always looking for people to

do exhausting and sometimes dangerous work for low wages. This is really one of the

main downsides to the flower business. The quest for a "short lived luxury product for

Americans who demand ever lower prices for a better flower" is often detrimental to

the health and well-being of those working on the flower farms around the world.

Although Stewart reveals many of the problems, the angst and the politics of the

floral business, it is evident she truly loves flowers. She knows that flowers lift our spir-

its and make us smile with delight.

I think you will enjoy readingFlower Confidential(there is a copy in the K-V

House Library) and hearing the author speak at the GCV Symposium. Once

you've experienced Flower Confidentialyou will have a new-found respect for all

those store-bought flowers.


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The 2007 Dugdale AwardBy Marsha Merrell

The James River Garden Club

The Elizabeth Cabell Dugdale Award is presented to an organization, industry

or individual who is not a GCV member for outstanding work in conserva-

tion. The 2007 Dugdale Award was presented to Union Bank and Trust for

extraordinary measures taken to build the branch office at 2151 Barracks Road, in

Charlottesville. The winner was nominated by the Rivanna Garden Club.

Even though a permit had been issued to install a culvert and to pave over Meadow

Creek, the bank opted to build a beautiful bridge over it and to reposition the build-

ing on the site. Any toxic materials in the parking lot runoff are cleaned by biofiltersthat are heavily planted with natives. The plants collect pollutants and debris from the

runoff before it is directed into the stream. The area has become a beautiful natural

park-like setting enjoyed by many. Small wildlife including snakes inhabit the area.

Mr. Rod Gentry, Senior Vice President of Union Bank accepted the award at the

Conservation Forum at Chincoteague on November 9. He is an admirer of the bridges

of the Blue Ridge Parkway and was influential in the design of the wooden bridge over

Meadow Creek.

The Union Bank and Trust is to be commended and recommended as an example

of an industry that integrates environmental responsibility into the business model.


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Ralph Griswold:Simplicity, Elegance and Sound Scholarship

By William D. Rieley

Landscape Architect of The Garden Club of Virginia

The famed English garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll, said that an impor-

tant lesson could be learned from observing the wayside gardens seen

along country roads, "the lesson is one that teaches greater simplicity."

Ralph Griswold studied this lesson and learned it well. Throughout his career, his

designs reflected careful thought and meticulous execution.

With undergraduate and graduate degrees in landscape architecture and a tour

of duty during World War I under his belt, he headed to Rome, winner of the Prix

de Rome in 1920. His years in Europe, during which he applied his artistic talent

to producing measured drawings and recording hundreds of garden details, served

him well and whetted his appetite for historical research. This lifelong passion led

him during his career to return to the Academy of Rome as Resident Landscape

Architect and also to a research fellowship at Dumbarton Oaks.

As principal of a landscape architectural firm, Griswold, Winters and Swain, his

work ranged from important public projects like Point Park in Pittsburgh to

Chatham Village, also in Pittsburgh, one of the most successful residential urban

design projects ever built in this country.

Two of his notable projects are in Europe. He first prepared landscape plans for

the largest World War II cemetery at the Anzio beachhead. Later, he undertook

the landscape restoration of the Athenian Agora where the removal of 26 acres ofmodern buildings revealed the historic site. His landscape plan used only plants

noted in ancient Greek literature. For this work, Paul, King of Hellennes, awarded

him the Gold Cross of the Royal Order of George I . He seemed more proud,

however, of his ability to accomplish the work in a country where his profession

did not exist. He said, "If you think it is difficult to explain what a landscape

architect is in English, you ought to try it in Greek."

When The Garden Club of Virginia selected Mr. Griswold in the early 1960s as

its landscape architect, they broke their previous pattern of hiring landscape archi-

tects (Shurcliff, Hopkins and Parker) who "moonlighted" doing the Garden Club's

work while working fulltime for Colonial Williamsburg. Griswold's work for the

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Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington

and as a designer. His historically rooted and formally strong cedar alle at Christ

Church in Lancaster County is a good example, as is the restraint and respect for

the simplicity and even plainness of the site that would have been difficult for

some of his predecessors to embrace.The small garden at the Mary Washington House in Fredericksburg ranks

among his finest work. This modest garden exhibits wonderful skill and balance:

balance between the existing historical remnants and the skillfully applied form;

balance between clearly defined open space and planted boundaries; and balance

between horticultural and architectural elements.

His projects for the Garden Club from his first, The Mews at St. John's Church

in Richmond, to his last, the simple, understated and elegant semi-circular fore-

court at the Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, con-

tributed greatly to the Garden Club's goal of preserving the past for the enlighten-

ment of the future.


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The Garden Club of VirginiaTrip to Andalusia, Spain

October 21-30, 2008

Avery special trip to Andalusia, Spain in the Autumn of 2008 has been

planned for members of the GCV, their guests and husbands, and we hope

that you will join us. Several of the places we will visit are privately

owned. We will begin our adventure in Granada where we will visit the Alhambra,

Generalife, the Carmen de los Martires, the Rodrigues-Acosta Foundation, and

enjoy the gardens, scenery and walks through the old parts of the city. En route to

Cordoba, we will visit the private Gardens of Navarez, near Loja. While in

Cordoba, we will visit the Mosque. Built between the 8th and 10th centuries, it

has been a Christian cathedral since 1236. One day will be spent in the Juderia,

seeing the Archaelogical Museum and the gardens of the Palace of Viana. Our final

destination will be Seville. En route, we will visit the private Gardens of Moratalla,

have lunch in Palma del Rio, and spend the afternoon in the charming city of

Carmona, one of the most historic towns in Andalusia. While in Seville, we will be

treated to a special dinner in the home of Pepe Ybarra and Pierre Moinet. We willvisit the Reales Alcazares and the Maria Luisa Park as well as the Casa de

Contrataciones. We will spend a day in the nearby town of Jerez de la Frontera,

visit the Lustau Sherry Winery and view a spectacular show at the Royal

Andalusian School of Equestrian Art.

On our final day in Seville, we will

visit the Casa de Pilatos and the Fine

Arts Museum.This is just an overview of the trip!

We will be staying in first class hotels

and dining at wonderful restaurants.

Detailed information, including a full

itinerary and reservation form, has

been posted on the GCV website:

gcvirginia.org, Member Login,

"Spain Trip." Please e-mail or call:

Mrs. Thomas N. Connors (Jocelyn),

[email protected],

434-384-1009 if you have questions.


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The 2007 GCV Common Wealth Award

The Common Wealth Award, established in 1979, provides a grant or grants to sup-

port and promote the projects of GCV member clubs in the areas of conservation, beau-tification, horticulture, preservation and/or education.

This year, at the Board of Governors Meeting in October, The GCV presented a checkfor $9,000 to The Spotswood Garden Club, Harrisonburg, for their project Camp StillMeadow. Monica Frackelton, President of The Spotswood Garden Club (r) receives theaward from Nancy Lowery, Chairman of the Common Wealth Award Committee (l).

The Common Wealth Award Committee congratulates the sponsoring clubs of thisyear's project finalists: The Garden Club of Fairfax, The Brunswick Garden Club, andThe Spotswood Garden Club.

Twentieth Annual

Tidewater Garden SymposiumHow Does Your Garden Grow?

Thursday, March 6, 20089:00a.m. 3:00p.m.

Norfolk Academy 1585 Wesleyan Drive Norfolk, VASponsored by

The Garden Club of NorfolkAnd

The Virginia Beach Garden Club

Members of

The Garden Club of AmericaAnd

The Garden Club of Virginia

For further information call Joan Stumberg, 496-2913


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B.

GCV Legislative Day:January 21, 2008

By Anne Doyle

The Garden Club of Norfolk

On Monday, January 21, 2008, you are invited to join the Conservation Committeeas we gather in Richmond for our annual GCV Legislative Day. Together, we willlearn about environmental issues important to the Commonwealth: "to protect its

atmosphere, lands, and waters from pollution, impairment or destruction" (Article XI,Virginia Constitution). On this day, the Conservation Committee will provide training onproposed legislation that would impact Virginia's environment. Afterwards, we will go ingroups to meet with our legislators and explain to them why these bills are important to usboth as voting individuals and as members of The Garden Club of Virginia.

Every year, the General Assembly meets for a few short weeks to consider hundreds of piecesof legislation. Legislators do not have enough time to read all of the bills and know which onesmatter most to their constituents. This is where communicating our stance on key conserva-tion bills, well researched and considered by GCV's Board of Governors, is vital. We elect ourlegislators and we deserve elected officials who are responsive to Virginia's environment.

We are going to try something new this year. For a portion of the training, we are com-bining efforts with the Virginia Conservation Network's Legislative Action Day. This means

we will join with Virginia's leading conservation groups to learn about priority legislation.We believe this has the potential to make a greater impression upon our legislators. It is alsoan opportunity to meet other members of Virginia's conservation community who may

share our views.Those of you who make plans to attend will receive, one week prior to the meeting, asummary of the four-to-six priority bills that The GCV supports or opposes. This will giveyou a focus as you make your journey to the capital. It's a wonderful day of learning. Welook forward to seeing you on January 21st.


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Ponies on Assateague Island as seen atThe GCV Conservation Forumheld atChincoteague National Wildlife Refuge,Virginia, November 7-8, 2007.

Credit for the photo: Fleet Davis


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The 69thAnnual

ROSE SHOWRiver R

Sponsored by The GardenPhotos by Linda Consolvo

Class 40 Inter ClubA. Tappahannock, Early American

The Virginia Beach Garden Club

B. Urbanna, FederalThe Garden Club of the Northern Neck

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For a complete list of Rose Show Winners, click on The G

Court of HonorKing (red) on left

Michael and Eveline PrinceQueen in middle

Mr. and Mrs. Howard JonesPrincess, on right

Bernice S. Walker of the

Dolley Madison Garden Club

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Placement and Text by Fleet Davis

2007 Winners

lectionslub of the Middle Peninsula

Number of Exhibitors: 106Number of Stems in Horticulture: 215

Number of Arrangements: 64

C. West Point, Mid-VictorianThe Princess Anne Garden Club

D. Walkerton, Art-NouveauThe Blue Ridge Garden ClubQuad Blue

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V Website at www.gcvirginia.organd access Flower Shows

Best Arrangements in ShowClass 44 Late GeorgianBeverley Hereford, AlbermarleGarden ClubBlue, Best Novice and Tricolor

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Other WinnersPlease Turn to Pages 16 and 17


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Rose NotesBy Pat Taylor, GCV Rose Chairman

The Boxwood Garden Club

The Garden Club of Virginia's 69th Annual Rose Show, adeptly hosted by the

Garden Club of The Middle Peninsula, took place October 3-4 at Christchurch

School in Urbanna. As always, spectacular arrangements with roses graced the

room. In the Horticultural Division GCV members accrued an extraordinary number of

ribbons and trophies, pitted against the serious hobby exhibitors. GCV's Member Club

Rose Chairmen, representing their garden clubs, provided the largest number of Rose

Collections in many years. This statistic is truly a testament to the knowledge, expertise

and perseverance of our rose-growing GCV members, who lovingly maintained their

roses during a climatologically challenging year.Rose Shows accomplish important criteria at several different levels. The prospect of

an up-coming show challenges the gardener to maintain excellent horticultural practices,

regardless of convenience. This horticultural discipline translates into having beautiful

roses to share with others, as well as assuring quality blooms to enter in flower shows.

One of the most gratifying aspects of entering a rose show occurs after the awards cere-

mony, when scores of visitors wander about the show floor admiring the beauty and fra-

grance of the blooms. Finally, when the show closes, the roses are often distributed

among elder-care facilities for their residents to enjoy.Three breathtakingly beautiful rosestwo of which are highly fragrantwere recently

chosen for the 2008 Rose Collection. Information on ordering the 2008 Rose Collection

was disseminated to the Member Club Rose Chairmen and posted on the GCV website

in early October. If you missed the December 1st deadline for ordering the Collection

through The Garden Club of Virginia, you could try to place an individual order from

Rosemania.com (888-600-9665).

Please log onto the GCV website and visit the Rose Page. There you will find links to

information regarding present and past rose collections, recommendations for good rose

varieties, duties of the Member Club Rose Chairmen, as well as tips for growing roses.


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New Rose Award Honors Jean PrintzBy Stuart Dopp

Rivanna Garden Club Public Relations Co-chair

Charlotte Benjamin, Chairman

of The GCV Flower Shows

Committee, announced a new

perpetual Rose Show award at the Board

of Governors meeting on October 11.

Given by Rivanna Garden Club to honor

GCV Past President Mary Jean Printz,

the silver urn-shaped vase will go to the

winner of all the Inter Club entries in

Section III, Class 30.

Noted for the roses she has grown and

lovingly arranged, Jean Printz has shared

her passion freely, from her early days of

organizing flower shows in Cuba to herpresent-day encouragement for her gar-

den club friends. As she celebrates her

up-coming fiftieth year of GCV membership and her birthday on December 20,

Jean's example will continue to inspire others as they receive this award.

Jean Printz has served The Garden Club of Virginia in many capacities, especially

as Treasurer, Director of Public Relations, Parliamentarian, Editor of the Register,

Finance Chairman, Nominations Committee member, First Vice-President, andPresident (elected in 1980). One of her great loves is the Restoration Committee.

She has held parallel offices in Rivanna and also was Co-chairman of the local

Historic Garden Week and the GCV annual meeting held in Charlottesville. Her

steadfast support continues long after she has completed a term in office. In recogni-

tion of her generous spirit, thoughtfully used talents, and tireless work, Jean received

the Horticulture Award of Merit and the 1991 Massie Medal from The Garden

Club of Virginia.Along with the Garden Club, the Charlottesville community benefits daily from

Jean's work for many organizations. Jean Printz has also planted seeds of enthusiasm

and service in many hearts, and the blooms continue to open like the roses she has

always so enjoyed.


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OTHER 2

SHOWPhotos by Linda Consolvo

Grateful Appreciation to Mary Wynn and Charles McDanie

aboveBest Hybrid Tea Open BloomJane CrowlesThe Garden Club of Gloucester

rightClass 41, Lower Methodist Church

Dutch/FlemishNancie MotleyChatham Garden Club

belowClass 27, Collection EightHybrid TeasJoyce MoormanThe Brunswick Garden Club


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007 ROSE

INNERSPlacement and Text by Fleet Davis

and Hildrup Transfer for Support of The GCV Flower Shows

aboveBest Hybrid Tea or GrandifloraEmily BarbeeThe Boxwood Garden Club

leftClass 45, Bruington Church

Free StyleGrace RhinesmithGarden Club of the Middle PenninsulaMost Creative

belowRose Test Chairmans CollectionPat TaylorThe Boxwood Garden Club


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Daffodil NotesWhat a Daffodil Treat in 2008By Lucy von Raab, The GCV Daffodil Committee

The Hunting Creek Garden Club

Did you know the Virginia-Washington, D.C. area is one of the most active

areas in the world for growing and showing daffodils? While you are familiar

with the GCV Daffodil Show, there are also many other showing opportuni-

ties across the Mid-Atlantic region during the month of April. The first show of the

season in Virginia is Gloucester, March 29, 2008. Gloucester has a long history of

daffodil shows and community festivals and the streets are planted in gold! This show

gets our yellow fever pumping!

Just a few days later, April 2-3, 2008, the 74th Annual GCV Daffodil show

will be held at The White Stone Church of The Nazarene, in White Stone. This

show is hosted by The Garden Club of the Northern Neck and there are beautiful

silver trophy awards as well as ribbons. This is one of the largest shows of the sea-

son on the East coast.

Don't put you clippers away as on April 5-6, you are off to the Washington Daffodil

Society show held at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. It promises to be a

lovely show set in a Maryland Park Service reserve. For further information for this

show, visit www.washingtondaffodilsociety.org.

April 8, 2008, is the Upperville, Virginia show. This show is smaller in size but defi-

nitely not smaller in bloom quality. Mrs. Sarah Burton, of The Winchester-Clarke GC,

won the Gold Ribbon with her "Dorchester" last spring.

Now you are ready for the largest show of the season, The American Daffodil

Society Convention, held April 10-12 at the Sheraton Hotel, West Broad Street,Richmond. Growers from across the US, including Elise Havens from Oregon who

supplies our GCV collection bulbs, will be there. There are over 27,000 registered vari-

eties of daffodils and at this show you will see a good sampling of the most popular

and most show-worthy varieties. There will also be interesting and informative semi-

nars led by very seasoned daffodil growers. For more information about the conven-

tion, visit www.daffodilusa.org.

There are still other opportunities to show your blooms. The Maryland daffodilshow is April 22-23, and the Chambersburg, and the Longwood Garden,

Pennsylvania, shows will be the end of the month.

Now you know the importance of the early-, mid-, and late-blooming daffodils,

come to a show and enjoy the friendly daffodil people. You may even come home with

a ribbon or an award.


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Lily NotesOf Deer and Other Critters...

By Mary Nelson Thompson, GCV Lily Chairman

The Franklin Garden Club

Days before I was to display my lilies at the Lily Show, they were

eaten by deer. How can we prevent this from happening? In a

recent The Virginian-Pilot article, revered author and columnist,

Robert Stiffler addressed this problem, recommending a new product, Deer

Stopper. It is 100% organic and is supposed to be effective for 45-60 days. Acompanion product is Rabbit Repellent.

Both products work by smell and taste. They will not wash off after a hard

rain. Deer and rabbits are creatures of habit, returning to the same area for a

food over and over again, which requires reapplication of the repellent on a

regular basis. One can find a distributor of these products by checking

www.messinawildlife.com.

Have you noticed missing lily bulbs or hosta plants dying with no appar-

ent cause? It could be that you have a problem with moles or voles as these

critters feed on the roots and bulbs of plants. To repel them, plant your lily

bulbs and hosta plants with Vole Bloc. This product is shale, mined in North

Carolina. Voles and moles don't like having their feet and noses cut by the

sharp edges of the gravel-like substance. (The Norfolk Botanical Garden uses

gravel to achieve the same results.)

Many of our growers pot their lilies. Advantages include being able to easi-

ly relocate the plant to a prime site and that moles and voles are not a hazard

wi th this method of plant ing. Be sure to al low for proper drainage. Planting

lilies in pots might also be ideal for members with small gardening spaces.

Remember, our GCV Lily Show has a section for potted lilies. Please careful-

ly nurture your lily plants and enter them in the Winchester show in June.

Whether you place your li li es in the horticulture div is ion or use them in a

beautiful arrangement, you will feel a great sense or pride in knowing that

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Rare Botanical Prints at UVa: Part 4By Holly Maillet

The Charlottesville Garden Club

Imagine that you are an avid gardener in England in the latter part of the eigh-

teenth century. There is a beautiful, exotic flower blooming in the gardens of your

estate and you don't know what it is. Where do you turn to for information?

Perhaps one reference you'd check is The Botanical Magazine, first produced by the

eminent botanist, William Curtis. Curtis, who held a position at Kew Gardens, had

the largest British botanical collection of his day. The magazine began, in his words,

"from repeated solicitations of ladies and gentlemenwho wanted a publication to

help them learn about foreign plants growing in their gardens and the best information

respecting their culture."

This gardening and botanical jour-

nal was initially published by sub-

scription and was issued four times a

year. Each issue featured scientifically

accurate illustrations of three speci-mens with a description of each

plant, how it grows, its origin, and

often who introduced it to Great

Britain. The first issue came out in

1787 and was an immediate success.

Curtis completed 13 volumes before

he died in 1799. It has been pub-

lished continuously ever since, and is

now published by the Royal Botanic

Gardens, Kew, under the name

Curtis' Botanical Magazine.

Initially the illustrations were cop-

per plate engravings, carefully execut-

ed and colored by hand. The first

volume's illustrations were mostly by

Sydenham Edwards and James

Sowerby. Over the years, many

renowned botanical illustrators con-

Passiflora coerulea, common passion-flower, fromThe Botanical Magazine, by William Curtis, Vol. 1,Plate 28 (1787), Albert and Shirley Small SpecialCollections Library, University of Virginia


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tributed to the magazine. The labor-intensive hand-coloring of each plate continued

until 1948, long after more efficient printing methods were developed. The result is a

treasure trove of gorgeous botanical art.

The Special Collections Library at The University of Virginia contains 31 of theearliest volumes. The small brown journals give no hint of the splendid illustra-

tions contained within. Most of the entries are exotic plants which had been

brought back to England from explorations around the globe. I was delighted to

discover in the first volume a number of plants native to Virginia, such as Purple

Rudbeckia and American Cowslip. If you have a quiet afternoon to spend at UVa,

I recommend perusing some of these old journals. In addition to enjoying the art-

work, you might pick up a gardening tip or two!The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library is open for use by the gen-

eral public and is located adjacent to Alderman Library on Central Grounds of UVa. It

is normally open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday

and Saturday. For more information or to check hours, call (434) 243-1776 or visit the

library's website at: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small.


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C O N T R I B U T I O N SReport Period From 7/1/07 Through 9/30/07

Godmothers of The GCVThe current and past presidents listed below have given or pledged a major gift toward

building The Garden Club of Virginia Endowment since 2005Mrs. Thomas C. Brown, Jr.

Mrs. Rudolph Bumgardner IIIMrs. Robert C. Carter

Mrs. George M. CochranMrs. Austin T. Darden, Jr.

Mrs. Henley L. GuildMrs. Benjamin W. Mears

Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr.Mrs. Charles H. Schutte, Jr.

Mrs. Lilburn T. TalleyMrs. Robert C. Wood III

The Garden Club of Virginia EndowmentSupports the ongoing maintenance and preservation of the historic headquarters, The

Kent-Valentine House, and needs of The GCV.

Donor:The Ashland Garden ClubThe Hunting Creek Garden ClubThe Rappahannock Valley Garden ClubThe Spotswood Garden ClubMrs. Whittington W. ClementLee Stuart CochranMary Hart DardenVirginia B. GuildHubard Family TrustsEllen E. LuskMrs. Emma T. MathesonDonor: In Honor of:The Boxwood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Seilheimer, Jr.The Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Richard Critz

Mrs. James H. Johnson

Mrs. A. Jackson LesterThe Warrenton Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Murden MichelsonPeggy Bowditch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deedy BumgardnerDeedy Bumgardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lou SeilheimerMrs. A. Wesley Graves VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. James B. HooverUniversity of Mary Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Di CookMargaret Milam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Sue LeaElizabeth M. Quarles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Hunter

Mrs. Ben R. Lacy IIIEllen and Whitney Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Cranston WhithamMr. and Mrs. Scott M. Spence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Cross

Ann Gordon EvansMary Bruce GlaizeMarsha Merrell

Donor: In Memory of:Chatham Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Helen ThompsonThe Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Paul Turner, Jr.The Lynchburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. G. Everette Bond

Mrs. Preston Sawyer, Jr.Mrs. Robert K. Stovall


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Mrs. Bruce H. Thomson, Jr.Roanoke Valley Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat LawsonThe Spotswood Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lillian WarrenThe Williamsburg Garden Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Vernon M. Geddy, Jr.Lindsey and Barbara Claiborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Claiborne HallElizabeth Dyer Durrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vaughan H. ScottMonica K. Frackelton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decca Gilmer FrackeltonMrs. A. Wesley Graves VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Lillian WarrenSusan Lankenau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zanne McQuireMrs. Benjamin W. Mears, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Vernon M. Geddy, Jr.

Mrs. H. Toulson JohnstonMyrtle Tankard

Betty M. Michelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel GibbsRobert W. and Linda D. Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Robinson Cook

Anne T. Overman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lady Bird JohnsonJane M. Purrington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel GibbsMr. and Mrs. Scott M. Spence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Vernon M. Geddy, Jr.

Joan WoltzCabell Goolsby West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Woltz

Common Wealth Award FundProvides monies to individual clubs for local civic beautification efforts.

Donor:Pat HouseDana AdamsNita BagnellSally Guy BrownLinda ConsolvoMary Hart Darden

Mary Alice DorschelMary Lawrence HarrellCarleen RollinsSallie SebrellDonor: In Honor of:Elizabeth Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Wynn McDaniel

The GCV Conservation FundSupports GCV clubs in local and statewide conservation projects.

Muschi Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marsha MerrellCarol T. Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzi Winters

Merry A. Outlaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marion R. AbbittMrs. William C. Overman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary CunninghamJohanna Rucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Members of The Garden Club of Fairfax

The SEED FundSupports Events, Education, and Development.

Donor: In Honor of:The Garden Study Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. N. Franklin Smith

RestorationSupports GCV Restoration projects across the Commonwealth.

Donor: In Memory of:Linda Arvidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlye K. ParsonsMcPhillips, Roberts & Deans, PLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlye K. ParsonsKatherine T. Mears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlye K. ParsonsDavid and Suzanne Tankard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlye K. ParsonsCecile Mears Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlye K. ParsonsBetty Vansant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlye K. ParsonsSue Dayton Wickwire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Gordon Kincheloe

Michael H. Styles


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