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PUALICATION OF
FBIENOS OF TH€
WIL D FLOWEB GAROEN, I NC,
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THE FRINGED GENTIAN
Lyrrn & Patrlcla
2001 Bryant [v.
Ulnnoapolls,
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55405
Autumn 1978
No.
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on the far horlloa,
the lnflnlte, tsnd.r Bky!
lho rlpe rlch tint of th6 conrflelds,
lnd ths wiLd g6ece raillut hlgh, .{nd all ove r upland aad l,owlarrd
The oharo of thc goldearod, SoDe of ua oall lt Autua!,
llrd othors oall 1t God.
'fill1lan Ils rbo rt Carmbh
.L harG
s6u'
6\*:d
Itrs IIII agaia. fhrouthout the park the oake havs changod
to huca raaging lloo brouzy-yellor to dccp reddl.h-bronzc.
fho Llttle Blucstcmra fcathory tope are rhlpplag la thc
ritld.
I think fall ncaus rouothing a llttla dlfferent to na than lt doos to mosb
pcoplc. It starts h lato Soptanbcr rhen thc Interruptod Farn start8 to
colIaprc. One day ar I ralk through tho botton of the borvl whare thc
Iatcruptcd Fern grorr, By losc - or ry rhole body - ls fllled wlth that
flret, uo et diatinctlvo, soell that eignals the start of fall for mo. It
le a rloh, thiok mell. I an not su!€ that lt ie basloally pleasant; but
rith tho fanlllarlty that come6 fron ny years of rorklng here, lt orelle
llLa thc fiDc Bt p6 rf\lrae to ne. It slgaals the begining of FALL.
Ibcn thc rost of thc faII narohee by - pleasatlt, bright, laaplrlug. But
tDthl]l8 hproraea Dc, o! cntora Ey cBotlonr, qultc 80 Duch as the Interrupt d Frrn -- al1d latcr, torards the end of th6 autuutal parade, the
Llttlo Bluceton grars.
lhc Llttlc BIuc aten 1r not ae lnpr^o esivo as lte big brother, the Big BIuertcD that Day gror gevea fcet tall. Tho Ltttls Bl.uoston s8ldo! tops a yard,
but th. lubtlc ea rtlry rcd of lte stcr and ths cthoral eilver of 1ts acids
raving ud rhlpplag la thc rind neana FALL to ue.
f,onneth Avsry, cura to r
of Nashvlllo, Tenlt.lsee, ra6 appolatod !I1n-ueapol!,s parkt
rlat. Dd.at o! luBult E0, l9?8. Thc Spcare fantly rrill be llvlng at
3954 B!:rent lv. g.
llr. Spoarr, rc rc lconc you aud look forrard to worklng totathar.
CCARIAS SPBARS,
Supe
FRII,IGED
GBNTIAN
1978-79
OFFICERS AND
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BOAR
AiiTul,l]{
L9 78
D OF DI}iECTCRS
Alaxander Ean - prs siCent
Joha l,lurtfc ldt - vico-prosid6nt
Joa! CharDborlain - sacrota ry
Eruce Hool)gr - treu 6ur6r
l,loana
Lyune llolma
Be i-n
I4rnn
lia
Eewae se
rl r.r
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lllIdred 0lson
0Ia I ter L€hno rt
tre leth 4Y6ry, curator
Robert fe ssott
Gr i-oe s
PFtsSIIENTII THoI;GIIT S r 4 frier.d of ths out-of-dcors ssked rn6 th. other dey,
tllhat do )rou Eoe as the futirre of tho ilild Flo,,yer Gtirden ? Wh.'; ara you ao
lntere sted lu lt ?r
I arsweradr If by rfuture" you mean gro,rth and d3vrlopmant physlcally, then
thc iliild Flor6 r Gerden has ro future. Bxcept fcr f- for{ cosmetics horo and
thoro such os art going on now - tha placir,g of a nic6 post and rope hir,cirur.co
alor.g tho prths, the knocri.nr down of rone of tho virias and weeCs the,t g,ror
too rank ln the now sunshile - the c.f,RIEN, to he a ,,riild Gardorr, must s:ay
about as it ls.
If by if\tur.ci you n6en lts pleca j.n MIURE and in l.ll IIIE.APOLI S, then tire
WlId Flower Ga rden w111 ahox us, and generatione yeL unborn, rrhat l..lnneaIc,1j s
nould havc becn lf tho,rhlt€ r:an had nerer settl€d her€. This it o&tr Doi do
absolutcly, but 1t docs and cen continuo t,o gi?a us an id6a of wha! nas her€.
Thenrfore, rhcn we replace rlld flowars and trees, we do lt most naturally.
lYa let latur€ do lt whenev€r a,nd whereyer pcssibla.
It ls not 1u grandlose physlcal growth and dove}opmont that I 6ea the /VlId
Floror Gardon, but as the expresslotl of an i.Coa w hich ls hold in tho thouEhts
of p6oplc, ob6r1sh6d atrd nufsed for those who corne in eearch of its sanctusry.
Thtrt ls why I am so iaterestod ln 1t, and that is why rny daughter Xathlcen
vas lntarosted in tt.
Ag
the seasoar roll, the wildliags
can bc appreclated.
AIor f,eaa,
pr€ sidont
dld not think of tho 6:ra,rb open plslna, the beautiful rollir,g hil1s, and
thc rlndlug ltr€ar,rs wlth bur:qled growth, as lwildn. Only to tha uhfutc naa
u&8 rutu r€ a fulldernessn and only to hln was the land ilnf6si,edn with nwildn
anlmals and isavagel peopla. To u6 it ,xas tane. Earbh.,vas bountiful and
rc rer:c eurrounded with tha blessirgs of the cre6t ttystery. l-ot unbli the
halry man fron th6 eaot came and with brutal frenzy hee.ped lnjus.cice6 upo!
uB and ths farnillas we loved was it Grlld! for us. rlhon the lery anlmale
of tho forost bogan fl,eoing from his approach, then tt was thet for us tha
iYYl
Wa
ld
Wostn bo gan.
Chlef l.l]ther St&ndiD,g Bear
I4ND OF TUE
Al.l
SPOTTED EAGLE
rho lova Nature she loves in tura, 8nd will richly reward, rro t
rtth thc good thlags, as they are commonly oalled, iut with the hesb
things, of thle world - not wlth money atrd titles, horsas and carriages, but
rith britht and hap;:y thoughte, contotltment and peac6 of nhd.
tho se
perhapr
.Io
hn Lubbock
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ELBERT iII,,EiriRD
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SCP-AT' BOOI(
AUTIruN 1978
rRIIIGED CtsNTIAI{
r thc hosts and hastessos st the Uarbha crcre Shelter 1u tho
Elotac Butlcr trlldflorer and Bird Sarlctuary rs re unugually dutlful la thelr
donetlolr of tlne and cffort agela th18 yoar. Sovctl of th€n (r llt the
follorlng liet) ve re thoro 21 or nore days this past soason. i{s wl6h to
thaak you caoh and svory oao for karplng the buililing aDd lto rosourcos
avsllablc to the Saactuaryr s guesta.
Spcolal thanks aI! also due Dr. Marlan Grlmee wh<l has again gsrvad 8o
cffcctlvcly aE coordinator of voluntsers.
VoUII{TEERS
19?8 Volunteer Ho sb. and I{ostosscs t
l{lae Elirabcth Abbott } lJr liarian Criuos
Xr & Xrs ts& Alderro[ l{rs Rob.rt f,ossorl
f,ra Ralph Bapperioh
l{r g lbaald Brldgan u
ldrs Rorrald farson .
l{! liargattth Burd
in
llrs Bu.slll laraou r
llre C1ark Chafib6r1a
lla Jullc lpayitt
Ira Irthloea lbrlcy r
!{a Ro rcrnary lagan
llrs Iax DnlB r .
I! faFq Drago!
Mre Genevicve fuman
llc Iaslle Fealorohuk l{re Evid l{cQulrk
Ir & llrs .Arthur l'laanagan
l[rs flldred
TEAtrK YoIJ
T
TEANK YOU
I
THANT YOU
!!r s G. L. Oleon
l,lrs Kevla Prvo rro
Ur Evid Peter eoa ,f
ldrs Robe rb Prlca r
Mr & llrg {frn Quan
!trr CiatT Sarton
Ua Patrlola Seeley
Us Botty llhtnge ).by
lds Chrla lro lohan
Ol soa
I
Brtdgenan has prosantod tho l{a rtha Crouo Sholtor rlth a copy
book UEET XY PSYCHIATBIST. Thls lc aD lDtor.Btlng book
by a Xfur.Bota author thiiffi'affr-ITffiFTd read ,rhllc thsy aro at thc
Shcltar. ldrs. Brldgeaaa ls an activc, loya1 fan of our gardea, who regularly
uakar unheraldcd Blfbs to tho gardca. lhank you, Bctty.
GIFTS
r Batty
of L. Blaoklockis
r Wo approclatc a memorlaL oontrlbuti.on from Ted aad V816ri. Drdsk
ln acnory of &rcr L. Dreese, Sr., rho dl.d in .Iuly. Your oditors aro
capcclally apprcolatlvc of thls gift roDsrnboring \rnnra fathar. Thla gift
till h.l.p the SANCTUA.RI to so rve ae a beautlful ncnorlal to the nany rho
heve lorrd our rlld flowere.
IEIIORI.ALS
Dmf, IUPROVBImM S r }lrary Iarman, ooordinator of hortioulturo prograrne, hopes
rr havo all had an opportunlty to aotica the changes at Elolee Brtlot th16
raaron. Theac thinge wore aooompli8hod wlth the help of a crow of CETA
torkcra. Th€ roo d poste and ropes along the paths aro nory luetalled and
thc fcuoc aeparetlng the Prai.rlo Gardan from thc rToodland Gardea hag baoa
tcnov6d. thle uakea thc area much nor€ lnvltiag. If you nlased ilreso oharges
thia year, look for thm, noxt spring nhea you uake ycur firet visit.
thc old log ln thc roods w111 aaver bo a gr6at treo agaln - - thlags nover go bsok - yet Lylag the rc - - ooverod ribh noea - It ls creatlng ner llfc uhich la tura rl11 bo grrat and beautlful .....
Grcn llo atlo
GNBEN TIEUBS ,
Publlc Llbrary, 300 $lcollet l|alt, IZrlS p.l{., Iary
trov. 16 t 22 - I,pl::
YIIC CA IEW & SXELEToNS TOO, a two part stuqy of oactl anat
other vegctation nativo to ths SW U.S.
Xov. 29 - .AIIAIZIf,G CORI{, all about corn and 1ts uaoo.
Ibo. 20 - COIIES ... il01 IROII REI\1IILAC, aII about ooalfsrous oouss.
Ia rman
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FRINGED GENT]}N
AI]IUI,IN I9 ?8
fBB mI{tIAN r Tha Gentisn was trarne d for Gortlus, an Illyrian klng who first
dlscovered the medicinal v8lua of this plt.ntrs roots. Amerlcr,n frdians havo
uBed these roots to mlke conpresses to apply to stiff atrd achjn6 baciis.
Tho Bottlo (Closea) O€ntian, like nost varleties, blooms in lste 6unmor and
fall, ln danp thickel,B. In the horre garder it reguiros a rnoist loan.
Though lt csn bB transplanted 1n oarly sur..re r; lt ls bost to propagate it
fron sced, plantod ln th6 fall in flats oxposed to frost 8nd 6now.
the Frlnged GeEtlan, another nernbor of this fantly, has Siverl lts lsne to
our Dewslettar and lte beauty to illustrets our oovar.
Along a path wl'cro gontians grow
a:ra 6omo ln deepest blua
6omo
iD purcrt {hltc
and all tho lhades batreen.
Son:s have mrr5r tlers of ffcrers
6one ha're only ona.
YeL aB,)h ons ls
ani shtll rerra ln
a rentien - - - drrrk or li8ht.
CVen Fro st
ic
TIiE FRIENDS OF TE IT-ILD FLO TER G.\PIEN AIiI D BIPD SilIIiCTUrIf rxlst ln order to
develop, co!:acrve and mako uuivers6lly avellablc thc natlvo flora of liorth
.A,norlca, and, to this cnd, to prot€ct aad Dalntsl! the ELolrc Eutler llilld
Flouer Gardcn and Blrd Sanctuary ln Thcodor€ fiirth P&rk, Mlnnoapolle, UrN.
Aryono dcslrlng nombe rship ln thig nonproflt orBanization should sand therr
nano, addreas and due6 ohEck to 1 Ur. R. Bruco tooJ,ar
2600 Glanhurst Av.
UpIs., IIN
4lI
duee ar€
active
55416
tax deductitle.
- $g.OO oustairrer riember - $10.00 sponsor nen:ber bulldsr m6mb6 r - $100.00
bensfactor - $200.00
manbor
$?5.00