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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 issue
April 15 for the June issueJuly 15 for the September issueOctober 15 for the December issueEmail copy to the Editor and advertisingto the Ad Manager
JournalEditor Pro Tem:Laurie Starke (Mrs. Barry W.)8481 Lock Lane
Warrenton VA 20186Phone: (540) 439-8130Email:[email protected]
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
Garden Club over a twenty-year period clearly displays his talents as an historian
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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),
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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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
B
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
A
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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
D
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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