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This quarterly tempts the voyager in us with three floral odysseys we'd gladly join. Articles about Gaultherias, Cyclamen and Saxifrages stir interest in new plants for our gardens. The final article is a worthy argument for the preservation of Utah's (or any) wilderness area. You will see area mentioned in this article if you can attend the annual NARGS meeting in Snow Bird, Utah.
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Kuril
Island Adventure A plantswoman's journey to this archipelago near Russia and Japan. A grant from the NARGS Endowment Fund sponsored Katherine Sauter's exploration, documentation and description of the flora of the Kuril Islands. Ms. Sauter is a biologist, conservationist, and Russian translator. As a freelance photographer, Ms. Sauter, supplies us with compelling photos of Kuril Isles locations and Alnus maximowiczii, Anaphalis margaritacea, Campanula sp., Caryophyllacea sp., Gentiana sp., Honkenya peploides, Iris setosa, Lathyrus sp., Mertensia asiatica, Potentilla sp., Rhododendron camtschaticum, Sedum roseum, Swertia tetrapetala.
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Sakhalin
in Bloom: View From Russia Travel nearby to Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin. Botanist guide, Vladimir Safonov, NARGS' only Russian member describes Sakhalin's flora. The island is described as "a large, wild place, its green mountains covered with forests and dissected by numerous small rivers and streams (over 10,000 are recorded)." Photos of Ledum palustre by Katie Sauter. This article is followed a "List of Notable Plants from the Kuril Islands" on pages 21-28.
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Mountains
of Turkey: To Mt. Olympus and Beyond Oregon's Phyllis Gustafson describes the flora in the mountainous regions curving around the Aegean, from Turkey's Pontic Alps to Mt. Olympus, home of the gods, in Greece. This articles includes photographs of Alyssum handellii, Arabis bryoides, Aubrieta gracilis, Centaurea pindicola, Colchicum speciosum, Convolvulus assyricus, Draba cappadocica, Jankaea heldrichii, Jurinella moschus, Saxifraga sempervivum by host Josef Halda and the author.
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Gaultherias:
Native to Temperate North America The author gardens in Seattle, Washington and has a special interest in ericaceous plants. His article describes the cultivation, use and propagation of four Gaultherias, native to temperate North America. The article includes photographs of Gaultheria humifusa, G. shallon, G. hispidula, G. procumbens, G. ovatifolia by Arthur Dome and drawings of G. shallon and G. procumbens.
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Cyclamen:
For Minnesota Gardens Ms. Schellinger maintains a "perennial, woodland, and rock gardens, complete with waterfall, in Avon, Minnesota." Her article describes the culture and propagation of cyclamen, grown outdoors. Drawings by Al Stavos.
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Saxifrages "This article contains an informative history of the cultivation and hybridization of these living jewels [genus Saxifraga] from the high mountains" by Mr. Starek, a NARGS colleague from Prague. Mr. Starek, an associate of plantsman Frantisek Holenka, mentions "superior new cultivars," produced in Holenka's alpine house.
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For
Love of Utah The Wasatch Chapter of NARGS will host the annual NARGS meeting in Snow Bird, Utah. The author, a Wasatch Chapter member, is an eloquent spokeswoman for preserving the beautiful wild lands of Utah in the face of federal legislation that would threaten this wilderness. Includes a drawing of Viola sheltonii.
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