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-Martha Crone Shelter phone: 34 8-3702
PUBLICATION OFF RIEN DS OF THE
WILD FLOWEB GAB DEN. INC.
Editor: BerEy Bridgman4306 Grimes Av SourhEdina MN 55424
THE FRINGED GENTIANVoI .38 May 1988 No.2
FROM OUR PRESIDENT, GLORIA MILLER
I hope you have all been enjoying *re Garden since it opetred April lst'It is begiflling to wear a lovely light shade of green as new buds burst out
each day. We hope we will have some showersl We are all aflxious to
see the Auemone' Bellwort, Violet and Showy Trillium ' just to Bame a
few "The Bcard is interested in a project being done by Mardra Hellander
of Minneapolis. She is writing a biography of Eloise Rrtler' and.has
already done extensive research about her background, family and work 'Writing about Eloise is indeed a-'I exciting pmject, and cne that is longoverdue. Martha will be giving us reports on the research progtess atour upcoming meetings this summer"
on Thesday, June 7, at 6:30 p"m. we will have a reception itr the sheltel honorlng ourvolunteers. Thanks to their loyal help" the Shelter is kept open every day. AdCitional
volunteers are needed. If you can give a day now aad dren, thmug! Ocober' callShirley Sclruttz at 52L'5422 .
we oeed your attendance and your voice at our Annual Meedng ( notice below )" The
Nominating Committee will present the lollowing names to be considered for ouI Bcard:
Do:rma SandstromShirley SchultzJoyce S:nebyPatricia ThomesenJane Wolke
Ex-officio: Cary George, gardeoer; Dan Hasty, Foreman for Horticulfr're,Maf,y Maguire Lernan, coordinator for Horticulture Pfograms, Parks & Rec.
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$*do TnEOFFICIAL NOTICE . ".. ANNUAL MEETINGMARTHA CRONE SHELTER IN THE GARDENSATURDAY, MAY L4, 19 88 . " .. 10:3C A 'M 'ELECTI,ON OF BOARD, ANNUAL REPCRTSNATURALIST-GUIDED TOURS, 12:30 P.M.
Ione AllisooConnie BartalavoleBetty BridgrnanElizabeth BryanDr. Noma.n Busse
Elaine ChrislenscnSallie W. ColeMelvin DuoosAnu KessenGloria Miller
RE F RE SHM ENTS PLEASE COME !
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Gentian, May 1988, page 2
NOTES FROM OUR GARDENER, CARY GEORGEEarly Spring brings unique contrasts to ttre landscape of the Wildflower Garden
and Bird Sanctuary. Unlike the green lushness of May, April offers :nore subtle delightsagainst a background of browns and grays. Wild leek einerges. Maples and Ieatherwood.bloom before they leaf out. Skunk cabbage gives the still-frozen bog its first Spring bloom.Evergreen plants, such as mountain laurel, rhodcdendron and Christrnas fern remind usthroughout the winter of Spring and rebirlh.
Here are a tew of the Spring blocm dates " These dates reflect the bloosr time for.that species in the wamest microclimates, and nany of the same wildllowers bloorn weekslater elsewhere in the Gardeo:
False Rue Anemone ( l".p:fryl_lgj:Iggtu* )Blocdloct ( Sanguingrrls cagS9ensis )Sharp-lobed i-{epatica ( u"p:liSg_9:"ttlgtr )Snow Trillium ( Trillium nivale )American Hazelnut ( Cogylus ameri913g )White Trout Lily ( BrythroniuE albidum )Leatherwood ( Dirca palustris )Skunk Cabbage (_Eyepl""gpq:_19{ggS )
As of.4 / 2l / 88 no "Earliest Bloom" records have been broken.
On April 14 and 15 the prairie garden was burned. A controlled ourn has benefitsfor a prairie: it desEoys invasive woody plants ( e.g. raspberry, buckthoro, s.umac andhoneysuckl ; it retards gtowth of early season ;ron-ptairie grasses; aod it eliminates a
thick layer of thatch that inhibits the germination of new seedlings .
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the b:rrning pemit. Nevertheless' theMinneapolis Fire Departrnent showed up to say a fire had been reported by office workers inthe IDS Building.
Ken Avery helped with the burn, and iris years of experience and expertise madeeveryol-re feel more secure burning under extremely dry conditioas. Thanks again, Ken.
I've also done some "spot" burning in the bog' in hopes ofcontrolling the spread cf canary reed grass, axlowleaftear-thumb, and red turtlehead.
On April 9I attended a seminar in Afton on control of ourthree major invasive plants: leafy spurge, buckthorn andpurple loosestrife. In a worst-case scenatio Eley couldtake over, respectively, our prairies, woodlands and wet-lauds. In 1987 purple loosestrife was declared a noxiousweed in Mionesota: the law states it can't be scld or trans-plan@d., and Iandowners must destrcy or control it' Mostencouraging: biological controls ( insects, bacteria, fungi )in corcert with genetic engineering offet the most environ-mentally safe, cost-effeclive and permanent means of keep-ing cut these three tenacious plants from native communities .
' Ask me about contrcl measures we use in ttre Garden.YOU MAY NOW WALK AROUND WITI'I OUR NEW GUIDEBOOK!If you find errors in it, please repor[ them, and they'll becorrected when the next printing appears - in 1990.
We are grateJul to our corporate neighbor, Prudential Insur-ance, for providing these guidebooks, which will help you
identify most of our plants, bushes and trees.
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Gentian, April 24, 1988, page 3
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THE TRINGED GENTIAN
April 23, 1988 . . Today, as the "Mailing Committee"meets in the Martha Crone Shelter to send you this issueof The Fringed Gentian, our moraing paper carries theobituary of a great friend of the Eloise Butler WildflowerGarden and Bird Sanctuary, Dr. Marian Grimes. Formany years she lived within a quarter mile of the Garden'on Washburn Avenue near Cedar Lake. She cultivatedmany wild flowers and shared them with friends. She
was Chairman of Volunteers who staffed the Shelter, andfilled that post fmm 1968 to 1980. Someof her friends are directing memorial gifts to the Gardenc/o our Treasurer, Melvin Duoos, 5113 Bryant AvenueNorth, Minneapolis MN 55430.
Saturday/April 23l 1988/Star Tribune
In the March 1983 lssue of TheFringed Gentian' Marian Grimesnarrates the visit to Minneapolisof Henry David Thoreau in June1861. One objective of his triPwas to see a fine crab-apple treeof which someone had told him . Hefound a cluster of them at CalhounNursery on Jonathan Grimes's farm.Marian says, "My mother, JennieAlden, was a student of Miss EloiseButler. I hope thls account explalnsmy intelest in the Eloise ButlerWildflower Garden and Bird Sanchrary. "
GRIMES
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Dr. Marian Grimes, 85,Minneapolis obstetricianDr. Mariatr Grimes, 85, orc of Min-ncapolis' pioneer fcmale physicians,died of congestive hcart failue Fri-day at Abbott Northwestem Hospitalin Minneapolis.
Grimes maintaincd a private practicein obsteirics and gynecology and wason rhe staf of St. Barnabas Hospitalfor 38 ycan before retiring in 1968.She servcd another 15 years afterraifement a5 a volutrteer gynecolo-gist at the University of Minncsola'sCancer Dctcction Center.
She married Dr. Francis Collins, alocal dentist, in 1937. He died in1958.
"Becaus€ there \+'erc two Dr. Co[-linses and he didn't irke to be awak-ened during the qigbt to deliver ba-bies, shc practice{i uoder her ownnamg" said Grimes' nephew, AldenGrimes of Evanstorl lll.
Grimes, s liG-tong r€sideot of Min-neapo\ graduarcd tom the Uniler-sity of Minncsota Medical School in1928. She did post*faduate work atthe Net, York Acadcnr of Medicine
and studied for a year in Vienna. Shewas made a diplomale of the Nation-al Board of Mcdical Examinen inr931.
She was a member of the AmericaoMedical Association and its affiliaiesand served on several committees atSL Bamabas before it became pan ofMcrropolitan Medic.l Center-
Shc was a form€r director of Friendsof the Wild Flower Garden (ElciscBu0er sanctuary) and was active inthc Mintresota Mycological Societyand other honicultural groups.
Grimes was the gxanddaughler ofJonalhal Taylor Grimes, u,ho cameto the Nlinneapolis area in 1557. Hewas the original owner afld L]peratorofthe tlour mill later known as EdinaMills. The former family home jusl\Nest of Gnmes Av. and W. 44rh St.has b€€n r€storcd and is listed on theNarional Register of Historic Places.
Grimes is survived by several niecesand [ephews. At her request, serviceswili be privale.
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in Theodore Wirth Park-Minneapolis
NAME TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP
The Friends of the Wild FlowerGarden and Bird Sanctuary exist inorder to develop, conscrve and makeuniverslly available the native flora ofNorth America, and, to this end, toprotcct and maint:in the Eloise ButlerWild Flower Garden and Bird Sanctu-ary.
Thc privilcges of mcmbership in-clude subscription to the quarterlynewslettcr, THE FRINGED GENTIAN,and issuancc bicnnially of a Roster oflr4embership; voting at annual meet-inSs; and, above all, participation inthc proSram of conservation and development represented by the Garden,
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