1950/01/02: O. A. Oaks to E. L. Kammerer (3.94031)
Date: January 2 1950Creator: Oaks, O. A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from O. A. Oaks to E. L. Kammerer asking if he has a reference for a Purple-leaf Flowering Crabapple, possibly Malus floribunda purpurea = Pyrus floribunda purpurea, for which he has a wood sample but little other information.
1950/01/03: Michalena Carroll to E.L. Kammerer (3.62659)
Date: January 3 1950Type: Document
Description:Letter regarding cuts for the "Neglected Plants" article
Extent: 1 sheet
1950/01/04: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85931)
Date: January 4 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C .E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy enclosing a letter from John Wister about preserving a portion of the Phipps estate along the New Jersey coast. Lowell says it is a fine piece of land and rich in botanical specimens. Godshalk suggests they wait to be contacted by Dr. Shull before deciding whether or not to do anything. It was 57 degrees yesterday, but now it is 8 degrees. Such sudden changes in temperature are liable to do considerable damage to plants. He saw Mark Morton, and he had improved from the week before. He hopes she had an enjoyable Christmas in New York with Mary Cudahy. The slides have not yet been returned from Eastman; he will send them to Mrs. Cudahy when he receives them.
Extent: 1 sheet
1950/01/05: E. L. Kammerer to A. G. Kampmeier (3.93810)
Date: January 5 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to A. G. Kampmeier in response to his previous letter. Mr. Kammerer provides a detailed description of the Arboretum's Formal Hedge Garden layout, including the garden of old roses designed after the Holly Garden at the Governor's Palace in Williamburg, VA. He also mentions including an informational pamphlet with a general map, due to a lack of a detailed map of the hedge garden itself, and also a copy of the Arboretum's Bulletin of Popular Information on hedges.
1950/01/11: E. L. Kammerer to O. A. Oaks (3.94032)
Date: January 11 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer in reply to O. A. Oaks regarding a Purple leaved Crabapple. Mr. Kammerer provides the requested information, including botanical authorities, for the Purple Crab (Malus purpurea), previously known as Malus floribunda and Pyrus floribunda purpurea.
1950/01/16: S. Glidden Baldwin to E. L. Kammerer (3.93836)
Date: January 16 1950Creator: Baldwin, S. Glidden
Type: Document
Description:Letter from S. Glidden Baldwin to E. L. Kammerer seeking sources for a few species of Oak that he has been unable to find in order to complete his Oak collection. He asks for nurseries that might offer Schumard [Shmuard] Oak, Schneck Oak, Blackjack Oak, and Post Oak.
1950/01/18: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85933)
Date: January 18 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy saying he is happy the slides he sent are giving her so much pleasure. Godshalk thinks she will see from the air views why he enjoys flying over the Arboretum. He will record the Arboretum in various seasons from the air and send her the slides. The winter classes have started with between 180 and 200 students every Monday night. They could have filled the landscape class several times. One lady comes from Indiana--over 100 miles away. They have almost finished moving the trees with the frozen balls. The men from Carroll came and laid the stone in the hall of the Thornhill Building. Mr. Palm is coming out to look over the decorating work in the hall. Mark Morton is looking as well as he did early in the fall. Godshalk and Mrs. Godshalk visited his parents who are getting along well. They are getting much enjoyment from the puzzles Mrs. Cudahy sent. They have bred gilts to sell in February, but if other sales do not go well, they shall raise the pigs themselves. They may have an April sale. Mrs. Watts and Lowell are helping him get out the first AABGA newsletter.
Extent: 2 sheets
1950/01/20: Joseph A. Abrahamson to The Morton Arboretum (3.93841)
Date: January 20 1950Creator: Abrahamson, Joseph A.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Joseph A. Abrahamson from Mount Arbor Nurseries to the Morton Arboretum asking for further information on resistance of certain Elms to Dutch Elm Disease and Phloem Necrosis, which were briefly mentioned in the June 1949 Bulletin. He is particularly interested in the resistance of Ulmus carpinifolia var. Christine Buisman, as well as its recommended propagation technique.
There are handwritten notes by E. L. Kammerer on the letter.
1950/01/21: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85934)
Date: January 21 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy. He needs a decision from her. Lake Forest Garden Club, her home club, has requested a special lecture from Mrs. Watts. In the past, to avoid precedent, and not offend other clubs, these requests have been denied. Mrs. Watts would honor the decision.
Extent: 1 sheet
1950/01/25: F. J. Pipal to E. L. Kammerer (3.93845)
Date: January 25 1950Creator: Pipal, F. J.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from F. J. Pipal to E. L. Kammerer that mentions an upcoming campaign by the Omaha, Nebraska Parks and Recreation Commission to plant smaller trees in narrow parkways and under overhanging wires. He asks Mr. Kammerer for recommendations on suitable trees, and also asks for recommendations of Crataegus and flowering Crabapples.
1950/01/27: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85932)
Date: January 27 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy asking her if there are others she would like to send the Rhododendron seeds to. The original list was lost. He remembered the Seattle Arboretum, Golden Gate Park, and C. F. Wedell of the State Institute of Applied Agriculture at Farmingdale, New York. The weather has been so mild that some of the crocuses are blooming. It keeps them guessing on how to protect the tree peony. Mrs. Steeger of the New York Botanical Garden was in Chicago and called to ask if they could reprint some of the information contained in the Arboretum's Bulletin. She was disappointed she was unable to visit the Arboretum, but plans to do so in the future. They have drawn up a new set of by-laws for the AABGA and have prepared a sample newsletter. He would be glad of any comments Mrs. Cudahy would like to make about them. Mr. Bartsch and Mr. Carroll were out to look over the work on the floor of the hall at Thornhill. Mr. Bartsch approved the work and offered some suggestions. Godshalk showed them the cracking and loosening stucco around the top of the library wing. Bartsch said it should be repaired when the weather permits, so Godshalk arranged with Carroll to make the necessary repairs. He hasn't been up to see Mark Morton since his last letter, but he says Mrs. Perrott would have called him if there had been any change in his condition.
Extent: 2 sheets
1950/01/28: Edward M. Schalck to The Morton Arboretum (3.93859)
Date: January 28 1950Creator: Schalck, Edward M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mr. Edward M. Schalck of Halsted Road Nurseries asking about varieties of Scotch Pine, specifically ones that have horizontal branching.
1950/01/29: Jean M. Cudahy to Clarence E Godshalk (3.85935)
Date: January 29 1950Creator: Cudahy, Jean Morton
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Jean M. Cudahy to Clarence E. Godshalk. She suggests that Mrs. DeLong of Lake Forest Garden Club invite Winnetka, Kenilworth or Barrington garden groups to join them when Mrs. Watts gives her lecture on old books. She knows that Mrs. Watts often lectures to other groups for a fee in her spare time. She will attend the dedication of the new "garden house' at Fairchild Gardens. Dr. Charles Kettering, who she greatly admires will be the speaker.
Extent: 4 sheets
1950/02/03: Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy (3.85936)
Date: February 3 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Jean M. Cudahy. H. A. Berens of DuPage County Historical Society would like to host a meeting of the Illinois Historical Society at Morton Arboretum on a Saturday in May. It is hoped that she and Sterling Morton would attend. This would raise awareness of the Arboretum. Also, Girl Scouts of Lisle would like to use the redwood classroom or the picnic area along Warrenville Rd. for a weeklong gathering. Mrs. Watts favors the picnic area and suggests that cooperating with the Lisle community is good. Godshalk visited Mark Morton when his doctors were there. Mark Morton was having problems in his neck area; also his hearing aid was not working. Godshalk and Mrs. Watts will follow up with the Lake Forest Garden Club and Winnetka for a joint meeting.
Extent: 2 sheets
1950/02/03: E. L. Kammerer to Jospeh A. Abrahamson (3.93852)
Date: February 3 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer in response to Joseph A. Abrahamson's inquiry about disease resistant Elms. Mr. Kammerer says the Elm mentioned in the June 1949 Bulletin is Ulmus carpinifolia 'Christine Buisman' and is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease and Phloem Necrosis. He advises Mr. Abrahamson to contact Dr. R. V. Swingle, Senior Pathologist at the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering in Washington D. C. for information on where to obtain plants. Mr. Kammerer also notes that Ulmus carpinifolia 'Christine Buisman' is propogated from root cuttings.
1950/02/06: E. L. Kammerer to F. J. Pipal (3.93846)
Date: February 6 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer in response to Mr. F. J. Pipal requesting recommendations for small street trees. Mr. Kammerer writes that he likes the idea of encouraging the use of smaller trees for these spaces and has encouraged their use himself since seeing flowering Crabapples used for that purpose in Columbus Ohio. He recommends: Malus baccata mandshurica, Malus micromalus, Malus purpurea, Malus purpurea Eleyi, Malus zumi calocarpa, Malus toringoides, Crataegus crusgalli, Crataegus cordata, Crataegus mollis, Prunus Maackii, Carpinus betulus.
1950/02/07: E. L. Kammerer to Halsted Road Nurseries (3.93860)
Date: February 7 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer responding to an inquiry from Edward Schalck of Halsted Road Nurseries regarding Scotch Pine. Mr. Kammerer writes that the most important factor in developing a horizontal growth pattern in Scotch Pines is time. He also notes that they don't recommend typically Pinus sylvestris because of its susceptibility to European Pine Shoot Moth, even the Riga Scotch Pine, which is supposed to be more resistant.
1950/02/07: E. L. Kammerer to S. Glidden Baldwin (3.93837)
Date: February 7 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer responding to S. Glidden Baldwin which says the Oaks Mr. Baldwin is trying to acquire are difficult to find. Mr. Kammerer suggests nurseries that offer Quercus shumardi [shumardii] and Q. stellata. He is unsure about finding Q. marilandica but suggests contacting the Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum. He says the Blackjack Oak has been unreliable at the Arboretum, but that if the Arboretum has any surplus Quercus they will happily contribute them.
1950/02/08: Mrs. G. F. White to E. L. Kammerer (3.93840)
Date: February 8 1950Creator: White, Mrs. G. F.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mrs. G. F. White to E. L. Kammerer asking for information and advice on Crabapples, specifically the soil type, pH, and recommended planting time.
1950/02/15: Courtney Crouch Wright to the Morton Arboretum (3.93843)
Date: February 15 1950Creator: Wright, Courtney Crouch
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Courtney Crouch Wright to the Morton Arboretum asking for information about the Augustine Ascending Elm. She says it is being used in her area to replace the American Elm as a street tree.
1950/02/17: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85938)
Date: February 17 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy telling her about the recent ice storm; it was the heaviest sleet since Godshalk has been there. The worst damage was to the plants that have a northeast exposure. The Chinese elms and birch were heavily damaged. Some of the ash trees will have to be cut down. The trees near Thornhill and the Administration Building were not seriously damaged. Only about half of the students attended class Monday night, and at 10:00 the lights went out. They didn't have electricity, heat, or water for three days. The Myers stayed in their apartment using their gas stove for heat, while the Godshalks used their gas stove and fireplace to heat their house. Mary Alice and her family stayed with them. Only White had water at Arbor Farm. They have gotten quite a number of returns from their AABGA News Letter and By-laws. They have had several offers to get out the News Letter. They will operate AABGA as an individual organization and later decide whether to affiliate with the American Horticultural Society or the American Shade Tree Conference. He will write to Mr. Berens to tell him of Cudahy's approval of their State Historical Society meeting at the Arboretum on May 6, and he will also write to Sterling Morton. He is glad Mrs. Cudahy and Mrs. King are having a wonderful time.
Extent: 2 sheets
1950/02/17: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.85937)
Date: February 17 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton saying H. A. Berens of the DuPage County Historical Society would like to have their state meeting (with an Arbor Day theme) at the Arboretum on May 6 or May 13. Berens would like either or both Morton and Mrs. Cudahy present. Mrs. Cudahy is not sure whether she will be back in time, and Godshalk asks Morton if he will be in town on those dates. The Arboretum has been badly damaged by a recent sleet storm. It should not be noticeable in prominent places at the Arboretum after things have been cleaned up. They were without electricity for three days, so there was also no heat or water in the buildings.
Extent: 1 sheet
1950/02/18: Mrs. Helen Mischka to The Morton Arboretum (3.93857)
Date: February 18 1950Creator: Mischka, Helen
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Helen Mischka to the Arboretum staff regarding her plans to start a nursery in Wisconsin specializing in ground covers and rock plants. She writes that she has Vinca minor, Ajuja, Lonicera japonica 'Halliana', Pachysandra terminalis, Euonymus vegetus, and plans to add Lily of the Valley. She asks if they might recommend any others to include. She also inquires about a Hemlock that the Arboretum has, possibly Tsuga canadensis pendula.
1950/02/21: E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. Courtney Crouch Wright (3.93844)
Date: February 21 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Response from E. L. Kammerer to Courtney Crouch Wright regarding her inquiry into the Augustine Ascending Elm. He writes that the Arboretum's experience with the tree is limited, as it has only been in their collection since 1948. He recommends contacting William Beaudry for more information. He mentions that the tree's resistance to disease has yet to be proven.
1950/02/22: E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. G. F. White (3.93842)
Date: February 22 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer answering Mrs. G. F. White's questions about Crabapples. He says he has enclosed a copy of the Arboretum's bulletin on flowering Crabapples, and provides information on the ideal pH, soil, and planting time.
1950/02/22: Ruth B. Kroscher to E. L. Kammerer (3.93626)
Date: February 22 1950Type: Document
Description:Letter saying she very much enjoyed the guided trip through the old-fashioned rose garden. Mentions several specific roses she has had luck with (Frau Karl Drushki [Druschki], Gruss an Teplitz, Old Blush, Hermosa, Mutablis).
Asks some questions: does he have a copy of Samueal Feast's catalogues for her efforts to trace early forms of hybrid setigera. Curious about the number of leaves on the setigera shown in a pervious bulletin. Wonders who designed the original University of Chicago planting, as she thought it was Jens Jensen but learned it was not.
1950/02/23: William A. Strong to E. L. Kammerer (3.93821)
Date: February 23 1950Type: Document
Description:Letter from William Strong to E. L. Kammerer asking his opinion on the seriousness of Oak Wilt. Mr. Strong says Chestnut Bark Disease has been serious, but that Plan Tree Canker was not as serious as initially thought.
1950/03/03: C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.85939)
Date: March 3 1950Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Jean Morton Cudahy stating Mr. Pipal would like to have Mrs. Watts attend the Junior Forestry program if he and Cudahy go in the spring. He would be happy for Mrs. Watts to go in his place. Her class could be covered by Mrs. Wasson or Mr. Nordine. Terry made an impression on Godshalk as well as Cudahy; Godshalk will send Terry the bulletins and any other material they have. Godshalk is working with Mr. Palm and Loehman to have some work done at the Arboretum. Due to the cold weather, nothing has been done about fixing up the stone work on the Thornhill Building. The men are still cleaning up after the ice storm. Mark Morton has dermatitis, and he is very uncomfortable. Mr. Stromquist has had no luck purchasing the McMann, Schumacher, and Jones' properties for the Arboretum. Stromquist dropped off about 4000 pounds of masonite scraps which they can make good use of. He and Mrs. Godshalk would like to attend their son Joe's wings ceremony. The Illinois State Historical Society has changed their plans and will not meet at the Arboretum in May. The County Historical Society will have their meeting at the Arboretum in June. As soon as he hears from Cudahy, he will write to Mr. Pipal and Terry.
Extent: 2 sheets
1950/03/03: E. L. Kammerer to Helen Mischka (3.93858)
Date: March 3 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer in response to Mrs. Helen Mischka's questions about groundcovers. Mr. Kammerer writes that he will send relevant recent bulletins on groundcovers. He also confirms that the Hemlock she had inquired about is Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula' (Sargent Weeping Hemlock) and recommends a nursery to obtain specimens from.
1950/03/03: E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. Ruth B. Kroscher (3.93627)
Date: March 3 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter answering her previously sent questions:
The Arboretum does not have the manual or catalogues she requested, but he lists other organizations that might have them.
He admits that the rose photo in question was submitted in a photo contest incorrectly labelled and they did not catch the mistake.
He says he doesn't know who designed the University of Chicago plantings, but provides contact info for someone at their Department of Buildings who might know. Also mentions that much of the landscaping was redone in the 1930s, under the direction of Mrs. Beatrix Farrand.
1950/03/03: E. L. Kammerer to William A. Strong (3.93822)
Date: March 3 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer in response to William Strong, saying that the Oak Wilt indeed has them worried. Mr. Kammerer says they have not seen it yet in the Arboretum, but that there have been several cases in nearby forest preserves. He says Red Oak seems to be the favorite host, but that all native species are susceptible. He also recommends that Mr. Strong contact Dr. J. C. Carter, Plant Pathologist at the Illinois State Natural History Survey Division, for more information on Oak Wilt. He closes by saying that with Elms and Oaks at risk of disease, the Thornless Honeylocust is bound to be overplanted.
1950/03/08: Mrs. Ruth B. Kroscher to E. L. Kammerer (3.93628)
Date: March 8 1950Creator: Kroscher, Ruth B.
Type: Document
Description:Discusses the mis-labelled setigera photo from the bulletin and her intentions to write about the Prairie Rose. Asks if she might contact the photographer (Mr. Miller) to find out where he took the photograph. Mentions that both Mr. Eugene Pfister and Mrs. May Watts had also mis-identified roses and their properties in her discussions with them. Mentions she received a letter from J M Beal at the University of Chicago. Asks if the Arboretum has the books 'Naturalists of the Frontier' or 'Botanists of 'Philadelphia' for her research on the Prairie Rose.
1950/03/09: E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. A. O. Young (3.93828)
Date: March 9 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Mrs. A. O. Young thanking her for sending literature on the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario. He says he recently received a letter from Mr. Leslie Laking, Assistant Director at the Botanical Gardens regarding a recent Arboretum bulletin about hedges. Mr. Kammerer details the recent weather as well as early spring blooms (Vernal Witch-hazel, Crocus Imperatii [imperati], Snowdrops, winter Aconites).
1950/03/09: Ruth B. Kroscher to E. L. Kammerer (3.93629)
Date: March 9 1950Creator: Kroscher, Ruth B.
Type: Document
Description:Letter thanking him for previous conversation about Prairie Rose, and notes what is blooming locally.
1950/03/10: E. L. Kammerer to Jean Morton Cudahy (3.93567)
Date: March 10 1950Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Updates on happenings at the arboretum. Mentions that a Mrs. Henry Steeger from the New York Botanic Garden requested to use material from the Morton Arboretum's Bulletin in their publications. Provides an update on the landscape class he is teaching. Also mentions that a Mr. Mark M. Eaton from Long Island visited him at the office, asking about lilacs after buying the Havenmeyer Estate in New York.
1950/03/16: Mark J. Rohlfs to The Morton Arboretum (3.93826)
Date: March 16 1950Creator: Rohlfs, Mark J.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mark J. Rohlfs of Alta Vista Nurseries to the Morton Arboretum asking about the fitness of Augustine Elm as a fastigiata tree, particularly in comparison to the Lombardy Poplar. He aslso inquires about the value of the Augustine Elm as an Elm generally.