Thuja occidentalis L. (eastern arborvitae), cones (3.116147)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Thuja occidentalis L. (eastern arborvitae), cones
Lonicera fragrantissima Lindl. & Paxt. (winter honeysuckle), form (3.115749)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lonicera fragrantissima Lindl. & Paxt. (winter honeysuckle), form
Heath flower model, taken apart (3.34281)
Type: Photographic image
Description:The individual parts of a heath flower model created by May T. Watts for The Morton Arboretum, which appears to be made from polystyrene foam.
Extent: 1 slide
Viburnum ‘Cayuga’ (cayuga viburnum), leaves and bud (3.115351)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Viburnum ‘Cayuga’ (cayuga viburnum), leaves and bud
Seed exchange envelopes from China, Russia, Slovakia, Romania (3.4502)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Seed exchange envelopes from China, Russia, Slovakia, Romania
Extent: 1 photograph
Fishing with butterfly nets on Lake Patzcuaro, Mexico (3.37115)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Four fishers in small boats use butterfuly nets to catch fish on Lake Patzcuaro in Mexico. The statue of Jose Maria Morelos atop Janitzio Island is visible in the background.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Cornus officinalis (Japanese Cornel), bark, branch (3.65247)
Creator: Hedborn Jr., Edward A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Cornus officinalis (Japanese Cornel), bark, branch
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. (chinkapin oak), gall (3.115955)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. (chinkapin oak), gall
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (rattlesnake master), buds (3.115557)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (rattlesnake master), buds
Man and Sterling Morton to the right with megaphone in front of face (3.3178)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Man and Sterling Morton to the right with megaphone in front of his face. Sterling Morton holds gun as starter of the egg race on Thornhill grounds.
Extent: 1 photograph
Remnant prairie, plants in bloom (3.37804)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Remnant prairie, plants in bloom
Extent: 1 negative
Amelanchier ×grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ (Autumn Brilliance apple serviceberry), trunk (3.115159)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Amelanchier ×grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ (Autumn Brilliance apple serviceberry), trunk
John Sosnowski working in Ground Cover Garden (3.5127)
Type: Photographic image
Description:John Sosnowski working in Ground Cover Garden, bent over plants alongside Ground Cover Garden path
Extent: 1 photograph
Group standing in lawn with Thornhill residence behind (3.3709)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Group standing in lawn with Thornhill residence behind
Extent: 1 photograph
Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais, France (3.36907)
Type: Photographic image
Description:The exterior of Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais, or Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais, located in northern France.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Gravestone in a prairie cemetery (3.36233)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A tombstone surrounded by prairie plants.
The inscription on the stone reads, in part:
JERUSHA / wife of / ---
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Pat Kelsey and class studying soil, seated on grass in an open field (3.4088)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Pat Kelsey and class studying soil, seated on grass in an open field
Extent: 1 photograph
Lunaria annua L. (money plant), fruit (3.106482)
Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lunaria annua L. (money plant), fruit. Lunaria annua fruit is thin, flat, and green and is on alternate stems. The seeds inside are just visible. As the fruit ages, it becomes papery and translucent. Many common names (silver dollar, dollar plant, money plant, moonwort, and honesty) are based on the fruit.
Side view of Morton dog Kay (3.44633)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Morton Family; Morton dog "Kay"
Extent: 1 negative
Aesculus parviflora Walt. (bottlebrush buckeye), plant habit (3.82686)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Aesculus parviflora Walt. (bottlebrush buckeye), view of a large, flowering buckeye shrub, growing over a walking path.
Extent: 1 slide
Alnus glutinosa ‘Incisa’, young tree habit (3.83341)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Alnus glutinosa ‘Incisa’; young tree habit, turfgrass, and other plants in foreground and background
Extent: 1 slide
Lake Marmo looking east in winter (3.33284)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo looking east in winter
*located at about 10-U on Arboretum map/grid
Extent: 1 negative
Cacalia atriplicifolia L. (3.55787)
Creator: Schulenberg, Ray
Type: Document
Description:A note card containing handwritten notes (presumably written by Ray Schulenberg) with propagation information on prairie plants.
Extent: 1 Card
Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. (Oregon grape-holly), flower (3.115781)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. (Oregon grape-holly), flower
Mothers and Children's course: Participation headband (3.34344)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A headband with six feathers, which was used in the Mother and Children's course taught by May T. Watts at The Morton Arboretum. Feathers were awarded to participants for each job accomplished during the course.
Extent: 1 slide
Chelone lyonii Pursh (pink turtlehead), leaves (3.115383)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Chelone lyonii Pursh (pink turtlehead), leaves
Tufts of tall, green grasses (3.80491)
Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Tufts of tall, green grasses. Road visible in background (likely Ginkgo Way). Parking lot with cars also in background.
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), flower (3.110976)
Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), flower; close-up; white spadix; purple spathe with green and white striping; green compound leaves divided into three leaflets each; pebbles and mulch in background.
Extent: 1 slide
Ruellia humilis Nutt. (wild petunia), leaves (3.115987)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ruellia humilis Nutt. (wild petunia), leaves
Fagus sylvatica L. (European beech), immature fruit (3.115589)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Fagus sylvatica L. (European beech), immature fruit
Elevated view looking south toward Warrenville Road (3.37809)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Elevated view looking south toward Warrenville Road, view approximately from H-76
Extent: 1 negative
Aronia prunifolia (Marsh.) Rehd. (purple chokeberry), bark (3.115191)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Aronia prunifolia (Marsh.) Rehd. (purple chokeberry), bark
Picea glauca ‘Conica’ (Dwarf white spruce), habit (3.80372)
Creator: Hagstrom, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Picea glauca ‘Conica’ (Dwarf white spruce), habit, winter. Snow covers the ground and the tree's branches.
A landscaped garden in France (3.36939)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Flowerbeds and foliage in a landscaped garden near Montagne Sainte-Victoire, France.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. (great white trillium), form (3.116193)
Creator: Lima, Dulcey
Type: Photographic image
Description:Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. (great white trillium), form
Wheatland Plowing Match marker (3.36273)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A portion of an historical marker dedicated to early settlers of Wheatland Township, Illinois, next to a mugo pine.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape. A drawing of a similar marker can be found in Chapter 2 of the book: "Prairie Plowing Match or The Making and Breaking of the Tall Grass Sod."
Extent: 1 slide