January Calendar (3.19467)
Date: 1940sCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Calendar for the month of January consisting of five rows and seven columns depicting days and dates from Sunday through Saturday, the 1st through the 31st. Each square has a date plus illustration and text, some of which anticipates the coming Spring and some which show reminders of the past year.
Header: January
Text and illustrations, from top to bottom, left to right:
- (Friday, 1) [image of dogwood stems and buds] flowering dogwood is ready for Spring
- (Saturday, 2) [image of hemlock needles and cones] small cones drip from the hemlock tips -
- (Sunday, 3) [image of unidentified stems and fruit]
- (Monday, 4) [image of one chickadee and a birdhouse]
- (Tuesday, 5) [image of two chickadees and a birdhouse] chikca-dees stay to crack their seeds
- (Wednesday, 6) [image of evergreen needles and star magnolia stems and buds] star mag-nolia buds are pale against evergreens
- (Thursday, 7) [image of long-eared owl on branch of Norway spruce] long-eared owls look down from Norway spruce trees
- (Friday, 8) [image of 2 pellets on ground beneath evergreen branch] 2 pellets under an owl roost contain skeletons of 2 deer mice
- (Saturday, 9) [image of small animal bones on ground] when an owl pellet is pulled apart, evidence of sudden death is re-vealed
- (Sunday, 10) [image of euonymus stems and fruit] Euonymus still holds some of the "little hearts bursting with love"
- (Monday, 11) [image of birch stems, cones, and catkins] wind and birds have shattered birch cones but catkins are ready for Spring
- (Tuesday, 12) [image of zumi crabapple stems and fruit] Zumi crabs still hold their fruit
- (Wednesday, 13) [image of one cardinal and a birdhouse] the cardinal is back now that we have sunflower seeds again
- (Thursday, 14) [images of canker-worms on a dogwood twig] on a dogwood twig, canker worms are ready for Spring
- (Friday, 15) [images of evergreens and a hawthorn] hoar frost is on the hawthorns ---
- (Saturday, 16) [image of redbud stems, buds, and fruit] on red-bud, flower buds are ready for next Spring, and pods recall last Spring's flowers
- (Sunday, 17) [image of a bird on a tree branch]
- (Monday, 18) [image of sycamore trunks and branches] sycamore bark
- (Tuesday, 19) [image of trees and a trail] evergreen trail
- (Wednesday, 20) [image of rhododendron stems and leaves] Rhododendron leaves pointing down say it's COLD!
- (Thursday, 21) [image of a white Oak] white oaks hold last summer's leaves on lower branches
- (Friday, 22) [image of a Norway spruce] Norway spruce holds long cones
- (Saturday, 23) [image of pixie-cup lichens through a magnifying glass] there are Pixie-cup lichens in the spruce plot
- (Sunday, 24) [image of two ostrich ferns] the fertile fronds of ostrich fern stand stiff and dark
- (Monday, 25) [image of American cranberry-bush stems and fruit] high-bush cranberry wears puffs of snow
- (Tuesday, 26) [image of winter wren in brush] the winter wren weaves through low brush
- (Wednesday, 27) [image of hazel stems and catkins] hazel catkins feel softer
- (Thursday, 28) [image of vernal witch-hazel and close-up of flower] vernal witch hazel is in bloom
- (Friday, 29) [image of one set of raccoon tracks] raccoon tracks are plentiful after a mild night
- (Saturday, 30) [image of two sets of deer mouse tracks with trail mark between] white-footed deer mouse hops past
- (Sunday, 31) [image of three sets of Junco bird tracks] juncoes hop too
Extent: 1 sheet
Trees with Flowers Borne in Catkins (3.24606)
Date: 1944Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustrations depicting catkins, flowers, seeds, and associated outline of five trees, created to accompany "The Flowers Nobody Knows" article featured in Morton Arboretum Bulletin of Popular Information. Descriptive text identifies coloring, anatomy, and bloom time.
Header: Trees with Flowers Borne in Catkins
Illustrations are separated into two sections, from top to bottom:
Section 1: Pistillate and Staminate Catkins on Different Trees
(depicted from left to right)
- Catkins Upright
- Black willow -- Salix nigra
- Catkins Pendent
- Cottonwood -- Populus deltoides
(depicted from left to right)
- European alder -- Alnus glutinosa
- Gray birch -- Betula populifolia
- Ironwood -- Ostrya virginiana
Extent: 1 sheet
Trees with Staminate Flowers, Only, in Catkins (3.24610)
Date: 1944Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Illustrations depicting pistillate and staminate flowers, staminate catkins, fruits, and associated outline of four trees, created to accompany "The Flowers Nobody Knows" article featured in Morton Arboretum Bulletin of Popular Information. Descriptive text identifies coloring, anatomy, and bloom time.
Header: Trees with Staminate Flowers, Only, in Catkins
(depicted from left to right, top to bottom)
- Black walnut -- Juglans nigra
- Shagbark hickory -- Carya ovata
- White oak -- Quercus alba
- Ginkgo -- Ginkgo biloba
Extent: 1 sheet
Tree Portraits: River Birch (3.31799)
Date: 1940 – 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Painting
Description:Color silhouette of a River Birch tree, including a nature print outline of a leaf, drawings of blossoms, seeds, and descriptive text.
Header: RIVER BIRCH
Drawings and text from top to bottom, left to right:
- leaf: no thorns; catkins
- tree: peeling bark; ragged
- blossoms and seeds
Extent: 1 sheet
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) interpretation sign (3.36416)
Date: September 1981Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) interpretation sign
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), fruit detail and tree (3.36417)
Date: April 1978Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), fruit detail and tree
Bare tree with inset photograph of fruit with seeds exposed
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), bark (3.36418)
Date: February 1964Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), bark detail on trunk, road in background
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), bark (3.36419)
Date: August 1973Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), bark detail
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), bark (3.36420)
Date: March 26 2002Creator: Kim, Kunso
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), bark detail
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) (3.36421)
Date: October 23 1967Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) tree on hillside
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) (3.36422)
Date: March 26 2002Creator: Kim, Kunso
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood)
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) (3.36423)
Date: November 1980Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood)
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) (3.36424)
Date: October 1968Creator: Ware, George
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood)
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) in front of residence (3.36425)
Date: October 1953Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) in front of residence
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), buds (3.36426)
Date: March 1966Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), several buds on single twig
Arboretum grid location: PA45-2/1-3
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), buds (3.36427)
Date: April 1974Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), several buds hanging from single twig
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), catkins (3.36428)
Date: April 1957Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), catkins dangling from branch
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), catkins (3.36429)
Date: May 1972Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), catkins detail
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), male catkin (3.36430)
Date: May 1960Creator: Dritz, Ken
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), male catkin detail
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), leaves and fruit (3.36431)
Date: April 1978Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), leaves and fruit clusters
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), female catkin (3.36432)
Date: May 1960Creator: Dritz, Ken
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), female catkin detail
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), leaves (3.36433)
Date: July 1973Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), leaves
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), bark (3.36434)
Date: November 1966Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood), bark detail on trunk
Extent: 1 slide
Ostrya virginiana (ironwood) (3.36435)
Date: August 14 1973Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ostrya virginiana (ironwood)
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), bark in winter (3.37132)
Date: January 1970Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), dark and roughly furrowed bark with identification tag in winter
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), bark (3.37133)
Date: February 1970Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), dark and roughly furrowed bark detail
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), bark (3.37134)
Date: April 25 1958Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), dark and roughly furrowed bark detail
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), fall (3.37135)
Date: October 1973Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), tree in foreground of open grassy area
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), spring (3.37137)
Date: May 1983Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), nearly bare tree on sloping grounds
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), winter (3.37138)
Date: March 1975Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), bare tree in open clearing in winter
Living Collections Accession Number: 409-32
Location on grounds using The Morton Arboretum grid map: K-55/10-90 (Northern Illinois Collection)
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), summer (3.37139)
Date: August 1967Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), tree with full green foliage set in the foreground of other trees
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), bark (3.37140)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), dark and roughly furrowed bark detail
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), bark in winter (3.37141)
Date: February 1964Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), dark and roughly furrowed bark in winter
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), summer (3.37142)
Date: August 14 1973Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), tree with full green foliage in summer
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra (black walnut), spring (3.37143)
Date: April 1978Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra (black walnut), nearly bare tree on sloping grounds in spring
Extent: 1 slide
Juglans nigra ‘Laciniata’ (Cut-leaved black walnut), leaves (3.37144)
Date: September 1952Type: Photographic image
Description:Juglans nigra ‘Laciniata’ (Cut-leaved black walnut), twig detail with deeply incised, pinnate leaves
Extent: 1 slide