Acer miyabei 'Morton' (State Street maple), fall (3.37552)
Date: November 1999Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Photographic image
Description: Acer miyabei 'Morton' (State Street maple), bare tree with no leaves in fall
Extent: 1 slide
Acer miyabei 'Morton' (State Street maple), fall color (3.37553)
Date: February 1999Creator: Boland, Tim
Type: Photographic image
Description: Acer miyabei 'Morton' (State Street maple), large parent tree with green leaves changing to golden fall color near walking path
Extent: 1 slide
Petunia milliflora 'Fantasy Blue', flowers (3.106606)
Date: August 1999Creator: Yiesla, Sharon
Type: Photographic image
Description:Petunia milliflora 'Fantasy Blue', flowers. Petunia milliflora 'Fantasy Blue' has many small dark blue (almost purple) trumpet flowers with a light center.
1999 Core Area Master Plan for the Morton Arboretum (3.85360)
Date: September 10 1999Creator: Marshall, Tyler, Rausch
Type: Document
Description:Core Area Master Plan developed by Marshall Tyler Rausch (MTR), which includes recommendations for the Arboretum's core area, running from Thornhill across Route 53 to the area around the Visitor Center and south to the Maintenance area.
This document can be viewed digitally. To request digital access, contact the Sterling Morton Library staff by following the link here.
1999/01/05: Peter J. Bourne to George Ware (3.37494)
Date: January 5 1999Creator: Bourne, Peter J.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Peter J. Bourne to George Ware regarding the exchange of Ulmus (elm) seeds.
Extent: 2 sheets
1999/03/02: Yiqun Xin to George Ware (3.44549)
Date: March 2 1999Creator: Xin, Yiqun
Type: Document
Description: Letter from Yiqun Xin to George Ware discussing the pleasure of meeting him at the Elm International Conference, asking if he will be at the 1999 World Horticultural Gardening Fair, and discussing exchanging seeds for Ulmus marocarpa, Ulmus alata, and Ulmus thomasii.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/04/24: George Ware to Peter Bourne (3.55934)
Date: April 24 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Peter Bourne discussing elm species at The Morton Arboretum and his offer of sending seeds. He also inquires about the Ulmus villosa and asks if it produces seeds.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/05/16: Yiquin Xin to George Ware (3.44548)
Date: May 16 1999Creator: Xin, Yiqun
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Yiqun Xin of Shandong University in China to George Ware discussing sending Ulmus macrocarpa seeds from the city of Jinan and Ulmus glaucescens and Ulmus pumila seeds from the Shandong province.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/06/06: Rob Greenland to George Ware (3.38213)
Date: June 6 1999Creator: Greenland, Rob
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Rob Greenland of Brighton & Hove to George Ware announcing his pleasure at receiving seeds for a variety of Ulmus, requesting additional information as to how to properly propagate them, and offering to reciprocate in kind.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/07/27: George Ware to Rob Greenland (3.55935)
Date: July 27 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Rob Greenland of Environmental Services, Brighton and Hove Council, England explaining how best to germinate Ulmus seeds received from Peter Bourne.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/08/24: Anna Dresen Mattes to George Ware (3.100885)
Date: August 24 1999Creator: Dresen Mattes, Anna
Type: Document
Description:A report on condition of six hybridized elms donated to City of Ottawa, IL.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/08/27: Rob Greenland to George Ware (3.38212)
Date: August 27 1999Creator: Greenland, Rob
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Rob Greenland of Brighton & Hove to George Ware thanking him for his prompt response in regard to propagating elm seeds, sharing his paper "Little-known Elms from China", and also requesting copies of additional papers authored by George Ware.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/09/12: Anna Dresen Mattes to George Ware (3.101311)
Date: September 12 1999Creator: Dresen Mattes, Anna
Type: Document
Description:A letter concerning status of hybrid elms donated by the Arboretum to the City of Ottawa, IL.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/09/28: George H. Ware to Rob Greenland (3.47677)
Date: September 28 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Rob Greenland, Aboriculturist for Environmental Services, Brighton, England, thanking him for his interest in his articles on elms, and in return, sending him more articles. Dr. Ware also requests information or published material on the elms of Brighton and Hove.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/10/14: Gary Johnson to George Ware (3.37663)
Date: October 14 1999Creator: Johnson, Gary R.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Gary Johnson of University of Minnesota to George Ware requesting specific whip-sized elms to help start a cooperative field evaluation project at the University of Minnesota.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/10/28: George H. Ware to Zhang Qinq-hua [sic] (3.55488)
Date: October 28 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George H. Ware to Ms. Zhang Qin-hua [sic] of the Research Institute of Forestry in Beijing sending her payment for seeds previously received and requesting a variety of Ulmus and Populus seeds he would like to receive.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/12/16: George H. Ware to Ms. Zhang Qinghua (3.55487)
Date: December 16 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Ms. Zhang Qinghua of the Research Institute of Forestry in Beijing thanking her for her email and asking that she send both Populus and Ulmus seeds.
Extent: 1 sheet
1999/12/17: George H. Ware to Dr. Bill Braker (3.55485)
Date: December 17 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Dr. Bill Braker of the the Flossmor Country Club discussing his recommendations for various landscape issues and care of existing woody plants on and around the Flossmoor golf course.
Extent: 2 sheets
1999/12/28: George Ware to Ms. Terry Fawell (3.55484)
Date: December 28 1999Creator: Ware, George
Type: Document
Description:Letter from George Ware to Terry Fawell evaluating property between Avery Coonley School and the DuPage County Forest Preserve with regards to the impact that clearing land for a drive would have on surrounding wetlands and forest.
Extent: 2 sheets
1999: Goshen Elm - 2 (3.102446)
Date: 1999Type: Document
Description:A photocopied photographs sent to George Ware of the "Goshen Elm". The top picture is of the tree's samaras dated 5 May, 1999; the bottom picture is of the tree in full canopy.
Extent: 1 sheet, two-sided
A new hybrid of Spiraea (Rosaceae) from Oregon (3.57524)
Date: 1999Creator: Hess, William J.
Type: Article
A Woman, a Man, and a Flower (3.31055)
Date: 20th centuryCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A linoleum block print of a woman and a man pointing to a flower. The woman is on the left of the flower holding a broom, and the man is on the right holding a pitchfork. The Sun, which has a smiling face, appears in the sky between them.
Extent: 1 sheet
Abies concolor (Hook.) Nutt. (white fir), habit (3.81565)
Date: October 1999Creator: Byrne, Anthony T.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Abies concolor (Hook.) Nutt. (white fir), habit, road and other trees in background
Acer griseum (paper-barked maple) (3.37521)
Date: July 1999Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer griseum (paper-barked maple), tree on landscaped grounds at Swathmore College with buildings set in the background
Extent: 1 slide
Acer griseum (paper-barked maple), fall (3.37524)
Date: November 1999Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer griseum (paper-barked maple), small tree with red leaves, larger conifers in background
Extent: 1 slide
Acer palmatum x pseudosieboldianum (Japanese Korean hybrid maple), flowers (3.37581)
Date: May 3 1999Creator: Kim, Kunso
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer palmatum x pseudosieboldianum (Japanese Korean hybrid maple), closeup detail of leaves and purple flowers blooming in spring
Extent: 1 slide
Acer palmatum x pseudosieboldianum (Japanese Korean hybrid maple), spring (3.38036)
Date: May 3 1999Creator: Kim, Kunso
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer palmatum x pseudosieboldianum (Japanese Korean hybrid maple), small tree with purple leaves in spring
Extent: 1 slide
Acer saccharum 'Bonfire' (Bonfire sugar maple), habit, summer (3.37964)
Date: July 1999Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer saccharum 'Bonfire' (Bonfire sugar maple), full view of tree with typical egg-shape and dense green foliage in summer situated next to a paved path
Extent: 1 slide
Acer saccharum (sugar maple), fall color (3.37965)
Date: November 1999Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer saccharum (sugar maple), partial view of tree showing bright yellow and orange fall color in the Ground Cover Garden
Extent: 1 slide
Acer triflorum (three-flowered maple), winter (3.38200)
Date: January 1999Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer triflorum (three-flowered maple), partial view of habit in winter, branches are mostly bare, revealing shaggy peeling bark typical of this tree.
Extent: 1 slide
Acer x freemanii (Freeman’s maple) and Acer saccharum (sugar maple), along Lake Marmo showing fall color (3.37262)
Date: November 1999Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer x freemanii (Freeman’s maple) on left and Acer saccharum (sugar maple) on right, along Lake Marmo lakefront, showing fall color
Extent: 1 slide
Acer x freemanii (Freeman’s maple), along Lake Marmo showing fall color (3.37264)
Date: November 1999Creator: Mehaffey, Scott A.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer x freemanii (Freeman’s maple), along Lake Marmo lakefront showing fall color lakefront
Living Collections Accession Number: 197-U
Location on grounds using The Morton Arboretum grid map: U-13/60-85 (near Lake Marmo)
Extent: 1 slide
Acer x freemanii (Freeman’s maple), along Lake Marmo showing fall color (3.37261)
Date: February 1999Creator: Boland, Tim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer x freemanii (Freeman’s maple), tree showing fall color along Lake Marmo's lakefront
Extent: 1 slide
Acer ‘White Tigress’ (White Tigress maple), bark (3.38051)
Date: May 21 1999Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Photographic image
Description:Acer ‘White Tigress’ (White Tigress maple), fissured olive green bark on trunk with vertical bluish and silver striping
Extent: 1 slide
Actinidia kolomikta (Maxim. & Rupr.) Maxim. (hardy kiwi), habit (3.82488)
Date: July 1999Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Photographic image
Description:Actinidia kolomikta (Maxim. & Rupr.) Maxim. (hardy kiwi), garden setting, with an oriental style open walled structure. The kolomikta vine is trailing over what appears to be a stone retaining wall.
Extent: 1 slide
Actinidia kolomikta (Maxim. & Rupr.) Maxim. (hardy kiwi), habit (3.82489)
Date: July 1999Creator: Bachtell, Kris
Type: Photographic image
Description:Actinidia kolomikta (Maxim. & Rupr.) Maxim. (hardy kiwi), a distant side view of a garden wall-less structure, surrounded by lush plantings and trees, with a view of a stairway behind the structure. A variegated kiwi vine is growing down a slight hillside in front of structure.
Extent: 1 slide