06/26/1951: E. L. Kammerer to Bernard Harkness (3.93606)
Date: June 26 1951Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter thanking him for copying them on the letter regarding taxonomy of Lonicera Billardi vs Lonicera tatarica var. parvifolia. Says the Arboretum will change its records for the plant to Lonicera tatarica var. parvifolia per his findings.
07/30: Mother O'Connor to E. L. Kammerer (3.93950)
Date: July 30 2022Creator: O'Connor, M.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Mother O'Connor to E. L. Kammerer asking for advice about a blight, which she has included a specimen of, that has appeared on a number of trees growing at the Cenacle in Warrenville, IL.
10/02/1952: E. L. Kammerer to Dorothy E. Hansell (3.94021)
Date: October 2 1952Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Dorothy Hansell accompanying the requested article about The Morton Arboretum for the Garden Journal of the New York Botanic Garden. Mr. Kammerer also writes that a separate package containing fourteen photos of the Arboretum is being mailed.
10/25/1934: E. L. Kammerer to Henry Leuthardt (3.93676)
Date: October 25 1934Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Says they are planning to plant some espalier pears and would like to see his illustrated information and price list.
11/10/1930: Lisle Farms Co. to R. & J. Farquhar Co. (3.94236)
Date: November 10 1930Creator: Lisle Farms Co.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Lisle Farms Co. to R. & J. Farquhar Co. requesting to add two and half dozen Lilium candidum (mammoth size) bulbs to their previous order.
11/11/1936: E. L. Kammerer to Mr. J. J. Grullemans (3.93701)
Date: November 11 1936Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Informing Mr. Grullemans that the Cotoneaster he had pointed out when he visited the Arboretum has been identified by Alfred Rehder of the Arnold Arboretum as C. multiflora, despite it having been received as C. racemiflora soongorica and will be changed. Mentions sending some seeds of it, and also that the Arboretum has been pleased with the Mentor Barberries they had received.
12/10/1935: Mrs. Arthur H Boettcher to E. L. Kammerer (3.93594)
Date: December 10 1935Creator: Boettcher, Mrs. Rose K.
Type: Document
Description:Outlines the proposed lecture and field trip schedule.
12/10/1935: Mrs. Arthur H. Boettcher to E. L. Kammerer (3.93590)
Date: December 10 1935Creator: Boettcher, Mrs. Rose K.
Type: Document
Description:Letter on behalf of the Garden Club of Illinois, mentioning that they have been working with Mrs. Watts on providing educational classes and would like E. L. Kammerer, Clarence Godshalk, and John van Gemert to also teach and conduct field trips.
14th American Horticultural Congress (3.64946)
Date: October 7 – 10 1959Type: Document
Description:List of individuals who attended the 14th American Horticultural Congress.
Extent: 5 pages
1926/05/18: Forest Nursery Company to H. Teuscher (3.94094)
Date: May 18 1926Creator: Forest Nursery Company
Type: Document
Description:Letter from the Forest Nursery Company to Henry Teuscher stating that they don't currently have supply of the plants he requested, but should in the fall.
1926/07/03: Henry Teuscher to Forest Nursery Company (3.94269)
Date: July 3 1926Creator: Teuscher, Henry, Teuscher, Henry
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Henry Teuscher to the Forest Nursery Company ordering the following plants to use as grafting stock: 100 Acer campestre, 25 Acer ginnala, 100 Acer palmatum, 100 Acer psuedoplatanus, 50 Acer saccharinum, 50 Acer saccharum, 50 Betula alba, 200 Fraxinus americana, 200 Prunus myrobalana, 50 Quercus alba, 100 Carpinus betulus, 50 Carpinus caroliniana, 50 Euonymus europaeus, 50 Euonymus atropurpureus, 100 Tilia americana, 100 Tilia cordata, 100 Ulmus montana (glabra), 50 Staphylea trifoliata, 25 Colutea arborescens, 50 Juglans nigra.
1926/07/06: Forest Nursery Co. to The Morton Arboretum (3.94191)
Date: July 6 1926Creator: Forest Nursery Company
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Forest Nursery Co. to The Morton Arboretum letting them know they can provide the following plants from the list of requests the Arboretum had sent: 50 Acer saccharium [saccarinum], 50 Acer saccharum, 50 Quercus alba, 100 Tilia americana, 50 Juglans nigra.
192608/07: Forest Nursery Company to The Morton Arboretum (3.94203)
Date: August 7 1926Creator: Forest Nursery Company
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Forest Nursery Company to The Morton Arboretum letting them know that their order was received and will be processed, and hoping they remember them for future plant orders.
1929/12/23: E. L. Kammerer to Prof. Dr. F. Oehlkers (3.94045)
Date: December 23 1929Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Prof. Dr. F. Oehlkers, Director of the Darmstadt Botanic Garden requesting the following seeds from their seed exchange list: Betula coerulea Blanch v. grandidentata [Betula ×caerulea Blanch. var. grandis], Corpinus Tschonoskyi Maxim [Carpinus Tschonoskii Maxim], Crataegus ovata Sarg., Fraxinus oxycarpa Willd., Lonicera discolor Ldl., Sorbus alnifolia Koehne, Ribes inebriana Ldl. var. minus Janoz, Symphoricarpus rotundifolius [Symphoricarpos rotundifolius], Tilia Maximovicziana Shirasawa [Tilia maximowicziana Shirasawa], Viburnum venosum Britt.
1930/01/02: E. L. Kammerer to R. & J. Farquhar Co. (3.94114)
Date: January 2 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to R. & J. Farquhar Co. requesting they forward the Arboretum's order of Japanese Lillies (12 Lilium speciosum rubrum, mammoth and 12 Lilium auratum mammoth) that had arrived from Japan.
1930/01/06: E. L. Kammerer to the Director at Barres School of Forestry (3.94135)
Date: January 6 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to the Director at the Barres School of Forestry requesting the following seeds from their seed exchange list: Aronia pirifolia [pyrifolia], Koelreuteria [paniculata] apiculata, Pinus Laricio Poiret, Ptelea isophylla, Staphylea colchica, Staphylea colchica pyramidalis, Viburnum coriaceum, Zanthoxylon [Zanthoxylum] piperitum, Zenobia speciosa.
1930/01/06: E. L. Kammerer to the Director of the Barres School of Forestry (3.94124)
Date: January 6 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to the Director of the Barres School of Forestry in Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret, France, requesting the following seeds from their seed exchange list: Aronia pirifolia, Koelreuteria apiculata [Koelreuteria paniculata], Pinus (Laricio corsica) nigra colobrica, Ptelea isophylla, Staphylea (colchica Kochiana) Kochiana, Staphylea (colchica pyramidalis) coulombieri pyramidalis, Viburnum (coriaceum) cylindricum, Zanthoxylum piperitum, Zenobia (speciosa palveruleuta) palveruleuta.
1930/01/06: The Morton Arboretum to the Oslo Botanic Garden (3.94035)
Date: January 6 1930Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Document
Description:Letter from the Morton Arboretum (appears to be written by E. L. Kammerer) to the Oslo Botanic Garden requesting seeds from the seed exchange list they had sent: alnus incana aouminata, amelanchier ovalis, cotoneaster melanocarpa commixta, crataegus monogyna laciniata, and sorbopyrus auricularis.
1930/01/07: Staatlicher Botanischer Garten to E. L. Kammerer (3.94268)
Date: January 7 1930Creator: Staatlicher Botanischer Garten
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Staatlicher Botanischer Garten to E. L. Kammerer regarding Quercus scions.
1930/01/07: To Mr. E. H. Wilson (3.62011)
Date: January 7 1930Type: Document
Description:Letter to Mr. E. H. Wilson, Keeper at Arnold Arboretum, acknowledging receipt of Cledrastis ad Ptelea.
Extent: 1 sheet
1930/01/08: Edwin D. Weary to E. L. Kammerer (3.93657)
Date: January 8 1930Creator: Weary, Edwin D.
Type: Document
Description:Discusses his belief that a Tree of Heaven [Ailanthus altissima] in his yard has an entirely different species growing out of the top of the tree. Asks again for a recommended species of ivy to use for the south wall of an apartment building. Mentions a Catalpa tree which he has preserved with black Wurtzilite.
1930/01/10: E. L. Kammerer to Henry H. Dixon (3.94157)
Date: January 10 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Mr. Henry H. Dixon, Director of the Trinity College Botanic Garden in Dublin, Ireland, requesting the following seeds from their 1930 seed exchange list: Acer pseudoplatanus aureus, Iris manneri, Lonicera arkwrightii, Spiraea rumboldtii, Viburnum parviflorium angustifolium, and Viburnum lyallii.
1930/01/10: E. L. Kammerer to the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland (3.94136)
Date: January 10 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland requesting the following seeds from their 1929 seed exchange list: Acanthopanax leucorrhizus var. acaberulus, Acer franchetii, Acer pseudoplatanus var. euchlorum, Acer pseudoplatanus var. flavo-marginatum, Acer pseudoplatanus var. follis oupreis, Acer pseudoplatanus var. purpureum, Alnus incana var. orbicularis, Cornus hessei, Cornus sanguinea var. latifolia, Cotoneaster microphylla [microphyllus] var. vallasa,Crataegus acclivis, Crataegus flammea, Crataegus oxyacantha var. flore punicco, Crataegus pascens, Daphne acutiloba, Iris kashmiriana, Lonicera tomentella, Prunus avium var. pulverulenta tricolor, Prunus maximowiczii, Pyrus alpina var. superaria, (Pyrus) Sorbus aria var. obtusata, (Pyrus) Sorbus aucuparia var. Dirkenii aurea, (Pyrus) Sorbus aucuparia var. pendula variegata, Pyrus rehderiana, Ribes Roezlii cruentum, Rubus thomsonii, Sorbaria arborea var. subtomentosa, Syringa emodi var. variegata, Viburnum lantana var. foliis pulverulentis [pulverulentus].
1930/01/11: E. L. Kammerer to Allwood Bros. (3.94179)
Date: January 11 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Allwood Bros. nursery in Sussex, England ordering one packet (120 seeds) of Dianthus Sweet Wivelsfield (Dianthus allwoodii x Sweet William.).
1930/01/11: R. D. Hartman to E. L. Kammerer (3.94168)
Date: January 11 1930Creator: Hartman, Ray D.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from R. D. Hartman of Leonard Coates Nurseries to E. L. Kammerer letting him know they can supply Jumbo size seedlings of Prunus cerasifera.
1930/01/13: E. L. Kammerer to Edwin D. Weary (3.93658)
Date: January 13 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Says they were very interested to hear more about his tree that seems to be a cross between Ailanthus [Tree of Heaven] and Ash, and agrees with Arnold Arboretum's theory of how it came about. Identifies the requested ivy recommendation as Engelmann [Engelman] Creeper (Ampelopsis Quinquefolia Engelmannii) [Parthenocissus quinquefolia Englemannii].
Thanks him for sending them a sample of black Wurtzilite.
1930/01/15: E. L. Kammerer to the Lyon Botanic Garden (3.94057)
Date: January 15 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to the Director of the Lyon Botanic Garden requesting the following seeds from their seed exchange list: Ampelopsis aconitifolia, Rhus juglandifolia, Cersis siliquastrum, Rhamnus castaneifolia, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Rosa fraxinifolia.
1930/01/15: The Morton Arboretum to Prof. Dr. N. Kosanin (3.94190)
Date: January 15 1930Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Document
Description:Letter from The Morton Arboretum to Prof. Dr. N. Kosanin, Director of the Belgrade Botanic Garden, requesting the following seeds from their seed exchange list: Acer visianii, Iris mellita, Iris sindjarensis, Rosa setacea.
1930/01/16: E. L. Kammerer to N. Rax Hunt, USDA Plant Quarantine and Control Administration (3.94068)
Date: January 16 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to N. Rax Hunt of the USDA Plant Quarantine and Control Administration, asking for a permit to import the following plants fro the Old Farm Nurseries in Holland: Abies pindrov, Abies pinsapo var. glauca, Acer pseudo platanus purpureum Spathii, Carpinus betulus var. fol. purpursis, Carpinus betulus quercifolia, Cotinus foliis atropurpursis [possibly Cotinus coggygria atropurpurea], Deutzia Wallsii [Deutzia Wallisii], Fraxinus aureo-pendula [Fraxinus aurea Pendula], Fraxinus jaepides [possibly Fraxinus 'Jaspidea'], Populus Ficardii, Picea excelea dumosa [Picea abies], Picea pungens glauca Noerheim, Syringa vulgaris Glory of Horstenstein, Syringa vulgaris Mme. R. Goyer, Syringa vulgaris Sinai, Syringa vulgaris Mme. Felix, and Tamarix tetrandra var. purpurea.
1930/01/21: E. L. Kammerer to Frank Bailey (3.94078)
Date: January 21 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Frank Bailey letting him know, per his inquiry, that The Morton Arboretum sourced Daphne cauasica from seeds from the Munich Botanic Garden, and that no nursery he knows of in the U. S. sources it. Mr. Kammerer writes that if the Arboretum's plant produces enough seeds next year, they might be able to send some.
1930/01/22: Botanical Assistant (E. L. Kammerer) to Dr. Joannes Hagri (3.94097)
Date: January 22 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Joaness Hagri, Director of the R. Horto Botanico Florentino in Florence, Italy, letting them know The Morton Arboretum had received their seed exchange list and would like the following seeds: 47 Quercus ilex angustifolia, 248 Ribes magellanicum, 256 Cotoneaster fontanesii, 283 Rubus moluocanus, and 500 clethra michauxii.
1930/01/22: Botanical Assistant (E. L. Kammerer) to Prof. Dr. S. Ito (3.94098)
Date: January 22 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Prof. Dr. S. Ito, Director of the Botanic Garden of the Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido Imperial University, Sapporo, Japan, regarding the seed exchange list they sent to The Morton Arboretum. E. L. Kammerer requests the following plants: Acer miyabei, Acer tschonoskii, Rhus ambigua, Alnus japonica arguta, Viburnum dilatatum form hispidum, Evonymus [Euonymus] sachalinensis, Clematis heracleifolia var. Lavallei, Styrax obassia, and Stewartia pseudo-camellia. There are additional plants on the list that are crossed out.
1930/01/24: Botanical Assistant (E. L. Kammerer) to Prof. M. Vladescu (3.94099)
Date: January 24 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to Prof. M. Vladescu, Director of the University of Bucharest Botanic Garden, asking for the following seeds from their seed exchange list: Clematis recta antropurpurea [atropurpurea], Berberis loxensis, Acer monspressulsnum, Prunus duracina, Prunus juliana, and Lonicera tatarica ruoristora.
1930/01/24: The Morton Arboretum to the Berlin Botanic Garden (3.94100)
Date: January 24 1930Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Document
Description:Letter from The Morton Arboretum to the Berlin Botanic Garden requesting the following seeds of their 1930 seed exchange list: Picea glauca coerulea, Picea canadensis var. coerulea, Clematis heracleifolia var. Davidiana, Clematis tangutica var. Farreri, Berberis buenosayrensis, Ribes divaricatum montanum, Amelanchier cretica, Cotoneaster racemiflora Royleana, Prunus curdica, Prunus japonica var. Engleri, Prunus Jaquemontii, Rosa Chavinii, Spiraea japonica var. diaciflora, Acer crataegifolium, Acer orientale var. rotundifolium [Acer sempervirens], Acer Sieboldianum, Acer tataricum Slendzinskii, Acer tataricum Slendzinskii oblongifolium, Acer truncatum, Rhamnus Wrightii, Tilia glabra (americana) densiflora macrophylla, Cornus sanguinea var. Mietzschii, Fontanesia phillyreoides linearis, Fraxinus syriaca oligophylla, Syringa josikaea rubra, Lonicera microphylla var. robustior, Viburnum lantana fol. marginatis [marginatus], Viburnum lantana fol. punctatis [punctatus], Viburnum opulus fructu luteo.
1930/01/27: Bobbink & Atkins to E. L. Kammerer (3.94089)
Date: January 27 1930Creator: Bobbink & Atkins [Nursery]
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Bobbink & Atkins, Nurserymen in New Jersey, to E. L. Kammerer letting him know they have sent their list of special Lilacs that he had requested.
1930/01/28: E. L. Kammerer to E. H. Wilson (3.94102)
Date: January 28 1930Creator: Kammerer, E. Lowell
Type: Document
Description:Letter from E. L. Kammerer to E. H. Wilson asking for scions of the following lilacs to replenish the Arboretum's collection: Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Spaeth, Syringa vulgaris Caroli, Syringa vulgaris Duc de Massa, Syringa vulgaris Jules Simon, Syringa vulgaris Lovaniensis, Syringa vulgaris Maximowicz, Syringa vulgaris Philemon, Syringa vulgaris Yunnanense.