1959 Index
Reading edition
ANNUALS
1959 All-America Selection, W. R. Hastings, Jan.-Feb., P. 21
BIOGRAPHIES
Passing of an Outdoorsman—Dr. R. Lanier, George Kelly, Jan.-Feb., P. 27
New Director Appointed for Denver’s Botanic Garden, Fred Johnson, August, P. 221
Melanie B. Brown in Retrospect and Prospect, M. Walter Pesman, August, P. 238
Introducing a New Member of the Green Thumb Staff, Sept., P. 258.
L. D. Hammer Employs Turf Expert, Sept., P. 264
Personal Item About Mrs. Sue McLane (Mrs. George), M. Walter Pesman, Oct., P. 302
The Extraordinary Apple Doll Lady, Lilygayle Fleischer, Nov.-Dec., P. 335
In Appreciation of Ray T. Miller, M. Walter Pesman, Nov.-Dec., P. 351
BIRDS
There’s Something About a Waxwing, James B. Stewart, June, P. 174
BOOK REVIEWS
August, P. 243
In Our Library! Oct., P. 317
In Our Library! Nov.-Dec., P. 358
BOTANIC GARDENS
Denver Botanic Gardens, April, P. 78
Denver Botanic Gardens, May, P. 113
The Voice of a Layman, Mrs. Garrey, June, P. 166
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, M. Walter Pesman, July, P. 196
New Director Appointed for Denver’s Botanic Gardens, Fred Johnson, August, P. 221
Iris Planting in the Botanic Garden, Mrs. Howard Housley, Sept., P. 268
Denver Botanic Gardens, Frances Novitt, Sept., P. 269
Progress at Botanic Gardens, Photos by Pat, Sept., P. 270
Denver Botanic Gardens Dedication, Dr. A. C. Hildreth, Oct., P. 293
Iris Planting at Botanical Gardens, Mrs. Howard Housley, Oct., P. 295
Denver Botanic Gardens, Nov.-Dec., P. 342
BULBS
Experts Recommend Locations for Dutch Bulb Planting, Sept., P. 259
Look Ahead to Next Spring—Plant Bulbs Now, Sept., P. 261
CENTENNIAL
The Ghost of a Past, Loay Winifred Boggess, June, P. 156
Centennial Musings on Agriculture, Lilygayle Fleischer, Sept., P. 272
Hail the Lowly Rhubarb, Helen Marsh Zeiner, Sept., P. 281
Those Colorado Spuds, Helen Marsh Zeiner, Oct., P. 316
COLORADO FORESTRY AND HORTICULTURE ASS’N
Operation 5000, Jan.-Feb., P. 5
Through the Garden Gate, S. R. DeBoer, Jan.-Feb., P. 20
Auld Lang Syne, March, P. 41
Historic Association Gavel Changes Hands, March, P. 42
President’s Report, March, P. 43
Plant Auction, April, P. 77
Centennial Garden Tour, June, P. 149
Centennial Garden Tour, July, P. 185
Winners of Door Prizes on Look and Learn Tour, Aug., P. 250
Chuck Wagon Roundup, Vella Hood Conrad, Sept., P. 257
Board of Trustees, Oct., P. 304
CONSERVATION
Flowers Around the World, Olaus J. Murie, Jan.-Feb., P. 28
What Value Air Rights, Julia Jane Silverstein, March, P. 49
Wasteland, from “More in Anger,” Marya Mannes, July, P. 187
Penstemons in Cultivation, Sue McLane, Aug., P. 223
Concerning Trees, Aug., P. 246
Mission 66 and Mesa Verde National Park, Mrs. Jean Pinkley, Oct., P. 296
CULTURAL PRACTICES
Plant Propagation Practices—Hardwood Cuttings, Bill Lucking, Jan.-Feb., P. 17
Living with Roses, Clyde Learned, March, P. 45
Seed Propagation, Bill Lucking, March, P. 53
Living Screens, Robin Long, April, P. 83
How to Start Your Own Plants from Softwood Cuttings, Bill Lucking, April, P. 89
Our Garden Lilacs, John Wister, May, P. 114
Propagation by Division, Bill Lucking, May, P. 121
Pruning Time for Roses, Clyde Learned, May, P. 134
A New Lawn-Patching Method, Robert Schery, June, P. 169
Timely Tips, June, P. 176
How to Make a Good Rock Garden, George Kelly, July, P. 188
Experts Recommend Locations for Dutch Bulb Planting, Sept., P. 259
Look Ahead to Next Spring—Plant Bulbs Now, Sept., P. 261
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Dig In and See, George Kelly (Seasonal Suggestions), Sept., P. 285
“Mums” The Word, Mrs. J. R. Travis, Oct., P. 318
Operation Tree Salvage, Pat Gallavan, Nov.-Dec., P. 329
DO-IT-YOURSELF
Native Plant Material for Dried Arrangements, Sept., P. 267
Double Life of a Soap Sud, Cleanliness Bureau, Nov.-Dec., P. 339
FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
Flower Arranging for the Beginner, Mrs. J. A. Seastone, Sept., P. 278
FORESTRY
The Colorado State Forest Service, Dale Shaw, April, P. 101
Diamond Jubilee of the Colorado State Forest Service, Fred Johnson, July, P. 207
GARDEN CLUBS
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, Jan.-Feb., P. 16
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, March, P. 67
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, April, P. 100
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, May, P. 136
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, June, P. 165
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, July, P. 212
Durango Garden Club Beautifies Town, Pat Gallavan, Aug., P. 230
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, Aug., P. 242
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, Sept., P. 266
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. John Nickels, Oct., P. 311
Burlington Garden Club Landscapes Hospital Grounds, Bessie M. Wilson, Oct., P. 313
Garden Club Briefs, Mrs. E. Wallace, Nov.-Dec., P. 348
GARDEN SUPPLIES AND PRODUCTS
What’s New? Pauline Steele, Jan.-Feb., P. 30
Easier Gardening This Summer, April, P. 87
What’s New? April, P. 104
What’s New? May, P. 136
What’s New? June, P. 171
HERBS
Herbs and Barbecuing are Gourmet Partners, Mrs. Hayes W. Neil, July, P. 202
HORTICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS
Swingle Memorial Fund, George W. Kelly, Jan.-Feb., P. 32
Fifteenth International Horticulture Congress, March, P. 64
Rocky Mountain Chapter of Landscape Architects Joins National Group, Aug., P. 240
Spring Garden Show, Nov.-Dec., P. 352
HOUSE PLANTS
Orchids as House Plants, Rebecca Northern, Jan.-Feb., P. 7
Tropical Plants Add Interest Indoors, Jan.-Feb., P. 12
How to Care for Indoor Plants, Jan.-Feb., P. 14
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
How I Landscaped My Backyard, Clayton Greenleaf, Jan.-Feb., P. 24
What Value Air Rights, Julia Jane Silverstein, March, P. 49
Use Sense and Save Dollars, Julia Andrews, March, P. 58
Improve the Personality of Your House, March, P. 60
Tackle Your Garden Problems Systematically, April, P. 80
Living Screens, Robin Long, April, P. 83
Design in Flower Beds, M. Walter Pesman, May, P. 125
Garden Accents, Photos by Pat Gallavan, May, P. 130
A Game Court in the Garden, E. A. Johnson, June, P. 161
How to Make a Good Rock Garden, George Kelly, July, P. 188
Downtown’s Barren “Wall Street” Green With Trees, Vivian C. Anderson, July, P. 204
Durango Garden Club Beautifies Town, Pat Gallavan, Aug., P. 230
Bathe Your Home With Light, Aug., P. 232
Scorecard for Judging Home Grounds, M. Walter Pesman, Aug., P. 244
Burlington Garden Club Landscapes Hospital Grounds, Bessie M. Wilson, Oct., P. 313
LAWNS
Lawn Grass Research, Jan.-Feb., P. 31
A New Lawn-Patching Method, Robert Schery, June, P. 169
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
August, P. 248
September, P. 284
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LIBRARY
In Our Library! Oct., P. 317
In Our Library! Nov.-Dec., P. 358
MEETINGS AND REPORTS
President’s Report, March, P. 43
Fifteenth International Horticultural Congress, March, P. 64
Centennial Garden Tour, June, P. 149
Centennial Garden Tour, July, P. 185
Rocky Mountain Chapter of Landscape Architects Joins National Group, Aug., P. 240
Winners of Door Prizes on Look and Learn Tour, Aug., P. 250
Colorado Forestry and Horticulture Association Board of Trustees, Oct., P. 304
NATURE TRIPS
You Can’t Miss Them in August, M. Walter Pesman, Aug., P. 226
A Flower Trip and Contest for August, Moras Shubert, Aug., P. 228
ORCHIDS
Orchids as House Plants, Rebecca Northern, Jan.-Feb., P. 7
PARKS
Good Progress Has Been Made in Providing Better Roadside Parks, April, P. 97
The Tiger Is Through the Gate, Grady Clay, June, P. 172
Park Invasion Worries Group, June, P. 173
Mission 66 and Mesa Verde National Park, Mrs. Jean Pinkley, Oct., P. 296
Regional Parks Plan, Arnold Perretin, Oct., P. 303
A History of the Denver Parks, S. R. De-Boer, Oct., P. 305
The Widening of Colorado Boulevard at City Park, Dr. J. H. Belknap, Nov.-Dec., P. 345
PERENNIALS AND BIENNIALS
Iris Puts on a New Face, Ann Long, June, P. 152
Penstemons in Cultivation, Aug., P. 223
Hail the Lowly Rhubarb! Helen Zeiner, Sept., P. 281
New Bird Mums, Sept., P. 282
“Mums” The Word, Mrs. Jay R. Travis, Oct., P. 318
PLANT PROPAGATION
Plant Propagation Practices—Hardwood Cuttings, Bill Lucking, Jan.-Feb., P. 17
Seed Propagation, Bill Lucking, March, P. 53
How to Start Your Own Plants From Softwood Cuttings, Bill Lucking, April, P. 89
Propagation by Division, Bill Lucking, May, P. 121
POEMS
Anonymous, April, P. 106
Who Tends a Garden, Elizabeth Demaria, Sept., P. 280
Cedar Waxwing, L. Young Correthers, Oct., P. 315
ROCK GARDENS, POOLS, FOUNTAINS
How to Make a Good Rock Garden, George Kelly, July, P. 188
Water in the Garden, Julia Jane Silverstein, July, P. 198
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dig These Questions, Helen Zeiner, Oct., P. 320
Dig These Questions, Helen Zeiner, Nov.-Dec., P. 347
RECIPES
Herbs and Barbecuing are Gourmet Partners, Mrs. Hayes W. Neil, July, P. 202
ROSES
Living With Roses, Clyde Learned, March, P. 45
So You Think the Price You Pay for a Rose Bush is too High? March, P. 50
Pruning Time for Roses, Clyde Learned, May, P. 134
SEASONAL SUGGESTIONS
January-February, P. 33
March, P. 69
April, P. 105
May, P. 141
June, P. 177
July, P. 213
August, P. 249
September, P. 285
October, P. 321
November-December, P. 353
SHRUBS
Living Screens, Robin Long, April, P. 83
SPECIFIC PLANTS
The Bug-Killing Daisies, May, P. 137
Voters Can Help Congress Pick National Floral Emblem, Oct., P. 300
Frankincense and Myrrh, Nature Bulletin, Cook County Forest Preserve, Nov.-Dec., P. 344
TREES
Dwarf Fruit Trees, Frederic Adams, April, P. 93
Wetwood, Charles Drage, May, P. 133
Concerning Trees, Aug., P. 246
Native Son, J. A. Bixby, Sept., P. 276
Why City Trees Die, Dorothy E. Hansell, Oct., P. 299
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Operation Tree Salvage, Pat Gallavan, Nov.-Dec., P. 329
Tax Deductions for Trees Lost in Storms, Shade Tree Digest, Nov.-Dec., P. 333
TROPICAL PLANTS
Tropical Plants Add Interest Indoors, Jan.-Feb., P. 12
How to Care for Indoor Plants, Jan.-Feb., P. 14
VEGETABLES
1959 All-America Selections, W. Ray Hastings, Jan.-Feb., P. 21
Back to the Cabbage Patch, Herbert Gundell, April, P. 95
WILDFLOWERS
Penstemons in Cultivation, Sue McLane, Aug., P. 223
You Can’t Miss Them in August, M. Walter Pesman, Aug., P. 226
A Flower Trip and Contest for August, Moras Shubert, Aug., P. 228
Mother Nature’s Fancy Work, Marjorie Shepherd, Aug., P. 229
Wild Flowers from Seed, Helen Zeiner, Sept., P. 265