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Front Matter 9(1), Lee W. Lenz
Front Matter 9(1), Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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Contents 9(1), Lee W. Lenz
Contents 9(1), Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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List Of Illustrations 9(1), Lee W. Lenz
List Of Illustrations 9(1), Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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Foreword 9(1), Mildred E. Mathias
Foreword 9(1), Mildred E. Mathias
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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In The Beginning, Lee W. Lenz
In The Beginning, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
This article traces the early history of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, California, starting ca. 1867 with the Portolà Expedition. The expedition was the first to record the site where the botanic garden later came to be located, in Santa Ana Canyon, northeastern Orange County. Successive changes in land ownership eventually led to the Bixby family purchasing the land in 1875. Susanna Bixby Bryant, the founder of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, acquired the land in 1925.
The Awakening Years, Lee W. Lenz
The Awakening Years, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
This article sketches the horticultural climate of southern California in ca. 1900–1930, documenting a rising interest in California native plants. Influential figures in the realm of California botany and horticulture are introduced, especially Theodore Payne. Pomona College, Claremont, expresses an interest in the establishment of a botanical garden.
The Formative Years, Lee W. Lenz
The Formative Years, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Letters exchanged between Susanna Bixby Bryant, the founder of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, and several leading southern California botanists and horticulturalists (especially Ernest Braunton, Willis Linn Jepson, and Theodore Payne) in 1925–1926 document her steps toward creating a botanical garden devoted to the native California flora.
An Independent Institution, Lee W. Lenz
An Independent Institution, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Covering the period from approximately 1927 to 1947, this article deals with the management and running of the fledgling Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, featuring the publication of botanical and horticultural papers, the founding of the journal El Aliso, and detailed accounts of field work devoted to the collection of plants for the living collection and herbarium. This period of time also saw several challenges, notably serious damage from a wildfire in 1943, wartime constraints, and the death of the founder and managing director of the garden, Susanna Bixby Bryant.
The Botanic Garden Moves, Lee W. Lenz
The Botanic Garden Moves, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
In 1950, the decision was taken to relocate Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden from its original site—Mrs. Susanna Bixby Bryant's ranch in Santa Ana Canyon, northeastern Orange County—to today's Claremont location in eastern Los Angeles County. The move reflected a wish to align the founder's mandate to "foster scientific research and public welfare" by seeking affiliation with the Claremont Colleges. The change enabled it to train graduate students in botany and related fields and draw more visitors to a garden devoted to native California plants. Accounts describe how the new site was adapted to its purpose, including the construction of …
Acknowledgments, Lee W. Lenz
Acknowledgments, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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The Years 1960–1977, Lee W. Lenz
The Years 1960–1977, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
In the years 1960–1977, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden fully embraces its role as teaching institution and as advocate and guardian of the native California flora. Expansion of the living collection, landscaping of the grounds, public education, herbarium and library activities, and publication output are detailed. To accommodate a growing number of graduate students, the faculty—consisting of Richard K. Benjamin, Sherwin Carlquist, and Lee. W. Lenz—is joined by Peter H. Raven, Ronald Scogin, John P. Simon, and Robert F. Thorne.
Appendix I, Lee W. Lenz
Appendix I, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Appendix I features the mission statement of Rancho Santa Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, at the time of writing and a photograph depicting staff and students in March 1957.
Appendix Ii, Lee W. Lenz
Appendix Ii, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Appendix II lists the names and dissertation titles of 32 students in the botany program jointly administered by Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and Claremont Graduate School/Pomona College who received a doctoral degree in botany between 1954 and 1977.
Appendix Iii, Lee W. Lenz
Appendix Iii, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Appendix III features horticultural introductions by John Dourley at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, California, in 1953–1977. The 24 introductions belong to the genera Arctostaphylos (10), Baccharis (2), Berberis (1), Ceanothus (6), Fragaria (1), Fremontodendron (2), and Heuchera (2).
Back Matter 9(1)
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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Back Cover 9(1)
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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Index Volume 9, Issue 1 (Golden Aliso)
Index Volume 9, Issue 1 (Golden Aliso)
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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Front Cover 9(1)
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
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Epilogue, Lee W. Lenz
Epilogue, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Factors that may have been decisive in turning Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden into a successful establishment of botanical teaching and a garden devoted to the conservation and showcasing of the native California flora are put forward. In addition to the enthusiasm and tenacity of its founder, Susanna Bixby Bryant, inspiration and advice came from several other key figures, notably Carl Brandt Wolf, Ernest Braunton, Willis Linn Jepson, and Theodore Payne.
The Botanic Garden—A Reality, Lee W. Lenz
The Botanic Garden—A Reality, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
The year 1927 marks the beginning of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden at its original location in Santa Ana Canyon, northeastern Orange County, California. Letters exchanged between Susanna Bixby Bryant, the botanic garden founder, and various botanists and horticulturalists trace her efforts to obtain seed and planting stock, herbarium specimens, and books and periodicals for her library. Much discussion is devoted to the question of how to fill the position of Scientific Director.
Notes And References, Lee W. Lenz
Notes And References, Lee W. Lenz
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Notes and references pertaining to the history of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in California are listed.