EDUCATION TOPICS
Butler, Eloise – Brief history with photos
Book - The Eloise Butler Years. A year by year account of the goings on in the Garden during Eloise Butler's tenure as Curator. This is an arrangement of the individual history years of 1907 through 1933. 298 pages. More details at this link. 2018
Book - Selected Writing of Eloise Butler. All 24 of the 1911 newspaper columns and the 32 essays about the Wild Botanic Garden that are individually listed below. PDF downloadable format. Details at link. 2022.
Columns published in the Sunday Minneapolis Tribune in 1911, the only year she wrote an entire seasonal series about the seasonal progression of the plants.
April 16, 1911 – – Pasque Flowers at Easter Time Proclaim Yearly Spring Miracle.
April 30, 1911 – – Anemones, Hepaticas and Buttercups Prominent in Crowfoot Family Here
May 7, 1911 – – Bloodroots, Marsh Marigolds, Adder’s Tongues and Dutchman’s Breeches Among Spring Blooms that Delight Eye and Heart
May 14, 1911 – – Plum Blossoms, Skunk Cabbage, and Modest Jack-in-the-Pulpit among May Arrivals That Please Lover of Life in the Woods.
May 21, 1911 – – Beautiful Large-flowered Trilliums Grace Minnetonka Wood in May; Violets, Forest, Hillside and Prairie Varieties Flourish Near Minneapolis.
May 28, 1911 – – Geum, Early Meadow Rue, Lousewort, Phlox, and Hoary Puccoon Are Described as Wild Beauties in Miss Butler’s Weekly Article.
June 4, 1911 – – Hawthorn of World Fame through Poetry and Prose of England, Virginian Waterleaf, White Lily and Geranium Featured in June
June 11, 1911 – – Wild Roses Know When it is June, According to Miss Butler, Who Describes Blossoms that Delight the Rambler Out-of-Doors.
June 18, 1911 – – Painted Cup Notable among Wild Flowers Found near Minneapolis; Bog-trotter’s Zeal Repaid by Orchids and Other Swamp Blossoms
July 2, 1911 – – Blue Flag, Native Minnesota Iris, Classed as Richest of Lilies; Early Meadow Rue and Larkspur Treated by Miss Butler
July 9, 1911 – – Milkweed Flowers Much in evidence during July, Harebells, Ox-Eyes, and Water Lilies Also Bloom in Abundance.
July 16, 1911 – – Lily Declared Crowning Wild Flower near Minneapolis in July; Miss Butler Describes, Also, the Blossoms That Kept it Company.
July 23, 1911 – Mint, Abundant in Minnesota, Delights the Senses; Miss Butler Tells of Wild Flowers in Glenwood Park Garden.
July 30, 1911 – Flowering Spurge Graces Roadside and Prairie in Late summer; Varieties of Yellow Blooms Classed as “Sunflowers” Confusing.
August 6, 1911 – Tramp Plants, Migrants from Foreign Lands, Thrive in Minnesota; They Often Preempt Ground, Crowding Out Native Citizens of Soil.
August 13, 1911 – Common Plantain Is Compared with the Alisma Plantago, Otherwise Known as the Water Variety
August 20, 1911 – Wild Balsam Occupies Low Places in Wild Gardens; Leaves Shine Like Silver When Put in the Water.
August 27, 1911 – Prickly Armor Furnishes Protection for the Thistle; Caterpillars Crawl by and Browsing Horses Shun Plant.
September 3, 1911 – – Virgin Minnesota Prairie in Full Bloom Surpasses Flora of Tropics; Earth’s Tapestry Shows a Riot of Color before Autumnal Frosts.
September 10, 1911 – – Fringed Gentian, Termed Loveliest of Blue Flowers, Now in Bloom; Asters and Goldenrod Indicate Autumn Has Reached Minnesota.
September 17, 1911 – – Acrid Taste Gives Name to the Smart Weed; Miss Butler Describes Wild Grasses in the Park.
September 24, 1911 – – Late Blooming Flowers Dot Meadows with White, Blue and Gold; Asters, Gentians, Lobelias, and Sunflowers Greet Field Lovers.
August 17, 1913 – – Article published Aug. 17, 1913 in the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune about her exhibit at the annual meeting of the American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
1913 National Florist Convention – Article published Aug. 17, 1913 in the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune about her exhibit at the annual meeting of the American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
Animal, Bird, and Insect Life in the Wild Garden – Overview of what she sees - 1914
Autobiographical Sketch – Eloise Butler writes about her early years prior to the Garden being formed - 1911
Asters in the Wild Garden – A summary of all the asters indigenous and introduced, in the Garden during 1914. Written June 1915.
Attractiveness of vegetables and common weeds – Commentary of how the ordinary can be wonderful. 1911
Attractiveness of vegetables and common weeds - 1931. Second installment, mentioning her likes and dislikes.
Birdbath acquisition – – New Birdbath and seeing a Woodcock - June 1917
Bulletin of the MN Academy of Science – Published article reviewing types of plants in the Garden - 1911
Burning Hat – Her hat catches fire in the Garden - 1911
Children's Forage Plants in the Wild Garden – Plants and fruits that children liked to eat in her era. Dated Jan. 1915.
Cultivation of Native Plants - October 1912
Early History of the Garden - 1926
Effective Coloring in the Wild Garden that is not due to Flowers – Natural color found on leaves, fruits, bark and buds. Dated Dec. 1915.
Experiences in Collecting – – In Quest of the Walking Fern - 1909
Experiences in Collecting – – Finding the White Cypripedium - May 1914
Experiences in Collecting – Collecting Fireweed and Squirrel Corn - 1911
Experiences in Collecting – – The contrariness of certain plants - May 1916
Experiences in Collecting – – Searching for the Fragrant Fern - 1916
Ferns in the Wild Garden – A description of the indigenous ferns and ferns she introduced. Dated June 1915
Ferns in the Wild Garden – An updated version of the 1915 article. Dated Sept. 1919.
Fragrance of the Wild Garden – Agreeable and disagreeable odors of wild plants. Dated Feb. 1915
Garden operation principles. Short notes on care of the Garden. 1920.
Letter to Theodore Wirth 1914 – About the joys and pleasure of the Garden - 1914
Liverworts, Lichens, Mosses, and Evergreen Ferns in the Wild Garden – About these plants in the Garden - 1914
Mallard Pool 1932 – – The construction and plan for the large pool.
March 1915 – – Notable Features of my Wild Garden including a list of indigenous plants.
Occult Experiences of a Wild Gardener – – Eloise relates how a medium told her that she has two ghostly botanist friends that want her to find the plant she is looking for.
Old Andrew – A recluse lived near the Garden and Eloise would hear him chopping wood after he died.
Shrubs in the Garden, 1926. A review of the population.
Spring Exhibits in the Native Plant Reserve - 1928. A review of the Spring season of 1928 - for the Agassiz Association
The Plateau, 1926. Eloise describes the site of the Garden office.
Trees - Identification points. – Discussion of the method for identifying trees by shape, bud and bark. 1914
Trees in the Wild Garden - 1926. A review of what was there.
Wild Garden in 1925 - A short review of the Garden season - for the Agassiz Association
Wild Garden in 1930 - A review of the 1930 season - for the Agassiz Association
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