Wildflower magazine
Wildflower Magazine may refer to any of 3 magazines called Wildflower (or Wild Flower , all of which were about the native flora of North America:
| Name | Organization | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Flower #1 | Wild Flower Preservation Society (especially the Ohio chapter) | 1924-1964 |
| Wildflower #2 | Canadian Wildflower Society, later re-named the North American Native Plant Society | 1985-2004 |
| Wildflower#3 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | Fall 2006 - date (Wildflower was also the name of the Center's newsletter from 1982 to 1998 and of its journal from 1988 to 1993.[1]) |
Wild Flower #1: Magazine of the Wild Flower Preservation Society (especially the Ohio chapter), 1924-1964[edit]
The first Wildflower magazine was published by the Ohio chapter of the Wild Flower Preservation Society in 1924. [2]. It was originally edited by Dr. H. W. Felter who was succeeded by Dr. E. Lucy Brown, Mrs Delbert Swartz, P. L. Picker and Earl Core. Colour plates of wild flowers were added in the 1950's. The primary purpose of the magazine became "to get contributions from members to enable the society to send free and low cost circulars, posters and outline drawings on the needs and methods of wildflower preservation to teachers, school children and civic groups across the country"[3]. Wild Flower was published quarterly until the early 1960's, when its publication became less frequent and it eventually ceased publication in 1964.[2]
Wildflower #2: Magazine of the Canadian Wildflower Society, later re-named the North American Native Plant Society, 1985-2004[edit]
The second Wildflower magazine was the official publication of the Canadian Wildflower Society, which later changed its name to the North American Native Plant Society (NANPS) . The North American Native Plant Society supported the production of the magazine until 2000, and still sells back issues[4]. It was then published independently until 2004.
The first four editions listed NANPS Founder, James A. French as the managing editor and publisher, with James L. Hodgins as contributing editor. Subsequent editions were edited by Mr. Hodgins with Zile Zichmanis as art director, later joined by a collection of 27 regional contributing editors.[5]
The first issue featured a logo by Pamela Meacher and a black and white sketch of a Trillium grandiflorum on the cover, with articles on cacti, Humber Arboretum, wildflower rescues and growing wild flowers in a home garden.
Within a year there were 1,200 subscribers[6], and by 1996 it had "2,900 loyal readers from Japan to England".[7]
The magazine, with its informative articles, and detailed sketches was well received. It was described as "a handsome, well edited publication" which is "an object lesson in monochrome art direction" and which "receives fan mail from as far away as Texas".[8].
The magazine became a large-format 52 page colour production[9] , with articles on a variety of topics, covering "the study, conservation, cultivation and restoration of North America's native flora from the Panama Canal to the North Pole" [10]. It also featured updates from the Canadian Wildflower Society and the North America Native Plant Society.
Notable articles included:
- David Suzuki. 'Children are inadvertently taught Nature is alien, dirty'..[11]
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau. 'The Ascetic in a Canoe'..[12]
- Alice Munro. 'A Walk on the Wild Side'.[13]
- Michael Pollan. 'Abolish the White House Lawn'..[14]
- Miriam Rothschild. 'Gardening with Butterflies'..[15]
- Jens Jensen. 'Siftings'..[16]
- Edward Abbey. 'The Enemy'..[17]
- Sigurd F. Olson. 'Camp Fires'..[18]
The 10th Anniversary Issue featured cover art by NANPS Honorary Director, Robert Bateman.[19]
In 2000 the editor, James L. Hodgins, reported that the North American Native Plant Society had decided to stop publishing Wildflower for financial reasons [20].
Rudolf Schmid described it as "an excellent large-format magazine". He noted that it was on the endangered serials list, but he felt that it the magazine is too good to wither away". [21].
A website (www.wildflowermag.com) and a Friends of Wildflower fund were established [10] to raise money to support the magazine, which eventually ceased publication in early 2004. The last issue (20(1)) featured cover art by Michael Zarowsky, and included a diverse selection of articles on subjects as wide-ranging as snow algae and native plant dyes, with contributions about Mexico, Costa Rica, Manitoulin Island and the Ozarks. It did not include any comments about the potential demise of the magazine.
Wildflower #3: Magazine of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 2006 - date[edit]
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center began publishing the third version of Wildflower magazine [22] in the fall of 2006, when they changed the name of their magazine to Wildflower from Native Plants. [23]. They had previously used Widflower as the name of the Center's newsletter from its inception in 1982 to 1998 and of its journal from 1988 to 1993. Wildflower is now a 36-page magazine that is published quarterly and is distributed to members of the Wildflower Center.
References[edit]
- ↑ Wildflower Fall 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wildflower 19.1 2003 p33
- ↑ Wild Flower January 1953 (29:1:22)
- ↑ http://www.nanps.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=11&id=157
- ↑ Wildflower 20(1) 2004
- ↑ Wildflower 1 (4) Autumn 1985
- ↑ Gardening magazines take root, Val Ross, Globe and Mail, April 6th 1996
- ↑ "Craving esoteric details? Read this" Charles Oberdorf Toronto Star, October 2, 1995
- ↑ "Wildflower", RKR, Douglasia 25(1) Winter 2001 p 24
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wildflower 16 (2) Spring 2000
- ↑ Wildflower 4(1):37
- ↑ Wildflower 5(3): 12-13
- ↑ Wildflower 6(2): 10-11
- ↑ Wildflower 7(4): 18-20
- ↑ Wildflower 9(3): 18-19
- ↑ Wildflower 11(2): 10-14
- ↑ Wildflower 11(4): 31
- ↑ Wildflower 17(4): 24-25
- ↑ Wildflower 10 (1) Winter 1994
- ↑ Wildflower 16(1) Winter 2000
- ↑ Schmid, Rudolf (2000). "Wildflower: North America's Magazine of Wild Flora". Taxon. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 49 (3): 611–612. doi:10.2307/1224373. JSTOR 1224373.
- ↑ http://www.wildflower.org/magazine/
- ↑ http://www.wildflower.org/pastissues/?id=8
External links[edit]
- Wildflower magazine
- North American Native Plant Society Official web site
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Official web site
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