June 11, 2008:
Princeton’s palette
How planners preserve the legacy of master gardener Beatrix Farrand

On the cover: A pink saucer magnolia in Pyne Courtyard chosen by Beatrix Jones Farrand. Farrand probably encountered the hybrid – a “dependable bloomer,” according to Princeton’s grounds manager, James Consolloy – during her travels in Europe, where such a tree had been discovered in 1826 in a French garden. Photograph by Ricardo Barros.

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