Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-07-30
WORK Or FORMER
BARABO0 RESIDENT

A. Is. Stout would like to hear ABOUT
him and his work. He is now director
of laboratories of the New York Be-
tanical Garden and thoroughly enjoys
what he does. He is doing exactly
what he likes to do and is getting paid
for it. What man could ask more?
Every morning at 9 o'clock there is a
conference of the heads of depart
ments, then he continues his investiga-
tons, writes articles for the New York
Botanical. Garden Journal of which he is
the editor, or directs those in his de-
partment; all of whom are university
graduates pursuing some particular
line. There is an hour or more for
lunch at noon and for three hours in
the afternoon he works with his gard
nerer in the open feldin summer or in a
greenhouse in winter.
The work Of Professor Stout is not
for commercial purposes, but along
purely scientific lines Every living
thing is either a cell or q combination Of
cells. A tree or a person is made up of
millions of cells, not all alike, but modl-
fed greatly. Mr.. Stout took cutting
from a coleus and from this cutting
produced many varieties in few
months This was done without seed,
just from cuttings. Now why will
plant do this? Each cell is made up Of
many parts and it is the relation Of
the cell to heredity or the tendency Of
the cell to produce its kind or to vary,
that confronts the botanist as o pro
bIem. BY grating a night shade upon
a tomato in a certain way, plant is
produced with che or two layers Of
.cellg0ver the night shade and by rovers-
ing the process a night shade grows
with one or Two layers Of tomato cells
upon it. The fruit in either case is
unusual. Why Will plants do this? You
see there is q problem.
Although DR.. Stout is supposed to be
at the laboratory at 9 o'clock in the
in the morning, if he has work
of deep interest, he is there at
6o'clock. Many close their desks at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon, but if this
botanist desires to know the outcome
of some experiment he may not leave
for two or three hours later. Is it
necessary to ask if he likes his work?
The radiance of his face tells that. The
buoyancy and pride in his task, the
spirit of unbounded enthusiasm and zest
show it. He is so in love with his work
that he finds the greatest delight in it
and this makes life worth the living.
When others about the garden some
times ask for material for their work,
they may or may not receive it. AS for
DIR. Stout no questions are asked. He
never asks for an increase in salary,
but he gets it. More are sure to follow.
He is doing the best he can and the
the best is being done for him.
Largest Glass House in World
The garden is a tract Of land contain
ing 240 acres and among the buildings
is the largest glass house in the world.
In the garden may he seen nearly every
kind of plant of any size found growing
in the world. One section of green
house is devoted to ferns and here Will
liam Toole would be at home. The dis
play of orchids is famous and as to
cacti it cannot be duplicated in the
world. A botanist in the garden has
devoted his whole life to the study of
the cactus plant and is an authority on
the subject. He is a personal
friend of Andrew Carnegie who offered
to place him in position to make a
fortune But no, money is no object to
him. He prefers to follow his
desires and botanists now come from
all over the world to see him
and his wonderful collection of cacti
Two species from Sank county are
growing in the garden.
Deep F1emIock Woods.
On one side of the tract is hemlock
forest. Just as it was growing when
Henry Hudson landed there several
hundred years ago. P. Lovillard, the
tobacco capitalist, purchased the land
nj from & i'm the city took it. Coon
and many other animals enjoy life
there and all in the city of New York.
In the garden are delightful walks
and drives, rest places and many things
for plant lovers to see. Thousands of
people pour through the gates every
week and many distinguished people
come to see the work being done. Much
of Mr.. Stout's time is consumed IN
showing other botanists the little
world Of plant life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stout and daughter
are comfortably located at 1896 Balm
bridge avenue near the garden. He
spends several weeks in Europe this
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