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Florticultural Collections 
Listed ae in their order of flowering. 
1. Crocus (4, 5 
(fe Daffodils C2633) 
3. Flowering Cherries, Apples, etc. (1, 2) 
4, Poet’s Narcissus (2, 3) 
5. Tulips (4, 
6. Peonies (2) 
a. Herbaceous 
Glee 
Fer detlacg (claw, 30 
8. Azaleas and Rhododendrons (5) 
9. Iris, Bearded and Japanese (2, 3, 4, 5) 
10. Cannas (3, 5) 
11. Hardy Chrysanthemums (4, 5) 
12. Asters (Michaelmas Daisies). Varieties of New York and 
New England Asters (4, 5) 
Miscellaneous 
1. Decorative and Screen plantings, Hedges, etc. (1-6) 
2. Nursery (not open to the public) 
3. Experimental Garden (not open to the public) 
HorTICULTURAL AND LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS 
The Border Mound —With the exception of the Eastern Park- 
way frontage and the site of the buildings on Washington Ave 
the Botanic Garden property is surrounded by a “ Border Mound ” 
of earth, planted with trees and shrubs. This feature was devised 
by Olmstead and Vaux, the landscape architects of Central Park, 
New York, and of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, for the purpose of 
shutting out from the parks the confusion and noise of adjacent 
streets, thereby giving greater privacy and quiet within the parks. 
The plan was an inspiration of genius, and is a larger factor than 
most people realize in giving the Botanic Garden the seclusion and 
rural character which visitors feel within the grounds. 
The Border Mound is planted without reference to the botanical 
relationships of the plants, but the screen planting, in places, af- 
