LISTS OF PLANT TYPES 



As the artist has before him his various tubes of colors with 

 ^ which he will make his pictures, or the sculptor lays his 

 chisels before him in order, so the landscape builder should 

 have at hand lists of his plant materials according to their 

 various requirements and uses. 



Then for a desired effect a suitable plant can be quickly and 

 rightly chosen. There are but few plants that fulfill all the re- 

 quirements, actual and esthetic, of any situation. The task is 

 to choose the one that solves the problem, and can be bought 

 from dealers in plants. Many of these listed are not yet offered. 



These lists are not iron-clad, but tentative, suggestive, com- 

 parative, and by no means complete. They are notes from 

 personal observation. No two plantsmen would make the lists 

 exactly alike, though they would agree in the main. These 

 notes are taken in the latitude of Boston, particularly in the 

 Arnold Arboretum, and the first name in each list is the measure 

 for that plant character. Each list classifies a plant from one 

 point of view; for its other characteristics consult Bailey's 

 Standard Cyclopedia or other reliable descriptions, particu- 

 larly a card-index of plant materials made by the plantsman 

 himself. In this way these lists were compiled. The names 

 follow Bailey. 



These lists are useless to people not familiar with the plants 

 themselves as cultivated in the region of Boston. Other lati- 

 tudes, climates, or soils greatly modify the classification; make 

 these changes in these lists yom-self . 



For convenience to users the Usts have been separated into 

 three sections — Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines, and Peren- 

 nials and Annuals. The blank alternate pages are for added 

 notes and changes. 



Stephen F. Hamblin 



Cambridge, Massachusetts 



March, 192S 



