GLOSSARY 



THE author has attempted in this glossary to compile a set of terms or 

 words commonly used in landscape literature pertaining to general planting 

 design. Landscape architecture is one of the younger professions. It has no 

 distinct vocabulary so recognized by the dictionary of to-day. 



Such words as establish, naturalize, open allee, pleached allee, puddle, and 

 leggy as applied to the language of this profession require a definition other 

 than those commonly given to such words. The definitions here given are 

 those which are generally accepted by practicing landscape architects. 



No attempt has been made to define a large group of other words which are 

 used in the general field of landscape construction work as differentiated from 

 planting design and its execution. 



Accent Plant: 



A plant used to give prominence to its location either because of 

 peculiarly interesting habit of growth, characteristics of fruit or of 

 flowers or foliage. 



Acclimatize: 



v. To make accustomed to a climate to which a plant is not native. 



Acid Soil: 



A soil containing an excess of uncombined acids. Any acid soil is 

 objectionable (even when only very slightly acid) to most plants, 

 except ericaceous plants. Changes blue litmus paper to red. 



Agricultural Lime: 



An unstandardized product from the unburned cores of lime kilns* 

 mixed with other better material but rarely having a better value than 

 fine pulverized limestone. 



Air-slaked Lime: 



Is the compound formed by the action of carbon dioxide, from the 

 air, on hydrated lime. Its formula is (Ca C O), or the same as pure lime- 

 stone. 



Alkaline Soil: 



A soil containing an excess of uncombined alkali, lime, magnesia, 

 sodium carbonate, etc. A good soil should be very slightly alkaline. 

 Changes red litmus paper to blue. 



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