Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



list, published in 1875 by the Park Commissioners, in 

 their third general report, upon the completion of the 

 Park ; a list now valueless, owing to the subsequent dis- 

 appearance of many species not suitable to our climate, 

 and the addition, in recent years, of many choice foreign 

 plants. 



The utility of the following account, in its relation 

 to the Park, is not limited to even the large numbers 

 that frequent these splendid grounds ; for the orna- 

 mental growth here is of so representative a character 

 as to comprise most of the species cultivated anywhere 

 in the Northeastern States, the identification of which 

 is made possible in these pages without resorting to text- 

 books. It may also be added that, for a considerable 

 amount of the foreign growth herein described, which is 

 becoming widely popular for lawns and parks, no de- 

 scription, sufficiently detailed for identification, is else- 

 where to be found in any American publication, nor 

 can all of it be found in any single foreign work. In 

 recent years the treasures of Japan and other parts of 

 Asia, as well as of Europe, have been extensively drawn 

 upon for landscape decoration, and the following pages 

 afford a ready reference for determining the leading 

 species in the three distinctive types of growth herein 

 considered. 



At the same time it is a matter for pride that our 

 own sylva is worthy of so large a representation in this 

 notable collection ; and those unfamiliar with our native 

 species may be surprised to find that some of the most 

 stately and picturesque effects in forestry, and some of 

 the most brilliant and graceful forms of shrub and vine, 



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