Abstract 



Meyer, Frederick G., Peter M. Mazzeo, and 

 Donald H. Voss. 1993. A Catalog of Cultivated 

 Woody Plants of the Southeastern United States. 

 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural 

 Research Service, U.S. National Arboretum 

 Contribution No. 7, 338 pp. 



This work catalogs cultivated landscape trees, 

 shrubs, and woody climbers in a 13-state area of 

 the southeastern United States, together with the 

 District of Columbia. Included are approximately 

 5,000 entries — covering species, subspecies, 

 varieties, forms, and cultivars — based on more 

 than 14,000 documented voucher specimens. 

 The burgeoning nursery business, along with the 

 continued introduction of new cultivated plants, 

 has added to the need for accurate application of 

 botanical nomenclature. Many plants are 

 misidentified in the nursery trade and among 

 researchers, students, and home gardeners. The 

 catalog serves as a reference guide for these 

 groups, as well as for horticulturists, botanists, 

 extension agents, educators, germplasm conser- 

 vators, and those who work in botanic gardens 

 and arboreta. 



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Keywords: climbing plants, cultivars, gardens, 

 horticulture, landscaping, names (botanical), 

 nurseries, plant geography, plant names, plant 

 nomenclature, plant taxonomy, shrubs, trees, 

 woody vines. 



While supplies last, single copies of this publica- 

 tion may be obtained at no cost from the Curator 

 of the Herbarium, U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 

 New York Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20002- 

 1958. 



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 the National Technical Information Service, 5285 

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February 1994 



Cover: IDESIA polycarpa Maxim. 



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