A HANDBOOK OF THE TREES AND SHRUBS AT 
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 
T HE outdoor collection of woody plants at the New 
York Botanical Garden contains a large proportion 
of the trees and shrubs that may be cultivated successfully 
in the Eastern United States. 
To those whose chief reason for visiting the Garden is 
a desire to be amidst the peace and beauty of a wooded 
land, the trees and shrubs may be but the undefined green¬ 
ery of a park. To the student of botany or horticulture the 
specimens here assembled from most of the temperate re¬ 
gions of the world are the equipment of a great laboratory 
— a classroom of nature. 
To this laboratory come botanists, gardeners, landscape 
architects, nurserymen, and home owners. They come to 
observe the plants and note their habits of growth, to 
evaluate their usefulness in the landscape and to learn of 
their cultural needs. The collection thus serves as a source 
of knowledge of woody plants; as a result, estates, parks 
and numerous home landscapes contain trees and shrubs 
more suited to their needs. 
This handbook has been prepared for the greater con¬ 
venience of those who visit the New York Botanical Gar- 
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