INDEX OF PLANT MATERIALS

Current Latin and English names are given in brackets. Entries are presented in alphabetical order in the form that Olmsted wrote them.

• Alpine plants, 649
• Apple, 64
• Aralia, 510
• Arborvitae [Thuja], 354
• Ash, 260
• Ash, weeping [Fraxinus excelsior var. pendula], 58
• Aster, 260, 354, 389, 457
• Barberry [Berberis], 158, 457
• Barley, 117
• Basswood [Tilia], 591
• Beach-plum [Prunus maritima], 457
• Beech, 353
• Bindweed [Convolvulus], 354
• Birch, 550, 591
• Blackberry, 64
• Blue-grass, Kentucky [Poa pratensis], 61
• Brake [Pteridium], 354
• Bramble (Rubus), 133, 260, 354
• Buckthorn [Rhamnus], 591
• Bullrush [Typha], 390
• Bushes, 133, 354, 478, 550
• Buttercups, 158, 354
• Camelia, 51
• Candleberry [Myrica pensylvanica], 457
• Catalpa, golden [c. bignonioides cv.’Aurea’], 510
• Catnip, 354
• Cedrela, 510
• Chestnut, 64
• Chickweed, 354
• Cinquefoil [Potentilla], 354
• Clematis, 133, 354
• Clover, 148, 158
• Cockscomb (Celosia cristata), 354
• Coleus, 19
• Creepers, 556
• Crocus, 354
• Currant, 64
• Cydonia [Quince], 457
• Cydonia Taponica, 591
• Daffodil, 354
• Dog-rose [Rosa canina], 354
• Dogwood [Comus], 352, 354, 494, 591
• Elder [Sambucus], 354
• Elm, 260, 591
• Elm, American [Ulmus americana], 61
• Elm, English [Ulmus procera], 61
• Elm, European [Ulmus carpinifolia, U. procera], 515
• [736]
• Evergreens, 135, 155, 354, 513
• “Exotics,” 158, 461, 508
• Ferns, 260, 494, 508, 510, 679
• Flowering plants, annual, 61
• Flowers, 96, 136, 155, 272, 350, 409, 460, 497, 506
• Forget-me-not, 354 Fuschia, 51
• Gentian, 260, 354
• Geranium, 19
• Goldenrod [Solidago], 260, 354, 457
• Gooseberry, 64
• Grape, wild, 527
• Grass (turf), 61, 140–41, 146–48, 210
• Grass, beach [Ammophila], 117
• Grass, black [Juncus gerardi], 389
• Grass, salt hay, 388, 457
• Hazel [Corylus], 354
• Hedera [Ivy], 133
• Hemlock, 134, 569
• Hepatica [Liverleaf], 354
• Herbaceous plants, 116, 569
• Hickory, 64, 550
• Honeysuckle, 354
• Honeysuckle, Chinese [Lonicera standishii], 679
• Honeysuckle, evergreen, 510
• Hop-hornbeam [Ostrya virginiana], 591
• Hornbeam [Carpinus], 591
• Iris, 354
• Ivy, 270, 508, 510, 533, 582
• Ivy, Dahurican [Parthenocissus tricuspi-data(?)], 510
• Ivy, Irish [Hedera helix var. Hibernica],
• Juniper, prostrate [Juniperus communisnana], 354
• Kohlreuteria, 591
• Laburnum, 591
• Larch [Larix], 550
• Laurel, 582
• Lichens, 495, 621, 650
• Lily-of-the-valley, 354
• Lime, American [Tilia americana], 61
• Linden, European, Alba pendula [Tilia petiolaris], 351
• Lonicera (Honeysuckle), 133
• Loosestrife, 353
• Liverwort, 353
• Lupine, 117
• Magnolia, Chinese [Magnolia sinensis], 582
• Maple, 260
• Maple, Norway [Acerplatinoides], 61
• Maple, scarlet [Acer rubrum], 61
• Maple, sugar [Acer saccharum], 61
• Maple, Sycamore [Acer pseudoplatanus], 61
• Marigold, 354
• Moosewood [Acerpensylvanicum], 591
• Moss, 510, 536, 621, 622, 650
• Mountain ash [Sorbus], 591
• Mountain plants, flowering, 508
• Mouse-wort, 510
• Mulberry, white [Morus alba], 352
• Myrtle [Myrtus communis], 51, 582
• Nannyberry [Viburnum lentago], 354
• Oak, 260
• Oak, willow [Quercus phellus], 510
• Oleaster [Elaeagnus], 510
• Pansy, 354
• Papaw [Asimina triloba], 64
• Peach, 64
• Pear, 64
• Pecan, 64
• Perennials, 61, 457, 494, 506, 507, 569, 622
• Periwinkle [Vinca], 510
• Persimmon, 64
• Pine, 550, 569
• Pine, mountain [Pinus mugo], 354, 494
• Pinks [Dianthus], 354
• Plane tree [Platanus], 68
• Plantain, 353
• Plants, in containers, 8, 561, 579
• Poppy, 354
• Prickly Pear cactus [Opuntia], 510, 533
• Privet [Ligustrum], 591
• Raspberry, 64
• Red-top [Agrostis alba var. vulgaris; Poa nemoralis],
• Reeds, 388
• Rhododendron, 582
• Rock-plants, 556, 622, 649
• [737]
• Rose, 62
• Rushes, 388, 569
• Rye grass (Lolium), 148
• Sassafras, 352, 591
• Savin (Juniperus horizontalis), 354
• Sea Buckthorn [Hippophae], 457
• Sedge [Carex], 388, 389, 460
• Sedge, salt [Carex pendula], 457
• Sempervivum (Houseleek), 510, 533
• Shadbush [Amelanchier], 354
• Shrubs (bushes), 116, 234, 314, 492, 651, 686
• Solidago [goldenrod], 389
• Sorrel [Rumex], 353
• Spruce [Picea], 136, 354
• Spruce, Norway [Picea abies], 134, 467
• Strawberry, wild, 354
• Subtropical plants, 367
• Sumach, 494, 550
• Tamarisk, 457
• Thorn tree [Crataegus], 354
• Thuja [Arborvitae], 136
• Trees, 44, 47, 65, 67, 79, 124, 125, 133, 230, 260, 263, 265, 314, 352–53, 390–93, 478, 510, 515–16, 549, 550, 569, 590, 621, 651
• Trees, fruit, 59
• Trees, nut-bearing, 59
• Trees, Siberian, 314
• Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans), 158, 159, 527
• Tulip tree [Liriodendron tulipifera], 61
• Turf (lawn), 51, 58, 353, 582, 461, 557, 591, 683–84
• Vinca [Periwinkle], 133
• Vines, 58, 116, 155, 494, 495, 525, 536, 556, 622, 650
• Violets, dogtooth, 353
• Virginia creeper [Parthenocissus quinquefolia], 159, 527
• Walnut, English [Juglans regia], 65
• Wistaria, 527
• Yucca, 510