The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum VOLUME 73 • NUMBER 2 The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum VOLUME 73 • NUMBER 2 • 2015 CONTENTS Arnoldia (ISSN 0004–2633; USPS 866–100) 2 Seeing the Landscape in Landscape Art is published quarterly by the Arnold Arboretum Edward K. Faison of Harvard University. Periodicals postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts. 19 The Etymology of Parking Subscriptions are $20.00 per calendar year Michele Richmond domestic, $25.00 foreign, payable in advance. Remittances may be made in U.S. dollars, by 25 The Bonsai Collection of Stellenbosch check drawn on a U.S. bank; by international University Botanical Garden money order; or by Visa, Mastercard, or American Miles S. Sax and Willem Pretorius Express. Send orders, remittances, requests to purchase back issues, change-of-address notices, 36 Tracking the Seasonal Rhythms of Boston and all other subscription-related communica- tions to Circulation Manager, Arnoldia, Arnold Common Trees Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130- W. Wyatt Oswald and Andrew D. Richardson 3500. Telephone 617.524.1718; fax 617.524.1418; e-mail
[email protected] 40 A Study in Scarlet: Nyssa sinensis Arnold Arboretum members receive a subscrip- Nancy Rose tion to Arnoldia as a membership benefit. To become a member or receive more information, Front cover: Crabapples (Malus ‘Prairifire’) and switch- please call Wendy Krauss at 617.384.5766 or grass (Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’) provide autumn email
[email protected] color. Photo by Nancy Rose. Postmaster: Send address changes to Inside front cover: Senior botanical assistant Bonakele Arnoldia Circulation Manager Mpecheni (left) and curator Martin Smit (right) from The Arnold Arboretum the Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden observe 125 Arborway a king protea (Protea cynaroides), the national flower of Boston, MA 02130–3500 South Africa.