Annual in Arboretum in 1903

Plant Number Number Plant Number Gladiolus 4,500 Artemisia 450 Ageratum 175 Nasturtium 3,800 Abutilon 425 Helianthus 170 Aster 3,275 Celosia 400 Nemophila 150 Chrysanthemum 2,698 Torenia 400 Amaranthus 125 Carnation 2,414 Begonia 400 Gomphrena 125 Dianthus 2,275 Mignonette 400 Helichrysum 125 Phlox 2,075 Marigold 300 Convolvulus 125 Alternanthera 2,000 Vinca 280 Oenothera 100 Salvia 1,975 Gaillardia 250 Browallia 100 Verbena 1,950 Balsam 250 Lobelia 100 Candytuft 1,800 Godieta 250 Rudbeckia 100 Delphinium 1,600 Feverfew 200 Datura 75 Coleus 1,300 Canna 200 Scabiosa 75 Geranium 950 Calendula 200 Clarkia 75 Zinnia 850 Dahlia 200 Lupinus 75 Cosmos 800 Alyssum 200 Gypsophilla 75 Petunia 850 Eschscholtzia 200 Ammobium 50 Poppy 550 Calliopsis 200 Lychnis 25 Snapdragon 450 Nicotiana 175 Wall with “Spring Houses” separated annual beds from perennial collection. 1923 1870’s 1880

1893 1900 Main entrance lined with the first living fossil Gingko trees imported into the US. 1890’s

1927 Original Gingko at site today The remainder of the Arboretum landscaped in native US trees & .

Trees & Shrubs in Arboretum in 1903

Acer Ailanthus Albizza Amelanchier Arbutus Berberis Betula Biota Buddlea Cassandra Celtis Cephalotaxus Chimonanthus Chionanthus Corylus Cytisus Daphne Deutzia Diospyrus Forestiera Gelsemium Gleditschia Gordonia Halesia Itea Kerria Laburnum Larix Ledum Loiseleuria Meuziesia Myginda Nageia Nemopanthes Paulownia Pinus Planera Populus Prunus Rhamnus Sageretia Salix Sarothamnus Schizandra Staphylea Syringa Taxodium Tetranthera Thujopsis Vitex Aesculus Akebia Alnus Amorpha Arctostaphylos Berchemia Bignonia Broussonetia Buxus Cassiope Cephalanthus Cercis Chiogenes Cladrastis Cotoneaster Daboccia Decumaria Diervilla Dirca Forsythia Genista Glyptostrobus Gymnocladus Hamamelis Iva Koelreuteria Lagerstroemia Laurus Leiophyllum Lonicera Morus Myrica Negundo Nyssa Periploca Pistacia Plantanus Potentilla Pseudolarix Rhododondron Salisburia Sambucus Sassafras Schizonotus Stauntonia Tamarix Tecoma Thuja Tilia Wisteria Benthamia Celastrus Cydonia Gaylussacia Kalmia Trees & Shrubs in Arboretum (continued)

Amygdalopsis Andromeda Aralia Artemisia Azalea Callicarpa Carpinus Castanea Ceanothus Clethra Colutea Coriaria Crataegus Cunninghamia Elaeagnus Euonymus Ficus Fothergilla Fraxinus Hedera Hippophae Hypericum Jasminum Juniperus Leucothoe Ligustrum Liquidambar Maclura Mahonia Olea Ornus Oxydenron Pernettya Philadelphus Ptelea Punica Quercus Rhodora Ribes Sciadopitys Shepherdia Spartium Sterculia Styrax Torreya Ulex Vaccinium Zanthoxylum Tamarix Amygdalus Androsaemum Araucaria Asimena Baccharis Calycauthus Caragana Carya Catalpa Cedrus Comptonia Cornus Cryptomeria Cupressus Epigaea Fagus Fontanesia Frangula Garrya Hibiscus Hydrangea Ilex Juglans Kadsura Leycesteria Lindera Liriodendron Magnolia Melia Ononis Ostrya Paliurus Persea Phyllodoce Pterocarya Pyrus Retinospora Rhus Robina Sequoia Sophora Spirea Stuartia Symphoricarpus Tsuga Ulmus Viburnum Zizyphus Taxodium Menispermum Picea Rubus Symplocos Tecoma 1870’s

Tropical Economic Plants in Arboretum Conservatory

Hura crepitans Illicium floridanum Dorstenia brasiliensis Ipomoea purga Ascepias sp. Hoematoxylon campechianum Jatropha curcas Bromelia sp. Dracena draco Bixa orellana Urtica sp. Pterocarpus marsupium Manihot utillissima Poederia foetida Croton tiglium Theobroma cacao Boehmeria nivea Elaeis guineensis Andropogon schoenanthus Corchorus capsularis Musa cavendishii Elletaria cardamomum Guilandina bonduc Musa textilis Amomum melegueta Piper betel Psidium sp. Tamarindus indica Clusia flava Garcinia mangostana Asclepias curassacica Piper cubeba Mamea americana Sesamum indicum Hibiscus sp. Achras sapota Cinchona sp. Nephelium longanum Limonia americana Abrus pracatorius Anona cherimolia Mangefera indica Laurus camphora Anacardium Chrysophyllum cainito Acacia catechu occidentale Papaya vulgaris Mesua ferrca Phoenix dactylifera Monstera deliciosa Bertholletia excelsa