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Descriptive guide to the grounds, buildings and collections
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lilac flower and orange flowers ; fruits yield the oils of pep-
per, lemon, caraway and fennel ; seeds furnish the oils…
of the cassava plant furnish the cassava flour and tapioca,
while those of coontie yield coontie flour which is quite sim-…
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Jerusalem artichokes are rootstocks ; asparagus and poke
shoots are young stems ; lettuce, beet-tops, spinach and pars…
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world, and crude wood-products such as pipes, canes, shoes,
sandals, utensils, and carbons or charcoals ; the other…
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The Myxomycetes or slime-moulds (case i), standing at
the bottom of the plant scale, occupy the first exhibition case…
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kelp " of the Pacific Ocean, which is said to attain seven
hundred feet in length. The seaweeds culminate in…
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into bodies of various shapes.
The plants vary greatly in
size and structure and are both parasitic and saprophytic.…
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by spiral threads called claters. The favorite habitat of
hepatics is wet places, and mountains continually steeped in…
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as a group perhaps attract the attention of a greater number
of people than any other group of plants. However, associ…
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b. Microscope Exhibit. The exhibition microscopes occupy
small stands in the West Wing of the second floor. In front
of…
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are chiefly from among those which grow upon decaying
organic refuse.
One interesting parasite exhibited is a
fungus…
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spores and spore-cases of the common polypody. The spore-
case here is provided with a sort of spring, by the action of…
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as the plants of the earlier periods are low in the scale of
life, consisting of thallophytes and pteridophytes and…
and their allies (Pteridophyta) represented by Leptdodendron,
Sigillaria and Catamites, and the early seed-bearing plants,…
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Periods.
The specimens in this case complete the sequence
of plant life on the earth and bring it up to modern times.…
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Adelaide S. Van Brunt, from photographs made during many
years by her late husband, Cornelius Van Brunt.
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THE LABORATORIES
Laboratories and working rooms for research are provided
on the upper floor of the museum building,…
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in diameter, but in the Rocky Mountains it is seldom one-
half this size, and trees taken from the far northwest do not…
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best for ornamental purposes. It was discovered in i860 on
the famous Japanese mountain, Fuji-yama, by Mr. Veitch, for…
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The space allotted to the pines (Pinus) embraces the region
to the eastward of the spruces and public conservatories, ex…
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pine of Europe and Asiatic Russia. On the easterly slope
of this higher land and on the lower ground nearby will be…
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The yew family (Taxaceae) is represented by two genera.
Of the true yews (Taxus), there are : the American yew, or…
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ing sorts. The Chinese juniper, and its striking form, of col-
umnar habit, known as variety fy ramtdalis, are each…
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is now being installed ; the viticetum (d) or collection of vines,
both woody and herbaceous, is planted at an arbor…
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family.
At the junction of the brook with this pond is the
water-plantain family, including, besides the water-plantain…
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just beyond is the yellow-eyed grass family, and near it the
pipewort family.
Coming now to the spiderwort family, we…
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are: the common blue flag of our swamps, the yellow flag
of Europe, the German iris, the Siberian iris, the Japanese…
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young shoots are sometimes used as a vegetable. Closely
related to this, and just south of it, is the amaranth family,…
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member of this family and a native of North America. The
tanks in the court of the public conservatories contain a great…
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stonecrop family, where there will be found many of the
stonecrops (Sedum), among the more showy and attractive
being…
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tropics ; the Illinois acuan is one of the plants representing
this family here, and many others will be found in the…
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are both here. Along the edge of the brook, and opposite
the spurge family, will be seen the water-starwort family, to…
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is the loosestrife family, represented by the purple loosestrife,
a native of Europe, but introduced in many places in…
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this is sometimes known as creeping Charlie ; the fringed
loosestrife, from North America, is also here, as is the…
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plants, is the water-leaf family, at the base of a large rock
on the ridge ; there are the purple, the broad-leaved, and…
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nums ; it is to this family that the potato, tomato and egg-
plant belong.
A little beyond and to the left of the mints…
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honeysuckles, will be found in the fruticetum and in the
viticetum.
To the left is the valerian family with a single…
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(b) Morphological Garden
This is located to the north of the systematic collection, the
two collections being separated…
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hill is the group of plants showing leaf-positions. Beyond
and a little to the right are plants which are at home in…
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buckwheat family, to which belong the climbing bindweeds
and brunnichia. On the left hand side, and beyond the…
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The arrangement here parallels that in the herbaceous
grounds and in the other systematic collections.
The
sequence…
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smooth aider, common along streams and in swamps, is also
here.
Following the birch family on the same side of the…
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be found several species of the strawberry-shrub, including
the hairy one which has the fragrant flowers scented like…
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spiraeas, of which there are many forms, the blackberries,
the raspberries, the roses, and others. Among the spiraeas,…
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illustrating the plum family, to which belong the plums,
cherries, apricots, and peaches. As many of the species of…
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together with other woody members of this family. The
tanners'-tree family comes next with a single representative…
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chestnuts are trees, and are grown in the arboretum. Fol-
lowing this is the soapberr)^family, with the soapberry, from…
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of Europe, the berries of which are acrid and poisonous ; the
berries of several of the species of oleaster are edible…
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ber of the privets, including the California privet so much
used for hedges ; a variety of lilacs (Syrtnga), including…
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the path from the viburnums, and here will be found, among
others, the fragrant honeysuckle, from China, one of the…
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lies) as a collection apart, many species grown here not being
represented in the arboretum and fruticetum. Immediately…
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upright habit, and more graceful than the cottonvvood or
Carolina poplar; the American aspen, a native of northern…
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and the butternut are both wild elsewhere in the Garden.
The pecan-nut {Hicoria -pecan}, wild in the south central…
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sides of the road leading to the Lorillard mansion. The oaks,
the chestnuts, and the beeches belong here.
The oaks
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is valued in that region on account of its bark which is used
in tanning leather.
The swamp oak, the scarlet oak, the…
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the Bronx River. The magnolia family will be found
mainly in the swale lying between the two ridges, with a
few…
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Near the eastern end of the long bridge are trees illus-
trating the senna family, the pea family, the rue family, and…
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to the north of the sumac, family, are the maple and buckeye
families.
The maples (Acer) are represented by a number…
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it is highly esteemed ; it is also used for wooden-ware and
paper pulp. To the north of the buckeye family is the…
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7. The Hemlock Forest
The forest of Canadian hemlock spruce along the Bronx
River, within the portion of Bronx Park set…
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woods to the contiguous hardwood area which borders them
to the west and north, toward the museum building and the…
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valley being a very interesting illustration of the behavior of
a small stream with a large water-shed at and about its…
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damage to the natural features of the grounds, particular
care having been taken to save all possible standing trees and…
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The drainage of the grounds has been carried out in ac-
cordance with a well-studied original plan, which provides…
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Building every week day afternoon at 3 o'clock, to escort all
who may wish to accompany him. The routes are as…
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io. Visitors are not allowed within the Garden after eleven
o'clock at night nor before six o'clock in the…
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GENERAL PLAN OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN.
Vol. V. Pl. no.
Public Conservatories
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INDEX.
Abelia, Chinese, 72
Abies, 40
Abutilon fiber, 20
Acacia, Australian, 16
three-horned, 79
Acalypha hispida,…
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Asparagus, 25, 48
Aspen, American, 74
Asphodel, 48
Aster, 59
A u cuba japonica, 17
Australian plants, 15
Avens, 52…
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Buffalo berry, 69, 70
Bullrush, 47
Burdock, 59
Burgundy pitch, 41
Burning bush, 68
Burr-reed Family, 46
Bush clover…
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Cocoa, liquor, 22
Coco des Maldives, 18
Coco de mer, 18
Cocos Weddelliana, 4
Coccothrinax argentea, 4
Codiaeum, 12…
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Elm, cork, 77
dwarf, 64
Family, 64, 77
late-flowering, 77
rock, 77
slippery, 25, 77
Scotch, 77
water, 77
pointed…
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Ginger, wild, sbortlobed, 49
Shuttleworth's, 49
Ginkgo biloba, 45
Ginseng, 55
Family, 12, 55, 70, 81
Gleditsia…
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Ibervillea sonorae, n
Indian root, 55
India rubber, 20
articles manufactured from, 20
instruments for collecting, 20…
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Lodoicea maldivica, 18
Logania Family, 71
Logwood, 21
tree, n
Loosestrife, clethra-like, 56
Family, 55
fringed, 56…
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Mustard, 21, 23, 25
Family, 51
Musa textilis, 7
Myrrh, 23
Family, resins from, 21
Myrtle Family, 16
Myxomycetes, 27…
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Phlox, 56
Britton's, 56
Family, 56
ground, 56
white-flowered, 56
hairy, 56
Phoenix dactylifera, 4…
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Ragweed, 59
Family, 59
giant, 59
Ramie plant, 12
Raspberry, 52, 66
purple flowered, 66
Rattlesnake-master, 55
Red…
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Snowflake, water, 13
Soap, 22
Soapberry, 69
Family, 69
Soapwort 25
Sola man, 57
Sole, 71
Solomon's seal, 48…
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Systematic Botany, collection, 14-17
Tail-dower, 5
Veitch's, 8
Talinum, small-flowered, 50
Tamarind, 11, 25…
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Wigtree, 68
Wild brier, 66
Willow, 72, 73, 84
black, 73
Bashford's, 73
Family, 63, 73
golden, 72, 74…
Helen Sheppard Oral History Interview (Excerpt)
Sheppard Helen 2017-01-18 Transcript
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Elizabeth Weinstein (EW): My name is Elizabeth Weinstein. I am a board of trustees…
HS: No. My mother’s sister and her family and my mother’s sister’s husband but was all. My
father’s family all remained in…
but he came home as soon as the declaration was made. We were all sort of sitting in the
room, waiting to see what would…
HS: Not at all, not at all. I was working in a big dress company for a while that changed
afterwards, but no one ever seemed…
Yes. I met him the first week of February and the crowds were going to a Valentine’s dance.
So he asked if he could take me to…
Jews, we were used to go from one country to another to make things better. And things in
England were not great for Harry as…
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HS: Yes, but I would only get small parts because I couldn’t do a Canadian accent, I couldn’t
do an American accent, so…