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1.1.09b. Planting plans for Washington Park Arboretum

Date statement: 1906-1938: -
Summary:

 1 file box.
Description:
 5 separate lists of plants for the Washington Park Arboretum

Folder of "Plants/Seeds/Planting Plans":
     2/1947, "Suggested Alterations to Olmsted Planting Plan, University of Washington Arboretum," 4 pp.
     1938-1939, "Desiderata," 1 sheet,
     12/1938, "List of Plants Available for Exchange," 3 pp.
     12/1938, "Exchange List of Rock Garden Plants and Seeds," 1 sheet.
     11/1938, "Delectus Seminum," 3 sheets.
     1938-1940 items clipped together:
          12/13/1938 "Legend of Trees to Accompany Topographic Plan No. 2966-63," 1 sheet.
          n.d. "Olmsted Plan: Suggested Revision of Pinetum Planting," 1 sheet.
          12/11/1938, Copy of invoice from Fox Hill Nurseries, Kent, England, 2 pp.
          1940 "Surplus Seeds Now Available for Exchange," 1 sheet.
     1937-1938, "Surplus Plant List," 1 sheet.
     1937-1938, "Surplus Seed List," 1 sheet.
     1936-1937, "Surplus Seeds Collected," 1 sheet.
     3/31/1936, "List of Families," from Olmsted Brothers.12 pp.
     2/1936, "Estimated Areas Needed for Various Families," from Olmsted Brothers, 1 sheet.
     7/30/1935, "Seattle Arboretum List of Families," from Olmsted Brothers, 11 pp.
     3/27/ 1906, "Planting Plan for Washington Park, Seattle Washington,"
from Olmsted Brothers, 6 pp. stapled,  including 1966 WPA soil map.
Accession date: 2011-12-27 Last updated: 2023-04-12 14:32:24
Subjects: Washington Park Arboretum--plant collection records

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