< > 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Oak Hill cemetery beauty in autumn of sweet gum in oak leaves acanthus for Havey design instead of crossed, for finalities tablet for Havey design with acanthus motif for terrace E lead bookcase oakleaf hydrangea east along walk between R St. wall and 31st St. entrance, p.19 East Lawn oaks. See also under Quercus at Casa Dorinda to be removed at front door, destruction orders for Gillum Company estimates for cutting and pruning mass planted on knoll misplaced at front door near Library, Hamsher to evaluate near Music Room, replacement of notice of three removed well carpeted but need cleaning in winter at Dumbarton Oaks deferred new wing construction and great, in Green Garden, BF suggestion to replace with magnolias great, on North Vista, is healthy great white, choices if removed great white, concern for great white, healthy look to great white, illness of great white, pruning of great white, removal of? great white, replacement of great white, stubbing of large, on South Lawn has died and must be replaced magnolias on west side of East entrance drive vs. new sculpture gallery and newly planted red, death of at northwest corner of house not yet providing fall color at DO nursery for starting replacements for small, to be planted in Green Garden on south front South Lawn South Lawn, dead, must be replanted South Lawn, near west drive, has died South Lawn, replanting of South Lawn, two have died storm damage to Sweeney's garden talk notes about white or white swamp, for Green Garden young, BF balance could be put toward young, BF on value of hemlocks vs. young, Bryce staking planting locations for young, Bryce to write BF regarding young, delay in planting young, DO order and DO Park order could be combined for young, JT not having money for young, MB pushing planting of young, order must be placed quickly for young, ordered through Mr. Thompson young, prices for young, prices from Princeton Nurseries for young, reserving with Princeton Nurseries of young, to be planted young, to ordered for spring 1947? at Dumbarton Oaks Park for planting on DO grounds at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden new leaves budding out The Oaks (Oakly). See also Dumbarton Oaks naming of Oberlin College, MB interest in BF's analysis of landscape issues at Oberthür, René Répertoire de couleurs pour aider à la détermination des couleurs des fleurs, des feuillages et des fruits (with Société française des chrysanthémistes and Dauthaney) BF recommends DO buy from Staack Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list received from Staack Les objects Byzantins et post-Byzantins Myers's estimate for restoration of Obolensky, Dimitri Byzantium and the Slavs Symposium at DO (April 1952) and O'Brien, John J., Mrs. Reef Point disposition and Observations, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1776, on several parts of Great Britain, particularly the High-Lands of Scotland (Gilpin) marked XX (good) Observations on modern gardening (Walpole and Whately) BF recommends DO buy clarifying author of in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list IMS order for June 1949 list marked XX (good) MB selection of MB unclear on who author is and whether paid for? ordered from Gregory received at DO received from Edwards sending to DO Sweeney confirms DO does not have and wants to buy Sweeney to check DO holdings for Observations on several parts of England, particularly the mountains and lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland… (Gilpin) marked XX (good) Observations on several parts of the counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. Also on several parts of North Wales… (Gilpin) marked XX (good) Observations on the coasts of Hampshire, Sussex, and Kent, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty (Gilpin) marked XX (good) Observations on the formation and management of useful and ornamental plantations: on the theory and practice of landscape gardening; and on gaining and embanking land from rivers or the sea (Loudon) BF recommends DO buy to compare with Harvard Landscape Library Observations on the river Wye, and several parts of South Wales… made in the summer of the year 1770 (Gilpin) marked XX (good) Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening (Repton) being collated at Harvard BF questioning price for BF recommends DO buy bought through Quaritch to compare with Harvard Landscape Library does DO already own? has BF seen? June 1949 list marked XXX (excellent) MB asks BF to bid on MB pleased with purchase of not owned by DO received at DO recommended by Mass. Hort. librarian sold to another customer from Yorke's library Observations on the western parts of England, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty; to which are added, a few remarks on the picturesque beauties of the Isle of Wight (Gilpin) marked XX (good) Observatory Circle. See Naval Observatory Circle Occidental College, BF consulting for Oenothera amoena Ann. No. 64 Oenothera biennis in whirligig display at Catalogue House Oct. 4, 1941 Oenothera missouriensis as perennial seeds for MB Oenothera rubicunda Godetia, Ann. No. 65 Oenothers biennis P. H. No. 226 Oenothers fruticosa P. H. No. 225 Oertel, Adolph Heilpflanzen-Taschenbush (with Bauer) in Sweeney's office Oeuvres Lenotre Dessins de Parterres de Broderies marked XXX (excellent) Of gardens: an essay (Bacon) to compare with Harvard Landscape Library marked X (fair) suggested for DO Office. See also Copse plantings near, p.36 office expenses BF Agent accounts on BF half-yearly account to Harvard of 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 comments on first half of 1945 on RH expenses for tennis court parterre of tentative amounts for 1944 terms letter on compensation for office work BF Agent accounts for BF half-yearly account to Harvard of 1941 1942 1943 1944 1946 1947 Patterson, 1946 terms letter on compensation for Oft, George Ogden, Eugene Cecil Herbaceous flowering plants in the vicinity of Orono, Maine added to MxF Library at Reef Point Ogden, Steinmetz, and Hyland (Univ. of Maine professors) Check list of the vascular plants of Maine by added to MxF Library at Reef Point Ogliby, C. F. R., Mrs. oil pump house, plantings near, p.39 okra, Imp. Dwarf Green seeds The Old English Gardening Books (Rohde) in DO Garden Library in DO Rare Book Room 1941 Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list marked X (fair) in Mrs. Clark's custody The Old English Herbals (Rohde) BF recommends DO buy in DO Garden Library in DO Rare Book Room 1941 Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list in Mrs. Clark's custody received by MxF Memorial Library Old fashioned flowers (Sitwell) in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list marked XX (good) Sweeney to consider acquiring Old Garden Roses (Bunyard) in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list in Garden Guide office June 1949 list receipt for duty paid on Sweeney on need for in Sweeney's office Old Garden Roses, Part I, Limited edition, published by George Rainbird Ltd The old gardens of Italy, how to visit them (LeBlond) BF recommends DO buy in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list marked XX (good) Sweeney to check DO holdings for in Sweeney's office The Old Inns of England (Richardson) added to MxF Library at Reef Point June 1949 list received at DO old man (herb), for British scented garden for the blind old men, three cost can be kept to figure MB desires for MB support for if Committee and collaboration is worked out not expected to start work until autumn Root on, to work in DO Park Root open to help by Root's possible reasons for dragging feet on widening path in DO Park and under Bryce's supervision Root and Old Roses (Keays) account of payment for in DO Garden Library duty on, receipt for Feb. 1949 list in Garden Guide office June 1949 list in Sweeney's office usefulness as garden reference Old St. Pancras and Kentish Town (The Parish of St. Pancras, Part II) London County Council, Survey of London, Vol. XIX received by MxF Memorial Library Old Time Gardens (Earle) in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list in Garden Guide office June 1949 list in Sweeney's office Old World Management Congress, garden party with 2500 delegates at DO from Old-time gardening: plants introduced in 17th century in alphabetical order (Brotherton) marked XX (good) The Old-World Pleasaunce, An Anthology (Rohde) marked X (fair) received by MxF Memorial Library oleanders at Casa Dorinda, pruning of white, for Arbor Terrace O'Leary, Fr. Arthur opening of DO research library and museum and Oleaster Oleson, Frances H., on AAUP Latin Fellowship Benefit at DO Olive, V. S., invoice for work on DO furniture by olive trees. See also Casa Dorinda, olive trees Sweeney's garden talk notes about Oliver, Mrs. Fred Olmsted, Frederick Law Arnold Arboretum design by Description of a Plan for the Improvement of Central Park (with Vaux) Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr. consulting committee for DO and, potential of Forty Years of Landscape Architecture - Central Park: History and Design (with Kimball) in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list in Sweeney's office Forty Years of Landscape Architecture - Early Years (with Kimball) in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list marked XX (good) Landscape Design in the Significance of Fine Arts Sweeney's 1948 research on On the causes and the pleasures of the imagination arising from the works of nature and their superiority over those of art (Addison) BF recommends DO buy to compare with Harvard Landscape Library On the eaves of the world (Farrer) June 1949 list received from Gregory On the making of gardens (Sitwell) marked X (fair) Sweeney's 1948 research on On the portraits of English authors on gardening, with biographical notices (Felton) marked X (fair) Oncidium (orchid) yellow, at Farrand home in Calif. onions, order for Ailsa Craig seeds Southport White Globe seeds open garden days. See also garden visitors administrative work for after transition, Sweeney on her role for BF asked to clarify plant names for Catalogue House displays for chrysanthemums yet to bloom and in December, notes for talks replacing walks during discontinued until September early spring blooming in 1946 and first of season, Bryce on 1800 visitors for for Girl Scouts JT on overwhelming number of visitors for report to Thacher and BF on schedule for after Blisses departure after DO Conferences, JT on fall 1942 fall 1945 fall 1950 first reports on press release spring 1942, JT on summer and fall 1945 winter holiday closings 1945-46 for Self-Help signage for, need for clarifying of visitor information for Ophiopogen on service road to rock wall near Hazel Walk, p.35 Ophiopogen intermedius plants wanted from Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Orangery amplify, inside and out box at south side of, has been changed Catalogue House display storage in chairs as outside furniture chrysanthemums for garden tour visitors waiting in daffodils for naturalizing near BF review for Bryce of order for order dracaenaes in, plans for suppressing East door sill replaced with moulded steps, proposal for Ficus (creeper) in BF on drastic pruning of changing use for building and Garden Guide Service office and MB on pruning of "personal character" of DO and finials for awning support flagstones for north side of flower bed south of, removal of as Garden Guide Service reception during 1941 (transition year) adaptations for creeper growth and directions to furniture for as garden tour starting point informational displays in needing blackboard for plant and bird explanations in potential of reorganizing for, on hold reorganizing for, what is meant? satisfactory for a few years Japanese maple east of, storm damage to lamp brackets on north facade of, changes in lanterns for outside late April discussion on MB's sentiments for marble bench on terrace of to be moved from East Lawn to needs metal reinforcement music at conclusion of DO Symposium in opening east gate to public and approach to better to have work done before spring visitors arrive for changes in line of walk delayed until spring 1946 JT and Bryce discussing orange trees to be moved from orchids in, growing conditions for path from entrance drive to completed path from South Drive to, new path to front door from to be widened Bryce on inadequacy of inadequacy of should be broadened paving for walkway north of paving near, for congregating visitors MB on area where people congregate photographs of to go to MB of library and, for postcard MB looking forward to for postcard to rose garden from, for postcard plan for planting around plantings at front entrance of residence to, p.46 plantings from Corkalockie Walk to plantings from terrace D's south gate to, p.50 plates and reference books on display in plates on display in, visitor interest in railing for steps from Library regrading east of replacing with a library BF misunderstanding discussions regarding roof lattice panels for scillas blooming under magnolia south of section at center line of east door signs for garden tours to be placed in for visitors to slipshod maintenance of spring displays in steps dimensions of panel under library to small terrace eas of, proposal for terra cotta urns outside of, BF on bases for terrace outside of, in bad condition after much summer use Tibouchina at corner entrance to toilets near accommodations for housekeeping of trellis for tubbed pots to be moved from status of UN meetings and walkways to A-B terrace wall paving north of section through center line of Orangery wicker chairs and settees from England as potential for teak availability instead of? Wisteria chinensis underplanted with ivy on south wall of during World War II, moving orchids into cautions against decision on MB's vehemence against mulling possibilities with must decide on other reasons against potential disruption of Sweeney's classes and resolution on oranges Chinese, at DO, Santa Barbara plant similar to in Orangery, going slowly on removal of in Orangery, no room for trifoliate, Poncirus trifoliata for Apple Orchard and arbor in variety, for Orangery orchard or Orchard Hill. See also Crabapple Hill or Knoll arbor for bulb order for changes to planting plans for plantings between terrace E and, p.49 plantings on, p.45 plantings on path leading to herbaceous border from, p.45 seat for finial on arbor above seat steps, plantings from Terrace E to, p.29 thinning needed in either done or will have to wait MB agrees on need for north of herb garden wall with buttresses for orchids. See also specific types at Baltimore Flower Show vs. DO varieties Bryce on ‘situation' regarding flowering list of, need for updating gift by Farrands to DO of April shipping for BF describing for JT delighted to receive first talk of MB touched very much by shipping assistance needed for? house for heating question for Bryce on little house alongside, potential for closing winter of 1941-42 housing for and display of in Music Room Stanhopia, blooming in drawing room Vanda coerulea ailing one in DO orchid house as potential for DO during World War II, moving into Orangery of cautions against decision on MB's vehemence against mulling possibilities with must decide on other reasons against potential disruption of Sweeney's classes and resolution on Orchids are easy to grow (Logan and Casper) added to MxF Library at Reef Point Oregon Bulb Farms accounts to Harvard of payments to BF account of payment for 275 Narcissus bulbs BF account of payment for 650 Narcissus bulbs BF further describing bills from BF on bulb orders from BF on bulb quality for July 2nd order Bryce to review/approve of order to, then place catalogue to be sent to Sweeney by daffodil order for DO and Blisses' Georgetown house Bryce asked to review order changes to order and for growing for Blisses for spring blooming daffodil order for National Gallery to, query on 300 bulbs ordered for awaiting decision on checking on supply for decision against order canceled suggestions for tax implications in decision against tentative count of bulbs for would fulfill from other orders if need be freight/shipping for bulbs from 1941 1942 1943 1944 1946 hyacinths unsatisfactory in 1946 from invoices from 1942 1943 1944 1946 iris for DO Bryce asked to review order order, for forcing for spring blooming iris for Reef Point, invoice for Kennedy's 1945 bulbs prices compared to prices of lilies for DO invoice for spring blooming Narcissus Maude Adams for Mrs. Gerrish Milliken from postwar bulb orders for shipment cleared for DO account from Origanum majorana P. H. No. 227 Origin and History of our Garden Vegetables (G. Henslow) at USDA library Origin of Cultivated Plants (Alphonse DeCandolle) at USDA library Orion chair aluminum inserts for clarifying changes for design prudence of wood panels in Ornamental American Shrubs (Van Dersal). See also Ornamental Shrubs in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list ordered for Sweeney's Garden Guide Library in Sweeney's office Ornamental Annuals (Loudon). See The ladies' flower-garden of ornamental annuals Ornamental Bulbous Plants (Loudon). See The ladies' flower-garden of ornamental bulbous plants Ornamental cherries (Ingram) added to MxF Library at Reef Point June 1949 list ornamental grasses plants, for 1922 flower garden on south side of kitchen garden, p.20 in top border bird panel, Meadow in whirligig display, Foxtail, sweet-scented, Meadow, Agrostis Ornamental Perennials (Loudon). See The ladies' flower-garden of ornamental perennials Ornamental Shrubs (Van Dersal) account of payment for Harvard billed for ordered for Sweeney's Garden Guide Library Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated) (Apgar) in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list in Sweeney's office Ornamental Trees and Shrubs: Report of the Conference held at the Royal Agricultural Society (April 1938) to compare with Harvard Landscape Library suggested for DO Ornamental trees for amateurs (Bean) marked XX (good) Ornamentale Vorlage-Blätter des 15. bis 18. Jahrhunderts (Berliner) in DO Rare Book Room 1941 in Mrs. Clark's custody Ornithogalum umbellatum P. H. No. 228 Ortloff, H. Stuart Perennial Gardens bought for DO by BF in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list ordered from Argosy ordered from Mass. Hort. Library received from Argosy Ortus Sanitatis in Dawson's Book Shop catalog Osage orange. See Maclura pomifera; Toxylon pomifera Osborn, Arthur Shrubs and trees for the garden marked XX (good) Oscar Bach Studios, bid for North Vista iron railing by Osmanthus potential, for herbaceous border Osmanthus aquifolium East Lawn, incl. wilderness, Gothic gardens, and Corkalockie walk to Orangery S. E. No. 18 from terrace D's south gate to Orangery, p.50 Osmanthus fortunei fortunes osmanthus Osmanthus ilicifolius East Lawn holly osmanthus plant listings Rose Garden for R Street border Osmorrhiza between Terrace D and reflecting pool, p.29 Osmorrhiza longystilis S. D. No. 69 Ostrich fern (Struthiopteris germanica) for DO Park Ostrya virginiana in the Copse in the Copse, p.37 at Director's house and terrace, p.34 near Music Room, p.36 No. 28 T.D. No. 67 Ott Hardware Company, Casa Dorinda roof repair and Ottawa, Canada, central experimental farm List of herbaceous perennials tested in the arboretum and botanic garden (Macoun) to compare with Harvard Landscape Library marked XXX (excellent) Ottoéco (Tardo) (A. M.) Friend to MB on sending something to help along Our Garden Flowers (Keeler) to compare with Harvard Landscape Library in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list marked XXX and owned by Arnold Arboretum ordered ordered from Argosy ordered from Lundberg received from Lundberg suggested for DO Our Gardens (Hole) BF recommends DO buy bought for DO by BF in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list ordered by BF from Mass. Hort. Library Our National Parks (Muir) in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list in Garden Guide office June 1949 list in Sweeney's office Our native trees and how to identify them (Keeler) bought for DO by BF to compare with Harvard Landscape Library in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list marked XXX and owned by Arnold Arboretum ordered from Lundberg received from Lundberg suggested for DO Our northern shrubs and how to identify them (Keeler) bought for DO by BF to compare with Harvard Landscape Library in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list marked XXX and owned by Arnold Arboretum ordered ordered from Argosy received from Argosy suggested for DO Our Rose Varieties and their Malmaison Heritage (Bechtel) received by MxF Memorial Library Our shade trees (Felt) recommended by Mass. Hort. librarian Our winter birds, how to know and how to attract them (Chapman) in DO Garden Library Feb. 1949 list June 1949 list in Sweeney's office Ourusoff, Kate outdoor theater pool Harmon on receiving views of wooden trellis and Harmon sent postcard picture of wooden trellis around Outline History of Landscape Architecture (Pond) Sweeney's 1948 research on overgrown plants, long-term garden policy on. See also specific garden areas to be developed Overton, Thomas Collins The temple builder's most useful companion, being fifty entire new original designs for pleasure and recreation… marked XX (good) Owens, Hubert B. as reference for DO Garden Scholarship applicant Oxalis from DO residence front entrance to Orangery, p.46 Oxalis acetosella P. H. No. 229 Oxalis cymosa P. H. No. 230 in whirligig display Oxalis papillionaceae P. H. No. 231 Oxalis violacea P. H. No. 232 Oxford Gardens (Gunther) marked X (fair) Oxford University Press account of payment to postcard printing by Oxydendron arboreum in Catalogue House display Oct. 4, 1941 Crabapple Hill at Dumbarton Oaks Sweeney seeking N.Y. Botanical Garden print of T.D. No. 68-68A