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or drive at pleasure through the park, thus sharing a pleasure that 

 a fortune could not buy them. 



The "Ivy House" and "Alfred's Hall," or the "Woodhouse," 

 are all monuments of the mason's art, and worthy of a visit. The 

 latter consists of a fine CTothic hall, having beautiful stained-glass 

 windows, and a fireplace admirably suited for the burning of the 

 " Yule log." In this hall there is a large and varied collection of 

 Indian weapons of warfare, and many other curiosities second to 

 none exhibited at the Forestry Exhibition recently held in Edin- 

 burgh. I'icnic and other parties are admitted by ticket, gratui- 

 tously issued on application to his Lordship's factor, Mr. Anderson, 

 The Barton. ISTear to this hall the forest scenery is very fine. 



NEW YORK CENTRAL PARK FORESTRY COLLECTION. 



SPECIAL operations in progress at the Old Arsenal at Central 

 Park are novel both as to method and motive. The work 

 includes various technical processes preparatory to the permanent 

 exhibition of forestry, of which some portion of the specimens have 

 been placed already in the Museum of Natural History. It has 

 been hoped that the entire collection might be arranged and opened 

 to public view during the present spring. The exhibition is to be 

 arranged within one large case extending throughout the length of 

 the great hall, and in six smaller cases placed next the wall along 

 either side. 



The collected specimens amount to 420 ; in addition will be a 

 few of difficult access yet remaining to be obtained. About 400 

 specimens form the census collection made under the direction of 

 Professor C. S. Sargent, Arnold Professor of Arboriculture at Harvard, 

 acting as chief agent of the forestry department for the tenth census 

 publication. Erom this work was developed the idea of the present 

 museum exhibition movement, the latter also in charge of the 

 Arnold Arboretum ; the financial means being provided through the 

 generosity of Mr. Morris K. Jessup. The preparation of the 

 specimens is entrusted to Mr. S. D. Dill, who performed the same 

 service in an excellent manner for the census collection. The 

 present scheme has been his exclusive occupation already for two 

 and a half years, with two assistants since March of the past year, 

 instead of one, as previously. 



A specimen consists of a section of about 5 feet 8 inches iu 



ength, taken from the trunk of a tree, with a partial section, 



including half or more of the diameter and in length about one- 



