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liills, lakes, aiul rivers. Much oi the forest 

 whieli covers the hills is virj,'iii forest, ami it 

 extends from the tops o\' ihe hills rii,fht to (he 

 shores of the lakes. 



In the autumn, September, when the leaves 

 chani^e colour, the view from a boat on the lake 

 is surprisins^ly \ariei.l ani.1 beautiful. Hoth 

 plants and aiiimals are strictly protected, every- 

 thintf is left to nature. Beavers, wolves, deer 

 and birds abound and increase rapidly ; in fact, 

 the beaver, which has been exterminated in 

 nianv districts, increased to such an extent that 



the parks and arboretum at Rochester, and 

 the arboretum at the lixperimental Farm, 

 Ottawa. The .\rnoId Arboretum at Boston is 

 described as the "Tree Museum of Harvard 

 University," and if all departments of the uni- 

 versity are as efficient and as well worked as it 

 is, it is indeed in a happy position. Originally 

 founded lhroui;h a legacy of ^20,000 left by 

 -Mr. James .Arnold for the advancement of 

 science, beinsi;- handed over to Harvard Uni- 

 versity on condition that that body g'ave a piece 

 ol land ol about 125 .acres, which had also been 



The Luac Walk in thk .\knold .Arboretim, L'.S..\. 



the government had to reduce the number, as 

 they were cutting off the water supply by 

 constructing their dams across the outlets ot 

 some lakes, and a town was left in darkness 

 owing to there being no w^ater to work the 

 electric lighting plant. Beaver houses, beaver 

 dams, beaver paths, and trees and branches 

 cut down by beavers abound. There are 

 several hotels beside the park, and as camping 

 out is permitted in the woods. Algontjuin is a 

 favourite resort for holiday parties in summer. 



The public parks and gardens of New York, 

 Philadelphia, Washington, and other large 

 towns are well known to all who visit .America, 

 but in other towns parks of at least equal 

 beauty and of even greater interest to the 

 student and to the plant lover are to be found. 

 Such are the Arnold Arboretum at Boston, 



left to the university, to be planted and main- 

 tained as an arboretum where all the trees and 

 shrubs which could be obtained and which were 

 hardy in the climate of Boston were to be 

 cultivated. This arrangement the university 

 accepted, more land was added, further funds 

 were obtained, and a new agreement with the 

 city of Boston was entered into under which tine 

 drives were constructed by the city, police are 

 provided, and other items in the upkeep paid 

 for out of the rates, the university retaining 

 full control and management of all the collec- 

 tions, so that the citizens of Boston have now 

 at Jamaica Plain, within a few miles of their 

 city, probably the most instructive and educa- 

 tional park in the world, consisting of over 220 

 acres, open from sunrise to sunset every day of 

 the year, and this under an agreement extend- 



