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Experimental Garden 
At the left (east), as one passes down through the Garden from 
the Polygonales toward the Heaths (Ericales), is the Experi- 
mental Garden, located south of the Conservatories and devoted 
to work in Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding (Genetics), and other 
experimental work. This garden is not open to the public. It is 
enclosed by a fence covered with Japanese Honeysuckle, and be- 
tween the paved walk and this fence is a border planting of about 
100 horticultural varieties of Narcissus. 
Linden Triangle 
Between the Experimental and Children’s Gardens is the 
Linden Triangle, containing a specimen of the Silver Linden 
(Tilia argentea), planted on October 25, 1923, by Ellen Eddy 
Shaw, curator of elementary instruction. 
Children’s Garden and Building 
South of the Linden Triangle is the Children’s Garden, 
with the Children’s Building near the north end. This Garden 
comprises individual garden plots sufficient for the accommodation 
of over 150 boys and girls. At the south end is the Shakespeare 
Garden, a gift, in 1925, from Mr. Henry C. Folger, a well known 
Brooklyn collector of Shakespeareana. Surrounding the Chil- 
dren’s Building is a horticultural planting of herbaceous plants, 
trees, and shrubs, laid out as an adjunct to the educational work 
with children. Over the entrance to the Children’s Building is a 
quotation from the poet, Wordsworth: 
He is happiest who hath power 
To gather wisdom from a flower. 
Elm Triangle 
West of the service gate of the Children’s Garden and south 
of Azalea Knoll is the Elm Triangle containing a specimen of 
the American Elm (Ulmus americana), presented and planted on 
Arbor Day, April 24, 1925, by the Girl Scouts of Flatbush. 
Systematic Section (Continued) 
After the Dogwoods (noted on page 178), the plants of the re- 
maining Orders of Dicotyledons—Heath Order (Fricales) to Bell- 
