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About 200 feet south of White Oak Circle one comes to the 
Rock Garden on the right (west) side of the walk. 
b. To Ginkgo Triangle 
Or, from the Rose Arc, one may turn abruptly to the left (east) 
and walk along the southern end of the Esplanade to the Ginkgo 
Triangle, named from the specimen of the Maidenhair-Tree 
(Ginkgo biloba) in the center of the triangle. Other Ginkgos 
are near by. 
CireERRY WALK 
From the Ginkgo Triangle, one may pass to the left (north) 
along the Brook to the point where it flows out of the Lake. From 
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here, Cherry Halk leads off to the left, with the plateau of flower- 
ing cherries, crabapples, ete., also on the left. The trees along 
each side of Cherry Walk are of the double-flowered pink variety 
known as “ Kwanzan” (the name of a mountain in Japan). They 
are usually in bloom during the first week in May. The collection 
includes about 15 varieties of cherries and 5 varieties of crabs. 
FLOWERING CRAB-APPLES 
On the embankment at and near the north end of Cherry Walk 
are several kinds of Flowering Crab-apples (e.g., Malus atro- 
sanguinea, M. floribunda, M. micromalus, and M. Sargentii). To- 
ward the east these trees are arranged so as to provide two bays 
occupied by a collection of Herbaceous Peonies. Other flowering 
apples will readily be located in other parts of the Botanic Garden 
during their period of bloom (the fore part of May). 
Herp GARDEN 
Further east, in the extreme northeast corner of the Botanic 
Garden, ts the Garden of Medicinal and Culinary [erbs. A flight 
of steps leads down into this garden from the top of the Museum 
embankment at its east end. In the center of the garden are 
two Elizabethan Knot Gardens, the “thrids” being formed of 
culinary and strewing herbs. The west and south beds contain 
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the main planting of herbs used in the kitchen and for perfumery. 
