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Aesculus 6 ee and Fraxinus americana are to be seen at 
every turn; Juglans nigra, the Black Walnut, is fairly common and 
attains a great height, many specimens in the Park are at least 
80 feet high. 
The herbaceous garden has during the past been arranged in the 
form of a huge border, but steps are being taken to arrange the 
number of plants may be approximately estimated. Liliums, 
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visitors who annually visit the Park. 
The proposed arboretum in the southerly portion of the park 
will be so designed that the trees and shrubs can be planted 
botanically in groups for educational purposes. There will be a 
pinetum, an ericaceous garden containing a Rhododendron glen 
and a collection of lilacs amongst other features. I mention these 
simply to give the idea of what is contemplated. All trees and 
shrubs indigenous to temperate North America and especially to 
Canada will be planted in this area, while acclimatized exotic 
subjects will also be included in the collection. 
A better location for an arboretum would be hard to find ; on the 
west the area is flanked by an escarpment 100 feet high covered 
with beautiful hardwood trees interspersed with a few pines. It is 
sheltered from violent storms from that quarter, also in some degree 
from the north, as the escarpment bends round and covers a distance 
of two and three-quarter miles. At the most southerly point are 
situated the beautiful Dufferin Islands. The Niagara River borders 
the entire park system on its eastern side. In both the old and 
newer portions of the park system the trees and shrubs will 
named after the method in vogue in Kew, lead labels being used 
One of the objects of the Park Commission is to develop the park 
system along educational lines, and the Commission and their 
Superintendent, Mr. John H. Jackson, have entered upon the work 
in the right spirit. What the Ontario Agricultural College is to 
the Province in agriculture, so will the Queen Victoria Park be to 
