CONTENTS 



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Opening Leaves 1 



Tree Life 18 



Central Park 29 



Wood Notes 47 



Around the '' Pond "—First Excursion .... 57 



On "The Point "—Second Excursion , ... 77 



Along the Lakeside — Third Excursion .... 91 



In the "Ramble" — Fourth Excursion .... 105 



Shrubs and Vines \}0 



Botanical Descriptions 179 



Trees with Ornamental Blossoms . '. . . .184 



Description of Native Trees 186 



of Native Shrubs 243 



of Native Vines ....... 304 



of Foreign Trees 353 



of Foreign Shrubs 376 



of Foreign Vines 404 



Vll 



