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Walk, you will pass, on the left, Mugho pine, single- 

 leaved European ash, European flowering ash, willow- 

 leaved European ash, white mulberry, Scotch pine 

 and several European flowering ashes again. Just be- 

 yond these the path forks again, the left branch slip- 

 ping off down a delightful series of steps, leading 

 under whispering hornbeams and rustling oaks and 

 maples, while the right branch swings gently around 

 toward the vicinity of Battle Pass. Almost opposite 

 the fork of the Walks stands a good type of the Tur- 

 key oak. We will take the right-hand fork. Along 

 it you will be delighted in autumn by the tall heads of 

 the iron weed (Vernonia novaboracensis) that reach 

 out to you in cool purple from the grassy bankside 

 at your right. Sturdy English oaks (Qncrcus robur) 

 line the path on the left, easily known by their leaves 

 which are on very short stems and have a wavy-lobed 

 cut. They are somewhat like the leaf of our white 

 oak, but are loosely eared at the base and thicker. 

 Their acorns have beautiful nuts, long, polished, cigar- 

 like at point, and set in small clean-cut saucer-like caps. 

 Down the slope a little, forming the point of a tri- 

 angle with the Turkey oak and an English oak, stands 

 a handsome red oak. 



Let us now go back to the Arbor that looks down 

 into Vale Cashmere and start again from that particu- 

 lar point, taking the path which leaves it from the 

 west. This Arbor is a beautiful place at all times. 

 It is hard to say when you like it best, be it May or 

 June when the Wistaria, the laurel, the azaleas and 

 the rhododendrons are in their glory or later, in July 



