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terberry, conspicuous in the fall, for its bright red 

 berries. Its leaves are wedge-shaped at the base. Be- 

 yond these, on the right, in the point of the bed here 

 between Walk and Drive, is Rhodotypos with its ovate, 

 opposite leaves which remind you of the arrowwood. 

 Continuing, on your left again, nearly opposite the 

 Arbor, stands a handsome honey locust with dark, al- 

 most blackish bark, strong thorns, and delicate pinnate 

 leaves. Just north of the honey locust is swamp dog- 

 wood or kinnikinnik, with silky pubescent leaves, cream 

 white flowers in late spring or early summer, in flat 

 cymes and pale-blue berries. Roiling out beside this 

 shrub is a handsome mass of the Cornus sanguined, 

 with broadly ovate leaves coming down to a point 

 at the tip. It gets its name san guinea from its end 

 branches which in winter turn a beautiful polished 

 crimson. Afar off then you can see its ruddy glow, 

 and against the snow it is charming. Its specific name 

 alba applies to its fruit, white berries. Passing on, 

 near where the Walk bends up toward Seventy-second 

 Street Gate, a fine old osage orange spreads out its 

 shining canopy of sun-glinted leaves. Its dark-brown 

 bark with a decided reddish cast will mark it for you. 

 But if this is not enough, look for the spines in the 

 axils of its leaves. This tree fruits heavily, and if 

 you are passing it in the autumn, you will see the 

 large pale-green "oranges" hanging conspicuously amid 

 the branches. Of course, the term "orange" is merely 

 applied from their resemblance to that fruit. The 

 green fruit of the osage, as you can see by examin- 

 ing the pieces which are sure to be under the tree, is 



