VIII. 



WEST SEVENTY-SECOND STREET TO WEST 

 SEVENTY-NINTH STREET 



At the West Seventy-second Street Gate, the Walks 

 bend quickly north and south. We have been over 

 the southerly ; let us take the northerly, at the left of 

 the Drive. It wanders through a delightful Arbor, 

 hung with trailing vines and the sweet garlands of 

 the Wistaria; a lovely spot in the days of shifting 

 sunshine over dancing leaves. Almost as the Walk 

 swings around to the north, close by the Arbor, you 

 will find tall masses of the Tartarian honeysuckle. 

 You can know it easily by its leaves, which somewhat 

 resemble narrowed and elongated arrow-heads. Tech- 

 nically speaking they are ovate-lanceolate, with a very 

 cordate (heart-shaped) base. The leaves are also cil- 

 iate, that is, with a fringe of hairs along their margins ; 

 and are somewhat hairy on the undersides, as well. 

 In late May or early June the Tartarian honeysuckle 

 breaks out in bloom beautiful pink, white or crimson 

 flowers which have their upper lips cleft quite consid- 

 erably. As the flowers pass away, changing to fruit, the 

 bush is hung full of bright scarlet berries. 



A little stretch beyond the Arbor, you come to some 

 steps, and here, by the second step, on your left, you 

 meet the interesting Italian privet which bears white 

 fruit. There are some more very interesting things 



