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densely woolly. This pubescence is very marked on the 

 undersides of the thick leaves and especially on the 

 petioles. The leaves, especially above the middle, seem 

 to develop a tendency to lobe. This is quite noticeable 

 on the upper parts of the leaves. The flowers of the 

 Soulard are blush color and break out in dense woolly 

 cymes. The fruit is a pome, flattened lengthwise and 

 of a yellow hue. The tree is named from J. J. Soulard, 

 of Galena, 111., who first brought this variety into culti- 

 vation. They are certainly a pretty cluster here and are 

 doing well. Their healthfulness is indeed a joy to look 

 upon, especially their leaves and branches. 



Quercus bicolor. (Sivamp White Oak. No. 24.) 

 There are two of these trees about opposite each other 

 on either side of the Walk, not far from the West 

 Ninety-sixth Street Gate. They are worthy of notice 

 because, though of the same species of oak, their leaves 

 are quite different. The leaves of the one on the east 

 of the Walk are in conformity with the type of the 

 swamp white oak's leaves, as you have met this tree in 

 other parts of the Park, but the leaves of the one on the 

 west of the Walk are very much more deeply lobed. 

 The two trees stand about diagonally opposite to each 

 other. You will find them easily by taking the north- 

 erly Walk from the West Ninety-sixth Street Gate, and 

 following it on, until about midway between its first 

 fork and the place where it meets the Drive, as it passes 

 over Transverse Road No. 4. 



As you proceed it may be of interest to note some of 

 the things you pass on the way. Just beyond the 

 Crimean linden stands sycamore maple, with five-lobed 



