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Along the path in the little swale running to the west is a 
collection of the Japanese flowering cherries which are so 
highly admired by the Japanese, and this admiration is 
shared by all who see these specimens at the height of 
their loveliness which comes about the last week in April or 
the first in May. There are about one hundred trees in 
the collection, the blossoms from single to double, and the 
colors ranging from white to the deepest rose, and one with 
the blossoms a yellowish green, quite in contrast with the 
remainder. There is also in this collection a group, oc- 
cupying the point dividing the paths, of the Japanese weep- 
ing cherry; this blossoms two or three weeks earlier than the 
others; its long drooping branches, clothed with delicate 
pink blossoms, make of it a graceful and charming object. 
Near the eastern end of the long bridge are trees illustrat- 
ing the senna family, located south of the bridge approach, 
and the pea family, the rue family and the mahogany 
family on the north side. One of those in the senna family 
is the honey-locust or three-horned acacia (Gleditsia), a 
native of eastern North America; its durability when 
in contact with the ground makes its wood of especial 
value for fence posts, for which purpose it is largely used. 
Another of this family is the Kentucky coffee-tree, in 
several large and small specimens. One of the representa- 
tives of the pea family, from Japan, is the Japanese yellow- 
wood (Maackia). Another is the locust-tree (Robinia), a 
native of the south central United States, but extensively 
naturalized elsewhere; its wood is hard and close-grained, 
and is very durable when in contact with ground or with 
water, so the high value in which it is held for fence posts 
and for ship-building may be readily understood. The rue 
family has for representatives the Japanese cork-tree 
(Phellodendron), from central Japan, and the Asiatic or 
Sachalin cork-tree, from northeastern Asia. The ma- 
hogany-tree family has a single species represented, the 
Chinese bastard-cedar, a native of northern China; the 
mahogany tree itself, and other representatives of the 
family, will be found at conservatory range I. 
