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willow, a native of France. Along the west bank of the 
Bronx River may be found the Eugene poplar, of horticul- 
tural origin; and a row of the weeping willow, a native of 
southeastern Europe and Asia. At the northern end of 
the area devoted to this plantation are to be found, among 
others, the purple willow, a native of Europe, Northern 
Africa, and Asia; and the black willow, of eastern North 
America. Many other species are represented in this 
collection. 
7. The Fruticetum 
[COLLECTION OF SHRUBS] 
This plantation, occupying about 16 acres, is located to 
the northward of the lakes in the rear of the museum 
building, and is confined to the area lying between the 
lakes, the railroad, the woodland on the east, and the north 
meadows. In this collection are brought together speci- 
mens of hardy woody plants which are shrubs, that is, plants 
with woody stems which branch from the ground and have 
no single main stem. The arrangement here parallels 
that in the herbaceous grounds and in the other syste- 
matic collections. ‘The sequence begins on the southerly 
side near the long stone bridge which crosses the Bronx 
River, and proceeds on both sides of the path running to 
the north along the edge of the woods, returning south- 
ward on both sides of the path paralleling the main north 
and south driveway, to the peach family, on the bank over- 
looking the water garden. It then crosses to the senna 
family directly opposite and overlooking the westerly lake, 
proceeding northward from there across the transverse 
driveway, and following the line of the path paralleling to 
the westward the main north and south driveway. The 
sequence then continues to the westward along the north 
path, again extending southward at the Woodlawn Road 
entrance, continuing on both sides of the westerly path 
and terminating with the thistle family at the westerly end 
of the lake near the railroad border. The families will be 
