( 26r ) 
this group is located on both sides of the path and com- 
prises many forms from various parts of the world; the 
family is largely an inhabitant of temperate regions, so 
many species can be grown here. The bayberry family 
occurs across the driveway from the willows, occupying a 
position on the bank overlooking the water garden. Here 
may be found the sweet-fern, a native of eastern North 
America; the sweet gale, at home in north temperate regions; 
and the waxberry or bayberry, common in eastern North 
America; the berries of the latter have a covering of wax, 
which was separated by throwing the berries into hot 
water, when the wax melted and rose to the surface, where 
it was skimmed off; it is still used to some extent in making 
candles. The monotypic corkwood family is represented 
by the corkwood (Leitneria) of the southern United States, 
which has proven to be hardy here at the foot of the terrace, 
its catkins flowering early in the spring. The birch family 
follows the willows on the east side of the path; here are 
the hazel-nuts, the alders and the shrubby birches; the 
common hazel-nut and the beaked hazel-nut, both from 
North America, also the common hazel-nut or filbert of 
Europe, and others; the smooth alder, common along 
streams and in swamps, is also here. Following the birch 
family on the same side of the path comes the beech 
family; here may be found the shrubby oaks and the chin- 
quapin of the southeastern United States. On the same 
side of the path, a little farther along, is the elm family, 
represented by the dwarf elms; most of the members of 
this family are trees and may therefore be found in the 
arboretum. Immediately following this is the mulberry 
family, represented here by specimens of the Tartarian 
mulberry. 
The crowfoot family occupies a space just to the north of 
the willows west of the path, and is represented by the 
moutan or tree peony, from China, and the shrub yellow- 
root (Xanthorrhiza), from the eastern United States; its 
roots are yellow, and at one time were employed as a dye; 
