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rose, a native of Japan. Numerous herbaceous species of 

 the rose family are grown at the herbaceous grounds. 



Following this is the apple family; to this belong the 

 apples and pears, many of which, being trees, may be found in 

 the arboretum. Of a shrubby habit, and therefore members 

 of this collection, are many of the hawthorns or thorn-apples, 

 the quinces, the rose-boxes, the choke-berries, the service- 

 berry and the shad-bush. Southward across the driveway 

 from these, and overlooking the easterly lake, is the collection 

 illustrating the plum family, to which belong the plums, 

 cherries, apricots and peaches. As many of the species of 

 this family are trees they may be found at the arboretum. 

 Among those represented here are the western sand cherry, 

 of northwestern North America; the three-lobed peach, a 

 native of China, with its double-flowered form; the dwarf 

 peach, from Europe; and the Russian almond, of Russia and 

 western Asia. 



Crossing the driveway to the west, the sequence is again 

 taken up on the ground overlooking the west lake, with the 

 senna family, represented by the Asiatic Judas-tree, of China 

 and Japan, and the American Judas-tree of the eastern United 

 States; in spring, before the appearance of the leaves, these 

 are profusely covered with pink or purplish flowers. Across 

 the transverse driveway to the north, and directly on the op- 

 posite side, may be found the pea family. Here are various 

 species of the pea-tree: the pigmy pea-tree, from the Him- 

 alayan region ; the Chamlagu pea-tree, from China ; the com- 

 mon pea-tree and the small-leaved pea-tree, both from Siberia. 

 In the fall the two-colored bush-clover, from China, is a show 

 of purple bloom. The white broom, the common broom and 

 the dense-flowered broom, all of Europe, have representatives 

 here; of these, the common broom, in Spain and France 

 attains the size of a small tree, and its wood is highly prized 

 for veneering and cabinet work; its branches are extensively 

 employed for making brooms, whence its common name. 

 Other plants of interest are the false indigo and the bristly 

 locust, both from the southeastern United States; the woody 



