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The arrangement here parallels that in the herbaceous 
grounds and in the other systematic collections. The 
sequence begins on the southerly side near the large 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 southward on both sides of the path paral- 
leling the main north and south driveway, to the plum 
family, on the bank overlooking the easterly lake. 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 drive- 
way. 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 referred to below in this sequence. 
The first is the willow family, beginning near the entrance 
to the stone bridge across the Bronx River; this group is 
located on both sides of the path and comprises 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 drive- 
way from the willows, occupying a position on the bank 
overlooking the easterly lake. Here will be found the sweet- 
fern, a native of eastern North America; the sweet gale, at 
home in north temperate regions; and the waxberry or bay- 
berry, common in eastern North America; the berries of the 
latter have a covering of wax, which was obtained by throw- 
ing 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 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 
