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of the northern line, and southward on the eastern border, with 
occasional interruptions, for the greater part of its length. Trees 
flower or showy fruit at nearly all times of the growing season. 
In front of the shrubs along the southern part of the western 
border is a pean collection of herbaceous perennials. 
These have been so selec and arranged as to their times of 
blooming that there is a succession of flowers from spring to fall, 
so that at all times it is a place of interest to the lic. 
The nurseries are east of the Bronx, a short distance north of 
the southeastern entrance. As stated above, they are for the 
preservation of duplicate material and the growing of plants too 
young to be eae n the other plantations, and for exper- 
imental purposes. All seeds of hardy plants are germinated here, 
and when the ae are sufficiently grown they are transferred 
to their proper position in the other plantations. 
one visiting the grounds and desiring to inspect the prin- 
cipal plantations, the following suggestions may be of value. 
Starting from the railway station, proceed toward the museum 
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western end of the upper lake to the fruticetum. From here a 
visit may be made to the salicetum in the low land on the north- 
east border of this plantation ; thence across the bridge just east 
of the grove of white pines at the northeastern corner of the 
boretum site which eet north and south along this ridge. 
It is but a short walk to the south along the east bank of the 
Bronx to the group of tulip-trees above referred to. Continue 
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Blue Bridge, at the further end of which is the entrance to the 
collection of these trees along the seaboard. Proceed southward 
through this grove, bearing to the left at the fork, until the ol 
Lorillard dam is reached, thence westerly along a wood road, turn- 
ing to the left at a fork on the top of the hill, at the foot of which 
