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west, and trends northward in graceful curves, be- 

 tween the Mall and the Drive. A gnarled sour gum 

 blazons its crimson banners to the autumn sun very 

 near to where the Walk begins to bend northerly. It 

 is a little to the right of the Walk. You can tell it 

 by the crowding of its oval, entire leaves at the ends 

 of the side branches. Not far from the sour gum, 

 and quite near the Walk is red maple. Some dis- 

 tance beyond, where the Walk swings gently to the 

 west, after its slight bend to the east, you come, on 

 your left, upon several oaks. The first is swamp white 

 oak, the next two are white oaks, and the next be- 

 yond, the last of the four, is an English oak which 

 was planted in the year 1861 by the present King of 

 England, when he visited this country as Prince of 

 Wales. The tree has since been known as the "Prince 

 of Wales Oak." It has had every care, but for some 

 reason, it does not seem to be doing over well — in- 

 deed, it is just about holding its own. 



At the spot where the Walk touches the Drive there 

 is English elm again. The Walk then draws away 

 from the Drive, opens out into the transept of the 

 Mall, and throws oil a cosy little side-shoot of path 

 again at your left. This snuggles down close to the 

 Drive, and runs with it for a little space. If you 

 take it, it will show you a good swamp white oak 

 with a fine old white ash just beyond it. The ash 

 has compound leaves. These are on your right. On 

 your left, where the Walk comes nearest to the Drive, 

 you will find a catalpa and a sassafras. Opposite 

 these, about midway between them, a stately old white 



