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thin, narrow leaves. If you look at these leaves closely, 

 you will see that their margins are slightly rolled 

 over (revolute). They are Rosemary-leaved willows, 

 some handsome examples of which you met down on 

 Section No. 5, near the Conservatory Lake. In the 

 angle of the fork, beyond, is Tartarian honeysuckle 

 which blooms with white flowers. This is variety 

 alba. On the left, as you turn to go south, toward 

 Bolivar Hill, you pass some young Lombardy poplars, 

 with close-hugged branches and small, broad-deltoid 

 leaves. 



Continue on this Walk, up the Hill, and, on the 

 right of the Walk (west), about opposite the Bolivar 

 Statue, you will see a goodly cluster of common snow- 

 balls. Where the arm of Drive comes in here, at the 

 north, in its southwest corner, you will find Rosa 

 canina, the Dog Rose, Canker Rose, or Wild Brier. 

 Its leaflets are five to seven, obtuse at base and tip, 

 of an oval shape, and about an inch and a half long. 

 They are of rather thickish texture, smooth above, and 

 frequently downy on the undersides. The flowers, 

 light pink, occur solitary or in clusters of threes. The 

 hips are about three-quarters of an inch long, egg- 

 shaped, and of a brilliant orange-red, often scarlet. 

 The shrub's recurving branches are beset with hooked 

 prickles. Off to the northeast of the Dog Rose, trail- 

 ing down over the east side of this arm of Drive, is 

 another rich mass of the scaled juniper. A lamp stands 

 on the east border of the Drive encircling Bolivar 

 Statue, about opposite the Dog Rose. Close by this 

 lamp is a sturdy Colorado blue spruce. Follow this 



