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oblong in shape, and very decidedly pointed. The nut 

 itself is thick shelled, with irregular, ragged ridges. 

 Opposite the butternut, on the right of the Walk, is a 

 bald cypress with fine feather-like leaf sprays, and if 

 you continue easterly on this Walk, you will find two 

 more just before you come to the next fork of the Walk, 

 on your right. A fine old black cherry, with rough bark 

 and glossy, lance-oblong leaves, stands just beyond, on 

 the left of the Walk, facing the little right-hand oflfshoot 

 of the path. Continuing, on the left of the Walk, not 

 far from the Seventh Avenue and One Hundred and 

 Tenth Street Gate, is sycamore maple, with large, thick, 

 five-lobed leaves, on long reddish leaf stems (petioles). 

 Morus rubra. (Red Mulberry. No. 6.) If you enter 

 the Park at the West One Hundred and Third Street 

 Gate, and proceed easterly up some steps to the second 

 fork of the Walk, in the V of the fork, almost in the 

 point of the V, you will find a fair sample of this tree. 

 You see that its leaves are rough and dull green on the 

 uppersides — very diflferent from the smooth and shining 

 green leaves of the white mulberry. This is one pretty 

 good way to note the differences between these two 

 mulberries ; the red has very rough, thick leaves which 

 are not shining; the white has thin, smooth (upper- 

 sides) shining, light green leaves. While you are here 

 let me call your attention to the mass of Rose of Sharon, 

 at the right of the first set of steps. In between the 

 Rose of Sharon and the steps is Reeve's Spiraea, easily 

 distinguished by its low form, fine branches, and lance- 

 olate leaves. Handsome sweeping masses of Forsythia 

 suspense make a beautiful bank effect, just to the right 



