DEPARTMENT OP PARKS. 101 



Iii the woods between battle puss and the dairy cottage 

 may be found many fine specimens of betula lenta, <>r black 

 birch, and the nyssa multiflora ; pepperige, or black gum. 

 The pepperige is a medium sized tree that grows in both wet 

 and dry soils. The fibre of the wood is so interwoven that if 

 is almost impossible to split it. It is held in some estimation 

 for ornamental purposes, but is difficult to transplant unless 

 often removed. It is grown from seed, which generally remain 

 in the ground a year before vegetating. 



In the vicinity of the play-ground to the left of the east 

 drive, are to be found the sophora japonica, or Japan sophora ; 

 the sophora japonica pendula, or weeping sophora ; much of it 

 decays every year under the blighting influence of winter. 



The cladrastis tincloria, or yellow wood ; many fine speci- 

 mens of which are growing in the park, and the kolrenteria 

 paniculata, or Chinese kolrenteria; the foliage of which is 

 \< sry handsome. It product's a large quantity of seed in 

 bladder-shaped capsules, which remain on the tree all winter. 



Around the pool at the children's play ground there are 

 many tine specimens of the aralia nudicaulis, or Hercules club, 

 with a beautiful foliage. This tree bears a large quantity of 

 seed, resembling that of the elderberry, the high-holders are 

 particulary fond of these berries when ripe. The oleagenus 

 augustifolia or oleaster ; very fragrant when in bloom, and 

 commonly known as the American olive, the oystrya Viriginica, 

 or American hop horn beam, which docs well on all parts of 

 the park; the rhus cortinas, or smoke tree, a very pleasing 

 and airy shrub; the rhus cappallina, or dwarf sumach, very 

 beautiful in the autumn from the rich coloring of its foliage ; 

 and the tillia Europoea, or European silver linden ; many tine 

 specimens of which can be found mi west drive east of three 

 arch bridge. It also grows well in all parts of the park. 



Ulmes latifolia Americana or American broad leaved elm. 



• A most perfect type of this tree can be seen south of play 



ground near baffle pass. It is about fifty feet high. This 



particular tree is known as the Nellie tree, from the fact that 



a beautiful young lady, known as Nellie, read for hours every 



