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this group is located on both sides of the path and com- 

 prises many forms from various parts of the world; the 

 family is largely an inhabitant of temperate regions, so 

 many species can be grown here. The bayberry family 

 occurs across the driveway from the willows, occupying a 

 position on the bank overlooking the water garden. Here 

 may be found the sweet-fern, a native of eastern North 

 America ; the sweet gale, at home in north temperate regions ; 

 and the waxberry or bayberry, common in eastern North 

 America; the berries of the latter have a covering of wax, 

 which was separated by throwing the berries into hot 

 water, when the wax melted and rose to the surface, where 

 it was skimmed off; it is still used to some extent in making 

 candles. The monotypic corkwood family is represented 

 by the corkwood (Leitneria) of the southern United States, 

 which has proven to be hardy here at the foot of the terrace, 

 its catkins flowering early in the spring. The birch family 

 follows the willows on the east side of the path; here are 

 the hazel-nuts, the alders and the shrubby birches; the 

 common hazel-nut and the beaked hazel-nut, both from 

 North America, also the common hazel-nut or filbert of 

 Europe, and others; the smooth alder, common along 

 streams and in swamps, is also here. Following the birch 

 family on the same side of the path comes the beech 

 family; here may be found the shrubby oaks and the chin- 

 quapin of the southeastern United States. On the same 

 side of the path, a little farther along, is the elm family, 

 represented by the dwarf elms; most of the members of 

 this family are trees and may therefore be found in the 

 arboretum. Immediately following this is the mulberry 

 family, represented here by specimens of the Tartarian 

 mulberry. 



The crowfoot family occupies a space just to the north of 

 the willows west of the path, and is represented by the 

 moutan or tree peony, from China, and the shrub yellow- 

 root (Xanthorrhiza), from the eastern United States; its 

 roots are yellow, and at one time were employed as a dye; 



