(93) 



Salicetum. — The area occupied by this plantation is be- 

 tween the main driveway and the Bronx River, north of the 

 fruticetum, and comprises several acres. Here are brought 

 together moisture-loving willows (Salix) and poplars 

 (Populus) as a collection apart, many species grown here 

 not being represented in the arboretum and fruticetum. 

 In the corner of the salicetum, next to the driveway, is a 

 group of willows, consisting, in part, of the red-stemmed 

 yellow willow, of horticultural origin, and the Ural purple 

 willow. To the east of this may be found the golden, or 

 yellow willow, of common occurrence in eastern North 

 America, and Bashford's willow, a native of France. Along 

 the west bank of the Bronx River may be found the cotton- 

 wood, or Carolina poplar, found wild in eastern North 

 America; and a row of the weeping willow, a native of Asia. 

 At the northern end of the area devoted to this plantation 

 are to be found, among others, the purple willow, a native 

 of Europe; and the black willow, of North America. Many 

 other species are represented in this collection. 



6. The Deciduous Arboretum 



This plantation extends over much of the garden area 

 east of the Bronx River. The sequence of plant families 

 begins at the southeast corner of the grounds and continues 

 northward to the northern boundary, occupying the easterly 

 ridge and the low grounds adjacent thereto. Here hardy 

 trees are brought together, trees being regarded as woody 

 plants which have a single main stem arising from the 

 ground and not branching until some distance above it. 

 The groups will be referred to in the order of their sequence. 



The first is the willow family which occupies the land 

 near the south border, where a collection of willows and 

 poplars may be found. Of these Simon's poplar, from 

 China, is of rapid growth and upright habit, and more 

 graceful than the cottonwood or Carolina poplar; the 

 American aspen, a native of northern North America, 

 the wood of which is largely manufactured into pulp 



