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buckwheat family, to which belong the climbing bindweeds 

 and brunnichia. On the left hand side, and beyond the 

 birthwort family, is the akebia family, where one will find 

 the five-leaved akebia, a native of Japan. Following this on 

 the same side is the moonseed family, to which belongs the 

 Canada moonseed. On the opposite side of the arbor is the 

 hydrangea family. The next family, occupying both sides of 

 the arbor, is the rose family, where will be found some climb- 

 ing roses. Following this, also on both sides of the arbor, is 

 the pea family, where one must seek the peas and wistarias. 

 Further on, occupying both sides, is the staff-tree family, 

 where will be found the climbing bitter-sweet and other vines 

 of this family. Succeeding this comes the grape family, to 

 which belong the grapes, the Virginia creeper, and the 

 Japanese ivy. On the right, beyond the grape family, is the 

 actinidia family, represented by the toothed actinidia. Oppo- 

 site to this is the morning-glory family, where the morning- 

 glories and moon-flower belong. Then comes the trumpet- 

 creeper family, of which the trumpet-creeper, a native of the 

 southeastern United States, is a member. This family in 

 turn is followed by the honeysuckle family, represented here 

 by several species of honeysuckle and woodbine. The 

 sequence terminates with the gourd family, to which belong, 

 as economic plants, the watermelon, cucumber, squash, musk- 

 melon, and gourds ; a common vine of eastern North Amer- 

 ica, and frequent in the valley of the Bronx, is the one- 

 seeded bur-cucumber, or star-cucumber, also a member of 



this family. 



5. The Fruticetum 



[Collection of shrubs] 

 This plantation, occupying about 16 acres, is located to the 

 northward of the lakes in the rear of the museum building, 

 and is confined to the area lying between the lakes, the rail- 

 road, the woodland on the east, and the north meadow. In 

 this collection are brought together all the hardy woody 

 plants which are shrubs, that is plants with woody stems 

 which branch from the ground and have no single main stem. 



