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The arrangement here parallels that in the herbaceous 

 grounds and in the other systematic collections. The 

 sequence begins on the southerly side near the large stone 

 bridge which crosses the Bronx River, and proceeds on both 

 sides of the path running to the north along the edge of the 

 woods, returning southward on both sides of the path paral- 

 leling the main north and south driveway, to the plum 

 family, on the bank overlooking the easterly lake. It then 

 crosses to the senna family directly opposite and overlooking 

 the westerly lake, proceeding northward from there across 

 the transverse driveway, and following the line of the path 

 paralleling to the westward the main north and south drive- 

 way. The sequence then continues to the westward along 

 the north path, again extending southward at the Woodlawn 

 Road entrance, continuing on both sides of the westerly 

 path and terminating with the thistle family at the westerly 

 end of the lake near the railroad border. The families will 

 be referred to below in this sequence. 



The first is the willow family, beginning near the entrance 

 to the stone bridge across the Bronx River ; this group is 

 located on both sides of the path and comprises 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 drive- 

 way from the willows, occupying a position on the bank 

 overlooking the easterly lake. Here will be found the sweet- 

 fern, a native of eastern North America ; the sweet gale, at 

 home in north temperate regions ; and the waxberry or bay- 

 berry, common in eastern North America ; the berries of the 

 latter have a covering of wax, which was obtained by throw- 

 ing 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 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 



