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lose their leaves in the autumn, located along nearly the 

 entire eastern side of the grounds from Pelham Avenue to 

 Williamsbridge. 



The salicetum, or collection of willows, occupies several 

 acres on both sides of the river at the north end of the 

 grounds. 



7. The fruticetum, or collection of hardy shrubs, located 

 on the plain northeast of the museum building at the Wood- 

 lawn Road entrance and extending northward into the 

 north meadows; this collection is also arranged by botanical 

 relationship. 



The viticetum, or collection of shrubby vines, is in the 

 edge of the forest east of the economic garden, not far from 

 the museum building. 



8. The herbaceous garden, situated in the valley east 

 of conservatory range 1, near the Southern Boulevard 

 entrance, containing collections of hardy herbaceous plants 

 arranged by botanical relationship. 



9. The morphological garden, just north of the herba- 

 ceous garden, designed to illustrate forms of plants and 

 plant structures studied in elementary botany. 



10. The economic garden, adjoining the morphological 

 garden on the north, containing groups of hardy plants 

 whose products are directly useful to man. 



C. Horticultural Plantations 



Containing plants that may be used for decorative pur- 

 poses. The systematic plantations also contain a number 

 of such plants. 



11. Decorative woody plants in groups along the roads 

 and paths and in various parts of the grounds, consisting 

 of conifers, rhododendrons, flowering shrubs, magnolias, 

 etc. 



12. The Japanese cherry collection, in the valley between 

 the river and conservatory range 2, containing over a 

 hundred trees that flower every spring. 



13. The rose garden, an area of over an acre located in 



