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the north end; this is a native of the eastern part of the 

 country, from Ontario and New York to Michigan, Ne- 

 braska, Florida and Texas. Other tropical representatives 

 of this family will be found in house 2, conservatory range I. 

 The laurel family is represented by the sassafras, many 

 trees of which may be found wild in various parts of the 

 Garden. The sweet gum (Liquidambar), also wild in 

 the grounds, represents the witch-hazel family. 



The plane-trees are to be found just to the west of the 

 elms. Here are specimens of the American plane-tree; 

 it is a native of the eastern United States. On a knoll 

 nearby is a large specimen, native to the grounds, of this 

 tree, which is also known as the button-wood and button- 

 ball, and there are many other wild trees along the Bronx 

 River. Specimens of the London plane will also be found 

 here. This is largely planted as a shade tree in Europe, and 

 is often used in this country for the same purpose. It is 

 commonly known and sold as the oriental plane, but it is 

 not that tree, but a hybrid of horticultural origin. The 

 wood of the American plane, or button-wood, is largely 

 used in the manufacture of boxes for tobacco, for furniture* 

 and for the interior finishing of houses. 



The apple family and the peach family are located to the 

 north of the driveway leading to the long bridge. In the 

 apple family may be found some of the tree hawthorns and 

 thorns, including the Washington thorn, a native of the 

 southeastern United States. Following to the west are 

 some of the true apples (Malus), among them the Siberian 

 crab-apple, a native of eastern Asia; the cherry-leaved crab- 

 apple, presumably a natural hybrid, originally from Siberia; 

 the American crab-apple, from the eastern United States; 

 and Soulard's crab-apple, from the central United States. 

 In the peach family, among others, may be found the rose- 

 bud cherry, a Japanese plant, and a highly decorative 

 species; and the ordinary sweet cherry, originally from 

 Europe, a delicious fruit, of which there are many horti- 

 cultural forms. 



