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leaves on the stem; and to the left of this are specimens 

 illustrating the various ways in which plants may form a 

 mosaic covering on the ground. A little beyond are the 

 examples of stem-forms; one bed shows the smaller kinds, 

 while for the larger examples, illustrating tree-twining, 

 root-climbing and tendril-climbing stems, specimens have 

 been placed to the left of this. 



A little beyond the pool may be found the bed illustrating 

 flower-clusters, and still farther on that devoted to para- 

 sitic plants, or those deriving their nourishment from the 

 living tissues of other plants. To the left of this and farther 

 up the hill is the group of plants showing leaf-positions. 

 Beyond and a little to the right are plants which are at 

 home in desert regions, and the various means of accom- 

 modating themselves to their natural surroundings are 

 shown. Farther on to the right is the bed devoted to 

 fruit-forms; and to the left of this, one showing various 

 forms of seed-dispersal, those with the surface of the fruits 

 covered with some sticky substance or curved appendages 

 or hooked hairs or spines requiring the intervention of some 

 animal for their distribution, while those with wings or 

 with hairs attached to the seed are spread through the 

 agency of the wind. To the right of the above are plants 

 representing a species and a variety, and to the left of this 

 is a bed containing plants showing species and hybrids. 



10. Economic Garden 



The collections illustrating food plants and those produc- 

 ing substances directly useful to man in the arts, sciences 

 and industries are planted at the northern end of the long 

 glade containing the herbaceous collections just described. 

 The collection is arranged in two series divided by a central 

 grass walk. The beds on each side are numbered consecu- 

 tively, the number being indicated on a wooden stake in 

 the center. A general sign is placed in each of the beds, 

 denoting what its contents are intended to represent, and 

 in front of each plant is a smaller label giving individual 

 information. 



