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railroad, and at the foot of and paralleling this approach; 

 along the south border; and in the beds in the vicinity of 

 conservatory range I. Evergreen shrubs, or small trees 

 which may be used in the same manner as shrubs, are 

 divided into two groups, those with broad leaves, such as 

 the rhododendron, known as broad-leaved evergreens, 

 and those with narrow leaves, sometimes like needles, 

 such as pines, hemlocks, spruces, firs, and yews, known 

 under the general term of coniferous evergreens. The 

 rhododendron is one of the most popular of the broad- 

 leaved evergreens. Collections of rhododendrons may be 

 seen on the east and south banks of the upper lake, just 

 behind the museum building; at the west end of the 

 Boulder Bridge; in front of the fountain at the museum 

 building; and on the north side of conservatory range I. 

 One of the best broad-leaved evergreens for this latitude, 

 and hardy except during a winter of extreme severity, 

 is the Japanese holly, Ilex crenata, fine examples of which 

 may be found in some of the beds in the vicinity of con- 

 servatory range I and at the Mansion. 



Coniferous evergreens, as individual specimens, may 

 best be studied in the pinetum. Groups of these plants, 

 used in a decorative way, may be found at the foot of the 

 Woodlawn Bridge approach; at the fountain in front of the 

 museum building; at the foot of the museum approach; 

 at the west end of the Long Bridge; in the beds at the 

 foot of the terrace at conservatory range I ; and in the other 

 beds to the north of the same range. As examples of the 

 mixed planting of deciduous shrubs and of various ever- 

 greens, beds nos. I to 7 at conservatory range 1 may be 

 cited as an example. 



12. The Japanese Cherry Collection 



This collection, a part of the deciduous arboretum, is 

 located to the westward of conservatory range 2, in a 

 little sheltered valley which opens out on the main road 

 and the Bronx River. There are about 100 trees in the 



