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dimensions. The arrange- 
ment of the leaves, which 
are a tender yellowish-green 
in spring, is similar to that 
of the common Larch. An- 
other Chinese tree, Sophora 
japonica, is found on the 
north side of the hall. It is 
one of the most beautiful of 
all leguminous trees with its 
grayish bark, pinnate leaves, 
and creamy white flowers in 
terminal racemes. I he 
Chinese Cedar (Cedrela si- 
nensis) is one of the note- 
worthy trees planted in this 
arboretum where, in condi- 
tions of growth quite like 
those of its native China, it 
has reached a large size. 
The hardy Orange (Ponci- 
rus, or Citrus trifoliata) has 
attained considerable di- 
mensions for a small tree. 
In the spring it is one mass 
of white, fragrant flowers 
before the leaves are fully 
expanded and is worth a 
long journey to see at this 
stage of its development. 
Several Gingko trees are 
near the Lotus pool on the 
north side of Horticultural 
IN THE JAPANESE GARDEN 
Part of the planting as it exists near Horticultural Hall today, having some fine old 
Hybrid Rhododendrons, making it what the Europeans would call an American garden 
IN THE FLOWERING TIME OF MAY 
One of the fine Hybrid Rhododendrons planted in Lansdowne 
Valley' prior to 1876 and now finely developed specimens 
Hall and the border here shows large bushes of Rhodotypos ker- 
rioides, Staphylea caucasica, Xanthoceras sorbifolia, Exochorda 
grandiflora, Kerria japonica, Acer palmatum and several of its 
varieties. An avenue of Oriental Planes, which have reached large 
size, runs on both sides of the sunken water garden designed by 
Mr. Oglesby Paul to produce a Taj Mahal effect with Horticul- 
tural Hall, which is of the Moorish style of architecture. On the 
slope toward Landsdowne Valley 
are two fine specimens of Franklinia 
(Gordonia altamaha), raised by lay- 
ering from the original tree in Bart- 
ram’s garden. Five hybrid Rhodo- 
dendrons planted in Landsdowne 
Valley prior to the Centennial in 
1876, have developed splendidly and 
present a brilliant mass of color dur- 
ing the flowering season. The hall 
itself, spanned with a glass roof, is 
full of tropical trees of great size 
and interest; such as the Traveler’s- 
tree (Ravenala madagascariensis), 
the Cohune Palm (Attalea Cohune), 
the Moreton Bay Pine (Araucaria 
Bidwillii), the Mango (Mangifera 
indica), the Date Palm (Phoenix 
dactylifera), the Coffee (Coffea ara- 
bica), and an historic Sago Palm 
(Cycas revoluta), the property of 
Robert Morris and more than one 
hundred and fifty years old. This 
is, of course, only a partial list of 
the valuable plants there raised 
under glass. 
The portion of Fairmount Park 
east of the Schuylkill River is also 
planted with a number of notable 
trees. An avenue of Lindens (Tilia americana) follows the river 
drive in front of the boat houses; and near the Lincoln Monu- 
ment, at the foot of Lemon Hill (opposite to the Brown Street 
entrance to the park) in a hollow formerly occupied by a foun- 
tain, is a group of tall spire-shaped deciduous Cypress trees 
(Taxodium distichum). These are particularly interesting be- 
cause, where their roots have been covered with asphalt pave- 
