1 . 
Leaves i inch long, 4-angled, curved and tapering - 
Japanese Cedar ( Cryptotneria ) . 
m. Leaves flat, linear, rigid, dark-green, generally 
2-ranked, about J inch long - - Yew ( Taxus ) . 
n. Leaves flat, linear, apparently 2-ranked, about 1 inch 
long Torreya ( Tumion ) . 
o. Leaves variable in shape and attachment, linear or 
oblong, with a single median nerve, or with par- 
allel veins Podocarpus. 
B. Leaves deciduous. 
a. Leaves secondary, more than 6 to a spur shoot - 
Larch ( Larix ) 
b. Leaves primary, flat, linear, inch long, appear- 
ing in two rows on the slender branchlets 
Bald Cypress ( Taxodhtm) 
c. Leaves on secondary shoots, resembling those of 
maiden-hair fern - - Maiden-hair Tree ( Ginkgo) 
(The Ginkgo is really not one of the conifers, but is closely 
related to them, and grows very commonly in lawns in our 
vicinity) . 
NOTICE 
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (of the Brooklyn Institute of 
Arts and Sciences) is open free to the public daily, from 8 a. m. 
until sunset ; on Sundays and holidays at 10 a. m. Entrances on 
Flatbush Avenue, opposite Prospect Park; on Washington 
Avenue, south of Eastern Parkway; and on Eastern Parkway, 
between the Museum building and Prospect Heights reservoir. 
A docent will meet parties by appointment and conduct them 
through the Garden. Telephone, 6173 Prospect. 
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