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indenture which defines the objects and terms of this gift,—a 
portion which contains about one hundred and thirty-seven acres, 
and is the finest part of the whole estate as regards the variety 
of its soils, the beauty and variety of the trees already growing 
upon it, and the lay of the land. An arboretum is intended to 
educate the public, as well as the special students who resort to 
it. When Woodland Hill comes into the possession of the Presi- 
dent and Fellows, the Arnold Arboretum will doubtless be laid 
out as an open park, with suitable walks and roadways. It can 
hardly fail to become a beautiful, wholesome, and instructive 
resort, which will be more and more precious as population grows 
denser about it. 
