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Descriptive guide to the grounds, buildings and collections
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The yew family (Taxaceae) is represented by two genera.
Of the true yews ( Zawxus), there are: the American yew, or…
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ing sorts. The Chinese juniper, and its striking form, of col-
umnar habit, known as variety pyramidalis, are each…
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this is sometimes known as creeping Churlie; the fringed
loosestrife, from North America, is also here, as is the…
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illustrating the plum family, to which belong the plums,
cherries, apricots, and peaches. As many of the species of…
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together with other woody members of this family. The
tanners’-tree family comes next with a single representative,
the…
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ber of the privets, including the California privet so much
used for hedges; a variely of lilacs (:Syrdnga), including…
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lus) as a collection apart, many species grown here not being
represented in the arboretum and fruticetum. Immediately…
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upright habit, and more graceful than the cottonwaod or
Carolina poplar ; the American aspen, a native of northern…
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the DBronx River. The magnolia family will be found
mainly in the swale lying between the two ridges, with a
few…
The natural history of dogs : Canidae or genus Canis of authors ; including also the genera Hyaena and Proteles / by Lieut. Col…
38 MEMOIR OF PALLAS.
crossed the Altaisk mountains, followed the course
of the Irtish as far as Kolivan, where he inspected…
126 THE CANINE FAMILY
and races that have since been nearly or entirely
extirpated.
This opinion is strengthened by the fact…
SUB-GENUS I. CHAON.
SECTION I. LUPUS.
THE WOLVES.
Lupus, Linn.—Sub-genus Chaon, Ifam. Smith.
Tug typical wolf of Europe and…
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SECTION TII. CHRYSEUS.
THE RED DOGS.
Tue second group of wild dogs belongs to the old
continent, and at present is…