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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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smooth alder, common along streams and in swamps, is also
here. Following the birch family on the same side of the
path…
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spiraeas, of which there are many forms, the blackberries,
the raspberries, the roses, and athers. Among the spiraeas,…
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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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of Europe, the berries of which are acrid and poisonous; the
berries of several of the species of oleaster are edible;…
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the path from the viburnums, and here will be found, among
others, the fragrant honeysuckle, from China, one of the…
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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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is valued in that region on account of its bark which is used
in tanning leather. The swamp oak, the scarlet oak, the…
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it is highly esteemed; it is also used for wooden-ware and
paper pulp. To the north of the buckeye family is the
linden…