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Descriptive guide to the grounds, buildings and collections
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in diameter, but in the Rocky Mountains it is seldom one-
half this size, and trees taken from the far northwest do not…
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best for ornamental purposes. It was discovered in 1860 on
the famous Japanese mountain, Fuji-yama, by Mr. Veitch, for…
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The space allotted to the pines (Przus) embraces the region
to the eastward of the spruces and public conservatories, ex…
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pine of Europe and Asiatic Russia. Oun the easterly slope
of this higher land and on the lower ground nearby will be…
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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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member of this family and a native of North America. The
tanks in the court of the public conservatories contain a great…
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is the loosestrife family, represented by the purple loosestrife,
a native of Europe, but iniroduced in many places in…
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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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be found several species of the strawberry-shrub, including
the hairy one which has the fragrant flowers scented like…
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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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upright habit, and more graceful than the cottonwaod or
Carolina poplar ; the American aspen, a native of northern…
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and the butternut are both wild elsewhere in the Garden.
The pecan-nut (Hicoria pecan), wild in the south central United…
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sides of the road leading to the Lorillard mansion. The oaks,
the chestnuts, and the beeches belong here. The oaks
(…
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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…