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Descriptive guide to the grounds, buildings and collections
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best for ornamental purposes. It was discovered in i860 on
the famous Japanese mountain, Fuji-yama, by Mr. Veitch, for…
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The space allotted to the pines (Pinus) embraces the region
to the eastward of the spruces and public conservatories, ex…
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pine of Europe and Asiatic Russia. On 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 (Taxus), there are : the American yew, or…
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are: the common blue flag of our swamps, the yellow flag
of Europe, the German iris, the Siberian iris, the Japanese…
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young shoots are sometimes used as a vegetable. Closely
related to this, and just south of it, is the amaranth family,…
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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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stonecrop family, where there will be found many of the
stonecrops (Sedum), among the more showy and attractive
being…
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tropics ; the Illinois acuan is one of the plants representing
this family here, and many others will be found in the…
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are both here. Along the edge of the brook, and opposite
the spurge family, will be seen the water-starwort family, to…
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is the loosestrife family, represented by the purple loosestrife,
a native of Europe, but introduced in many places in…
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this is sometimes known as creeping Charlie ; the fringed
loosestrife, from North America, is also here, as is the…
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plants, is the water-leaf family, at the base of a large rock
on the ridge ; there are the purple, the broad-leaved, and…
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nums ; it is to this family that the potato, tomato and egg-
plant belong.
A little beyond and to the left of the mints…
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honeysuckles, will be found in the fruticetum and in the
viticetum.
To the left is the valerian family with a single…
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The arrangement here parallels that in the herbaceous
grounds and in the other systematic collections.
The
sequence…
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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 others. 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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chestnuts are trees, and are grown in the arboretum. Fol-
lowing this is the soapberr)^family, with the soapberry, from…
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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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lies) 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 cottonvvood or
Carolina poplar; the American aspen, a native of northern…
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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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to the north of the sumac, family, are the maple and buckeye
families.
The maples (Acer) are represented by a number…
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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…
The natural history of dogs : Canidae or genus Canis of authors ; including also the genera Hyaena and Proteles / by Lieut. Col…
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THE WOLVES.
blished ; he resumed his good condition of body
and brilliant coat ; his keepers could again approach
him…
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THE AMERICAN WOLVES.
their fur is shining and pure black : of the former,
Mr Griffith, in the EngUsh version of the…