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Descriptive guide to the grounds, buildings and collections
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and driveway approaches. The house contains fifteen com-
partments, separated by glass partitions and doors.
House No. i…
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the maguey of the West Indies (a spiny-leaved relative of
the century plant, native of the West Indies, and used there…
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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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family.
At the junction of the brook with this pond is the
water-plantain family, including, besides the water-plantain…
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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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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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buckwheat family, to which belong the climbing bindweeds
and brunnichia. On the left hand side, and beyond the…
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smooth aider, common along streams and in swamps, is also
here.
Following the birch family on the same side of the…
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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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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…
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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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the path from the viburnums, and here will be found, among
others, the fragrant honeysuckle, from China, one of the…
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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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and the butternut are both wild elsewhere in the Garden.
The pecan-nut {Hicoria -pecan}, wild in the south central…
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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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the Bronx River. The magnolia family will be found
mainly in the swale lying between the two ridges, with a
few…
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Near the eastern end of the long bridge are trees illus-
trating the senna family, the pea family, the rue family, and…
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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…
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Peonies, bulbs and hardy plants
BABCOCK PEONY GARDENS, JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK
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Herbaceous Peonies
111 presenting- the ft iHowin,^- list of select and…
The natural history of dogs : Canidae or genus Canis of authors ; including also the genera Hyaena and Proteles / by Lieut. Col…
INTRODUCTION.
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pass from one to the other, from the largest Irish
greyhound, through wolves, dogs, jackals, and
foxes,…
THE AMERICAN WOLVES.
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fore-wrists is present.
The grey about the eyes
and face, in old individuals, is likewise similar…
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HOARY AGUARA DOG.
Dusicyon canescensy Nob.
PLATE XXII.
This species we have seen domesticated among tlie
Indians, who…