Trees and shrubs of Central Park . h, completely surrounding it so that theypoint in every direction. The cones of this tree aresmall, about three inches long, cylindrical, of a soft,dull brown. The cone-scales are thin, pliant, and claspover each other loosely. These cone scales are roundedat the ends, but the ends, if you look at them closely,are slightly uneven along the edges. The small cigar-like cones are usually covered with resin of a frostywhite, and hang in thick bunches at the ends of thebranches. This tree, in its perfect development, isindeed beautiful. It is a native of the Black
Trees and shrubs of Central Park . h, completely surrounding it so that theypoint in every direction. The cones of this tree aresmall, about three inches long, cylindrical, of a soft,dull brown. The cone-scales are thin, pliant, and claspover each other loosely. These cone scales are roundedat the ends, but the ends, if you look at them closely,are slightly uneven along the edges. The small cigar-like cones are usually covered with resin of a frostywhite, and hang in thick bunches at the ends of thebranches. This tree, in its perfect development, isindeed beautiful. It is a native of the Black Sea whereit grows to a height of seventy-five feet. It is of com-pact foliage and of a distinctly conical form of ponderosa. {Western Yellow Pine. No. 26.)Back of McGowans Pass Tavern, a little to the south-east, on the ground embraced by the encircling walk,you will see two large pine trees. They are betweenthirty and forty feet high, with board-reaching you can get near enough to them to count the leaves. Western Yellow Pine (Iliuis j^undiTusa}Map 15. No. 26. 333 in one of the little bundles (fascicles), you will seethat they are in threes. You have met this pine in the Rambje, and the de-scription there given will serve for these trees. Isimply wish, here, to call your attention to these finespecimens—the best in the Park of this variety of are handsome fellows truly, and it will be sometime before the sapling in the Ramble reaches theirproportions. See these trees by all means. Pyrus aucuparia. (European Mountain Ash. RowanTree. No. 75.) Near the Loch, at the extreme south-westerly corner of this section, you will find a fairsized specimen of this beautiful foreign comrade ofour native mountain ash. You will meet it, well up onthe greensward at the left of the Walk as you comefrom the Arch (over which runs the Drive) along thepath that wanders from the wooded shores of the Har-lem Meer. After passing beneath the Arch, follow thepath sout
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