Till'. PISA CARHKN T57 



The main plants to attract attention out of doors, at this 

 time of the year, were the early spring Bowers and the trees. 

 Of blooming plants there were a surprisingly large number. 

 Pale blue native crocuses and white and yellow species 

 of Naricissiis, both native and introduced for cultivation, 

 together with young leaves on a number of shrubs and swell- 

 ing buds on others, made the garden seem like an Illinois 

 garden in late April or early May. Several species of 

 Hellehorus were in bloom, and a fine clump of Iris stilosa, 

 with delicate purplish blue flowers, was conspicuous. The 

 native Anemone coronaria was in blossom. Hyacinths and 

 tulips were coming into bloom, and the garden hands were 

 busy with the planting of seeds anci other preparations for 

 summer. 



A small tree of Citrus cliinoisis, with small leathery 

 leaves and a great load of tiny oranges, was the first thini; 

 lO attract mv attention. The fruit is rather sweet, but also 

 strongly flavored with orange oil. The tree is exceedingly 

 attractive in appearance and thrives well in this climate. 

 (Jilr/is viil[^(iris is also present in the garden, the fruit appear- 

 ing like the mandarins grown farther south. The oldest 

 tree in the garden is a Qiierciis rotiDidifoVui, \\\t\\ a trunk 

 about a meter and a half in diameter. It was planted in 

 1770. Other large trees were a giant ceciar of Lebanon, 

 planted in 1782; several Ginkgos, planted in the same year, 

 the largest of which has a diameter of about 1.4 meters; a 

 Magnolia grandiflora some 60 centimeters in diameter; an 

 Araucaria Ijidziellii about 30 centimeters; an A. imbricala 

 about 20 centimeters; and an A. braziliensis about 15 centi- 

 meters. Araucaria bidivellii and A. braziliensis both fruit 

 in the garden. 



BURTON i:. LIVIX(]STOX. 

 Munich, Ciermany, March 11, 1908. 



