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glory. The dark crimson flowered is the u john 

 Waterer," the crimson, the "H. W. Sargent," the 

 rosy lilac, the "Everestianum," the cherry red, 

 "Charles Bagley." In the beautiful corner at the end 

 of the Flower Garden, very near the steps leading to 

 the sycamore or plane tree grove, are lovely masses 

 of Deutzia gracilis, very beautiful when in flower in 

 late May or June. 



If you cross now to the east side of the Garden, and, 

 beginning at its south-east corner, walk toward the 

 Restaurant, you will pass Japan quince, Ghent Azalea 

 variety Bryant with yellow flowers in May, Japan 

 Ancuba with splashed and spotted leaves, slender 

 Deutzia, and the lovely Azalea amaena, with magenta- 

 crimson flowers in April. Mountain laurel is here and 

 European holly and rhododendrons, in glorious 

 bursts of bloom in June. Back of all these, like a mighty 

 green wall rise the green towers of magnificent Nor- 

 way maples, American basswoods and lindens, and back 

 of these, along the Drive, European lindens, European 

 silver lindens, and weeping European silver lindens. 



Now we have come to a spot where seats, facing 

 the Drive, are placed in rows beneath rustling lindens 

 and elms. The spot is dear to the heart of the park 

 visitor and on a fine day when the driving is good, 

 not a seat is empty. The parade of fashion goes 

 by, the golden air whispers to the leaves overhead, 

 the birds carol unseen in the boughs, and cares and 

 troubles are forgotten. Behind this lovely spot is an 

 ornamental stone urn filled with the pretty bcllis daisy 

 and azaleas. Passing on, we come to the terrace with 



