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woolly, especially after unfolding; in the northeastern 

 corner, Chinese privet; in the southwest corner, the 

 Josika lilac, of Hungarian stock, with leaves that make 

 you think of the fringe-tree. Some bushes of the 

 Chinese lilac stand just above this, in about the center 

 of the space, by the border. Its leaves are broadly 

 ovate, whitish beneath, and covered along the veins 

 with hairs. The leaves are on short, stout, grooved 

 stems. Just north of the villosa is Pekin lilac. Close 

 by the Bridle Path, about the center of the space we 

 are considering here, you will find two small growths 

 of the fire thorn or evergreen thorn, with lance-spat- 

 ulate leaves and small clusters of brilliant red berries, 

 which are about the size of small peas. You can 

 know it by its thorns. Just beyond this, is meadow 

 or early wild rose (Rosa blanda), with its leaflets, five 

 to seven, oval obtuse. Beyond the blanda, you will 

 find prairie rose (Rosa setigera), with leaflets, three 

 to five, oval acute. 



Around the Seventh Regiment Monument there are 

 clustered some beautiful things. Let us follow the 

 path that leads to and around it, going northerly. As 

 this path branches off to the left (west) from the Walk 

 that borders the west side of the Drive, you pass, on 

 your left, Indian currant, a pretty low straggling bush 

 with small oval leaves and beautiful coral-red berries 

 in autumn. Just beyond it is common barberry with 

 oblong leaves and plenty of spines. Beyond this, in 

 the corner just as the path opens out about the Monu- 

 ment, low down, with sabre-like leaves, is mound lily. 

 Look at the margins of these leaves. You see they 



