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found on the campus, making a dignified tree now probably fifty years old 

 and twenty-five feet high. Very picturesque and interesting. Some other 

 smaller examples are also found on the grounds. 



Aesculus hipj)ocastanum, Horsechestnut. This European species is entire- 

 ly hardy and satisfactory in most resjjccts for a small-sized ornamental tree. 

 It is better adapted to crowded city conditions than to open park work and 

 has never been a favorite on the campus. The variety baumanni is represent- 

 ed by one good specimen. It lias flowers of brighter color — rather rosy red — 

 than the type, and fully double. 



Aesculus jyarvlflora, Bottlebrush Buckeye. A dwarf shrubby species 

 rather interesting and worth planting. Hardy and satisfactory. 



Akebia quinata, Fiveleaf Akebia. An attractive vine with fine, interest- 

 ing foliage and pretty, though inconspicuous, flowers. It grows very slowly 

 and has never made much of a show on the campus, though it has made a 

 rampant growth in other parts of Amherst, as it does also on the Island of 

 Nantucket. It obviously requires some time to become established. Where 

 it thrives it is to be highly recommended as a climber for house porches, 

 lattice fences, and similar domestic requirements. 



Abius incana, Speckled Alder. Hardy native shrub found abundantly in 

 swampy localities. 



Amelanchier canadensis, Dowxy Siiadblow. Good, hardy native species 

 attractive for its very early white blossoms. Quite satisfactory for plant- 

 ing in the borders of wild woodland. 



Amelanchier ohlongifolia, Thicket Shadblow. Another native species 

 similar to the foregoing and useful in the same way. 



Amelanchier ovalis, Garden SiiADBLOw. A dwarf species also native and 

 quite showy in border plantings. More satisfactory for use as a shrub than 

 the preceding species. 



Amorpha canescens, Leadplant. This little half-shrubby, half-herbaceous 

 plant from the western plains has very interesting gray pinnate foliage. The 

 flowers are dull purple and sometimes are rather pretty. The plants can be 

 grown in very dry sunny locations. It is interesting as a curiosity but prob- 

 ably will not be used in any large numbers. 



Amorpha fruficosa, Ixdigobush. A tall, leggy shrub, fifteen to twenty 

 feet high, with pinnate foliage and abundant spikes of dark purple blossoms. 

 It has a marked tendency to sprout from the roots and to become weedy. 

 For planting in wild waste places it has some possible use. Hardy and not 

 altogether unattractive. 



Ampelopsis heterophi/lla, Porcelain A.-mpelopsis. A strong, iiardy, climbing 

 vine not nearly so well known as it deserves to be. It is, in fact, one of the 

 best hardy climbers to be found. It somewhat resembles its congener the 

 ordinary woodbine; the foliage is somewhat more like that of the grape and 

 the berries are strikingly attractive in their many colors during ripening to 

 a final turquoise blue; easy of propagation from seeds, cuttings, or layers; 

 very satisfactory in all respects. 



Ampelopsis quinquefolia, Virginia Creeper. This is the ordinary native 

 woodbine, and one of the most satisfactory and most reliable climbing vines, 

 widclv used on trellis and acainst masonrv walls. For tiie latter i)urpo.se 



