36 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



The natural way in which interesting specimens are displayed 

 is to be found on the boundary walls, where hardy vines are trained. 

 Not only are the vines themselves offered for study in this way, but 

 the manner in which they can be used to the best advantage is 

 shown. Professor Sargent takes particular pride in the Grape 

 vines growing on the walls, for in his opinion many people fail to 

 realize the decorative qualities of these vines. The Bitter Sweets 

 and many other native vines are also grown. 



The only formal planting in the Arboretum is to be found in the 

 shrub garden, near the Forest Hills entrance. Here hardy shrubs 

 in great variety are arranged in parallel beds on the only piece 

 of level ground which the Arboretum boasts. These shrubs 

 have been so placed that the visitor can easily compare all the 

 species of any genus in a short time. In this way he is able to 

 select the particular variety which he may want for any particular 

 purpose. Unfortunately, the space which can be devoted to this 

 collection is too small to contain all the shrubs which can be grown 

 in the Arboretum. The Dogwoods, Rhododendrons, Viburnums, 

 and the like, will be found in other places, usually near the trees 

 to which they are related. 



The shrub garden contains probably the best collection of wild 

 Roses in the country. 



Among the Roses now growing in the shrub garden, Rosa multi- 

 flora cathayensis is of particular interest. It is the Rose from which 

 sprang the Crimson Rambler, which has long been cultivated by 

 the Chinese and came to this country by way of Japan and England. 

 Likewise it is the progenitor of the Seven Sisters Rose, which 

 used to be common in countrj^ gardens. This Rose is established 

 in the Arboretum, flowering and ripening its fruit every year. 



Rosa Hugonis or Father Hugo's Rose was found by a missionary 

 in China and came to this country by way of England. It promises 

 to prove a splendid Rose for New England gardens, being perfectly 

 hardy and bearing oceans of yellow flowers which are set so closely 

 on the branches that they touch. It is a pity that the Arboretum 

 has no room for a complete Rose garden, where every species, 

 variety, and hybrid, old and new, might be cultivated. There 

 is genuine need for just such a garden somewhere and the Arbore- 

 tum already has a nucleus. How better could any wealthy man 



