pose upon the palate of fellow playmates or acquaintances 

 is great and permissible. Quinces are very good. Their 

 peculiar foliage, their very large bloom and, later, the fruit 

 with its unsurpassable odor are attractive in every phase of 

 development. To store away the fruit for months and let 

 the children enjoy its perfume at Christmas is much appre- 

 ciated by them. I refer also to Flowering Quinces. The 

 many varieties of vari-colored blossom are charming to a 

 child. This is the more conspicuous as the blossom is de- 

 veloped so very early in the season. If space should forbid 

 the free planting of such a shrub, it can be trained against a 

 wall and spread fan-shaped. As our kindergartens are apt 

 to be caged in amongst higher buildings, this mode of train- 

 ing espalier should be adopted for many shrubs. Every one 

 thus trained will be far more attractive in its way than 

 massive vines which render a place chilly and require more 

 attention. The Medlar is also a good tree, but of secondary 

 importance only. The Persimmon is excellent. It reminds one 

 of an Orange and will impress a child for the rest of its life 

 through the strange development of foliage and fruit, a fruit 

 as odd as it is glorious in appearance. The Hazelbush 

 should be in every yard, and, while the green f oliaged kinds 

 of any Filbert Nut are pleasing, the purple variety is better, 

 as it introduces a shade of coloring which no other shrub 

 in our selection possesses. What child would not delight 

 in the slender catkins, little streamers hanging from the 

 branches, sending forth their showers of pollen dust in 

 due time ? And then the nut hidden in its cap of frills 

 and tucks ! How much more alluring than the naked nut 



