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spiraeas, of which there are many forms, the blackberries, 
the raspberries, the roses, and others. Among the spiraeas, 
the steeple-bush or hard-hack and the willow-leaved meadow- 
sweet or quaker-lady are common as wild plants in this 
latitude. Other interesting forms are Thunberg’s spiraea, 
from Japan, and other Japanese spiraeas. Among other plants 
of interest in the group which contains the spiraeas are the 
large-flowered exochorda, a native of northern China, with 
its profusion of white flowers in early summer; the Japanese 
rose, from Japan, not a true rose however, with bright yellow 
flowers; another shrub from Japan, known to the natives of 
that country as siro yama buki, bears large white flowers 
resembling in appearance those of the mock orange; two 
other Japanese shrubs, members of the same genus, and known 
tothe natives there as kago ma utsugi and yama doosin respec- 
tively, the former an exceptionally graceful and attractive 
plant; (Vevzusza, an extremely local plant, known in a wild 
state only in Alabama; and the nine-bark, of eastern North 
America. To the southward of the spiraea group comes the 
collection of blackberries and raspberries (/twézs), represented 
by many kinds; two of the showiest are the Japanese wine- 
berry, and the purple flowering-raspberry, the latter common 
in rocky woods in this part of the country. Farther to the 
south, and bordering both sides of the transverse path, is the 
group of the true roses ; many kinds will be found here, includ- 
ing the sweet-brier, the dog-rose or wild brier, and the red- 
leaved rose, all natives of Europe; the low or pasture rose of 
eastern North America; and the odd-looking Watson’s rose, 
a native of Japan. Numerous herbaceous species of the rose 
family are grown at the herbaceous grounds. 
Following this is the apple family; to this belong the 
apples and pears, many of which, being trees, will be found 
in the arboretum. Of a shrubby habit, and so members of 
this collection, are many of the hawthorns or thorn-apples. 
the quinces, the rose-boxes, the choke-berries, the service- 
berry and the shad-bush. Southward across the driveway 
from these, and overlooking the easterly lake, is the collection 
