1008 THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 
Photo by E. H. Wilson, Arnold Arboretum 
A REMARKABLE BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREEN (Xylosma racemosum Miq.): TREE 55 
FEET BY 6 FEET: PLANTED AMONG THE SNOW-COVERED GRAVES: NEAR ICHANG 
China possesses a greater variety of trees than the whole of North America, and of 
ornamental shrubs has more varieties than are to be found in the temperate flora of all other 
lands. Many of her ornamental trees and shrubs are suitable for cultivation in the parks 
and gardens of the United States. The broad-leaved evergreens of China, of which a 
wonderful example is shown in the above photograph, would add immensely to the beauty 
of our landscape. It is hoped that several varieties will be found able to thrive in our 
American climate. 
