November 17, 1897. j 



Garden and Forest. 



453 



Fi g- 57-— Hypericum lobocarpum.— See page 452. 

 .. Portion of a plant, natural size. 2. Fruit, natural size. 3. Cross-section of a fruit, enlarged. 



turn bright orange-color and make a delightful contrast 

 with the darker fruits. This is such a clean, hardy, well- 

 behaved plant and so entirely free from the attacks of 

 insects and fungal diseases that it ought to be one of the 



most popular of our native trees for general park planting. 

 Hardly less beautiful at this season of the year is Crataegus 

 viridis. This is one of the largest of the American Haw- 

 thorns, and a southern species. It has, however, proved 



