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the Deutsia gracilis, a lovely Japan shrub, about two 

 feet high, with finely serrated, smooth, bright green 

 ovate lanceolate leaves, which make it beautiful even 

 when not in bloom. In bloom (May) it is a fairy sight, 

 covered with its snow-white flowers — the very es- 

 sence of purity. It is aptly called "Bridal Wreath." 

 It gets its botanical name from Johann Deutz, an Am- 

 sterdam botanist. As you go on westwards, nestling 

 down beside the Deutzia is the lovable little Thunberg's 

 barberry, also a Japan shrub. You can know it at once 

 by its fine, slender branches very (generously beset with 

 sharp spines, or by its very small obovate leaves, usually 

 about half an inch long. In May its dainty sprays are 

 set with very beautiful flowers, waxy-yellow with 

 blood-red sepals, and petals softly brushed with crim- 

 son, like the first flushes of rose before dawn. But if 

 the Thunberg is lovely in bloom, it is, perhaps, more 

 so in fruit. Come upon it some sparkling September 

 morning, when the sunbeams are glistening over the 

 bright, coral-red berries which hang so thickly through 

 its now crimson-tinted leaves, and I think you will 

 agree with me that the hardy little barberry is worthy 

 of its frequent placing in our parks. Directly back 

 of the Japan barberry is a large mass of Rhodotypos, 

 and, further along, Kerria laponica, and then Japan 

 barberry again. Directly opposite to this bush, on the 

 left, stands a very interesting tree. It is interesting 

 because it is often mistaken for what it is not. It is 

 the Paulownia hnperialis and is so similar in leaf and 

 form of growth to the (^atalpa, that it is constantly mis- 

 taken for that tree. In form of growth it has a slight 



