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there are many herbaceous members of this family at the 

 herbaceous grounds. The barberry family is a little farther 

 north on the same side of the path; many species of bar- 

 berries and mahonias occur here. Among the barberries 

 may be mentioned: the common European barberry, the 

 ripe fruit of which is sometimes made into preserves, and 

 the unripe ones pickled as a substitute for capers — its 

 bark is used as a dye and for tanning leather; Thunberg's 

 barberry, from Japan, a desirable plant for small hedges 

 and for the borders of walks; the neat barberry, from the 

 Himalayan region, which colors a beautiful red in the fall; 

 and the large-toothed barberry, from Nepal; the mahonias 

 are represented by the erect Oregon grape, from north- 

 western North America; and the Japanese mahonia. The 

 magnolia family occurs a little back from the path, be- 

 tween the crowfoot and barberry families; there are here 

 several species of shrubby magnolias. The strawberry- 

 shrub family is located on the point dividing the paths, 

 opposite the mulberries already referred to; here may be 

 found several species of the strawberry-shrub, including 

 the hairy one which has the fragrant flowers scented like 

 the strawberry, the fragrant Chimonanthus, from Japan, 

 is a member of this family, and is known to the natives 

 there as karamume. A short distance to the north of the 

 strawberry-shrub family is the laurel family, represented 

 by the spice-bush (Benzoin), a native of northeastern 

 North America; as the different kinds of flowers, staminate 

 and pistillate, are borne on different plants, only those 

 having pistillate flowers bear the bright red berries in the 

 summer and autumn. In the lower land below, to the 

 east of the path, is the Virginia willow family, with shrubs 

 of the Virginia willow, a native of the southeastern United 

 States. Across the path from this is the hydrangea family; 

 here may be found the syringas, the deutzias and the hy- 

 drangeas, several species of each; the mock orange (Phila- 

 delphus), a native of Europe, indicates its presence by the 

 rich frangance of its flowers; the slender deutzia, from 



