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known to the natives there as kago ma utsugi and yama 

 doosin, respectively, the former an exceptionally graceful 

 and attractive plant; Neviusia, 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 

 (Rubus) represented by many kinds; two of the showiest 

 are the Japanese wineberry and the purple flowering- 

 raspberry, the latter common in rocky woods in this part 

 of the country. Farther to the south is the group of the 

 true roses; many kinds may be found here, including 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, may be found 

 in the arboretum. Of a shrubby habit, and therefore mem- 

 bers 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 illustrating the plum family, to which 

 belong the plums, cherries, apricots and peaches. As 

 many of the species of this family are trees they may be 

 found at the arboretum. Among those represented here 

 are the western sand cherry, of northwestern North Amer- 

 ica; the three-lobed peach, a native of China, in its double- 

 flowered form; the dwarf peach, from Europe; and the 

 Russian almond, of Russia and western Asia. 



Crossing the driveway to the west, the sequence is again 

 taken up on the ground overlooking the west lake, with the 

 senna family, represented by the Asiatic Judas-tree, of 

 China and Japan, and the American Judas-tree of the 

 eastern United States; in spring, before the appearance of 

 the leaves, these are profusely covered with pink or pur- 



