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spiraeas, of which there are many forms, the blackberries, 

 the raspberries, the roses, and others. Among the spiraeas, 

 the steeple-bush or hard-hack and the willow-leaved meadow- 

 sweet or quaker-lady are common as wild plants in this 

 latitude. Other interesting forms are Thunberg's spiraea, 

 from Japan, and other Japanese spiraeas. Among other plants 

 of interest in the group which contains the spiraeas are the 

 large-flowered exochorda, a native of northern China, with 

 its profusion of white flowers in early summer ; the Japanese 

 rose, from Japan, not a true rose however, with bright yellow 

 flowers; another shrub from Japan, known to the natives of 

 that country as siro yama buki, bears large white flowers 

 resembling in appearance those of the mock orange ; two 

 other Japanese shrubs, members of the same genus, and known 

 to the natives there as kago ma utsugi and yama doosin respec- 

 tively, 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 wine- 

 berry, and the purple flowering-raspberry, the latter common 

 in rocky woods in this part of the country. Farther to the 

 south, and bordering both sides of the transverse path, is the 

 group of the true roses ; many kinds will be found here, includ- 

 ing 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, will be found 

 in the arboretum. Of a shrubby habit, and so members 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 



