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which contains the spiraeas are the Chinese pearl-bush, 

 a native of China, with its profusion of white flowers in 

 early summer; the Japanese rose (Kerria), from Japan, 

 not a true rose, however, with bright yellow flowers; 

 another shrub from Japan, the white Japanese rose (Rhodo- 

 typos), bears large white flowers resembling in appearance 

 those of the mock orange; two other Japanese shrubs, 

 the common and the large-leaved stephanandra, are ex- 

 ceptionally graceful and attractive plants; Neviusia, an ex- 

 tremely local plant, known in a wild state only in Alabama; 

 and the nine-barks (Opulaster). To the southward of the 

 spiraea group comes the collection of blackberries and rasp- 

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

 showiest are the wineberry and the thimble berry (Rubacer), 

 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 pasture rose of the eastern 

 United States; 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 cotoneasters, 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 peach 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 the central United States; the 

 double-flowered plum and the dwarf cherry, from Europe. 



Crossing the driveway to the west, the sequence is again 

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



