would call it, although I underhand it has been 

 known to grow as tall as sixteen feet. Gui Toi is 

 very hardy and is supplied by two or three nurser- 

 ies. The six or eight foot specimens are a desirable 

 size with which to ^art. 



^ La^ May-time, I saw hybrid lilacs and Japa- 

 nese Rose Flowering cherry trees, blooming to- 

 gether. Oh, the grace and wonder and splendor 

 of them! Picture the rose-pink, cherry blossoms 

 and the rich purple, lavender and mauve of the 

 lilacs, so exquisitely harmonious. The tips of the 

 weeping cherry branches almost touched to the 

 ground. Really 1 doubt if we realize the wealth of 

 these Oriental trees and shrubs China and Japan 

 have given us to spread their splendor in our 

 American gardens. 



^ Mr. T. A. Havemeyer has amo^ comprehen- 

 sive collecftion at his place on Long Island. I hope 

 every garden lover will endeavor to view his 

 Orientals so perfedtly grown, and so extraordin- 

 arily beautiful. 1 spent a whole day admiring 

 them and 1 wish you could have seen them a-flower 

 as 1 did 53 The Cotonea^ters appealed to me 

 greatly too. 1 loved their fine, tiny thick leaves, 

 their quaint form and their unusualness. The 



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