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Helianthiis in variety, Antheinis tinctoria, Iris piiinila and vari- 

 eties of Iris Gennanica, Achillea ''The Pearl", many kinds of 

 Aqidlegia, Paeoiiias, Pa paver orientale, Lilium Tigrinmn, 

 L. umhellatum, Lychnis Chalcedonica Hesperis matronalis, 

 Yucca aiamentosa, and many others. Whenever vacancies 

 occur, and they will occur in all gardens, annual flowering 

 plants are sown in their places. In addition to these are hardy 

 bulbs, such as parrot tulip, darwin tulip, and the common 

 Gesneriana types. Narcissus poeticiis ornaHis is planted in 

 numbers because it is so perfectly hardy and attractive for cut 

 flowers. No attempt has been made to plant according to a 

 color scheme because the principal purpose of the garden is to 

 furnish material for study. 



The lower plateau is laid out in a series of sunken beds. 

 These are arranged on both sides of the east drive, and are 

 planted with perennials. One bed is planted with Paeonia 

 festiva maxima; another with Paeonia Mad. de Vatry and 

 throughout both are hundreds of crocuses and Lilies. Still 

 another bed is planted with Clematis Flaniniida, C. panictdata, 

 and C. Virginiana. At the top of each sunken bed is a hedge 

 of low-growing plants. The kinds used for this purpose are 

 Kerria Japonica, Philadelphus niicrophyilus, and Spiraea 

 Bumaldi Anthony Waterer. The top of the lower terraces are 

 lined with Berberis Thiinbergii and Pyrus Japonica. It may be 

 of interest to note that it was found necessary to send to France 

 for the Philadelphus. Think of being obliged to Send to a 

 foreign country for a native plant ! It would doubtless be quite 

 easy to find hundreds of varieties of foreign importations in 

 this country at any large nursery, when it should be the reverse. 



Along the river to the north is a very fine grove of Cra- 

 taegus. The trees, for the most part, are about twenty feet 

 high, and include such superb native species as C. Crus-galli, 

 C. mollis, C. tomcntosa and several intermediate varieties or 



