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THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



Philadclphus avalanche. Deutzia Lemoinei, with its upright 

 habit, is a dependable bloomer. Later comes Philadelphus 

 puhcsccns and P. Zcycri. Stcplianandra flcxiiosus flowers oc- 

 casionally but is always attractive when in leaf. In the corners 

 of the buildings such varieties as Loniccra tatarica L. Ruprecht- 

 iana, and Syinphoricarpiis raceinosus furnish an abundance of 

 flower and fruit. The octagon is clothed with the beautiful 

 Spiraea Van Houttei, Forsythia siispeiisa, Rosa iiiultiflora, and 

 Lycinin halamifolkini. On either side of the roadway the 

 banks near the building are covered with evergreen rose (Rosa 

 Wichariana) Rhus glabra laciniafa, Lonicera Japonica, Lycinin 

 halaniifoUiini and occasional groups of Berberis ilicifolia. 



The high terraces are crowned with a hedge of Thuya 

 Etlwangeriana, and at their base are long beds of shrubbery 

 to hide the bare surfaces. These beds contain such beautiful 

 and hardy varieties as the Tamarix Gallicia, T. Odessana, Loni- 

 cera Morrowi, Ainorpha fruticosa, Berberis z'lilgaris^ Ribes 

 aureuni, Lonicera Tatarica, Rosa hiiniilis, Aralia spinosa, Phil- 

 adelphus coronarius, Ligustruni vulgare, Sanibucus Canadensis, 

 Weigelia or Diervilla Eva Rathke, etc. At the base of the high 

 terrace a panel garden 384 feet long and 20 feet wide is planted 

 solidly with seventy-five or more varieties of perennial flower- 

 ing plants. Across the gravel walk from the perennial garden, 

 and running its full length, is a border of low-growing shrubs, 

 such as Spiraea prunifolia. Spiraea Thunbergii, Eleagnus lon- 

 gipes, Berberis Thunbergii^ Lonicera spinosa or Albertii, Rosa 

 rugosa alba, Hypericiun prolificuni, Prunns pumila, Potentilla 

 fruticosa, and between the shrubs along the walk are colonies of 

 hardy bulbs and perennials. 



The perennial bed is probably the most popular place on 

 the campus. Here are found large masses of Chrysantheniiin 

 leucantheniuni, Kelway's GaiUardias and Delphiniums, Al- 

 thaeas, Campanula, Seduni, Phlox paniculata and P. subulata, 



