Mention of all the trees and shrubs of which I made notes while 
in the Arboretum would be an almost impossible task in such a short 
space as this; I shall, however, try to describe a very few, and in most 
cases shall set down such descriptions in Professor Sargent's own lan- 
guage taken from the Arboretum bulletins, adding here and there an 
impression of my own. The reasons for this mode of procedure are 
self-evident, they call for no apology. 
The general shrub collection of the Arboretum is placed in long 
narrow beds covering perhaps two or three acres, grass walks between 
the beds. At one end of this ground stands a tall trellis and among the 
creepers with which this is hung, Lonicera Heckrotti, a lovely member 
of the honeysuckle tribe, attracts much attention. Its flowers are, while 
not fragrant, very beautiful; the outer surface of the corolla is deep 
rose color and the inner surface pale yellow, closed buds and open 
flowers in the same cluster, making a beautiful contrast of color. Flow- 
ers appear from June to October, and Professor Sargent specially recom- 
mends this honeysuckle for every garden in which flowers are valued. 
This I grow myself and know it to be indispensable after but one sea- 
son's trial. 
I was much drawn to Zenobia, belonging to a genus of the heath 
family, a shrub from two to four feet in height. The pure white flowers 
are produced in compact clusters along leafless branches of the previous 
year and are exceedingly beautiful. Zenobia pulverulenta, with chalky 
white leaves and covered with a dense white bloom, is exceptionally 
lovely. 
Taxus cuspidata or the Japanese yew is superbly shown at the 
Arboretum; one form of the European yew, Taxus baccata, is perfectly 
hardy; this is a broad flat-topped rather compact shrub not more than 
two feet high with exceedingly dark green foliage. This variety is sold 
in American nurseries as "Taxus repandens." It is certainly a plant of 
great value for cold climates. 
At right angles to the trellis for climbing things stands a double 
trellis much longer and devoted exclusively to grapes. No better oppor- 
tunity could be imagined than that given by the long green-walled walk 
for seeing and comparing grapes, for noting habit of growth, form of 
leaf, blossom and fruit, and beauty of the summer and autumn coloring 
of this great family. The leaves of Vitis Coignetiae, a large and vigor- 
ous vine, turn to brilliant scarlet. Vitis Amurensis and Vitis pulchra 
are particularly fine. All the species of eastern North America, except 
two or three from the extreme South, are in this collection. 
A wonderful grey tree with delicate foliage caught my eye — 
Eleagnus angusti folia the most charming subject to use, where relief 
from unvarying greens might be required, or to suggest the olive in the 
pictured background of one of the less pretentious Italianate houses now 
building in this country. 
Three very fine spireas were noticed — trilobata, Veitchii — a tall 
graceful shrub with very fine foliage and albiflora. 
