Beautiful bush forms of euonymous, both new to me, were Euony- 
mus elatus, said to be most lovely in autumn, and E. Bungei. 
Barberries in six varieties moved me to use my pencil, dictaphylla, 
repens, very hardy, Sieboldii, Newbertii and diaphana. This last was 
"discovered in China by French missionaries who sent it to France, 
whence it reached the Arboretum. It is a round, low shrub with soli- 
tary pale yellow flowers which are followed by large red fruits. This 
is a very valuable plant for small shrubberies. The autumn color of its 
leaves is not surpassed by that of any other barberry." 
Professor Sargent considers the common privet, Ligustrum vul- 
garis, the most beautiful of all privets. If it is allowed to retain its 
natural shape it flowers profusely in spring, covered with white clusters 
of bloom; and its black fruits in autumn are not only very handsome, 
but afford capital subjects for house decoration. 
At the Arboretum, the Japanese bittersweet is more common than 
our native Celastrus scandens. The fruit covered branches of these 
bittersweets are eminently suited for house decoration, and at Jamaica 
Plain the sight of the graceful boughs of handsome leaves flung over 
the low stone walls near the main entrance to the Arboretum is one to 
stay always and delightfully in one's memory. 
The best hawthorn for winter decoration is Craetegus cordata, the 
so-called "Washington thorn," a slender tree of the Southern States, 
which shows in autumn orange and scarlet leaves and small bright scar- 
let fruits. This and two other species of hawthorn, show their greatest 
beauty in November. It seems almost incredible to one who has not 
seen the Arboretum for himself, but it is true, that six hundred varieties 
of hawthorn blossom there in spring. This fact alone should tempt 
many to make the flowery pilgrimage. 
But at any season distractions of deepest interest are on every 
hand. Here is a marvelous witch hazel, Hamamelis mollis, blooming 
in winter in the latitude of Boston. Here among the bush honeysuckles 
is Lonicera Maackii, a tall, narrow plant from Eastern Siberia, whose 
flowers are white and larger than any others of the bush honeysuckles. 
The bright red fruit is very handsome and remains on the branches long 
after the leaves have fallen. Lonicera Iberica is the latest of all to 
flower. 
The sight of Azalea Calendulacea gave me a sensation. It caught 
the eye from a distance as a torch at night, and on hurrying to examine 
it at close range I was amazed at the beauty of the tall shrub clothed 
in leaves of a dark rich green, with here and there clusters of rich 
orange, salmon or flame-colored flowers. I never knew there could be 
such glory in shrubs. One of my most alluring ideals, in gardening, was 
set before me years ago in Miss Margaret Waterfield's fine book, 
"Garden Colour," a picture in which the Ghent azaleas in full bloom in 
sun beyond dark trees were enchantingly shown. These I have always 
thought were alone possible in the softer climates beyond seas; but now 
