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round-topped shrub with large solitary flowers and leaves which in 
early November turn to as brilliant shades of scarlet as those of any 
other plant in the Arboretum. Other species which are particularly 
attractive in the autumn are Berberis koreana, B. lucida, B. amuren- 
sis, B. dictyophylla and B. Vernae. 
A few shrubs still retain the summer color of their foliage. In ad- 
dition to Ligustum vulgare mentioned in a recent Bulletin are the two 
Japanese vines of Akebia, quinata and A. lobata. A. quinata, with 
leaves composed of five leaflets, and with small dark purple flowers, 
is well known in American gardens, A. lobata is less well known in 
this country; it differs from A. quinata in the three, not five, rather 
larger leaflets which turn late in the autumn just before falling to a 
handsome dark bronze color. In this country the Akebias rarely pro- 
duce fruit, which resembles in shape a short thick banana and is pale 
violet in color and contains many small seeds embedded in sweet juicy 
pulp. Of that of A. lobata the Japanese are fond as the fruit is found 
in great quantities in the markets of northern Japan. This species has 
never produced fruit here in the Arboretum, and occasionally has been 
killed nearly to the ground in severe winters. 
Lonicera Maackii var. podocarpa. Of the plants conspicuous in late 
October and early November for the beauty of their bright green leaves 
and scarlet fruit none perhaps is more beautiful than this Honeysuckle 
which was introduced by Wilson from central China. It is a large, 
vigorous and hardy shrub with wide-spreading branches and open habit. 
The flowers are larger than those of most Honeysuckles, are white, 
and in one form are slightly tinged with rose color. It is still covered 
with bright green leaves, and the large scarlet lustrous fruits are only 
just ripe. The best specimen of this Honeysuckle in the Arboretum 
can be seen in the collection of Chinese shrubs on the southern slope 
of Bussey Hill. The type of this species, Lonicera Maackii, is a na- 
tive of eastern Siberia and is an old inhabitant of the Arboretum 
where it is growing in the Shrub Collection. It is a narrow shrub 
with stems more erect than those of the form from central China. 
The flowers are pure white and more beautiful than those of the Chin- 
ese plant, but the fruit just now ripe is smaller and the leaves have 
already fallen. 
Ribes fasciculatum var. chinense. The Chinese Currant is interest- 
ing because it is the only species here with fruit which does not ripen 
until late in the autumn. The beauty of the scarlet fruit is increased, 
too, at this time by the color of the leaves which have now turned to 
shades of orange and scarlet. There is a plant of this Currant in the 
Shrub Collection and also in the supplementary Ribes Collection oppo- 
site the Administration Building. 
Evonymus semipersistens. This is a rare Chinese shrub which is 
little known in this country and of which there is a large specimen 
still standing in the old Evonymus Group on the right hand side of 
the Meadow Road. The fruit of this species has no ornamental value 
for it is small and hidden by the foliage, and its value is found in the 
persistence of the leaves which remain perfectly green and do not fall 
