Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Heather should be planted in well-drained 
soil and in stations fully exposed to the sun where it will soon spread into 
large masses and remain in flower for two or three months. There are a 
number of varieties of this plant, the best known being that with white 
flowers. The white-flowered form grows wild in Europe, and it is sup- 
posed to bring good luck to the person fortunate enough to find it. 
The native Witch Hazel, however, Hamamelis virginiana , is the only 
plant which really flowers in the Arboretum in the late autumn. Its 
small clusters of flowers with their long pale yellow strap-shaped petals 
are now partly hidden by the large leaves which are bright yellow and 
very conspicuous. As the leaves fall the flowers are seen to cover the 
branches and form one of the most interesting features of the autumn 
flora of the northern United States. Unlike our northern species, the 
Witch Hazels of Japan and the species lately discovered in southern 
Missouri produce their flowers in winter or very early spring before the 
appearance of the leaves. The Witch Hazel Group, containing also 
Parrotia and Liquidambar of the same family, can be seen on the right- 
hand side of the Meadow Road near its junction with the Bussey Hill 
Road. 
An illustrated guide to the Arboretum containing a map showing the 
position of the different groups of plants has recently been published. It 
will be found useful to persons unfamiliar with the position of the differ- 
ent groups of plants. Copies of this guide can be obtained at the Admin- 
istration Building in the Arboretum, from the Secretary of the Massa- 
chusetts Horticultural Society, 300 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, from 
The Houghton, Mifflin Company, 4 Park Street, Boston, and at the Old 
Corner Bookstore, Bromfield Street, Boston. 
The Arboretum will be grateful for any publicity 
given these Bulletins. 
