The leaves of the two Akebias, Akebia quinquefolia and Akebia lobata, 
are still fresh and green, and these slender and graceful vines deserve 
a place in every autumn garden. The small purple flowers do not make 
much show, and the edible fruit, which is largely consumed in Japan, is 
rarely produced in this climate. Large plants can be seen on the trellis 
at the eastern end of the Shrub Collection. 
Clematis paniculata, one of the handsomest of the late summer-flower- 
ing species and now one of the most popular hardy plants in the United 
States, is still covered with leaves as green as they were in July. An- 
other vine growing on the trellis near the Akebias is now conspicuous 
with bright green leaves. This is a Japanese Moonseed, Cocculus 
Thunbergii. 
A few shrubs are still brilliant in their autumn dress and the leaves of 
others are only beginning to turn. The most important of these last is 
Viburnum Canbyi , a native of eastern Pennsylvania apd of Delaware. 
This is the last of the Viburnums to flower; and its bright blue fruits do 
not ripen until October. Plants of this handsome shrub in the Arboretum 
are now fully ten feet high and from ten to twelve feet in diameter. 
The large leaves are only just beginning to turn from dark green to the 
color of old leather and will be in good condition for two or three weeks 
longer. There are several large plants of this Viburnum on the right- 
hand side of the entrance to the Administration Building, and there are 
others on the right-hand side of both the Meadow and the Bussey Hill 
Roads. 
The leaves of two Currants in the Shrub Collection are just turning 
scarlet. These are Ribes curvatuw i and the Chinese form of Ribes fasci- 
culatum. Ribes curvatum is a little known plant found a few years ago 
in the neighborhood of Stone Mountain in central Georgia. It has white 
flowers gracefully drooping on long stems, and in cultivation has proved 
to be one of the most attractive in the large collection of these plants in 
the Arboretum. The beauty of the Chinese Currant at this season is 
increased by the bright red fruits which are still on the branches. This 
handsome Currant is the only one of its genus in the collection with fruit 
which ripens in the autumn. 
A few other shrubs are still worthy of notice for their autumn coloring. 
The most conspicuous among these now perhaps is Cornus sanguinea , 
with leaves the color of old Spanish leather. This is a large shrub from 
Europe which has been able to adapt itself perfectly to our climate where 
it flowers freely and produces large quantities of dark-colored fruit which, 
however, has now disappeared. A broad massive specimen will be found 
on the right-hand side of the Bussey Hill Road just beyond its junction 
with the Meadow Road and on the upper margin of the Cornel Group. 
Other shrubs with still highly colored foliage are the Japanese Vibur- 
num tomentosum with leaves of dark reddish brown, and Lyonia or An- 
dromeda ligustrina, with bright scarlet leaves. This handsome native 
plant has been generally planted among the shrubs along some of the 
drives in the Arboretum and it can be found in the Shrub Collection. 
The Arboretum will be grateful for any publicity 
given these Bulletins. 
